Frankenstein T-5 Waggin' Chronicle (vast doesnt do it)

[Freshmeat]

It is...

[Freshmeat]

I'm gonna steal my dad's driveshaft from his 1990 wagon and see if it fits. I doubt they actually made a difference between 1989 and 1990, but I know two guys who used 1990+ for this and neither needed to shorten their driveshafts. So... I am going to try my dad's if it works, I'm going to get an aluminum shaft (I've heard the local junkyard has one for $30) and call it a day. If it doesn't, I've found out about a few local driveshaft shops where I can take it to have the work done.

[Southern_Pride]

The console in pre 86 stangs does come up to the dash. Its pretty narrow though. I can take pics of the one in my 83 capri and 89 notch if ya need em.

[Freshmeat]

Well, I test-fit the driveshaft from my dad's wagon (1990 CV) and it is the right length... but I'll need to change either the pinion-side flange or the shaft-side flange in order for it to work. I'm going to get the pinion-side flange when I get the driveshaft, just in case.
It's REALLY agitating at this point.

On a better note:

The clutch equipment is entirely complete- it's even adjusted!
I hooked up the gauges and fuel lines...
A couple other random things. It's bed time. I have a picture of the flanges, but I'll post them up later.

[Freshmeat]

The lower driveshaft is my dad's from his 1990 CV wagon. Notice that, if anything, his is longer. But it fits.



Here, it's quite apparent that the 1990+ driveshaft rear flange is significantly larger than the pinion flange. To fix this, I'll need either the pinion flange from a 1990+ or I'll need the combination U-joint mentioned earlier.

[Freshmeat]

Dig the updated list. It's shrinking!!

[Freshmeat]

Been working on it a lot today. It's a bitch finding all the bolts for an engine four months after it was removed...
my poor 351W is missing half the accessory bolts, now. :nonono:

About to get back to it. It's looking GOOD.
Still need to find a driveshaft, though.

[Freshmeat]

I've been working at it with any free time available this weekend. Here's how far I've made it:





I've also noticed a few random bolts have turned up missing and I need another big radiator hose clamp, but other than that, I'm almost done. I still hadn't actually bolted down the upper intake and the EGR isn't even in the picture (was testing for clearance with the 1" phenolic spacer), but it's come a long way...

[Freshmeat]

Making this list has been a HUGE help. It has allowed me to keep track of how things go, what I've done, and what I need. It has grown a lot since the initial post, but it's finally starting to dwindle down.

I'm so anxious to get this thing running!

[Grand Marquis GT]

Good job!

[Lincolnmania]

good work mang...........pm me your address and shipping money and i'll ship out that shifter handle

[Freshmeat]

How do you plan for me to PM you shipping money? Hehehe.

[Freshmeat]

I picked up an aluminum driveshaft and master cylinder today, as well as pocketing the bolt for one of the upper radiator supports, since I lost one of mine.

I need the combo joint to put the shaft on my rear flange adapter- I'm about to go pick it up. All that'll be left at that point is the EGR resistor and custom block-off plate. Oh- I also still need to have the front pipes on my exhaust replaced up to the H-pipe (and delete the cats while I'm at it).

I can almost smell the exhaust fumes...

[Freshmeat]

A conversation with Scot...

Here's a bit of a conversation Scott and I had just now. I think some of you could get a kick out of it. I laughed... so out of it I hadn't even realized what I wrote until I already sent it.

Xpistou83 (5:13:35 PM): Got the shaft today.
Lincolnmania (5:14:18 PM): supposed to give the shaft.......dunno if i wanna answer that hehe
Xpistou83 (5:14:53 PM): Hehhe.
Xpistou83 (5:15:12 PM): $27 for an aluminum shaft.
Xpistou83 (5:15:20 PM): Any 1990+ is the same, yes?
Lincolnmania (5:15:26 PM): awesome
Lincolnmania (5:16:10 PM): actually the aode/4r70w have a different spline pattern on the output shaft me thinks
Xpistou83 (5:17:30 PM): When did they switch to that one?
Lincolnmania (5:17:57 PM): mid 92
Xpistou83 (5:18:55 PM): Okay.
Xpistou83 (5:19:04 PM): I may need two combo joints, then.
Xpistou83 (5:19:23 PM): Fuck... I didn't know that.
Xpistou83 (5:19:42 PM): Hmm... BRB. Gonna go test it out.
Xpistou83 (5:25:36 PM): Not fitting.
Lincolnmania (5:25:49 PM): shiznet
Xpistou83 (5:25:56 PM): It's a larger shaft on the driveshaft.
Lincolnmania (5:30:54 PM): gonna need to get creative with u-joints and yokes
Xpistou83 (5:35:15 PM): Yeah.
Xpistou83 (5:35:31 PM): Mom's at the parts store. Gonna look up a couple of things while she's there and see if I can pull this off.
Xpistou83 (5:41:55 PM): Precision Joint Part #353
Xpistou83 (5:42:04 PM): Front and rear joints are the same on both driveshafts.
Xpistou83 (5:42:27 PM): That's a combination joint that'll fit both the 1996 driveshaft and the 1989 yoke/pinion adapter.
Lincolnmania (5:42:40 PM): give it a shot
Xpistou83 (5:42:55 PM): I'm gonna.
Xpistou83 (5:43:12 PM): The 1996 shaft is .5"-1" shorter.
Xpistou83 (5:43:15 PM): The yoke is huge, though.
Xpistou83 (5:45:25 PM): (Long, that is.)
Lincolnmania (5:51:39 PM): git r dun
Xpistou83 (5:54:48 PM): Hell yes.
Xpistou83 (5:55:01 PM): Might have the shaft in tonight, but I had a potential "date" with a friend, so I'm not sure what's gonna happen.
Lincolnmania (5:55:29 PM): i havent had my end wet in a long time lol
Xpistou83 (5:55:50 PM): Wait...
Xpistou83 (5:56:09 PM): Putting the shaft in tonight and my "date" tonight have NOTHING to do with each other!!

[grandpaslincoln]

lol