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Claude puts his car back together.

Reply #105
That bolt issue sucks. What gasket was in there? Looks like there was a leak and/or silicone around the water ports. When you reinstall the intake grab a set of Fel Pro gaskets for a stock 5.0 Explorer. They fit perfect and seal the water ports with no silicone. They are a steel core graphite gasket.

Also use some ARP bolt lube when you put the intake back on. Keeps the bolts from sticking. When I've torqued the intake down I do it in the correct order and recommend three torque steps. On the final torque step I keep going around in the correct sequence till the bolts stop moving. It usually takes 4-5 times around till the bolts stop moving. I've had 0 leaks doing it that way.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.



Claude puts his car back together.

Reply #108
I managed a few minutes in the garage today and got the carpet back in.  I used some inexpensive peel and seal to replaced the damaged sound deadening. Its cheap and causes lots of controversy on the interwebz but I have used it in the past with good results and no smell.

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Glad to have clean dry carpet.

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One 88

Claude puts his car back together.

Reply #109
Looking good. What is the name/brand of the peel and stick insulation you used ?

Claude puts his car back together.

Reply #110
Quote from: Vintage;468044
Looking good. What is the name/brand of the peel and stick insulation you used ?

It is labeled "Peel and Seal" from Lowes.  I covered the floor in my Bronco II with it and it made a huge difference in the amount of heat transferred through the floor.  I would say it helped with the sound but I haven't installed carpet yet and the huge tires are loud anyways.
One 88

Claude puts his car back together.

Reply #111
That carpet came out really well.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Claude puts his car back together.

Reply #112
Thanks for the tip! I might pick some up for a project coming up.

Claude puts his car back together.

Reply #113
Quote from: thunderjet302;468083
That carpet came out really well.

It’s  not too bad, the iPhone picture makes it look better than it is.  There is a burn in the rear footwell.
One 88

Claude puts his car back together.

Reply #114
I have planned on going cobra brakes with my 5 lug, today the difficult to find parts arrived.  I had been watching them on Ebay and they went on sale so I jumped.  The rest of the parts are on the way.

Next I need to order a new flywheel and clutch kit.  Its the major hold up before the engine can be installed.

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One 88

Claude puts his car back together.

Reply #115
Just a suggestion but I’ve run this RAM clutch set on my Coupe for years now and it’s been a great clutch. So good that when it wore out (45,000 miles of abuse) I bought another one. Feels like a stock clutch as far as pedal effort but holds a lot better (I destroyed a King Cobra clutch set in about 10K Miles).

https://ramclutches.com/product-family/street/street-clutch-sets/hdx-performance-clutch-sets

I am running a Centerforce billet flywheel only because it was on sale when I needed a new one. Biggest thing is make sure it is SFI approved. I would stick with brand names here and not eBay junk but it’s your feet and legs.

83 351W TKO'd T-Bird on the bottle


93 331 Mustang Coupe - 368 rwhp

Claude puts his car back together.

Reply #116
Quote from: Aerocoupe;468214
Just a suggestion but I’ve run this RAM clutch set on my Coupe for years now and it’s been a great clutch. So good that when it wore out (45,000 miles of abuse) I bought another one. Feels like a stock clutch as far as pedal effort but holds a lot better (I destroyed a King Cobra clutch set in about 10K Miles).

https://ramclutches.com/product-family/street/street-clutch-sets/hdx-performance-clutch-sets

I am running a Centerforce billet flywheel only because it was on sale when I needed a new one. Biggest thing is make sure it is SFI approved. I would stick with brand names here and not eBay junk but it’s your feet and legs.

I have read good things about Ram while researching.
One 88

Claude puts his car back together.

Reply #117
I am running a Centerforce II clutch and pressure plate and a Ford Racing billet flywheel with no problems.
Quote from: CougarSE;468221
I have read good things about Ram while researching.
1987 Turbo Coupe, 306, Trick Flow Track Heat heads, Comp Cam, Trick Flow Pistons, Eagle Rods, Center Force clutch, T-5, 8.8 w/373 gears, and a bunch more

Claude puts his car back together.

Reply #118
Centerforce is another great clutch manufacturer.  Couple of other things, positive stop shifter (MGW's are the shiznit), adjustable clutch cable with a fire wall adjuster, and a clutch quadrant.  I like the adjustable clutch cable so I can preliminarily set my clutch cable tension up under the car then use the firewall adjuster for final and then tuning over time.

83 351W TKO'd T-Bird on the bottle


93 331 Mustang Coupe - 368 rwhp