Project "Bodacious"

MustangChris · Mar 1, 2010

Shame302 said:
MustangChris said:

off to a good start. what year is your car? im curious to see how you will hold the motor up while changing the k member out.

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A cherry picker works fine but there is an actual tool for this. It spans the engine bay and hangs on the fender aprons above the strut towers.

i need one

dafizuck · Mar 1, 2010

I have some MM aluminum steering rack bushings if interested... to replace those good lookin bushings you have in there now. Progress looks great man.

mikey94gt · Mar 1, 2010

Aluminum rack bushings are tits. I have a set in my car, awesome.

Steve-Oh · Mar 12, 2010

Thanks guys! Really haven't touch it since then. Actually still didn't put the motor mount bolts on yet. Regardless I just posted this is Dee's thread but it has a rightful spot in here

Yeah the engine truss worked out great! I borrowed that one from a friend but after seeing how he made his I went into work and fab my own. Just used some 2"x2"x3/16" tube steel and some 1"x1"x3/16" tube steel for legs. I haven't welded it together yet though, been pretty busy at work which is odd because two weeks ago we were dead in the water. I just had to pay the rest of my $1,000 fine from the Union so I'm short on cash but by paying this fine I got my raise finally and will be getting one again in April so the money will be rolling in. I'm figuring on being done the front suspension by late April.

Dafizuck: I will take you up on your offer, def need those (apparently its required with the k-member).

Just FYI this is what I have left on my to-do list:

Steve-Oh · Mar 12, 2010

and yes I spent time setting up a simple excel sheet with equations and everything. My life is simple lol

mikey94gt · Mar 12, 2010

Hey, Excel spreadsheets are awesome. And dont have too much fun at work, your boss might see... lol. Your garage looks like mine when the winter comes, the car is always covered in junk.

Steve-Oh · Mar 12, 2010

mikey94gt said:
Hey, Excel spreadsheets are awesome. And dont have too much fun at work, your boss might see... lol. Your garage looks like mine when the winter comes, the car is always covered in junk.

Yeah he wasn't there that day i did it... somehow my dad gets away with having nothing on his and everything on mine... sucks living at home!

mikey94gt · Mar 12, 2010

ya, it does suck living at home.... I live on my own, and have a single car garage where I do all my work. thats about to change tho....

Where do you work at? metal fab of some sort, Im guessing?

uncltrvlnmatt · Mar 13, 2010

Steve-oh, you are close enough to me to come do mine. When I get one. Nice job.

Steve-Oh · Mar 13, 2010

mikey94gt said:
ya, it does suck living at home.... I live on my own, and have a single car garage where I do all my work. thats about to change tho....

Where do you work at? metal fab of some sort, Im guessing?

Yeah sheet metal worker. It pays the bills right now!

Uncle Matt, no problemo I'll be there! Thanks man!

ram360 · Mar 13, 2010

Nice work steve, gotta love the MM stuff. :icon_salut:

mikey94gt · Mar 13, 2010

Nice, sheetmetal is a great trade, I think.

badass98svt · Mar 14, 2010

Steve-oh, Nice job. noticed you plan on buyinf offest sterring rack bush's. You are MUCH better off going with MMs solid bushings. Offset bush's really screwup the front end geometry

Steve-Oh · Mar 14, 2010

ram360 said:
Nice work steve, gotta love the MM stuff. :icon_salut:

Thanks bernie, MM stuff rocks especially when you get a great discount on it!

mikey94gt said:
Nice, sheetmetal is a great trade, I think.

I good yet dieing trade lol

badass98svt said:
Steve-oh, Nice job. noticed you plan on buyinf offest sterring rack bush's. You are MUCH better off going with MMs solid bushings. Offset bush's really screwup the front end geometry

Yeah I'm unsure about those, the only reason I was going with them is because MM's site claims them required with the k-member along with the directions for the k-member. Thanks for the info though, def have to research it more!

Steve-Oh · Apr 8, 2010

Welp minor update....

Just placed a few orders Monday and today, hopefully that's everything! RockAuto & Maximum MS must love me... Anywho since MM is in Cali and I'm in PA this might take about a week for delivery. Oh well, now it's time for the waiting game!!! The rack and A/C compressor should be here tomorrow though so I can start playing with that!

mikey94gt · Apr 10, 2010

Sweet. MM=awesome parts. and I hate waiting on parts, but the UPS guy knows me by name...

Steve-Oh · Apr 10, 2010

mikey94gt said:
Sweet. MM=awesome parts. and I hate waiting on parts, but the UPS guy knows me by name...

The worst is when you get some parts and they are wrong! Steering rack had the wrong shaft. Venturing over to the Ford dealer to see what they can offer me. The AC compressor looks good though! MADE IN KOREA! That'll last me about ... the rest of the summer lol.