Another Update!!
So a slow week for projects on the Foxbody. I got some supplies but time and old broken things worked against me today.
I started out ready to fix my fog light wiring and button up the dash. But while starting to sort out the wiring, I found the headlight switch plug was also bad and wires were not staying it. Hindsight being what it is I should have checked it. Oh well. Guess I'll order up another pigtail.
I said "I can't give up the whole day. I gotta get something done!" So I set out to put my new Anderson Ford Motorsport PowerPipe in. We let me tell you that turned into a pretty long project that I thought wouldn't take long at all.
Let's take a second and set this up from the beginning. I bought this PowerPipe knowing that my 76mm MAF might not fit. I rolled the dice figuring I could stretch the junctions. Well, the MAF didn't fit. Not only that, but the elbow into the throttle body was not even close to fitting onto the throttle body. By not even close, I mean it was a full 1/4" too small. I measure both and luckily they were a nice 3.25" outer diameter. I Amazon-ed a 90" silicone elbow for $10 bucks and when it arrived fit perfect over the MAF and the TB. Ahead of the MAF the rest of the pipe and couplers were good for fitment.
So I was sure I was good to go. I'd throw this puppy in and be done in like an hour or two. HAHAHA!!! Silly me. It ended up being almost a 4 hour job.
First I decided to check the hole to make sure the pipe would fit at all because looking at it and the pipe I wasn't so sure. But it fit. Phew!
So next I fought with the stupid gasket material they supplied to protect the pipe from the edge of the hole in the fender apron. After about 20 minutes I got it in all nice and professional looking. Then I went to put the pipe in. DENIED! It didn't fit. I had read it would be a hard install, but there was no way. It just was not gonna go in. All the lube on all the porn sets in So Cal wouldn't get that thing in the hole.
So I broke out my calipers to see what I was actually faced with. Yup. The hole, as it was supposed to be prepped, was almost a 1/4" too small for the pipe. In fact the hole was the same size almost exactly as the inside diameter of the pipe to go it it. Shit. I went to the local hardware store and bought some tubing that was thinner wall than what was provided. I cut it, split it and put on the apron. Then I tried the pipe again. That worked like a charm. It went in. But I had to drop the alternator out of the way and unhook the upper radiator hose.
It was about at this time that I turned around to find my 8 year old daughter walking over to me with a hardhat on asking to help. I almost sent her away as there really wasn't much she could do, but then I thought when will I get this from her again? I'm in no hurry. So I told her she can help by getting tools and helping hold things. She got me ratchets and sockets and wrenches. She held the trouble light so I could see. She asked questions. She was my third hand. She was actually a big help. I was proud of her. I was only able to grab one pic of her helping retrieve a nut I dropped. It's the little things that can mean the most.
After all was said and done I was looking at this. But the silicone elbow was real close to the camber plate. Like less than a 1/16" clearance. I pulled it off and cut about a 1/4" off the elbow and gained a good enough amount of clearance.
It was getting late so tomorrow I'll put the air filter on. It's a monster.
That's it for today.