Hey, thought id put together a diary of my build, its not going to be much in the scheme of things, but its fun for me!
The motor that is in my car is from a 97 exploder that i installed a couple years ago when the stocker blew its brains out on the highway one day. At that time i was on an extreme budget, so all i did was throw an E-303 cam into the motor and dropped it in, stock everything else, save for a performer intake i had on the old motor.
---> found my old build thread on the exploder motor swap
http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/772975-my-budget-gt-40p-build-56k-better-take-nap.html
Fast foreward a couple summers and a few dozen rev limiter bounces later and the stock explorer valve springs are totally sacked, as well as some ticking lifters. Because life gets in the way sometimes, the car has been sitting and not driven much over the last 2 summers. But now that im somewhat settled, and have some spare cash, im gonna finally get the car road worthy again.
The ultimate goal is to turbo the car, but i need to take care of alot of things first before i can even think of boost.
This is going to include:
Rebuild heads/prep for boost
Fix rust holes in trunk/POR-15 trunk and rear sub
rebuild T-5
Alum Drive shaft
31-spline rear with 3.27 gears(car currently has 3.73 that are ready to implode)
Subframe connectors
Moates QH
general clean up of interior so its enjoyable to drive
The first thing im going to tackle is the heads, Im going to get them checked over with a 5angle valve job and a drop-in valve spring from Thumper of Orange park. I bought this spring kit a year or 2 back before alex's parts showed up, but this kit it supposedly good for .600 of lift.
Im going to finish off the top end with ARP head studs, felpro 9333 gaskets, new lifters and a set of crane(cobra) 1.7 rockers.
I know lots of guys say not to bother with iron heads, its not worth the money,ect. But the way i look at is: im going to be boosting it anyways, i will easily be in block splitting territory, so i dont see the purpose in dropping big money on alum heads on a stock block, just to be limited to ~450hp.
Forgot to take pics before i started swingin wrenches, but heres a few oldies
Started pullin the heads
Pulled the A/C for a few reasons- pump was leaking bad(to cheap to shell out for a new one), looks cleaner, easier to turbo without it in the way, i hardly drive the car anymore, so i dont feel the need for it.
Springs look bitched to me
New springs and a few goodies
Car how it sits now
The holes in the trunk that go into the rear frame, should be easy to take care of
its quite the novel i know, but had to start somewhere!
Im dropping the heads off at the machine shop on friday. im not in a big rush, winters are long in Canada haha!
Jay
The motor that is in my car is from a 97 exploder that i installed a couple years ago when the stocker blew its brains out on the highway one day. At that time i was on an extreme budget, so all i did was throw an E-303 cam into the motor and dropped it in, stock everything else, save for a performer intake i had on the old motor.
---> found my old build thread on the exploder motor swap
http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/772975-my-budget-gt-40p-build-56k-better-take-nap.html
Fast foreward a couple summers and a few dozen rev limiter bounces later and the stock explorer valve springs are totally sacked, as well as some ticking lifters. Because life gets in the way sometimes, the car has been sitting and not driven much over the last 2 summers. But now that im somewhat settled, and have some spare cash, im gonna finally get the car road worthy again.
The ultimate goal is to turbo the car, but i need to take care of alot of things first before i can even think of boost.
This is going to include:
Rebuild heads/prep for boost
Fix rust holes in trunk/POR-15 trunk and rear sub
rebuild T-5
Alum Drive shaft
31-spline rear with 3.27 gears(car currently has 3.73 that are ready to implode)
Subframe connectors
Moates QH
general clean up of interior so its enjoyable to drive
The first thing im going to tackle is the heads, Im going to get them checked over with a 5angle valve job and a drop-in valve spring from Thumper of Orange park. I bought this spring kit a year or 2 back before alex's parts showed up, but this kit it supposedly good for .600 of lift.
Im going to finish off the top end with ARP head studs, felpro 9333 gaskets, new lifters and a set of crane(cobra) 1.7 rockers.
I know lots of guys say not to bother with iron heads, its not worth the money,ect. But the way i look at is: im going to be boosting it anyways, i will easily be in block splitting territory, so i dont see the purpose in dropping big money on alum heads on a stock block, just to be limited to ~450hp.
Forgot to take pics before i started swingin wrenches, but heres a few oldies
Started pullin the heads
Pulled the A/C for a few reasons- pump was leaking bad(to cheap to shell out for a new one), looks cleaner, easier to turbo without it in the way, i hardly drive the car anymore, so i dont feel the need for it.
Springs look bitched to me
New springs and a few goodies
Car how it sits now
The holes in the trunk that go into the rear frame, should be easy to take care of
its quite the novel i know, but had to start somewhere!
Im dropping the heads off at the machine shop on friday. im not in a big rush, winters are long in Canada haha!
Jay