ntxcustoms Posted September 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) Update, I reinstalled the gauge cluster and hooked everything back up to pos ground. I had to go get another 6v coil as the previous owner switched it to neg ground. I also replaced the regulator. She fired right up and all seems to work well electrically speaking. Now I'm on to the engine. It's starting to get a tapping noise up front which to me sounds like valve/lifter issue. Doesn't sound deep enough for crank/bearing problems. Also the front two spark plugs have oil seeping around them. So i plan a leak down and compression test next. Hoping I don't need a full rebuild...but you know... Edited September 12, 2019 by ntxcustoms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntxcustoms Posted September 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 engine code is. +PII+II3I54+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntxcustoms Posted September 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2019 (edited) Well i really wanted to keep her stock but, after crusing for a bit it's apparent that for the amount of driving i will do with this car she needs some help. Really boils down to an overdrive. So I installed an 8.8 rear, which is really simple to do. Now i have posi, 3.73 gears, and disks on all shoes. After reading through threads on overdrives here on the forum i decided to go with the 85-87 5 speed ranger toyo kogyo gear box. I found one local in a salvage yard for 175 pulled. I also grabbed the driveshaft for 40 bucks, as it has the yoke and ford flange to fit the 8.8. I went straight to the car wash and degreased all the engine oil and grime off the trans. To my delight i found that its a rebuilt box. The rebuilders heat stamp and a number were on it. So i called them and found it was rebuilt just 10k miles before the truck went into the yard. Edited September 29, 2019 by ntxcustoms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntxcustoms Posted September 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2019 (edited) This afternoon i took the floor board out and began to remove the 3 speed. When i pulled it i found that it has a 9" input shaft and not the 7.5" shaft that i thought the 3 speeds have. So what trans is this. Doesn't seem like a manual semi-auto but... Edited September 29, 2019 by ntxcustoms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntxcustoms Posted September 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2019 Here's my input shaft on the three speed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntxcustoms Posted September 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2019 What bellhousing do i need? I have another parts car so I'm going to checkthat one out in the morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntxcustoms Posted October 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2019 Started machining my parts you adapt the 85-87 ford ranger transmission. If you're interested on how this turns out, I'll be posting more of the process on the 5 speed-not t5 thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Baily Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 Hello, On your dash light issue, I had the same problem with the dim lighting. I switched to #81 bulbs for the two main bulbs on my 48 Plymouth. They were better, but still dim for my taste. I found in the POC a add for LED bulbs and called. I spoke to Eric at Bill Hirchs. He madeup some LED bulbs that work great! However I still had to slightly modify them to fit in the holes on the back of the dash cluster. It might be worth a try! Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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