The 93 GM "Tank of Justice II" (TOJ2)

[SVT98t]

I added some more oil today. Cleaned up the trunk, and cleaned the front part of the interior with (gasp!) Armour All wipes. It shines.
Also finally installed my black aero a-pillar covers (good luck finding sets of those) and the drivers side black moulding piece that goes around the hood release. I have one for the passenger side, but I have to re mount the digital converter box for my HD radio first. Then I can put that in.
Going to try and pull some black weatherstripping as well. And whatever else I can find.
Tomorrow is Marauder day.


-ryan s.

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Today was a good day!! Washed and vacuumed the Tank.
Here's pics from the passenger a-pillar cover:


And here's the hood release cover in black:


No pic of the drivers side a-pillar cover because of bad lighting. And I have yet to install the cover opposite the drivers side hood release deally-thing.
Yeah!

-ryan s.

[SVT98t]

So, I'm moving my CVPI motor into my garage tomorrow. Thank God. Now, I can start futzing accordingly. When I get everything together, I might take a long weekend and do the swap. That would be nice.
Also going to the junkyard tomorrow. Looking to pull a 1994 MGM PCM and some more trim/weather stripping. And if there's a Mk VIII there, oh boy.
I might tear down the CVPI motor and rebuild it with a Teksid block. And sent the heads out to my buddies machine shop.
Well, at least the front end will be lighter. Around, what, 75-80 lbs? And hopefully it will still be efficient!!
Until tomorrow!!

-ryan s.

[SVT98t]

No junkyard run today. Oh well. Maybe saturday. And I still need to move my engine. Poop.

-ryan s.

[SVT98t]

Well, here's December's update:
Tank broke 192k tonight. Getting there.
I have all 4 snow tires on.
The temps are starting to drop and im starting to pray that the Tank will have a solid winter and before I know it, spring will be.here along with the new motor.
Ciao.
-ryan s.

[SVT98t]

I got something!!
Thanks to Jason and Scott for the timing chain cover. Now, I can keep my coil packs and get rid of the 3" hole in the cover.
Pics to follow, once it's removed.
But, since I cannot wait to put this motor in, I'm busy prepping everything.
Here is the before: (going through the parts washer)


And here is the during stage:


The after stage will be powder coated. Yes please!!

-ryan s.

[sly]

that cleaned up nicely. That old motor has some good parts left on it (from all the indicators, the shortblock is fine - the heads are hosed though.)

[SVT98t]

Annual State of the Tank Address:

2011 was a good year for the Tank. I drove it. A lot. Ending year mileage was 195,109 miles, with a total of 20,397 miles for the year.
Also, I surpassed 195,217 miles, which means I have officially put 100,000 miles on the Tank since I bought it 5 years ago. It does average out to 20k a year, but the mileage per year has been increasing a lot in the past few years.
Once again, I am happy to report that there were no major failures this year.

Issues that were resolved:
-Left rear brake caliper bracket was replaced
-Rear sway bar end links were replaced with Energy Suspension links
-Front sway bar end links were replaced
-All four window motors received new bushings
-Sealed the trunk

List of mods accomplished:
-Energy Suspension rear sway bar end links
-Electric fan relay control installed
-Installed black a-pillar covers, kick panels, and door sills.
-Silver Star reverse lights
-Silver Star front turn signal lights

This Year's Goals:
-Complete PI motor swap.
-Rebuild front end suspension
-Replace all the brake lines
-Replace all the fuel lines with steel braided lines (this includes a new inline AN-style filter)
-New custom billet fuel rails
-Install newly painted header panel, trunk reflector and grill
-Possibly have the car painted, with fenders replaced as well. This is not high on the priority list.

With the installation of the PI motor with come a host of new goodies and upgrades. Such as:
-70mm Throttle body (FYC)
-ported upper plenum
-Ford Racing A/C delete kit #FMS-M-19216-D46
-Rear cat delete
-Possibly adding under drive pulleys

That is all I can think of for now. 200k is right around the corner. As well as the powder coating operation. This will be a great year.
Look for the black and green Tank to be making some excellent aesthetic mods this year!
I hope every mang and womang has a great year with their families, jobs, and rides.

-ryan s.

[Grand Marquis GT]

You forgot one thing: fuck yo couch.

[sly]

Tom: wrong thread mang :p

[Grand Marquis GT]

Tom: wrong thread mang :p

No it isn't. FYC is ALWAYS appropriate. lol

[marquisman]

fuck yo couch!

[SVT98t]

I remembered it. Its right after the throttle body in upcoming mods!!

-ryan s.

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I bought a left rear brake caliper for $27.99. It will be installed on thursday evening. Pics to follow. Yeah.

-ryan s.

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No pics. For now. Bled the whole braking system. No more ewwy-gooey dark colored fluid. And I put a new caliper on the left rear. The car stops wonderfully.
My only problem now is the snow outside. Oh, well. It's winter. I live in Buffalo. Ya kinda of expect it.
Life is good.

-ryan s.