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3/24/2019 4:57 PM  #76


Re: The Phoenix Project

Nice work Hakan......cool jig you built. BTW, did you hear about the train derailment in Sweden???

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3/24/2019 8:28 PM  #77


Re: The Phoenix Project

Hakan wrote:

Finally an update on the Phoenix Project, here's how I shortened the 2wd Ford Explorer aluminum drive shaft I am going to use:

 

Thats real nice Hakan!
6s6


Get busy Liv'in or get busy Die'n....Host of the 2020 Bash at the Beach/The only Bash that got cancelled  )8
 

3/25/2019 2:56 PM  #78


Re: The Phoenix Project

josh-kebob wrote:

Nice work Hakan......cool jig you built. BTW, did you hear about the train derailment in Sweden???

Aha, that must have been why the train was late last Wednesday and I had to go back to the parking lot to take the car to make it in time for a meeting...

6sally6 wrote:

Thats real nice Hakan!

Thanks Mike!

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3/31/2019 3:11 PM  #79


Re: The Phoenix Project

Started to polish the drive shaft:




 

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8/17/2019 2:10 PM  #80


Re: The Phoenix Project

Started to work on the Phoenix Project again and switched the rear lower coil over brackets from side to side which means the car was raised around 1" and pretty much gave me the ride height I've been looking for. Even if the springs most likely will settle a bit I can adjust for that now and still have a margin. The "problem" I have now is to try to stay away from using the coil over shocks I had in the rear in the front... the front end is as of now set up to use original style springs and shocks, but it would of course be cool to have adjustable ride height in the front also.

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8/21/2019 10:39 PM  #81


Re: The Phoenix Project

Looks great.


John  -- 67 Mustang Coupe 390 5 speed
 

8/22/2019 7:35 AM  #82


Re: The Phoenix Project

Craftsmanship second to none!!!

 

8/22/2019 4:26 PM  #83


Re: The Phoenix Project

Thanks!

This might take a while to sort out:



Bought this book from the UK, hopefully it will help to handle to above situation together with all the wiring diagrams I already have:

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8/28/2019 6:14 PM  #84


Re: The Phoenix Project

Put all the wiring on the garage floor to try to get an overview of the situation. Then looked at the old wiring together with the 67 Mustang diagrams and made a new front and rear wiring harness with some add ons and relocation of connections. Not as hard as I initially thought, but I do have the more complicated engine management parts left to do that might be a little bit more challenging. Have no idea where I put the inertia fuel pump shut off switch ultrastang once donated to me, but as the local wrecking yard is next to where I work I'll make a visit there tomorrow. To hopefully save some time I've done research on where the inertia switch can be found (behind the passenger side kick panel) on the European Fords I know they have there.

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9/02/2019 6:13 PM  #85


Re: The Phoenix Project

Finally figured out how to get some extra HP out of my old 289:


Seriously I found that horn in a Mercedes at the wrecking yard today and just couldn't resist bringing it home. But don't worry I won't use it on the car, promise.

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9/02/2019 9:38 PM  #86


Re: The Phoenix Project

perfect exhaust tip......
 

 

9/08/2019 3:20 PM  #87


Re: The Phoenix Project

Latest progress on the wiring. Almost got the engine harness done and on the roof I hopefully have enough of different color wires left for the instrument panel.


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9/18/2019 11:57 AM  #88


Re: The Phoenix Project

fabbing a new harness, looks like you have a plan . keep the update coming


65 coupe, 351w, c4, power disk brakes, power r&p, vintage air.
 

9/23/2019 3:30 PM  #89


Re: The Phoenix Project

I see an Explorer cam sensor in there, are you going to run the Explorer EDIS too?

 

9/26/2019 12:56 PM  #90


Re: The Phoenix Project

Raymond_B wrote:

I see an Explorer cam sensor in there, are you going to run the Explorer EDIS too?

Yes, that's the plan.
 

