Singel HX52 5.3 95 ford ThunderChicken SC !
#1
Teching In
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: ocala
Posts: 20
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Singel HX52 5.3 95 ford ThunderChicken SC !
It all started with my 90 c1500
My buddies all have ls cars and 5.3s here in Florida ,so i figured it was about time I build one for my self . So the truck came along for the right price and i jumped on it ,then started collecting parts .
First part i went and pulled from the bone yard was a harness from a 02 1500
Then i went about labeling the wires to remove all the transmission controls ( as the truck was going to remain 5spd nv3500)
Then I picked up the 02 5.3 for next to nutting . popped the valve cover and oil pan off once i got home and the motor looked brand spanking new !
With my motor sitting here i could start running wires and building my harness .Oh i also picked up a tbss intake and a 92mm tb (Ebay ) might have to f with that a little bit , ive heard ppl say the tps readings are off .
The harness all loomed and ready
About to finish wrapping it up ,
Picked this up from a buddy who went with a borg .
Things were moving along great . i had some time coming up i was going to gut the truck and start the swap .... Then one day someone made me a offer on the truck i could not say no to .. so with that i sold the truck . now what do i do with all these parts ?!?
In steps the ThunderChicken
This was my friend Brandon 95 super coupe with a 3.8 turbo motor making close to 500. Hed pulled the motor to put into a 4cly fox , so i bought the shell. the cars original irs was taken out for a 8.8 and ladder bars . The original tbird hubs were swapped out for a mustang pattern ,
Well i started hunting for mounts and what i was going to do with the motor and found these
and they worked out great , no other modding was done to the car , just burn the mounts in and let her ride!
You can see the old mount brackets underneath the new ones , i plane on cutting that one out for down pipe room . wich leads me to the manifolds im going to be using . we got these manifolds off of some swapped 240 and they work awsome .
Any who that my story as of now still finishing up some odds and ends .Hope you guys dig the car here are a few more pics ..Oh and as for the trans it will be a th350 for now .
how she looks now
My buddies all have ls cars and 5.3s here in Florida ,so i figured it was about time I build one for my self . So the truck came along for the right price and i jumped on it ,then started collecting parts .
First part i went and pulled from the bone yard was a harness from a 02 1500
Then i went about labeling the wires to remove all the transmission controls ( as the truck was going to remain 5spd nv3500)
Then I picked up the 02 5.3 for next to nutting . popped the valve cover and oil pan off once i got home and the motor looked brand spanking new !
With my motor sitting here i could start running wires and building my harness .Oh i also picked up a tbss intake and a 92mm tb (Ebay ) might have to f with that a little bit , ive heard ppl say the tps readings are off .
The harness all loomed and ready
About to finish wrapping it up ,
Picked this up from a buddy who went with a borg .
Things were moving along great . i had some time coming up i was going to gut the truck and start the swap .... Then one day someone made me a offer on the truck i could not say no to .. so with that i sold the truck . now what do i do with all these parts ?!?
In steps the ThunderChicken
This was my friend Brandon 95 super coupe with a 3.8 turbo motor making close to 500. Hed pulled the motor to put into a 4cly fox , so i bought the shell. the cars original irs was taken out for a 8.8 and ladder bars . The original tbird hubs were swapped out for a mustang pattern ,
Well i started hunting for mounts and what i was going to do with the motor and found these
and they worked out great , no other modding was done to the car , just burn the mounts in and let her ride!
You can see the old mount brackets underneath the new ones , i plane on cutting that one out for down pipe room . wich leads me to the manifolds im going to be using . we got these manifolds off of some swapped 240 and they work awsome .
Any who that my story as of now still finishing up some odds and ends .Hope you guys dig the car here are a few more pics ..Oh and as for the trans it will be a th350 for now .
how she looks now
#2
Teching In
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: ocala
Posts: 20
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Here are some pics of the air to water intercooler I'm going to use ,also a water meth kit I might use . Idk to much about it ,got it from a buddy second hand .
The water meth pump
This is the only marking on the nozzle .
Finished the harness today and the fuse box . Was to rainy for pic ill take some tomorrow .
The water meth pump
This is the only marking on the nozzle .
Finished the harness today and the fuse box . Was to rainy for pic ill take some tomorrow .
Last edited by Igloo; 04-23-2013 at 08:36 PM.
#3
Teching In
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: ocala
Posts: 20
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Also got a few pic of my buddies 89 supra yesterday .We are in the middle of swapping a 00 lq4/4l80.
The motor was pretty grimy so we pulled it apart to give it a once over . Also why she out I'm going to gap the rings a little for down the line . I latex a stock 7mgte piston next to the 6.0 to show my buddy why theyota motor had to go ,lol.
The motor was pretty grimy so we pulled it apart to give it a once over . Also why she out I'm going to gap the rings a little for down the line . I latex a stock 7mgte piston next to the 6.0 to show my buddy why theyota motor had to go ,lol.
Trending Topics
#11
Teching In
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: ocala
Posts: 20
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Lol ya it was time I'm pretty deep into it now so I might assay post some progress ,lol.
It's rained allllll weekend and yesterday got down to 57 .....it was 80 today ,lol. today was the first day I could get any work done . So I did some turbo mocking and its going to be a tight fit ,lol
I might flip the one manifold not sure yet .
It's rained allllll weekend and yesterday got down to 57 .....it was 80 today ,lol. today was the first day I could get any work done . So I did some turbo mocking and its going to be a tight fit ,lol
I might flip the one manifold not sure yet .
#13
Teching In
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: ocala
Posts: 20
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Well been slow going the weather has not let up . It rained most of last week ,and witg no garage work comes to a stop :/. But this weekend it let up just enough for me to get somework done .
That's all for now . I need to buy a feed line and make a drain for the turbo. Then I hope to fire it up !
That's all for now . I need to buy a feed line and make a drain for the turbo. Then I hope to fire it up !