Project "Bodacious"

[Steve-Oh]

Welp I'm just gonna start throwing up the pics from the front end rebuild that's happening. It'll be a slow progression but oh well!

Yay for leaking steering rack!

K-member

Where I started tonight

Where I am now, should have both sides done tonight.

 

[MustangChris]

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.

 

[auto_x5.0]

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.

I think it's mystic paint so I wanna say '96

But back on topic, I was thinking about going with a tubular k-member to lose some weight up front.
Great name for the project btw

 

[duh09]

Looks like a dirty black car to me?

But iunno.

GO GO GO DO WORK

 

[Steve-Oh]

Looks like a dirty black car to me?

But iunno.

GO GO GO DO WORK

DING DING DING! and chris it's a 94' so 5 liter


Got the pass. side completely stripped out minus the calipers.

 

[Steve-Oh]

Got the driver's side completely stripped out and the old ratty steering rack out. I'll give everything a once over to make sure nothing else is attached to the k-member besides the motor then it's time to drop down the old and put in the new! But thats not until tomorrow!

 

[bottlefed97]

Hell yeah Steve-Oh! Tubular K members FTW! Every Mustang owner should have one.

 

[Steve-Oh]

Hell yeah Steve-Oh! Tubular K members FTW! Every Mustang owner should have one.

Woooohoooo i'm trendy!


Welp, it's show time. As soon as I figure out where I want to suspend the engine from the truss I'll be on my way!

 

[mikey94gt]

Nice dude!! looks like a fun build.

 

[Steve-Oh]

Nice dude!! looks like a fun build.

You know it!



Here's the progress tonight:

Got the truss and the straps in place.

Old one out!

New one in!

Next step is to do the alignment which seems (according to the directions) to be a tedious step, so much beer needs to be drank! After that it's just waiting time until the a-arms, control arms and coil-over kits get ordered/delivered.

 

[bottlefed97]

Wow you did that in no time!

 

[Dalamar]

nice work Steve.
you rocked it.

 

[duh09]

I like the way you suspended the motor, Good work son.

 

[mikey94gt]

Alignment is real easy man, just take your time. 1/16 is close enough for street use, really. make sure you use a good plumb bob too. Lookin good!!!

 

[Javi]

good work man, seems so easy lol

 

[Steven]

I was totally under the impression it was a DOHC cobra.

 

[danielson631]

javi is right haha you made it look so easy. cant wait for more updates

 

[MustangChris]

love it.

 

[Shame302]

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.

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.

 

[mikey94gt]

Ya, those tools are super handy when doing chassis work like this. makes it much easier to do a clutch in a fwd car as well, but we wont go there.....