First start of my 408w build

[moosetang408w]

I finally started the new engine. Some motivation to finish off the build. Excuse the blank expressions on my face as I had very little sleep and was watching my engine parameters on a computer screen. lol. My cam sync sensor also worked! It is the saw blade at the front of the intake. It is dangerous but one of a kind. Here is a link to a quick vid I threw on youtube.

Cheers

YouTube - Finally started the mustang

 

[whitesqual]

Looks good! I want one!

 

[Venom351R]

That sounds mean as hell!!

 

[MysteryMachine]

Sounds sweet. Them gauges are pretty pimp

 

[ProKiller]

sounds like it will be nasty once you get it all buttoned up

 

[moosetang408w]

I can garantee you that this was a nice reward after working my bag off over winter. Hearing it run for a bit have given me a bit more energy to finish it this month and get her on the dyno for breakin and tuning.

 

[95_red_gt]

That gauge cluster is sick!! Is that something you can buy from Ford, or did you have to fab that yourself?

 

[moosetang408w]

gauges are from autometer and the pod is from a company called florida5.0

 

[moosetang408w]

 

[thethirdeye88]

i was wanting to do this with sheet metal...di you run into any problems?

 

[COBRA90GT]

Vroom vroom.

 

[thethirdeye88]

for the gauge cluster i mean...

 

[moosetang408w]

I didn't run into problems because I just bought the parts. Custom fab would not be difficult though. The way this piece fits is it slides into the bezel pice and sits against a structural piece of the dash behind it. It is in there solid but there is no hardware. If I was doing a sheet metal one I would say you would have to cement it into the plastic piece. I was planning on doing this but this looked good and I already had my hands full.

 

[thethirdeye88]

did it come with the gauges or did you buy them seperate?...

 

[moosetang408w]

They have the option to have gauges included but I had my eyes on different ones. Just look at the company florida 5.0. I also got a ac bezel delete. the whole center piece vents/radio/ac are all just a flat panel now with a few switchs and a 7" touch screen. They have some nice stuff.

 

[thethirdeye88]

awesome, i will look at that...what are you building your car to do?...

 

[moosetang408w]

To be a street monster. The car is built to be a road race car more than anything. I will be using it to get more attention to my small custom automotive electronics/control systems business. Hence the bling bling gauges, uniques igntion setup, and control units.

 

[thethirdeye88]

nice...well good job man...hope the business prospers...