Made Progress on the 5.0 Swap Today!

I finally got around to pulling the 5.0 from the Tbird and tearing it down. I've got it down to the short block and I'm going to crack into the bottom end tomorrow. I think I made pretty decent progress. Here's some pics!

Nice

Real Nice

Sweet.

Thanks for the support guys!

I got some more work done today, mostly on the heads! I got them cleaned up nicely and ready to install the new TFS valve springs.




I used a hydraulic clamp to remove the springs.






Then I tested my ability with a drill and sander!

Before...


After...



Then the heads went in the hot bath!


Then after cleaning the valves up, I put them back in with new seals. I got the 4 exhaust TFS valve springs on one head done before I had to stop work and start cleaning up.





Here's how they sit now behind a locked cage.


I'm going to continue working on them on Thusday since I'll be moving the stang body to the skill shop and prepping the chassis some more on Wednesday.

Nice work! Moving right along...

Very Sweet! Good for you and you got skillz with a drill.

UPDATE!!!

I got a nice shipment from Summit Racing yesterday! Here's the list of what came in.

Holly 600 Carb (electric choke, vacuum secondaries, kickdown)
Edlebrock Performer Intake Manifold
Summit Breather
Mallory Fuel Pressure Regulator
Summit HEI Distributor (manual/vacuum advance, magnetic pickup)
Ford Racing 9mm Plug Wires



The Summit Racing Breather!


The Holly 600CFM Carb!



The Edlebrock Performer Intake Manifold!



The Summit Racing HEI Distributor!


The Mallory Fuel Pressure Regulator!

With the help of a friend, I got quite a bit more done today!
I took out the old cam, checked the cam bearings (they were fine), and put in the Comp XE270HR-12 cam.
I put new gaskets and seals throughout the short block including the water pump, oil pump, and crank seals.
I also got to cleaning on the short block and made sure there were no remaining fragments of the old gaskets.
I took the sander and drill to the pistons and cleaned up the cylinder walls also.










BEFORE:


AFTER:



To be continued.... tomorrow! :D

Nice job dude. Looks like it is coming together good.

Really nice work bro! Gotta love Summitt Racing too! I have a small fortune invested with them.

I though ft mead MWR was closed on sundays?

chrisverneuil wrote:I though ft mead MWR was closed on sundays?

Nope, they're open Sundays, 9-5.