Capt_Zorro

C if I can get a pic to post. My old V8 Z in new garage at the old Farm

Good first project, I did mine over 20 years ago and have had a great time with it.

'95 has a different front cover and water pump also.

Looks like you've got a good start on your project. Stay after it, alot of folks get burnt out on one this size. Let us know how the dry ice works out. I've heard of it for years but never seen it actually work.

Take it down to Auto Zone, they will scan it for free. Sounds like a bad sensor or broken, loose connector or wire in the cold start circuit.

If you can find an old driveshaft yoke it works great to keep the fluid in the trans. Don't ask me how I know...

Yeah, and usually the Lincoln HO's haven't had the crap ran out of them.

Nodus, I brought my old posts back to the top for all the folks that want an inexpensive motor mount. It's not pretty and I wouldn't want to use it in a 500 hp. conversion but that said it does work. My old Z has been on the road now for over 20 yrs.

Let's see if I can put these two together for the folks that want cheap motor mounts. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=94206

Update: My Father finally passed away, My buddy with the cable clutch plans moved to Texas and I still haven't gotten the 5 speed in the Z. I bought a 1927 Model T coupe and put the LSC HO engine and T5 in it. Got it hooked up today and cranked it up. Had to use a Wilwood 260-1333 slave cylinder to get enough travel to disengage the clutch. It has 1 3/8" pull where most of the others only have 1". Maybe if I live long enough I'll get it in this Summer. I have another HO engine and 5 speed sitting in the middle of the garage ready to go..

OK thanks, I know what you mean. I put the engine in mine about 18 yrs. ago and just happened to make an extra set of motor mounts at the time. When I found this site I dug them out and made some drawings of them for the guy's that wanted to try them. A buddy of mine modified the Z pedals with a quadrant he made that works good also. I've got his plans somewhere if I could find them...

That looks good, do you have any drawings of what needs to be changed on the assembly's to interchange them?

Could be, see how extensive the rust is and what condition the engine and trans are in. Rust is the big problem with a Z, a buddy of mine bought one and when he tried to pick it up with a fork lift the front clip broke off. The engine looks like a junk yard special, do a compression check or leak down if you have the equip.

The FE was used in the cobra after the 289 so it would probably be applicable to the Z. With aluminum intake and aluminum heads you will drop quite a bit of weight also. I have a 428 in my Model A coupe with 2x4's and it's a handful if you get on it. One of the problems you will have is making headers for the installation. I did a set for the Model A and it was a pain. Also may have problems with the transmission tunnel as the bellhousing and transmission on the FE is a little larger than the SBF. Good luck it should be a screamer...

I used a set of block hugger's for my conversion. Check back in my previous posts to see the mounts that I used. The engine sit's a little higher than some but it's fairly simple to duplicate.