Kaptn Obvious
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I went with the lady last weekend to pick up her 77 and bring it back from the dead. Basic info and pics are here. HERE
It sat in a field for about 10 years, and hasn't run in at least five. It's bone stock minus swapping out the column shift for a floor shift. I know the motor and tranny were fairly fresh before she parked it. The truck is in surprisingly good shape. The drivers side rocker panel is rusted out, but the rest looks pretty good. The door hinges are fubared, & the front end and springs are shot. Aside from that I think it's pretty solid. Don't get me wrong, it needs lots of work...
At the moment I'm searching for signs of life. I put in a new set of plugs. The old ones looked fine, if anything it was running a little rich, not a bad sign I gave each cylinder a short shot of WD40 while I was at it. I also replaced wires, cap & rotor, oil change ect... At the moment it cranks fine, just no spark. I haven't done any troubleshooting yet, but if I had to venture a guess I'd bet that the ignition module is toast. From the outside it looks like it took a long swim in a salt bath. I'd be willing to bet it looks about the same on the inside.
I don't care if it works or not, it's getting replaced based on appearance. My first question is Napa has 2 available a "$25 value" and an "$80 premium" module. My hard earned money leans towards the $80 unit. Is it worth the money or are we paying for the "premium" stamp?
I've done some digging and caught the tail end of some some EFI swap posts. Our end goal is to turn her truck into a street legal well mannered weekend warrior. (I think... ;D ) I've looked into some aftermarket kits. They look nice & all, but I'd rather swap out to a factory system. Is there a popular swap?
For semi proper intros: My name is Justin. I'm more of a muscle car kinda guy I've always loved the 4wd's though. In my teens I found every weak link the hard way in a 78 CJ7 Levis edition. My daily driver is a 95 tbird. She's never let me down. As soon as I get the bronco back on it's own 4 feet I get go pick up my old project. (68 lemans+455=ickybadnasty ;D ) I'm a machinist/gear head If you have a dream part or idea I'm more than willing to help. I can draw up prints and 3D models. I'd make the parts too, but currently I grind quartz glass for semiconductor fab. My shop is not equipped to cut metal. I can probably get a good buddy discount though.
To the powers that be: I apologize if this post is in the wrong forum. My tbird forum has a special place for newbies like me...
Thanks in advance for all my stupid questions...
It sat in a field for about 10 years, and hasn't run in at least five. It's bone stock minus swapping out the column shift for a floor shift. I know the motor and tranny were fairly fresh before she parked it. The truck is in surprisingly good shape. The drivers side rocker panel is rusted out, but the rest looks pretty good. The door hinges are fubared, & the front end and springs are shot. Aside from that I think it's pretty solid. Don't get me wrong, it needs lots of work...
At the moment I'm searching for signs of life. I put in a new set of plugs. The old ones looked fine, if anything it was running a little rich, not a bad sign I gave each cylinder a short shot of WD40 while I was at it. I also replaced wires, cap & rotor, oil change ect... At the moment it cranks fine, just no spark. I haven't done any troubleshooting yet, but if I had to venture a guess I'd bet that the ignition module is toast. From the outside it looks like it took a long swim in a salt bath. I'd be willing to bet it looks about the same on the inside.
I don't care if it works or not, it's getting replaced based on appearance. My first question is Napa has 2 available a "$25 value" and an "$80 premium" module. My hard earned money leans towards the $80 unit. Is it worth the money or are we paying for the "premium" stamp?
I've done some digging and caught the tail end of some some EFI swap posts. Our end goal is to turn her truck into a street legal well mannered weekend warrior. (I think... ;D ) I've looked into some aftermarket kits. They look nice & all, but I'd rather swap out to a factory system. Is there a popular swap?
For semi proper intros: My name is Justin. I'm more of a muscle car kinda guy I've always loved the 4wd's though. In my teens I found every weak link the hard way in a 78 CJ7 Levis edition. My daily driver is a 95 tbird. She's never let me down. As soon as I get the bronco back on it's own 4 feet I get go pick up my old project. (68 lemans+455=ickybadnasty ;D ) I'm a machinist/gear head If you have a dream part or idea I'm more than willing to help. I can draw up prints and 3D models. I'd make the parts too, but currently I grind quartz glass for semiconductor fab. My shop is not equipped to cut metal. I can probably get a good buddy discount though.
To the powers that be: I apologize if this post is in the wrong forum. My tbird forum has a special place for newbies like me...
Thanks in advance for all my stupid questions...
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