Pics of the new engine...

[stang8urimport]

Light Titanium Coupe!! I want one to match my hatch!

As for the black accessories, they will be extremely hard to keep clean. I would stay with a silver, which will hide water spots. I know from experiance

Nick

 

[BlooDReigN]

DOH, I already painted the alternator and power steering pump black...but I decided I'm leavin the pulleys aluminum.

Got the tranny crossmember modified today for the TKO 600 and got that bolted up. I'll have to get a few shots of the underside of the car...thats the part that actually looks sweet

Heres a pic just after I got the headers on....that was a pita. Done it a few times on a 302 before, but never on a 351. My poor headers are all scratched up down near the collectors Seem to have lots of steeringshaft clearance though, so that's good. Had to take the passenger side valve cover off so I could get that header in after the driver's side was in.

 

[ChromdOutDubs]

I will be doing my 408w swap soon, just wondering what headers did you use. I hear everyone sayin LT have all kinda of problems, seems to work just fine for you.... Link me to the site please. Thanks man

-AJ

EDIT: Nevermind I read your sig and saw yur running Flowtechs.... Sorry bout that.

 

[BlooDReigN]

I will be doing my 408w swap soon, just wondering what headers did you use. I hear everyone sayin LT have all kinda of problems, seems to work just fine for you.... Link me to the site please. Thanks man

-AJ

EDIT: Nevermind I read your sig and saw yur running Flowtechs.... Sorry bout that.

Nah, that was on my 302 on my hatch back...I had header clearance issues with those. These ones are Mac 1 3/4" long tubes w/3" collectors. I also have a maximum motorsports steering shaft and that helps a bit with header/steeringshaft clearance.

 

[ChromdOutDubs]

I hear alot of people talk bad about Mac, but alot of people say their stuff has gotten better over the past years. How did you like the quality of them? And around how did they run you? Thanks

-AJ

 

[BlooDReigN]

They are awesome headers as far as I'm concerned. One of the collectors got a VERY minor dent in it during shipping but it took me one smack with a small hammer to get it out. They were around $550 canadian or somethign like that.

 

[ChromdOutDubs]

What midpipes are you going to run? Iv been looking for some 3" H-Pipes, but not to many people carry them, or maybe im lookin in the wrong places....

-AJ

 

[BlooDReigN]

I'm gonna be using a 3" Mac pro chamber...theres not really alot of options out there as far as 3" goes, unless you want to custom make it.

 

[grey5.0beast]

nice!! Are you planning paint/ rims after all the susp/engine work is done?

 

[spiff]

Did you ever get my PM Boodreign?

 

[BlooDReigN]

Yeah, I'm gonna have it all painted...inside and out once I get all this mechanical **** done. Maybe next winter. As for rims, I'm thinkin Steeda Ultralites and a set of big brakes as well. Some time before spring for that stuff hopefully.

I don't really want to drive this car without some decent brakes that can actually slow it down

 

[BlooDReigN]

Well...I finally got some time combined with some half decent weather. Got the automatic brake pedals ripped out aswell as the 4 cylinder wiring harness.

I also got the Griffin aluminum rad installed and now I gotta figure out a way to mount the Taurus electric fan....Any ideas guys?

Hopefully within a month I have this damn thing ready to turn over. /pray

 

[stykthyn]

sweet. overall how difficult has the swap been?

 

[BlooDReigN]

Not too hard...everything has dropped in for the most part. I'm not lookin forward to putting in the pedal assembly though....such a pita. That and the wiring

Theres hardly a bolt I haven't turned on the car though. Not one stock suspension, engine or drivetrain piece in it, and a large amount of the interior has been taken apart. Should be like a new car

 

[stykthyn]

I am getting parts together to do the same thing. I just scored the clutch pedal assy a couple of days ago, I am hoping it goes in my car easier than it came out of the old one.