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Build Updates!!! With lots of pictures!!

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moosetang408w

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THIS IS THE MUSTANG POST 5.0L EXTRACTION


THE TIRED 5.0L SITS TO THE SIDE FOR A FUTURE PROJECT


STOCK K MEMBER REMOVED...WHAT A PIECE OF CRAP


TO MY DELIGHT I FIND THE SPRING HAS BE PROFESSIONALLY LOWERED. LOL


DETROIT TRUETRAC DIFF BESIDE STOCK. 3.73 GEARS. BAER BRAKES. DIFF COVER.


NEW 31 SPLISE MOSE AXLES


DIFF INSTALLED. DON'T MIND THE BLUE...I WOULD RATHER NOT TALK ABOUT IT. LOL.


DROOL...


REAR END COMPLETED


AN EMPTY WIPED DOWN ENGINE BAY


TIME FOR A SMOKE. WHAT DID I GET MYSELF INTO!


NEW MM K MEMBER, ARMS, AND KONI COIL OVERS


SPRAY BOMBED. UNIVERSAL WHITE WAS A MATCH. LOL.


K MEMBER AND FLAMING RIVER MANUAL RACK INSTALLED


STEERING COLUMN ATTACHED


REPLACED FRONT BEARINGS


BOLTS!!! I LOVE BOLTS!!!


THE OLD 351W BLOCK I PULLED A FEW YEARS AGO FROM A TRUCK
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NEARING THE END OF THE ENGINE BUILD ABOUT A YEAR AGO
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I AM AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER...THIS IS MY ****.

NEW CENTERFORCE CLUTCH
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HAD TO INSTALL OFFSET DOWELS BUT SHE IS DEAD ON NOW. WAS ABLE TO REUSE MY CLUTCH FORK.


MY GARAGE WITH MY 1985 CHEVETTE PARKED ON THE SIDEWALK. LOL


MY BUDDIES 71 VEGA WITH CAMARO FRONT CLIP, 400CI, AND FOR 9"REAR

MY CHEVETTE AGAIN.
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GETTING THE ENGINE LINED UP FOR LANDING


ENGINE IN AND ON THE 1" SET BACK OPTION ON THE MM K MEMBER

THE OLD T5 SITTING BESIDE MY TK0600
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I STILL NEED TO PUT A SPACER IN CROSS MEMBER. IT SITS TOO LOW RIGHT NOW


DRIVETRAIN TOGETHER. ALUM DRIVE SHAFT FITS NICE.


GETING THE ARMS ON


FRONT SUSPENSION TOGETHER.


MY COBRA R RIMS WITH NITTO 555'S. HOPEFULLY ENOUGH RUBBER...


MY FRONT TIRE HAS ABOUT 1/8' OF CLEARANCE TO COIL OVER. SPACE WILL BE REQUIRED


INTERIOR IS BEING PULLED FOR A BETTER LOOK.


IT COMES APART BIT BY BIT


AND POP IT IS OUT


ROLL CAGE IS BEING FIT


IT LOOKS BAD NOW BUT IT WILL BE LOOKING ALMOST STOCK WHEN IT DONE.


THEN MY HOLIDAYS WERE OVER. I WILL BE ABLE TO UPDATE AGAIN IN A COUPLE WEEKS IF YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED. THE ELECTRONICS I HAVE PLANNED FOR THIS IS MY ECU RUNNING THROUGH A HIDDEN COMPUTER TO A TOUCH SCREEN ON MY DASH. MORE DETAILS TO COME. THANKS FOR LOOKIN.

CHEERS
 

can95droptop

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what size of rims do you have the front i am considering going with the mm front k memeber and a-arms. How much of a spacer are you installing. I am worried that mine will rub or be close like yours. Im running 18x9 out front.
 

moosetang408w

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they are 17x9. the rubber is 275/40/17 I believe. I think I am going to put 1/4" all around. that will give me almost 1/2 of clearance. The angle of the strut though will allow you more room on a 18" rim.
 

