LX Deconstruction Build

Here are a few pics of my new combo, going n/a with a AOD. I want to hit some car shows with my car when its done and just cruise it. I still need to get a auto trans ecu and a few wiring harness's for the swap yet. I hope to have it done by the end of the month.





Old set up


Motor out


Empty bay


No more belt or clutch slip. Bye bye T-5 and S-Trim

holy shit that looks like a beautiful shop

I like the belt setup. Looks nice!

doyle09 wrote:

holy shit that looks like a beautiful shop

+1, nice car/engine as well.

Looks good man.

that belt setup looks cobbled.

Blown91LX wrote:

that belt setup looks cobbled.

What looks cobbled, its a march kit. looks much better then the stock set up.

^ just fucking with you buddy. I have the same setup. Lol

mtperformance wrote:

doyle09 wrote:

holy shit that looks like a beautiful shop

+1, nice car/engine as well.

+2

no power steering? is it N/A with bigger cubes or is it a 5.0? either way its looking really nice

I made the mistake of putting a manual rack set up on it when I did the build the 1st time. the stock rack was leaking and the pump was making noise. I plan on switching back to power steering and putting the air back on at some point. Its a 347

N/A huh?? Well then, next question.... how big is the shot (or shots?)

Let me guess, 2 kits. One fogger, one plate.

nitrous is not N/A

brngrhd wrote:

nitrous is not N/A

Yes N20 is a power adder, but it's not pressurizing the manifold (forced induction), so my opinion is that the engine is still naturally aspirated even if it huffs N20.

no spray or blower . Just n/a

how easy is the car to handle without the P.S. ?

1twisted6 wrote:

brngrhd wrote:

nitrous is not N/A

Yes N20 is a power adder, but it's not pressurizing the manifold (forced induction), so my opinion is that the engine is still naturally aspirated even if it huffs N20.

fair enough.

LLcoolJames wrote:

how easy is the car to handle without the P.S. ?

It sucks at low speed with the 255/40-17's on it, not bad with the convo pro's and skinny's. Bit for drag racing and high speeds its nice as its not so twitchy.

LLcoolJames wrote:

how easy is the car to handle without the P.S. ?

easy. I took mine off also.

good to know, thanks for the info

Bod89lx wrote:

no spray or blower . Just n/a

Retiring the old girl to showcar/cruiser status for real. WOW! Did you sign her up for SSI too?

So does this mean there is a new ride in the works to be the designated racecar?

I'm not much of a Ford guy, but I do like that calypso green with the 17's on it. You don't see a lot of them around in that color.

With that said, I've never known you to have anything that wasn't fast. I call sandbagging

that 347 is no slouch. And the car weighs less than 3,000lbs. It will be plenty fast.

Car weighs 3135 with convo pros withoth me and 3210 with the ROH's so with my fat azz around 3400, but I think it will still run ok

how is that possible? my car tips the scales 3220 with me in it on the pony's. and i have a stock k member.

Hey speaking of which where is a real accurate scale around here?

Mike