So Im trying to acquire a 2.3 out of an 89 stang from my teacher, im trying to talk him into letting me have it. Its a donor car which is why there is a conflict, they arent supposed to give anything away, everything is supposed to be trashed, and I have looked this car up and down. Got the new Clarion 3 1/2"s out of the dash, he said those were fine to take. we took the 2.3 out today, and Im trying to figure out a way to as he put it "make it disappear when its sitting outside". My friends said they'll help me put in the bed of my truck. SOOOOO
What to do with a 2.3???? I wanna turbo this !
Its easy to "make things disapear" outside of schools.....
make sure you have a buddy with a walky talky up near the road watching for cops, and a place to hide. They may drive by and get the wrong idea...
when you're loading it up, just act like it's already yours and you have every reason in the world to be taking it. aside from that... it's very easy to turbo an n/a motor. check out turboford for all the info.
just a thought, bring a sign that says TRASH or JUNK, and attach it to the motor....
No the my instructor said I could have it, he just cant give it away. I asked him if it disappeared from outside then what would happen, he said "I wouldnt know a thing." There are like 2 cops in this town, they wont see or even care, its a school mostly dealing with cars, or farm equipment. Motors are always going somewhere. My buddies are all gonna help me once we take it outside. Anyone need an Auto for a 4cyl? It had a floor shifter, thats my next project, But im pretty sure they cut the cable to get the tranny out.
This thing will be rebuilt, it looks like it has sat for awhile. I removed the exhaust manifold to cut the exhaust off after where it bolts up and then put it back on, the head is clean. The water pump had alot of deposits in it, coolant looked clean. Tranny fluid was perfect. I dont know if there is oil in it. But i want to tear it down NOW.
Also, there is no wiring with it. It was hacked before we got to it, so I just saved the connectors on the engine and cut the rest away.
that trans it prob . And to bad you didn't say anything sooner, i could have SET you up with eveyrthing for the motor. I think the black car is going bye bye soon. But if not by the next time i go down i can get you goodies!
Sweet dude! Im trying my hardest to get this engine. I bug him all the time, that I want it, and so far he hasnt said anything other than if it disappeared he wouldnt pay attention.
Are you drunk tonight? Your grammar is never good, but tonight it is above and beyond bad.
HAHA Claude. It was pretty bad. I got the jist of it. That tranny is in good shape from the look of it, but I never drove or heard the car running. It was missing the front clip when I got to school here. I learned alot about engine removal the last few days. Especially that this car only wanted the engine/trans out, and wanted to create on hell of a mess. We had puddles of every fluid except oil. Gas line snapped when a buddy was underneath the car. U-joints would come out, someone rounded off the bolt heads.
Im gonna try and buy a 4 eyed bird, its a 3.8 or 5.0 im sure, and it will get this most likely or a 351 i have.
50/50 chance of a small journal motor
Is that a bad thing? Im new to the 2.3 world.
nah,makes it easier to use the 2.5 ranger crank;)
Oh yes, those are thinks I like to hear. Man I cant wait to tear into this thing!
I'm not drunk lol! Sorry, I'm so into typing fast on aim, with no grammar or anything of that sort. But yea we have spare efi intakes, manifolds. and 2 ihi's
Ok, well the motor was gone out of the shop, now Im going searching...
you should be able to find one dirt cheap:D
I hope I do lol. I want a 2.3 to build up by myself.
Well that was a lost cause. The automotive program took it, tore it down. I saw it sitting there, went and inspected it. There is an inch long crack at the bottom of cylinder 3.