94GTCoupe

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that looks sweet,Moose!
keep the pics coming.
 

moosetang408w

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My name is Lucas. It is good to meet everyone. I am going to try to get more involved with the stangnet group.
 

nmcgrawj

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Thats freakin awesome man....definitely keep us posted!
 

Killercanary

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That is one hell of a build-up! I'm drooling on my keyboard.

As for the tire clearance, a trick I used was to open the holes a little on the strut and pull the top of the tire out away from the strut when you tighten the bolts down. This will take away some camber, but if you run the MM CC plates in the reverse rotation you will still be able to get at least 1.8-2.0*. I'm running 275's all around on 17X9 anniversary wheels and I don't have any clearance issues with the coil-overs.
 

moosetang408w

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Can't believe I didn't think of that. I will definitely give that a try. It will only take a bit to fix this problem.
 

TooSlow408

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Man, I gotta know, whats the deal with the coil packs? I see that it is efi but what kind? Id love to know more ive been wanting to go DIS with my 408.

and ps...i cant help but ask...whats with the blue on the ring gear?
 
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That motor is absolutely gorgeous... Awesome build!
 

moosetang408w

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The ignition was fun. I have a buddy with a small cnc machine so he machined the mounts and I did a few stand off to bolt it to the valve covers. The coils are ls1 coil pack from msd. For the distributor I found an oil plug from msd with a hall effect sensor. Then I added an msd crank trigger. So the triggers run my ecu which run my coils. I am an electronics perfectionist so I have cad drawings of all my wiring if you are interested. I tell you though. It isn't cheap! The blue is a brainfart and would rather not let anyone know for now what happened. Just leave it to the imagination. I can tell you it included an explosion. lol
 

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What did u do, it's BLUE!!!! hmm my imagination says u robbed a bank and u opened the bag while installing your diff???
 

TooSlow408

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I would love to see some cad drawings of this...im by no means an electrical engineer but i know enough to get by haha...i just want to do something different. anyone can throw a megasquirt on and go to town
 

moosetang408w

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TooSlow408 said:
I would love to see some cad drawings of this...im by no means an electrical engineer but i know enough to get by haha...i just want to do something different. anyone can throw a megasquirt on and go to town
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Megasquirt is some cool stuff, but any questions on this set up just let me know. I will pdf some of the schematics so you can get an idea of what exactly is going on.
 

flubyu

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i can't even begin to describe how jealous i am of that motor! haha awesome build man
 
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that motor looks great man! cant wait to hear that beast
 

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wow, killer build. i'll be watching this one.
 

moosetang408w

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That engine was fun to build. I can't wait to hear it either. I was going to have it run on the engine dyno but I choose not to so I didn't have to build two different wire harness, find headers for the dyno(I am building my own), and I want to have this completed before the snow flies. I thought I would put down some details of the engine and check out what that engine started as and a couple of the build pics. It started as a budget build...lol

****ty 351w truck block (machined by Bel Engines .030"over)
scat 9000 stroker crank 4"
Eagle h beam rods 6.2"
probe flat top pistons yielding 11:1 CR
high flow pump
windage tray
custom cut hr comp cam (close to the Xtreme Energy series)
comp cam pro magnum roller rockers and lifters
manley push rods
Victor Jr. heads (ported to 295cfm on intake)
Super Victor EFI intake manifold
accel dfi 1250cfm throttle body
60lb injectors
ls1 coil packs
custom valve covers
vipec v44 ecu
msd hall sense oil plug
msd crank sensor
ati harmonic balancer
csi elec water pump
march pulley set
power master alternator and starter
fidanza alum flywheel
.......and a large part of my life..lol












And yes this is in my apartment...I did this build when I was a student. It was quite a scene four big guys carrying an engine down a set of stairs.
 

Adam95GT

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Those downhill MT bikes??? lol
 

moosetang408w

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Adam95GT said:
Those downhill MT bikes??? lol
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I love my mountain bikes. A close second to my mustang when it comes to obsessions.
 
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