starting my 99 swap

[Justin d]

Ok thanks

 

[Justin d]

I got so more work done. I removed the passenger side spring and cut it but realized that the shock on that side was completely blown out. Now I just need to trim down the motor mounts for my future obx headers. Then I'm ready to stab the motor in place. I'm curious as to whether or not the shocks from a 4 banger will work. I'm pretty sure that they won't be cause the weight difference. But hoping because one came it at work that I can rob them from. Can anyone confirm?

 

[Justin d]

Motor and transmission is in. I married the two and went in from the top. I had my doubts but it went not before I had to remove the intake and trimmed the core support but it went.

 

[gsp]

nice to get them in for sure, good job

 

[Justin d]

nice to get them in for sure, good job

Yes it is now I'm just itching to fire it up

 

[Justin d]

It's alive still needs exhaust but fired right up. I have some worries I used the original driveshaft from my ranger with the yoke from the 5.0. To me it seems a little short. How far should the yoke slide in the transmission. It's in about 3 inches in which is about halfway. Is this enough or should it go in further. Also the oil pressure is not reading I thought I had the 12 pin plug on the battery harness figured out. I thought the dg/w wire from the oil sending unit was the only one of the three wires that needed hooked up anyone got any input oh I'm trying upload a video

 

[Justin d]

Well drive shaft from a 2wd expedition worked great

 

[Justin d]

Before

 

[Justin d]

After

 

[Justin d]

Got the wiring worked out but now the gauge is acting screwy bouncing around but when rpms go up it straightens out any ideas

 

[win]

Great find on the Expedition drive shaft! Too many breakers yards use fork lifts to move vehicles around and kill the driveshafts before anyone ever gets a chance to buy them.

Wonder if the gauge is really acting whacky, or if the sender is either the culprit or if there really is an oil pressure problem at low rpm.

Might be a worthwhile test to stick an after market sender and gauge on it to verify.

 

[Justin d]

Thanks I don't think it is the gauge.I'm going to try the new sensor first I'm still not driving it because it still needs exquast I've read that's how the act when going out