picked up a clean 1 owner 1990 hardtop in red last august with 127k on the clock. I know I know short nose crank, have not had any symptons yet now at 136k. Ever since I saw Stacey David stuff a Keith Black motor into one on Gearz I wanted to do the same, just not with a Ford motor. I am a Mopar guy so I would love to put a Hemi in it, but I am not going to put an iron block and the aluminum hemi block cost 4k, so someday L33 will have to suffice instead. Think I am done with the maintenance piece and ready to make it more fun.
As far as maintenance I have done all of this so far in the past year to help increase the value, practicality, and reliability of the car.
converted to R134 freeon
ac compressor
ac dryer
ac evaporation valve
clutch master and slave cylinders
windshield washer wiper arms
windshield wipers
windshield washer tubing
windshield washer nozzles
drilled and slotted rotors
ceramic brake pads
new rear oem calipers and properly adjusted handbrake
ngk spark plug wires
e3 spark plugs
Redline 10w30 synthetic motor oil
Redline MTL 75w80 GL-4 synthetic transmission lubricant
Redline 75w90 high performance gear oil
valve cover gasket
CAS gasket redone with the right stuff
thermostat
new shift boot
new lower and upper shifter seals
I am considering selling the hard top to finance some mods since I do not use it. I auto crossed it once and found out the 6+ year old all season tires are useless for performance. I purchased a polyurethane bushing kit and still need to install it. I have FM stage 2 track pack suspension, hard dog hardcore roll bar, advanti storm S1 15x8 wrapped with 225/45-15 Toyo R1R all on my wish list. I do not want to waste money on the powertrain or drivetrain of the car because someday I want to swap it all out, just want to improve the handling for now. What are some more must needed mods?
