FATHER TIME | 1991 MUSTANG LX
Originally built by Mike Bell at Dayton Performance (~2008). Engine refreshed by HPP Racing (~2016).
Build as of 8NOV26
ENGINE
Hello all. It's been a fun ride in the sand-box. While I was over there I had a few modifications done to my fox. Here's a couple of pictures:
Start with an old fox (crappy pic, but it's the only whole shot I've got on the net right now:
Add a sonny bryant billet crank, Oliver billet rods, and custom low comp CP pistons to a Dart block:
Slap on some big heads with shaft rockers and a custom cam:
Throw on a TFS-R with box upper for good measure and the engine is in!
The go fast engine stuff alone won't get the job done so here's some of the other stuff I have pictures of:
The new custom chrome-moly roll cage with removable door bars:
The battery box:
Battery shut-off switch:
The behind bars race cars (a beautiful unit) sumped tank, 10 micron aeromotive filter, and Weldon pump:
A bulk-head connector was mounted in the passenger fender well and the fuel lines go from the rubber hose along the body to braided steel in the engine bay, and you can see the new coil-overs in the first pic:
A few things not included in the pics: an HP turbo kit with a GT42R-76mm turbo, the Big Stuff 3 engine management unit, a tubular suspension with coil-over kit in the front, and a drag suspension kit in the back. The 8.8 rear is being worked on; I'm shortening the length of the axle, adding 9" ends, and gun-drilled 35 spline axles with a spool.
This should be a fun street car as it still has A/C, power-steering, and an interior sans only the rear seat. I'm fired up for the upcoming spring when I can drive it again. Dyno numbers and performance results to come.
For those of you who are relatively new and are not used to seeing me around, I'm Chris. I started moderating at stangnet about 3 years ago, but have been inactive since I deployed to Iraq in SEP07. Feel free to PM to BS or if you have any issues or concerns in the 5.0 forums.
Chris
Originally built by Mike Bell at Dayton Performance (~2008). Engine refreshed by HPP Racing (~2016).
Build as of 8NOV26
ENGINE
- Dart Iron Eagle 331, internally balanced
- Sonny Bryant billet crank 3.250"
- Oliver 5.400" billet I-beam connecting rods with upgraded 7/16" fasteners (material: 3.5)
- Custom CP pistons, approximately 8.7:1 compression
- AFR 205 Renegade/Competition cylinder heads (#1450)
- Probe 1.6:1 shaft rockers
- Ed Curtis custom hydraulic roller
- Link-bar hydraulic roller lifters
- Cometic MLS head gaskets
- TMOSS Ported Trick Flow R-series lower intake and Box-R upper
- Accufab 90mm throttle body
- Canton 7-quart oil pan
- Solid motor mounts
- FIS GTR42/80, with Gen 3 87/82mm nine-blade turbine, 1.15 A/R T4 housing
- HP Racing Stage III turbo hot-side and cold-side piping, customized
- Air-to-air intercooler
- TiAL F46 46mm wastegate
- TiAL 50mm blow-off valve
- 3.5" downpipe
- Dual 3" exhaust with Dynomax Super Turbo mufflers (2.5" ID mufflers)
- QTP 3.5" electric exhaust cutout
- Trick Flow 120 lb/hr low-impedance fuel injectors
- Weldon DB2025A fuel pump
- Weldon 14000 fuel pump pulsewidth controller
- Behind Bars Race Cars fuel tank
- BigStuff3 DAE2 standalone engine management
- MSD Digital 7+ programmable ignition (#7531)
- MSD HVC-II ignition coil
- MSD billet distributor (#8456)
- NGK R5671A-8 spark plugs
- Racepak digital dash
- Racepak driveshaft-speed sensor hardware
- PA Performance 200-amp alternator
- NorthStar Group 34 battery
- Rearseat area mounted battery and ignition electronics
- Battery disconnect behind rear license plate
- Ron Davis aluminum single-pass radiator
- Dual electric 13" SPAL fans
- Integrated coolant overflow tank
- Delta Current Control PWM fan controller
- Promotion-built OG T56 six-speed manual transmission with upgraded Gforce internals (same as original Tranzilla internals) 2.97 to 0.63 gear ratios