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9/27/2019 10:17 PM  #91


Re: The Phoenix Project

Can’t wait to see the Phoenix burn out....than fade away!😎

 

10/20/2019 3:59 PM  #92


Re: The Phoenix Project

The latest:






The panel above with the EEC, fuses, relays, EDIS stuff, 12V outlet, USB 5V outlet, USB PC connection for the Quarterhorse and the remote access control box is supposed to go behind the instrument panel and you can see parts of it through the glove box opening, like this:


 Here's also the engine harness except for the cam sensor wires that I still have to include. As my headers are facing forward before they connects and goes in to the turbocharger the O2 sensor wiring could be included in the engine harness.

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10/21/2019 7:47 PM  #93


Re: The Phoenix Project

Is there anything this man can't do???? 

 

10/22/2019 6:58 PM  #94


Re: The Phoenix Project

Glens 1965 50 wrote:

Is there anything this man can't do???? 

Thanks Glen, but as you know I can't cook or even use a washing machine, so I guess I just developed skills in certain areas.
 

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10/23/2019 12:48 PM  #95


Re: The Phoenix Project

Hakan....... What software would you recommend to draw out a colored wiring schematic?????

 

10/23/2019 5:31 PM  #96


Re: The Phoenix Project

Glens 1965 50 wrote:

Hakan....... What software would you recommend to draw out a colored wiring schematic?????

Microsoft Visio would be my first choice, but there's a lot of (even free) alternatives out there:
https://www.maketecheasier.com/5-best-free-alternatives-to-microsoft-visio/
https://www.edrawsoft.com/en/wiring-diagram-software.html
https://www.smartdraw.com/wiring-diagram/wiring-diagram-software.htm
 

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11/10/2019 7:24 PM  #97


Re: The Phoenix Project

Making progress with the wiring and decided to work with everything off the car before installing it and cutting the rear, front and engine harness to the correct length. Have had a couple of real challenges mostly because of combining stuff from different cars like a SAAB wiper motor with Volkswagen switches and  a Ford washer pump. On the other hand also ran into thing easier than I thought as with the MAF as the larger diameter European Ford MAF I used uses the exact same sensor as the US Ford MAF I replaced. I am BTW thinking about testing all that's possible to test off the car as can be seen here:


 

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12/24/2019 8:13 PM  #98


Re: The Phoenix Project

That car is looking gooooood! Excellent workmanship and design, Hakan! Is that upper and lower intake the one I sent you or did you go with something newer? I can't tell as when I saw it last, it sure didn't shine like that! Looks like the Phoenix Project is nearing completion. I watched your video on how you shortened the aluminum drive shaft. That is the same one I used in my 4R70W installation, and it was shortened about 2" also. Very nice work - how did you balance it, or have you done that yet?


68 coupe - 351W, 4R70W, 9" 3.25 -- 65 convertible - 289 4v, C4, 8" 3.00
 

12/27/2019 9:29 AM  #99


Re: The Phoenix Project

Ron68 wrote:

That car is looking gooooood! Excellent workmanship and design, Hakan! Is that upper and lower intake the one I sent you or did you go with something newer? I can't tell as when I saw it last, it sure didn't shine like that! Looks like the Phoenix Project is nearing completion. I watched your video on how you shortened the aluminum drive shaft. That is the same one I used in my 4R70W installation, and it was shortened about 2" also. Very nice work - how did you balance it, or have you done that yet?

Thanks Ron!

The upper and lower intakes are either the ones you sent me or the ones ultrastang once sent me. I haven't balanced the drive shaft yet. I've had good luck in the past shortening drive shafts without balancing them and we'll see how it works out this time.

The goal I have now is to get the car running and I have a surprisingly short list of things to do to get there. A nice paint job and such things can wait until later when I really know I won't have to go back and change any of my many modifications.

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2/09/2020 7:43 PM  #100


Re: The Phoenix Project

Been watching a couple of YouTube videos about vapor or wet blasting. While trying to find something else I found an old pump I thought I didn't have any longer and happy about that I obviously had to try out if it would work for this application. Actually really simple as I just mixed water and blasting media in a bucket, glued a 90 degree outlet from the pump to agitate the water/media mix, used a blasting gun I already had and connected the whole contraption to 220 volt and the compressor. With glass bead media you're supposed to get a almost polished finish instead of the rather rough finish I got on the valve cover I made the test on. The next step now is to build this into the blasting cabinet I have.






 

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