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Rough stuff, man. It's gotta be frustrating. Great diagnostic work, though!

Glad to see this moving forward. I'm itching to work on my '78/whiteblock swap project. I just need to stop buying/working on other projects...

This build is inspiration for my '78. Top notch!

Well, I guess it's actually the "car in park" switch, so it'll start. Had to splice a couple of wires when I did the manual swap in my '97 854 (removed all of the AT wiring in the process). You would've had to bypass the PNP switch wiring from the AT to be able to start the car. It has nothing...

Thanks for that! I may even have some of those transistors on hand. I'll be able to test it out when I have more of the wiring together.

I mean, at this point you just need to hook things up and see if it goes. I'd strap that sucker down onto that pallet though. Hope you have a plan for accessing the distributor, etc for servicing. You'll need to sort out some details on the AT ECU in the manual car, but seeing as it looks like...

I'm working on a swap project using a 2011 Ford 3.7 and wanting to try and keep the return-less fuel system (Along with most of the other emissions systems). The swap involves a stock ECM, but there is no RCM (Restraints Control Module) in the car, as it is built in the 80's. Digging through...

You're doing some great work. We have that same motor in my wife's '97 855 (Replaced the dying B5254T it had). What are your plans for it?

Yeah, the Riv-Nut option. They come in very handy. (Welding works though, too)

Gah! We'll be out of town (the other direction) that weekend. :(

Thanks, Dana!

I've got an old MS1 with Extra code (V2.2) running one of my projects. I've been running an old external Serial to USB adapter for years with no problems. Recently I've been having dropped connection issues while tuning and was thinking of installing an internal adapter. DIY Autotune sells...

This is on my Thunderbird, but I figure there are plenty of knowledgeable folks here who might have some insight. The MS unit in question is an old V2.2 MSnSE set-up I built for my TBird probably 15 years ago. I recently had the car off the road for a while doing a bunch of work. I recently got...

As I've committed to swapping a whiteblock 5-cyl into my 240, I'm left with trying to decide what ECU to use for the project. The shortlist of possibles are: -MS3 -MaxxECU -Flashable M4.4 Motronic I'm intending to do COP and utilize the ExVVT set-up on the engine I have. I've messed with older...

Well, you may recall that I mentioned in my build thread for the 80 264GLE that I had been looking for a rot-free replacement for Delores. Well, meet her older sister. Like Delores, she was stuffed into a barn in the early '90's. However, unlike Delores, she did not suffer from a bad...

So, a couple of years ago, I swapped a used ZF (type 3) rack (from KJets on a Plane) into the '80 264, to replace the dead CAM rack that was in it. Everything was groovy until over the past month or so. It's developed a rattle on the pass side going over bumps. Not so much when everything is...

Hey all. I'm going through a '96 turbo whiteblock, looking to refresh it for the ailing engine in the wife's '97. I just was able to decrypt the main bearing codes today, but I pulled the trigger on some "STD" main bearings a couple days ago. The codes stamped on my block are "ABBBBB" and on...

Hey, all. I'm my seemingly endless pursuit the past 2-3 weeks to get a working hall effect sensor in the 240 LH2.2 dist, I've just decided to refit both my dead dists with new sensors. I can find sensors easily. What I can't seem to find and ID are the pins used in the connector ON the dist...

OK, so these things are probably NOT connected, but that is really all I have done to the car, and now it won't start. It's the B21FT with MS1V3.0 w/ Extra. LH2.2 dist. Ford "e"coil (Like what you would find in an 80's 2.3T Ford). Has been running that way for 2-3 years now. Anyway, the car...

A few months back, after hunting down a good ZF rack for the '80, I reinstalled the PS set-up and used the no-A/C brackets. I noticed today that the front bushing is kind of walking itself out of the bracket, which isn't making me too happy.:grrr: (The pic just shows the original...