- QuickTime RM-8031 bellhousing & spacer
- McLeod Original Street Twin dual-disc clutch
- Aluminum flywheel
- Pro 5.0 shifter
- Custom driveshaft and Sonnax chromoly slip yoke
- Team Z Outlaw fabricated Ford 9-inch housing
- Narrowed rear housing
- Strange Engineering 35-spline axles
- Strange S-Trac differential
- 3.70:1 rear gears
- Team Z mini-tubs
- UPR tubular K-member
- UPR tubular control arms
- Menscer double-adjustable coilover struts
- Menscer 175 lb/in front springs
- Bumpsteer correction kit
- Team Z four-link rear suspension
- Team Z anti-roll bar
- Strange double-adjustable rear shocks with Team-Z valving
- Hypercoil 125 lb/in rear springs
- Wheelie-bar mounting provisions
- Custom 12-point chromoly roll cage with removable door bars
- Cage-integrated upper torque-box reinforcement
- Welded upper and lower torque-box reinforcements
- Custom welded subframe connectors
- Tubular rear bumper with parachute mount
- Parachute-release lever provisions
- Baer Track brake system
- Front PBR dual-piston calipers with 13" rotors
- Rear PBR single-piston calipers with 12" rotors
- Rear caliper mounting brackets for the fabricated 9-inch housing
- Adjustable rear brake proportioning valve
- Weld RT-S S71 wheels
- Front: 17x8, Michelin Pilot Super Sport 245/45R17
- Rear: 17x12, M&H Racemaster 325/45R17 drag radials
- Front: Weld RT-S S71 17x4.5, M&H Racemaster 26x4.5-17
- Rear: Weld RT-S S71 15x11.33 beadlocks, 7.5" backspacing with 1" spacers
- Mickey Thompson ET Drag 28x10.5-15W stiff-sidewall slicks
- Extended 5/8" rear wheel studs
- Racepak UDX digital dash
- Custom K-Dezines rear-seat delete, fitted around the roll cage
- Concealed battery and MSD ignition installation beneath rear-seat delete
- Factory convertible-top switch repurposed to operate electric exhaust cutout. Fog light switch for datalogging
- Custom Blue paint
- Cervini heat-extractor hood
- Smoothed and painted engine compartment
- 1993 Cobra-style front and rear bodywork
Hello all. It's been a fun ride in the sand-box. While I was over there I had a few modifications done to my fox. Here's a couple of pictures:
Start with an old fox (crappy pic, but it's the only whole shot I've got on the net right now:
Add a sonny bryant billet crank, Oliver billet rods, and custom low comp CP pistons to a Dart block:
Slap on some big heads with shaft rockers and a custom cam:
Throw on a TFS-R with box upper for good measure and the engine is in!
The go fast engine stuff alone won't get the job done so here's some of the other stuff I have pictures of:
The new custom chrome-moly roll cage with removable door bars:
The battery box:
Battery shut-off switch:
The behind bars race cars (a beautiful unit) sumped tank, 10 micron aeromotive filter, and Weldon pump:
A bulk-head connector was mounted in the passenger fender well and the fuel lines go from the rubber hose along the body to braided steel in the engine bay, and you can see the new coil-overs in the first pic:
A few things not included in the pics: an HP turbo kit with a GT42R-76mm turbo, the Big Stuff 3 engine management unit, a tubular suspension with coil-over kit in the front, and a drag suspension kit in the back. The 8.8 rear is being worked on; I'm shortening the length of the axle, adding 9" ends, and gun-drilled 35 spline axles with a spool.
This should be a fun street car as it still has A/C, power-steering, and an interior sans only the rear seat. I'm fired up for the upcoming spring when I can drive it again. Dyno numbers and performance results to come.
For those of you who are relatively new and are not used to seeing me around, I'm Chris. I started moderating at stangnet about 3 years ago, but have been inactive since I deployed to Iraq in SEP07. Feel free to PM to BS or if you have any issues or concerns in the 5.0 forums.
Chris
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Ditch the stock rusty rear end cover. 
