Mustang5l5's Progress Thread - Archived Progress thread '08-'20.

95steedamustang · Jan 30, 2020

General karthief said:
I think I spied a pair in Kevin's shop (@95steedamustang )
Maybe you could sneak in there when he ain't look'n

I’m never not looking and I’m always in the shop lol! But yea. I got a few pairs

67coupe · Jan 31, 2020

You still looking for MM Fender Mod document? If so I finally found it.

Noobz347 · Jan 31, 2020

I used to think that I [really] wanted a set of those for my 86 until I realized how few Mustangs got the regular Halos.

Thankfully, my OEM Halos have never left the car.

Mustang5L5 · Jan 31, 2020

67coupe said:
You still looking for MM Fender Mod document? If so I finally found it.

No. I ended up buying the control arms to keep the wheels in stock place. But thanks

Less race car...more street cruiser.

Mustang5L5 · Jan 31, 2020

Noobz347 said:
Thankfully, my OEM Halos have never left the car.

I still have my regular 4-eye halo's carefully packed up and sitting in a box. Couldn't bring myself to sell them since i pulled them out of a junkyard myself back in 2000 or so. Not dried out or cracked like so many being sold for $200 are.

My 99-04 seats are currently bagged and moisturized and sitting in my basement. They are so pristine i hate to sell them because i'll never find another set like that.

I really need to start offloading some of my mustang parts though. I just have too much stuff that i won't let go. I have a set of NOS new headlights in boxes but won't actually put them on my car because they are too rare. SO they sit on a shelf gathering dust.

Once this car is "done" i will reduce what i have. Either sell or scrap things like my old leaky e7 heads.

67coupe · Jan 31, 2020

No problem.

2Blue2 · Jan 31, 2020

Mustang5L5 said:
Once this car is "done" i will reduce what i have.

or buy next project car, it so hard too tell sometimes.
You make fixing that t5 look easy.

Noobz347 · Jan 31, 2020

Mustang5L5 said:
I still have my regular 4-eye halo's carefully packed up and sitting in a box. Couldn't bring myself to sell them since i pulled them out of a junkyard myself back in 2000 or so. Not dried out or cracked like so many being sold for $200 are.

My 99-04 seats are currently bagged and moisturized and sitting in my basement. They are so pristine i hate to sell them because i'll never find another set like that.

I really need to start offloading some of my mustang parts though. I just have too much stuff that i won't let go. I have a set of NOS new headlights in boxes but won't actually put them on my car because they are too rare. SO they sit on a shelf gathering dust.

Once this car is "done" i will reduce what i have. Either sell or scrap things like my old leaky e7 heads.

I'm going to start a Fox Body Museum.

"This is the washer that goes between the floor panel and subframe."

*chorus*

"Ooooooooooooh. Ahhhhhhhhhhh."

Mustang5L5 · Jan 31, 2020

2Blue2 said:
or buy next project car, it so hard too tell sometimes.

I have my sights on a FFR Cobra kit car next, but it will either be 4.6L DOHC or Coyote powered. Their latest kits got away from using a fox body as a donor. Too expensive these days, so they engineered them now to be stand-along and only require an engine/trans.

We will see if I actually build one though. I've been putting away cash for it.

2Blue2 said:
You make fixing that t5 look easy.

If there was ever a transmission to learn how to rebuild, the T5 is the one to start with it. It's Very easy. The parts rally only fit together one way, and the service manual is pretty details as to how the parts stack up. There's only two places to measure endplay and shim to, and not real special tooks needed other than good snap ring pliers and some good roll pin punches.

What I've been looking for is a busted T-3650 to learn how to rebuild.

Olivethefet · Jan 31, 2020

Those FFR Cobras are really sharp looking cars! I'd love to build one, but I really like their Dayton kit as well. Always loved the way those cars looked.

Steel1 · Feb 1, 2020

I've always wanted to build a Factory Five kit car.
Went to Barrett Jackson last year and was drooling over the Daytona kit they had on display.

Mustang5L5 · Feb 1, 2020

Disassembled the top cover, painted, polished the rod, and putting it back together.

Got my countergear reinforcement plate. Found a little bit more endplay that I wanted there so good thing I pulled this apart.

Went through the main stack. No surprises. Everything looks good so no need to replace a thing. I took it partially apart to inspect. Sorry no pics as my hands were fairly greasy.

In the middle of painting the main case. Reassembly coming shortly.

91TwighlightGT · Feb 1, 2020

Any thoughts about having the case hot tanked and powder coated? My luck with painting parts that see a lot of heat isn't great. Obviously there is a lot higher cost in the powder coating, but I would be pretty confident that it would last forever, too.

kiddiccarus · Feb 1, 2020

Mustang5L5 said:

WHY didn't I read this thread before dropping the engine and trans back into the car!?!?!?!?!?!?

Wait I could, Its not bolted in, Well the mounts are not really torques yet. NOOOOOO its in there, gonna roll the dice for now

2Blue2 · Feb 1, 2020

Mustang5L5 said:
Got my countergear reinforcement plate.

That piece is awesome, instilling confidence!

Mustang5L5 · Feb 1, 2020

91TwighlightGT said:
Any thoughts about having the case hot tanked and powder coated? My luck with painting parts that see a lot of heat isn't great. Obviously there is a lot higher cost
in the powder coating, but I would be pretty confident that it would last forever, too.

Not really worth it. I sandblasted the case last time it was out. Inside is spotless. I just wanted a quick touch up.

So I did

Mustang5L5 · Feb 1, 2020

2Blue2 said:
That piece is awesome, instilling confidence!

Really nice piece. You can really tell how it reinforces the countergear vs the original support

Bought a bronze shifter cup a while back. Finally gonna try it

Of course ARP 12pt everything on the case. The original bolts are all rusted and gunked with RTV. I’ll be using anaerobic sealer vs RTV.

Rdub6 · Feb 1, 2020

Mustang5L5 said:
Really nice piece. You can really tell how it reinforces the countergear vs the original support

Bought a bronze shifter cup a while back. Finally gonna try it

Of course ARP 12pt everything on the case. The original bolts are all rusted and gunked with RTV. I’ll be using anaerobic sealer vs RTV.

just curious if you’ve kept track of what you spent on hardware? I replaced all the bolts when doing my clutch, but never thought of going ARP for that. Kinda wish I would have!

Mustang5L5 · Feb 1, 2020

Too much. I figure $2-3 a bolt there.

Prob spent a few hundred on nice bolts.

02 281 GT · Feb 1, 2020

Mustang5L5 said:
Really nice piece. You can really tell how it reinforces the countergear vs the original support

Bought a bronze shifter cup a while back. Finally gonna try it

Of course ARP 12pt everything on the case. The original bolts are all rusted and gunked with RTV. I’ll be using anaerobic sealer vs RTV.

I admire the countersinking on that piece. Very nicely machined.

Mustang5l5's Progress Thread - Archived Progress thread '08-'20.

95steedamustang

I tend to be on the ocd side…

67coupe

Noobz347

Stangnet Facilities Maint Tech... Er... Janitor

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell

67coupe

2Blue2

will be trying this sex one when I can find it

Noobz347

Stangnet Facilities Maint Tech... Er... Janitor

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell

Olivethefet

I will own your nuts! LOL

Steel1

Mustang Master

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell

91TwighlightGT

kiddiccarus

The first widely accepted Tranny

2Blue2

will be trying this sex one when I can find it

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell

Rdub6

So while I wait to figure out my rear end issues

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell

02 281 GT

Agreed...My wife has great Boobs

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