U/SA 302 ffffford build

[Jeff Stout]

Originally Posted by Cglrcng

Ck the book, now all Stockers can add a fuel cell (it wasn't always like that, days gone by only the fast cars could), but we all can now if properly done, but it also states if you do, the stock tank must also be removed.

I can just imagine the look, hey what is that other tank over there...Answer, oh. That is our nitrous (or pump gas), fuel tank. Lol. And the fine tooth comb search for associated lines, selenoids, etc.

LOL. After I sent it I should have made it clearer. Now does one tank with race gas go up front. Less cleaning.

[goinbroke2]

Sooooo.....
1) Got my springs/retainers/locks, but my lifters still haven't come in.
2) Tried to put on collectors and the four sets of heeaders I have, the ones installed have an odd ball size collector flange.
3) bought new plugs but even though the machine shows them for a 79-93 mustang...they're the wrong ones. I even thought to run them but after sticking them in a head and looking in the chamber? Umm, nope can't use them.
4) Got the car painted...it's very apparent I'm a mechanic and not a painter! LOL! I think I should of painted it orange there's so much peel!
5) I'm buying slicks from a local Stocker guy and tried to get tubes...nope, a month out. I have a partial solution, we'll see...
6) I haven't pulled the engine to confirm 24 or 26 spline converter (Put it in, in 1993 and don't remember what I ordered, I just know it's a truck, pan fill c4) so until then, I'll be running the 2800 stall bracket converter.

So it looks like I'll be going to a bracket race this weekend with wrong cam/heads/intake/converter, no collectors......this will be a "first time since 1997 it's been on the track" so I have zero expectations, just get it on the track. Make a few passes and look for bugs to work out.
Here's some pic's of the mess.

[goinbroke2]

Poop.....
While loading I gave it a couple shots on the road and when I hit 3rd, it fell on it's face. That turned out to be (hopefully) low fuel, heard the pump surging and looked at the guage, 1/8th tank, hopefully all that it was.

But, still not running "crisp". Getting popping though the headers when at steady rpm.
Popping almost goes away when I move the timing around.

Pulled one plug wire at a time and found #1 to not affect the engine idling as much as the others. I did a compression test and all were between 125-135 including #1 which was 130. Did a leakdown and it's...not good.(valves leaking) I don't even want to say the numbers, lol. So instead of spending $500 or so for the weekend, just for it to be aggravating for me and others, I think I'm going to stay home and start doing my good heads.

The first S/SS race is 14 June so hopefully I'll have lifters by then (so, SO hard getting parts here!) then I'll have the right cam/intake and carb and will only be missing the right converter.

Took the sparkplugs back to canadian tire, got a set of E3's because it was the only thing they had 8 of.

[B/S 428]

I built the same combo several years ago and it's my backup stocker, I'd recommend autolite 25 spark plugs or equivalent. Brian Seaberg 627

[goinbroke2]

Thanks Brian, unfortunately here, all you can find is two of these or one of those��

I got E3 plugs (with the nhra logo, lol) only because that was the only complete set I could buy!
Maybe I’ll special order some autolite 25’s as backup. Not sure if the heat range with autolite now but I think years ago when it called for 45’s I put in 43’s as they were colder. If that’s still the same, are these 25’s the heat range? Wow, that’s cold, call that a “wife’s plug”��

[B/S 428]

I get them off Ebay NOS USA autolite 25 and 45 for the comet, they work pretty good..I would post a picture of my mustang on here but this page is complicated..

[Dave Noll]

Originally Posted by B/S 428

I get them off Ebay NOS USA autolite 25 and 45 for the comet, they work pretty good..I would post a picture of my mustang on here but this page is complicated..

I use the same and get them the same way, for my Cougar. And get extras. ;-)

[Cglrcng]

Originally Posted by B/S 428

I get them off Ebay NOS USA autolite 25 and 45 for the comet, they work pretty good..I would post a picture of my mustang on here but this page is complicated..

Brian, it really is not that complicated to post pics here. You just need to resize the pics, transfer your pics to a computer to a folder in your pics folder, create another new folder in your pics folder, name the new folder resized pics.

Then highlight and right click, choose copy for the pics you wish to resize and post. Then go to the folder labeled resized pics, right click again choose paste. Now you have the pics in that folder. And highlight all of them again in that folder, up top choose edit. Then it will ask you what program you wish to use to edit the pics, choose Paint.

Paint will now open and the first pic will show up very large. Up top choose pixels and put a dot in it on the left. Up will come 2 sets of numbers for the vertical and horizontal pixels (choose the largest number of the 2, in that box, change the number to 800, it will change both numbers. Hit the X to close the window upper right, then it will ask you if you want to save it, choose yes, that pic will close opening the next pic highlighted, just keep repeating the editing process all to 800 pixels. Always choose save, once all the pics you chose are resized then you are ready to post them here.

Choose the paper clip on the toolbar up top, a window will open on the left, go to that resized pics folder using the search button there. Find the pic in the resized folder, click upload and watch it upload, then choose the other pics, once all are uploaded, close the window on the left. Return to the toolbar up top, hit that arrow to right of the paper clip and choose 1 of the 2 ways to post it, in the text box or as a thumbnail attached to the thread, and they will post. Then submit reply and the pics will show up in your or his thread.

Good luck.