Thanks for the offer Bill. I do have the Mitchell Manuals for the Lincoln and Bonco2 with Alldata access too.

Few years ago on Craigslist I got 1978 to 1995 domestic and import manuals. All but the transmission books(what I was needing at that time) for $40!! I had over 100 books but sold off all the imports and others I never use.

Currently I just rewired my 85 Plymouth Caravelle. Updated for 1990 SBEC,BCM and trip computer along with the EVA from the 86 New Yorker.
The Mitchell manuals were a big help.

When I put EFI on my 84 F250, I made up a ECU harness with power(fused)/ground directly to the battery and key switch power from the ignition switch. I also ran the NSS/clutch feed. So about 4 wires to interface to the 84's harness was not bad.

 

Damn, another K-car nut! If you hadn't figured out from my screen name and some other indications, my project after the truck is done, will be back to my little hot rod, a K-car convertible with the T-2 engine and modified LM. Next iteration is a 1990 SBEC as that is the first SEFI turbo and will talk to an A604 ETAX module. Long term is a "hybrid" 2.5L with SRT4 top end.

 

I have to lol, i just got rid of my 1986 Lebaron convertible two weeks ago

 

Mine was a 1985 and was totalled by a cousin, an ML320. Woman was on her cell phone and tried to say my lights weren't working. Cop got there checked everything, even with the broken taillight everything worked. I kept the powertrain from it, and actually have two factory T-2 radiators with intercoolers.

 

mine was a non turbo slug, traded it for a 1966 Ford LTD with a 390.

 

Ok, back on track. plans are as follows:

pull 4.6 and tranny and everything that looks to possibly wiring related from the Lincoln, scrap the rest. also pull the rear disc brakes, just in case i need em for my 66 LTD.

Start mock up/fabrication on my 1992 F250 2wd frame rails i have. swap in the 9" out of Clyde, use the front suspension bits from my 1995 F150 that i put lowering beams into. hang swaybars, use the dual tank 1992 F250 fuel setup.

Swap cab from Clyde onto frame. Tear out dash. Let the headache known as wiring begin. After running, purchase new fenders, core support, paint it all. prolly swap to 1995 doors as well, to get the smaller mount mirrors.

 

I wouldn't scrap the Lincoln till your done with the swap. You never know what parts may be used. Been there, done that.....

If your going to not use the Lincoln dash harness/cluster in the truck , the best way I think is make up a engine harness much like I did for my 84 F250 efi setup. Now if your are going to use the Digital Lincoln cluster, it then would be best to put the Lincoln's wire harness over to the truck and adapt it as needed. Yep its fun with wiring but JUST DOUBLE CHECK all connections and additions/subtractions from the harness. For my 85 Caravelle, it started the 1st crank after the major changes and all functions work!
Here's the fun......

 

luckily, my dash from the Linc isnt digital, at all...

i may swap just the cluster, and leave the rest of the dash 1981 F150.

 

Eddiec1564, is that the stock cluster in the Caravelle dash? I am still tying to find a good full gauge analog cluster for the turbo LeBaron MkII. K cars came with either a bare minimum analog (speedometer and fuel) or a digital full gauges with a quirky curved LED tachometer as an option. Most high line LeBarons came with a warning function module, New Yorkers came with a traveller there.

 

I did the 5.0 HO SEFI conversion back in 1997 into my 1981 F150 2wd...best thing I ever did to it! When it was fresher (80,000 on the engine), I was pulling an honest 20+ (some over 21) on the freeway and 18 in town. Now since I was going 302/AOD to 5.0/AOD it wasn't as hard mechanically (the exhaust was the worst of it and only took a few hours), but the wiring was a lot more work.

What I did was gut all the Mustang wiring and laid it in the driveway the way it sat in the car. From there I took a wiring schematic and started cutting out all the unused wires (headlights, taillights, horn, etc). This took a day of carful work, tracing, cutting the loom, pulling wires, etc but once I was done I had a simple harness that I was able to lay in the engine compartment and hook into the original duraspark harness. I made a mount for the computer that goes on the vertical dash support bar that is near the gas pedal, it mounts sideways. The main computer harness comes into the cab through that huge hole low by the pedal then I snaked it up to the computer.

When I was done, the pickup started right up.

I forgot the other big issue...fuel pump and hoses. You have to make a good return system for the fuel pump and figure out how to get a pump into the tank. I used the stock mustang pump and modified my original bung/fuel pickup to fit a pump and return on it. The worst part was I lost my fuel guage. Done again, that would be an easy fix. I also used push-lok hose and fittings where I needed flexible lines.

Good luck...I think it will be well worth the effort.

Kenny

 

My 86 has the bank fired EFi. Im doing good to get 16-17 mpg, most of the time its between 12-15 mpg. The SEFI setup is so much better. I have started collecting components to swap mine over. I have a spreadsheet that tells me how to rewire my stock harness to work with the A9P stang computer and the MAF sensor and everything else. I just have to collect the other parts.

 

No, its a 90 Dodge Spirit cluster. I left you a PM with more details as I don't want to hyjack a Ford Forum.

 

That's exactily how I did my car and same with my 84 F250 EFI. The sawhorses and old door helps alot on your back, stooping killed my back.

Once you remove all unwanted wires, a EFI harness is actualy simple and self contained.

 

it sounds like everyone is on the same idea: pull the harness and slowly sort through it. Getting the engine in the body isnt a huge issue, i see that it's already been done, and quite easily. I've done plenty of engine swaps into things that were never supposed to have engines like that in them, so once again, no issue there. The wiring and sorting of wires is what worried me.

I really would like to keep the dash from the 81, if at all possible. that being said, i am fine with retrofitting the cluster in, just to simplify things. Also, im pondering whether or not to try to swap the steering column. While i love the simplicity of no tilt, cruise or air, i have come to like the cruise and tilt column from when i was driving the car. Think it will retrofit well?? the nice part is, both the truck and car have the same light blue colored interior.

 

I don't think the Lincoln's steering column fit in the 80 to 86 column dash mount, Lincoln columns are too wide. It may fit the 92 to 96 trucks though. I'll have to check my B2 to verify this now....