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Message: <blockquote data-quote="miscreant" data-source="post: 1487671" data-attributes="member: 22856">Alright a break from my car, I wanted to showcase the 2004 Mach 1 in Azure Blue (32,xxx miles) that I mentioned earlier. This would be my second time working on this particular car. The first owner I met in community college and, during the summer class, we installed Kooks Longtube Headers on the car. Talk about a pain in the butt. Dropping the K-member with the steering rack and all associated hardware only to barely see the header bolts. While there, I had mentioned replacing the motor mounts, but the owner said he didn't want to borrow the money for mounts and thought it would be okay for now... it wasn't.A couple weeks after the install, the owner did a dig race and the car wheel hopped. The passenger motor mount broke and sent the shake scoop into the hood, cracking it. It also damaged fifth gear in the transmission. The owner decided to rent a space for the car to sit while he saved up for a Maximum Motorsports K-member kit and associated front suspension. The car sat for three years on jack stands. Finally, a close-friend of mine had found a killer deal on a beautiful Mach 1 but it needed work and he would need my help. I wondered if it was the same car and sure enough, it was. I gladly said yes and we hauled the car to his garage. I asked exactly how much he paid for it and was blown away. He had agreed on 1,000 for the car as it sat, 500 more for the set of Rovos wheels, and that the previous owner keep the stock, cracked hood as a keepsake. [ATTACH=full]11141[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]11156[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]11157[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]11146[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]11154[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]11155[/ATTACH]After reassembling the transmission (also a pain the butt) we mated it to the engine. I don't know how you mod motor guys do it. There is no room for anything in these cars for that motor and I was not about to put the engine in first and try to get the bellhousing bolts in after it was already in. Prior to this we finished install of the K-Member kit and all of the suspension, which, thanks to Maximum Motorsports amazing instructions, went very well. The only problem we had was having to replace the ball joints since the threads had gotten damaged removing them from the spindle for travel. Now it was time for engine/transmission installation. After three hours of cursing and frustration, we finally sat the powertrain in after having to drop the k-member back out of the car.After wrapping up all the wiring and plumbing in the engine bay, it was time to start the car. Being that everything was stock, it should just be a turn key start, but nothing happened. After coming to the realization the fuel pump was not priming or turning on we replaced that with a new OEM unit and check for any fuel leaks. We found a small injector leaking, re placed the o-ring and tried again. The car fired right up without hesitation and ran extremely well. We cam back the following day to bleed the cooling system and install the Borla Atak exhaust system.The new owner (first mustang ever) loved the car as it was extremely different than anything he had ever owned. He let me drive it some and I was pleased at how it pulled and drove almost effortlessly. Definitely a driver's car. Unfortunately, the owner felt that he was not the proper owner of the car and felt it deserved to be with someone that was more capable of caring for it. Soon after it was sold with all the original parts to a father and son from Wisconsin for an incredible profit, some of which I got to see through some engine parts for my vehicle. Nonetheless, I was sad to see the car go, but glad to be apart of the rebuild that got it back on the road where it belonged.[ATTACH=full]11158[/ATTACH]</blockquote>