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<blockquote data-quote="Serfma" data-source="post: 16909673" data-attributes="member: 196123"><p>Going to use this first ever post of mine as a progress thread of mine.</p><p></p><p>There has been a LOT that has happened since my last update. We sprayed the car blue. The rings were bad in the original engine and tearing down we found cylinder #4 scratched up to the point it needed bored + honed. Planned on forging the bottom end and boring it but quotes were around $2500 or more to bore + torque plate hone so I decided to swap engines out of a lincoln mark 8 that's in it to this day.</p><p></p><p>Got a 2.1 Kenne Bell and installed it. Somehow a bolt ended up in the #1 intake port and beat the piston. Didn't do too much damage. Filed the damage down, swapped the head with another and sent it. I goofed up and set TDC without realizing there's two TDC's and had the driver bank 360* out from the crank (physically 180* out) and that was in <strong>September 2022. </strong>You can actually see the bolt sticking out in this picture.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1792225[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1792226[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Yes the car ran. The issues it had was some violent shaking at 800rpm which made the transmission sound like it was knocking, in 3rd or 4th accelerating the car shook. It was incredibly loud which I thought was from the SLP LM2's. </p><p></p><p>Pulled my transmission around Feb this year, confident that I had an issue somewhere internally causing the knocking. On a 4 post lift you could hear it knocking from the input shaft area but I believe it was the clutch fork smacking around even though you couldn't grab it and hold it to make it go away. If you pressed the clutch pedal in it would go away.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1792227[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Replaced bearings as a "while I'm in here", found shift fork pads that were breaking apart, and the reverse sleeve all mangled. Everything else looked pristine. Put back together, put into car, had the new replacement TOB screaming. Pulled the trans and ordered a Ford Racing TOB from many recommendations and reinstalled. Still screaming but not nearly as loud. Whatever, sent it. Still have a scraping noise which is the transmission bellhousing spacer plate slightly bent rubbing against the flywheel that I've just left because it'll have to self clearance sooner or later. Lol.</p><p></p><p>Installed a tubular K member, tubular control arms, and Raceland coilovers (I know, I know! I regret even buying them but they were better than cut springs at the time) that I found locally for $250. The k member and control arms alone make me more motivated to work on the car onwards because everything's so easy to reach.</p><p></p><p>Fast forward to April 15th of this year where I finally did a compression test, and I have no idea why I never did it before this but I'd been driving it on and off as a semi-daily. 165psi down the passenger bank, 210psi down the driver bank. Took the timing cover + valve covers off and found the issue finally!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1792228[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1792229[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This pic was taken at TDC #1 compression, note the cam keyways facing 180* out from where they're supposed to be.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1792231[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Once it was back in time it was much quieter, smoother, and WOT was absolutely insane compared to what I was used to. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1792233[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>We had sprayed it blue for the longest time, maybe almost a year at this point. Finally got it to where I was liking the look I was going with. Set of 315/35/17s on the rear and still spinning them halfway into 2nd gear. 1st gear is practically unusable unless I really play the throttle just right. </p><p></p><p>Now we come to the other night when I was a few towns over visiting family when I had this happen:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1792234[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Wasn't doing anything crazy. Regular drive back home, maybe 60mph, just cruising when a deer appeared right in front of me sprinting across the road and I nailed it. There wasn't enough time but for me to realize it was a deer in front of me, couldn't even react to brake or swerve. </p><p></p><p>Passenger fender, hood, front bumper, headlight panel, pass headlight, radiator + fan, all destroyed. The crash bar funny enough looks like it wasn't moved at all but the frame in front of the CAI is bent. I think the rest is ok but the entire front support needs to be cut out and replaced since the beginning of owning the car, I've just been too nervous to start. Lol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Serfma, post: 16909673, member: 196123"] Going to use this first ever post of mine as a progress thread of mine. There has been a LOT that has happened since my last update. We sprayed the car blue. The rings were bad in the original engine and tearing down we found cylinder #4 scratched up to the point it needed bored + honed. Planned on forging the bottom end and boring it but quotes were around $2500 or more to bore + torque plate hone so I decided to swap engines out of a lincoln mark 8 that's in it to this day. Got a 2.1 Kenne Bell and installed it. Somehow a bolt ended up in the #1 intake port and beat the piston. Didn't do too much damage. Filed the damage down, swapped the head with another and sent it. I goofed up and set TDC without realizing there's two TDC's and had the driver bank 360* out from the crank (physically 180* out) and that was in [B]September 2022. [/B]You can actually see the bolt sticking out in this picture. [ATTACH type="full" width="380px"]1792225[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]1792226[/ATTACH] Yes the car ran. The issues it had was some violent shaking at 800rpm which made the transmission sound like it was knocking, in 3rd or 4th accelerating the car shook. It was incredibly loud which I thought was from the SLP LM2's. Pulled my transmission around Feb this year, confident that I had an issue somewhere internally causing the knocking. On a 4 post lift you could hear it knocking from the input shaft area but I believe it was the clutch fork smacking around even though you couldn't grab it and hold it to make it go away. If you pressed the clutch pedal in it would go away. [ATTACH type="full"]1792227[/ATTACH] Replaced bearings as a "while I'm in here", found shift fork pads that were breaking apart, and the reverse sleeve all mangled. Everything else looked pristine. Put back together, put into car, had the new replacement TOB screaming. Pulled the trans and ordered a Ford Racing TOB from many recommendations and reinstalled. Still screaming but not nearly as loud. Whatever, sent it. Still have a scraping noise which is the transmission bellhousing spacer plate slightly bent rubbing against the flywheel that I've just left because it'll have to self clearance sooner or later. Lol. Installed a tubular K member, tubular control arms, and Raceland coilovers (I know, I know! I regret even buying them but they were better than cut springs at the time) that I found locally for $250. The k member and control arms alone make me more motivated to work on the car onwards because everything's so easy to reach. Fast forward to April 15th of this year where I finally did a compression test, and I have no idea why I never did it before this but I'd been driving it on and off as a semi-daily. 165psi down the passenger bank, 210psi down the driver bank. Took the timing cover + valve covers off and found the issue finally! [ATTACH type="full" width="390px"]1792228[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" width="392px"]1792229[/ATTACH] This pic was taken at TDC #1 compression, note the cam keyways facing 180* out from where they're supposed to be. [ATTACH type="full"]1792231[/ATTACH] Once it was back in time it was much quieter, smoother, and WOT was absolutely insane compared to what I was used to. [ATTACH type="full"]1792233[/ATTACH] We had sprayed it blue for the longest time, maybe almost a year at this point. Finally got it to where I was liking the look I was going with. Set of 315/35/17s on the rear and still spinning them halfway into 2nd gear. 1st gear is practically unusable unless I really play the throttle just right. Now we come to the other night when I was a few towns over visiting family when I had this happen: [ATTACH type="full"]1792234[/ATTACH] Wasn't doing anything crazy. Regular drive back home, maybe 60mph, just cruising when a deer appeared right in front of me sprinting across the road and I nailed it. There wasn't enough time but for me to realize it was a deer in front of me, couldn't even react to brake or swerve. Passenger fender, hood, front bumper, headlight panel, pass headlight, radiator + fan, all destroyed. The crash bar funny enough looks like it wasn't moved at all but the frame in front of the CAI is bent. I think the rest is ok but the entire front support needs to be cut out and replaced since the beginning of owning the car, I've just been too nervous to start. Lol [/QUOTE]
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