Some good news, some bad news,
First the good, I assembled the rest of the top end. And I mounted the road race front sump Canton
oil pan. Its design is great! It has traps for
oil capture and a built in scraper/
oil slinger system. Not quite as good as one added to the crank but better than none!
Now the bad:
Discovered the S/C hits the top of the injectors w/o the electrical connectors even on! So I will add a 1/2" phenolic spacer. That makes my clearance problem worse but I will come up with a solution since I still had a problem with hitting the hood.
Next I spoke to Edelbrock about the intake elbow they make to fit their performance EFI intake in 94-95 Mustangs. I asked if the TB mound end would accept the earlier BBK 70mm TB (its their- TB they should know). He thought it would. So I ordered one. It has a completely different flange size and bolt pattern. Plus it will not fit with the taller valve covers, the flange for the EGR valve hits the valve cover- so the elbow goes back.
So I will use the stock rubber elbow to get the 80mm C&L MAF meter down low to fit under the hood and tuck under the alternator.
Next it was time to start the trans. I cleaned up the Quick Time bell housing. It has a black satin finish. So I quickly scuffed it and resprayed it. While it dried I decided to compare its back plate to the original back plate to see how much more the bottom flange would hang down since it has a bolt pattern all the way around the housing to contain clutch. To my surprise the bolt pattern did not match up!
The starter motor was in a different position as well. I had bought this years ago on craigslist because it was such a deal and just put it on the shelf. It turns out it is actually for a Ford Modular motor to use a T5, TKO or top loader trans. Anyone need a bell housing for their mod motor? It is in great condition, just SFI out of date.
Next I removed the stock alum bell housing cleaned it up to use on my T5Z. Well it turns out that the front snout support on the T5Z is a larger diameter then the other T5s! So now I have to figure out what bell housing I can use or do I go with the original 90 T5,
Thom