Sn95 5.0 Engine Rebuild

[Brian Berthold]

hello all so my stang "got sick" shes at a mustang place getting the engine rebuilt being i have never had this done is there a place somewhere where i can see what all it would look like for my engine(pics or vids)?? the owner said the engine should be out by last wed and he would be sending pictures since i have never seen in an engine and all .... but no pics have come yet .. and i dont want to bother him as he might be busy was just wondering if somewhere there was such info hell i only knwo what the engine looks like in the car .. lol

 

[Davedacarpainter]

Hey Brian, just google it or even use stangnet search. Lots of pictures of the 5.0 to be found.

 

[Brian Berthold]

ok thanks ... just goes to show what i think of this car lol never would i have ever thought i would have engine rebuilt vs buying another car ... lol

 

[mikestang63]

Here is my take. You are paying to have this done. You should be getting a complete, detailed, invoice of all the parts and labor for the engine. It is a little out of the ordinary to have a shop take pictures ... If all you are looking for is pics of an engine rebuild go to youtube and seach 302 engine rebuild. If you want pics of your engine, I'd ask if you could go to the shop and take pictuures

What is being done to the motor... stock rebuild or an upgrade?

 

[Brian Berthold]

stock it was on its last leg but hes using better parts then stock if he can ... nothing is being done to the block .. i hope .. its numbers matching 22 year old ... few more years and new plates are going on the car

 

[Brian Berthold]

wow just wow
pic of the Crank shaft

 

[Brian Berthold]

i think these are rod bearings

 

[Brian Berthold]

he said block looks great for what the other parts looked like

 

[Brian Berthold]

all in all new crank shaft new bearings new HO oil pump new starter and new water pump and new rings and new cam shaft so far he has yet to rip heads apart

 

[a91what]

If it were me I would go ahead and source I knew intake from an Explorer along with the cylinder heads well it's all apart

 

[Brian Berthold]

If it were me I would go ahead and source I knew intake from an Explorer along with the cylinder heads well it's all apart

intake is new its from 2013 or 14
and do you mean lower or upper intake

 

[Mstng93SSP]

Or buy a set of aluminum heads and a cam, I mean, you are this far into it why put stock parts in. This would be the perfect time.

 

[Brian Berthold]

cuz speed is nothing its a fully stock car and i want to keep it a fully stock car ... you never see a rat rod model T go for anything close to a pure model T

 

[mikestang63]

Couple of things

1. All that copper and other color on your cranks is your bearing material. It looks as if it has major ridges in it and at minimum needs to be checked and cut.
2. Any person who lays a crank down like that on it's side has no right to work on an engine. You NEVER lay a crank down on it's side
3. Any professional that lays parts on the ground is not a professional- especially in a pile with all dirt and other FM.
4. Where are your rods and bearings, pistons?

At a minimum, all the parts that will be reused need to be checked for

• cracks- magnaflux
• straightness

You could have bought a pre assembled reman short block from LMRS for around $1500 with a warranty.
https://lmr.com/item/LRS-6009E/79-95-Economy-50L-Mustang-Short-Block

What is this nutswinger charging you, and what parts is he putting in the short block?

 

[Davedacarpainter]

cuz speed is nothing its a fully stock car and i want to keep it a fully stock car ... you never see a rat rod model T go for anything close to a pure model T

Probably shouldn't check out my threads then!

That's cool if you want to keep it stock though, nothing wrong with that. As far as that goes, their are concours guys out there that will obsess down to the smallest mark.

Model T's, btw, still aren't worth much. Use a sixties mustang in original condition, makes a better example.

Truthfully, what you want to do is probably a good idea.

I still will drop a coyote in my '83 t-top coupe though, some of us are beyond redemption.

 

[stykthyn]

Agree with Mike. I also hate to burst your bubble, but the whole stock for stock prices are only on cars with low miles, like under 50k and sn cars just aren't there yet. As far as resale a gt40 car will bring just as much if not more cash than a similar car with a stock top end. What kills a modded cars value is the guy that guts it, strips the heat and AC and then dumps a car that's only driveable a couple months out of the year.

 

[Brian Berthold]

Couple of things

1. All that copper and other color on your cranks is your bearing material. It looks as if it has major ridges in it and at minimum needs to be checked and cut.
2. Any person who lays a crank down like that on it's side has no right to work on an engine. You NEVER lay a crank down on it's side
3. Any professional that lays parts on the ground is not a professional- especially in a pile with all dirt and other FM.
4. Where are your rods and bearings, pistons?

At a minimum, all the parts that will be reused need to be checked for

• cracks- magnaflux
• straightness

You could have bought a pre assembled reman short block from LMRS for around $1500 with a warranty.
https://lmr.com/item/LRS-6009E/79-95-Economy-50L-Mustang-Short-Block

What is this nutswinger charging you, and what parts is he putting in the short block?

You didnt read anything posted before you posted here did you ;-) cuz i already gave a list on whats getting replaced ...

as for pistons pic its nothing special

 

[mikestang63]

good luck with your build.

 

[Brian Berthold]

if i wanted to up the HPP i would just drop a new 5.0 or buy a new stang but then i would have to kill myself cuz i think they new stangs suck

pops had a 09 GT500 and he traded it on on a 2013 GT ... and i drove said 2013 GT and it sucks balls i think ...

 

[Davedacarpainter]

Ease up a little Brian, you're jumping on some very knowledgeable people that are good to have as friends.

Your wanting stock is fine, it's your car. To whom will you go to get information from when you want your stock mustang to run better.

Your car will have problems that will drive you crazy, most of the guys here have been through it before you though. They know what it takes to help you get through most issues you can run in to.

Relax, be one of the guys here. No since getting worked up.