Okay fellas, I apologize for being all over the place, but this seems to be the only forum that could act as a catch all. So anyway, if you don’t know or can’t remember, I’m Boedy and I drive a 65 Ranchero that is absolutely my little pickup truck, so my build direction is probably a bit different than most of y’alls. I have a ’75 250 block in the basement that will hopefully snuggle down in the Ranchero, but I have many other things to do first. I already have an 8” from a 71 Maverick with 2.79 gears waiting as well. Today, I go back to the salvage yard to get a few items and that’s why I’m writing this. Ultimately, I want to end up with fuel injection so I want to tackle this as easy as possible first. I also want the 4 cylinder T-5 and a trac-loc 3.25 for the rear end. With these goals, I have some questions. I’ll list them in order of importance.
1. I know the yard has a couple of 85-86 Taurus’. I will be looking for the TBI from the 4 cylinder that will fit on my 250’s head. What all do I need to get if I have this weird fantasy that I can use as much of the Taurus fuel injection equipment as possible and just bolt it up as cheaply as possible for a easy and cheap intro to fuel injection? Computer? Sensors? Or just the TB?
2. They have an 85 Thunderbird, but I think it is a V8. Should I still get this driveshaft for future use? The T-5 conversion sticky says to get one from a Cougar/Thunderbird with a V6. Is the V8 different? I’m sure I’ll still have to lengthen or cut the shaft cause my Ranchero may be a different length than the Mustang that the sticky was written for, so I’m mostly thinking of the yolk and ends of the shaft.
3. They have a 4 cylinder Mustang with the T-5. They charge $100 for a manual transmission. Is it worth the risk to get one like this? There’s a guy here locally that has one he says works for $300, but that seems kinda steep for the 4 cylinder T-5 and the risk is not much different to me. But that’s more of a personal choice. The real question here is, can the Mustang clutch be used or do I NEED to get a whole new setup?
4. If I find a car with an 8” rear end, how can I tell if it is a trac-loc? I know to look on the metal tag, but what letters do I look for? If I find one, I’ll likely snatch the whole diff.
5. Also, there is a complete 83 Fairmont/LTD with a 200. Looks like it’s in great shape, definitely has the manifold with the big ‘ol collector and it is all complete. Should I snatch anything off of this thing? I mean sure, I’d like to have the whole engine, but that’s not gonna be possible. But just incase the TBI project is a bust, is the carb a good one? Is the head good enough to go through the trouble of snatching? Stuff like that.
Thanks in advance all!
Boedy
1. I know the yard has a couple of 85-86 Taurus’. I will be looking for the TBI from the 4 cylinder that will fit on my 250’s head. What all do I need to get if I have this weird fantasy that I can use as much of the Taurus fuel injection equipment as possible and just bolt it up as cheaply as possible for a easy and cheap intro to fuel injection? Computer? Sensors? Or just the TB?
2. They have an 85 Thunderbird, but I think it is a V8. Should I still get this driveshaft for future use? The T-5 conversion sticky says to get one from a Cougar/Thunderbird with a V6. Is the V8 different? I’m sure I’ll still have to lengthen or cut the shaft cause my Ranchero may be a different length than the Mustang that the sticky was written for, so I’m mostly thinking of the yolk and ends of the shaft.
3. They have a 4 cylinder Mustang with the T-5. They charge $100 for a manual transmission. Is it worth the risk to get one like this? There’s a guy here locally that has one he says works for $300, but that seems kinda steep for the 4 cylinder T-5 and the risk is not much different to me. But that’s more of a personal choice. The real question here is, can the Mustang clutch be used or do I NEED to get a whole new setup?
4. If I find a car with an 8” rear end, how can I tell if it is a trac-loc? I know to look on the metal tag, but what letters do I look for? If I find one, I’ll likely snatch the whole diff.
5. Also, there is a complete 83 Fairmont/LTD with a 200. Looks like it’s in great shape, definitely has the manifold with the big ‘ol collector and it is all complete. Should I snatch anything off of this thing? I mean sure, I’d like to have the whole engine, but that’s not gonna be possible. But just incase the TBI project is a bust, is the carb a good one? Is the head good enough to go through the trouble of snatching? Stuff like that.
Thanks in advance all!
Boedy