My official progress thread

[Beasty306GT]

whered you get the rear end cover and how much?

I got the cover from uprproducts.com for 99.99 it was on sale from overstock...but i believe the cover is made by Granatelli

 

[SteedaGT9150]

thanks man

 

[Beasty306GT]

UPDATE

Well its been a while but i finally got the 373's installed and rebuilt rear back from the shop...

installed 373 gears, new diff cover and my new upr upper and lower control arms with grade 8 bolts. Gonna paint the rear also with a few coats of undercoat

Hopefully when i get some extra money i can buy the springs and shocks and get that bad boy installed...


Oh and does anyone know how to push the axle bishings without the bushing tool?? The guy pressed them in to far...i didnt reliazse it till i got it home ...??

 

[bentley429]

Use a socket about the same size as the bushing and tap it with a hammer.

 

[Beasty306GT]

Got the rear all painted up..what a differnce

installation comming soon

 

[MuDDuQ]

very nice work it looks very good. Will look better when you get it all mounted that undercarriage looks very nice too

 

[Beasty306GT]

Some new parts.....spring insulators and sport ford racing springs

Install coming soon

 

[SMOKEDYA]

looks way better! man i never relized how rusty cars get back east i guess thats one (and only the few) good things about it out here. peace



john

 

[Beasty306GT]

Well today the MM bushing tool was delivered by the brown man......

And here are the bushings in the right spot after the shop pushed them in to far....

And the new brake hose to the body....

Gonna pick up the brake lines and bend them up tomorow....
INstall commin very soon...stay tuned

I need to repaint the diff cover too

 

[Beasty306GT]

Anyone know what type of grease i should use on the control arm bushings....dont want it to squeak

 

[Mustang5L5]

Looks familiar



PM sent about the MM tool

 

[Beasty306GT]

Well everyone i worked on the car today.....I got the rearend installed.
Also got the driveshaft installed..I Still need some parts before its done but the hard part is done..its in.... Muscled the rearend myself..installed myself....i recommend gettin help if anyone attempts this.
On with the Pics

More pics to come......I still need to buy shocks, quad shocks,and a new sway bar.....but the hard part is done....once its complete im gonna hit the rearend with some paint from me scratching all the paint off

 

[89stang1]

Nice Work SickSix

 

[Mustang5L5]

Nice. I'm a long way off from getting to that point

 

[customfabwork]

Looking real good. Its amazing what a little cleaning and paint will do. Wrap the top of your jack stands with a rag to keep from scratching your paint. Keep up the good work

 

[Beasty306GT]

Did some work today.....i changed out the speedometer gear in the tranny.

Old one and new one
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And the new one installed onto the cable

 

[cenok is family]

lookin good so far man! what kind of shocks/struts are you gonna go with? those are the same control arms i have, they work well. as far as the grease, energy suspension sells a lube called formula 5 prelube. you should be able to get it at your local autozone or whatever in the random energy suspension section.

 

[Beasty306GT]

lookin good so far man! what kind of shocks/struts are you gonna go with? those are the same control arms i have, they work well. as far as the grease, energy suspension sells a lube called formula 5 prelube. you should be able to get it at your local autozone or whatever in the random energy suspension section.

Thanxs.....Im goin with Strange Engineering 10 Way adjustable shocks and struts.Yeah the upr control arms are very good quality...Its gonna be a totally different ride.

 

[Beasty306GT]

Well since the car is up in the air i decided to paint the rest of the undercarrage today. Here are some pics.

And a shot from the rear...got touching up to do on the axle housing

 

[Coast2CoaStang]

Looks great man.