Project Fox (Ridetech Equipped)

[drc9805]

Thanks Josh!

[Josh@Ridetech]

No problem!

[Josh@Ridetech]

She went under the knife this weekend (for many hours). I spent Saturday and Sunday taking the inside apart and tigging in the Wolfe Racecraft cage. I made a couple of modifications to make it fit the way that I wanted but it was a really nice kit. The new carpet and rest of the interior will be in shortly but I wanted to throw these pictures up while I had the chance. While I had the grinder/welders going, I finished putting the Stiffler's FIT system on. Like a typical fox, my frame rails/pinch welds had been used as jacking points in the past, which made more work for myself. After bending the pinch welds back into place, I was able to get everything tacked into place and finish welded on. This car should be extremely solid now! I'll get more pictures of the Stiffler's system when I get all of the welds painted up. It's an unbelievably nice kit.

[Yelcamino]

Looks good Josh!

[slowcpe]

very nice!

[Josh@Ridetech]

Looks good Josh!

very nice!

Thanks guys!

[Z06killinSBF]

Awesome!

[Josh@Ridetech]

Thanks bud!

And some more updates!

The Stiffler's FIT system is on the car, the cage is done, and the car is SOLID! *I'll be painting the cage and putting the carpet back in it over the weekend. *If everything goes as planned, the car is going to Cincinnati to get painted at the end of next week :D. *I'm getting excited guys.....

[LERM]

Those subframe connectors look AWESOME.

[wfo guy]

Please explain the engineering in the under car bracing.

[Josh@Ridetech]

Those subframe connectors look AWESOME.

Thanks man! I hadn't put subframe connectors on the car just yet so I ended up using the whole Stiffler's FIT system. Now that the car's tied together and running our suspension setup, it should be an animal in the corners!

Please explain the engineering in the under car bracing.

The setup that I put on the car was 3 different pieces: Subframe connectors, 2"x1" tubing along the pinch welds, and the bracing in the center

The fox body cars are extremely flexible so the subframe connectors are a must, they tie the front and rear together. The pinch weld stiffeners are something that I can use as a jacking point now (the car never really had a good spot for a jack). The bracing welded between the two is just added strength that would also be helpful in the event of a side impact.

[Mach1_Ron]

And some more updates!
*If everything goes as planned, the car is going to Cincinnati to get painted at the end of next week :D. *I'm getting excited guys.....

Can I have your OLD Paint....lol Can't wait to see it Look Even Better, if that's possible.

[Josh@Ridetech]

Can I have your OLD Paint....lol Can't wait to see it Look Even Better, if that's possible.

Haha, it doesn't look awful but I've had to buff, buff, and buff some more to get it where its at. There is some clearcoat peeling off in some random places that I want to get fixed. While I'm in the build process, I thought I'd go ahead and get it over with! I appreciate the good words!

[Josh@Ridetech]

Just an update!

I've been playing around with a few things. I'm doing away with the rear seat and making a new floor (will be carpeted), re-did the battery wiring/chassis grounds, and made a battery mount to put between my spare tire well. I never have liked the battery boxes mounted on the corner of the car but for what I'm doing, centering the battery won't hurt my weight distribution too bad . I've got the cage all painted, put the new carpet in, installed the new ridetech harnesses, and put about 50 miles on it in the passed couple of days. I've got a couple issues still making me mad but it is what it is! I'll get it taken care of!

[LERM]

Those harnesses look killer. How long before there is a cheeto's dust thumbprint on that ridetech patch?


What shifter handle is that? I'm needing a longer one to better match my seat position.

[19,69camaro]

Josh great job. How do you like the Corbeau seat?

[Josh@Ridetech]

Those harnesses look killer. How long before there is a cheeto's dust thumbprint on that ridetech patch?


What shifter handle is that? I'm needing a longer one to better match my seat position.

Thanks man! I hope there's never a Cheeto's thumbprint on them! If there is, it'll come from my 3 year old crawling around in the car! Lol

That's exactly what I was looking for when I bought this one, it's the perfect height/angle (and it feels alot stronger than the typical Hurst shifter). This one is from Bowler Transmissions.

http://bowlertransmissions.com/p/433...56-magnum-t-56

[Josh@Ridetech]

After a lot of prolonged work, the car is at the new house. I found my issues with the car sucking oil through the PCV and spitting it out of the air filter. My own fault...I forgot to put the PCV splash guard on the lower intake so it was getting a direct feed of oil right through the vacuum lines. Pulled the lower and put the correct pieces on, put on a new vented catch can with AN fittings going to the valve covers, and got it running again yesterday. I also got the upper intake powdercoated as well.

[cbpldc]

Everytime I pull up your thread, I go straight back to corral.net and start looking the classifieds for another Fox. Your car looks great man.

Chris

[Josh@Ridetech]

Everytime I pull up your thread, I go straight back to corral.net and start looking the classifieds for another Fox. Your car looks great man.

Chris

Haha, good! I appreciate it man. I finally gave in and got it dyno tuned on Friday. I thought I had some other issues but the tune cured everything that I was having issues with!! Just a little 331, nothing crazy but it made 364rwp/355rwtq.