- Oct 18, 2015
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Hi,
First post here.
I just bought a 2001 GT, convertible, factory 5 speed. It's a one family car since new, has 54000 original miles (confirmed by carfax). I'll pick it up in a week.
The story is that it was being built by a Ford tech. Unfortunately he passed away before it was finished. That was about 3 years ago. I bought it from his mother. The car has sat since in a garage. It's been outside for about a year. After the guy's death, the transmission and the supercharger that were to go into it were stolen.
The engine has been rebuilt with the thought of putting in a supercharger, built strong, I'm told. The engine is in the car as a long block, nothing else. I will not be adding a supercharger, but will go with a factory intake setup. The engine still turns over by hand. I will pull the engine and go through it before first start.
Right now, I'm looking into finding manual transmissions to put into it. Cost is important!
I have found a 2008 TR 3650 with 26,000 miles on it for $500. Can I make this work with a 2001 4.6L. I understand I'll need to shorten the driveshaft by 2". What else?
Thanks.
First post here.
I just bought a 2001 GT, convertible, factory 5 speed. It's a one family car since new, has 54000 original miles (confirmed by carfax). I'll pick it up in a week.
The story is that it was being built by a Ford tech. Unfortunately he passed away before it was finished. That was about 3 years ago. I bought it from his mother. The car has sat since in a garage. It's been outside for about a year. After the guy's death, the transmission and the supercharger that were to go into it were stolen.
The engine has been rebuilt with the thought of putting in a supercharger, built strong, I'm told. The engine is in the car as a long block, nothing else. I will not be adding a supercharger, but will go with a factory intake setup. The engine still turns over by hand. I will pull the engine and go through it before first start.
Right now, I'm looking into finding manual transmissions to put into it. Cost is important!
I have found a 2008 TR 3650 with 26,000 miles on it for $500. Can I make this work with a 2001 4.6L. I understand I'll need to shorten the driveshaft by 2". What else?
Thanks.