That's with full MM box, bigger wheels, and bigger brakes. A lot of those suspension components added weight. None the less, the car was 3340 stock. It is still a full street car. I have full interior, working ac, full sound isolation, and trunk with a spare in it. It will stay this way until I find a different daily driver
ReplicaR's Mustang build *finally on track again*
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More pictures with more stuff.
Here is the old engine. Goodbye old friend, you've served me well.
Now, something seems to be missing here. Where did I put this thing?
Oh yeah, here it is
Close up shot of the valve train.
As of right now, the build is slightly behind schedule. The plan is to have the motor in the car on friday, and finally fire it up monday. Tuned and delivered should be end of next week.
Here is the old engine. Goodbye old friend, you've served me well.
Now, something seems to be missing here. Where did I put this thing?
Oh yeah, here it is
Close up shot of the valve train.
As of right now, the build is slightly behind schedule. The plan is to have the motor in the car on friday, and finally fire it up monday. Tuned and delivered should be end of next week.
g36 monkey
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clean up those poor valve covers man! Can't have that gorgeous motor dropping in like that ;p
Looks great though!
Looks great though!
Way cool!
MustangChris
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ahhhhhh!!!!! your car is going to have HP!! :-D
foofinator
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No kidding! Clean the valve covers!
BruhBrahBrad
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Just curious how do you feel about having such a high mileage stang? and what are some problems you've encountered with old parts, and how much of the car is original?
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Just curious why you went with the link-bar lifters vs. the regular spider style lifters? Maybe I missed something.
MustangChris
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dude. im so stoked to see this thing run again!
Nothing on suspension is original, except for sway bars. Brakes have been gone through, so was the drive train. The only thing left from original stuff was rear end, most of body and most of electrics. And honestly, it's been the most reliable car I've ever owned. No problems with anything really.
A bit of an update. It's all been buttoned up, but it's some some weird bugs that have to be worked out. Car fires up runs for a split second and dies immediately. TPS is reading all over the place, and very high. The shop is working away.
MustangChris
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hm. strange... i guess this is the best part about having a shop doing it, eh? just sit back and relax.... lol.
g36 monkey
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That is weird. Best of luck man!!
Yeah, I'll let them sort it out, but the thing is though I've got a track event to be at on December 15th, and I want the car broken in and tuned by then.
MustangChris
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awwwwwsome. itd be awesome to hit an event with a brand new power plant!
have you decided which method youll be using to break in your engine?
itd be awesome to hit an event with a brand new power plant!have you decided which method youll be using to break in your engine?
MustangChris
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Thats what i would do.... let us know what he tells ya.
Breaking in engines isnt a known science so people will get different advice. Let us know what he says!
Breaking in engines isnt a known science so people will get different advice. Let us know what he says!
I just talked to the builder. I came to conclusion that I want him to just give the car back to me when it's all ready to go. I have huge project wrapping up at work, last thing I need to deal with the car and weird issues.
