LSx 1967 Mustang

[Jetfixr320]

Opentracker and Daze are both good to work with. I got the spring perch kit from Daze. And lower control arm kit from Opentracker when I rollerized the Falcon. Those upper arms are nice! I didn't go that far though.

Steve

[DCx]

i ended up just going back to american made stock suspension. im using all moog parts. I got my second hand set of upper control arms last week. they are in great shape and just need to be sand blasted. I ended up ordering a set of 1'' drop coils, stock perches, and moog strut rod bushings.

looks like i need to replace the entire front brakes. the pistons in the kelsey hayes calipers are stuck and all rusted up, also the rotors that were on the car are shot. looks like im going with pep boys rebuilds on the calipers, they offer the best over the counter core charge and im going to use a CJ pony parts gift certificate for some new rotors. that used up all the money i had made from the sale of my FAST wide band.

pics to come shortly.

[Z06killinSBF]

Any update on this project?

[DCx]

Sorry to leave you all hanging I made some updates to the car but havnt touched it since early November. I managed to get the front suspension replaced and finally got a set of NEW and proper 4 piston calipers. My old man was kind enough to install it all for me.







I also ordered another set of header flanges, this time in 1/2 mild steel. i have my fingers crossed i can "rig" these to work and not warp them with the mig. I also need to gather some steel to make a jig for the rear axle swap. plan to set it up like this picture.

[DCx]

sorry for the delay. the car has taken a back seat for the moment. I have had some health issues, changed work schedules, had to move the girlfriends sister in... just life...

I ordered up some new HD shackles and poly bushings for the rear. once the mounts are welded to the 8.8 i can install the whole mess. Im going to retain the stock 4 leaf springs. I came up on a free set of 245/50/17 tires. im planning on running those on the rear with a 9'' wide steel rim. The 50 series sidewall should take up some fender well space.

[DCx]

Installed the 8.8 today, it was pretty easy. I removed the old 8" rear and leaf springs and installed the new energy suspension poly bushings and HD shackles then reinstalled the leafs. I tack welded the spring perches to the leaf springs to center them then muscled the 8.8 into place. I used two different reference points to center the axle. After that I used a screw jack to set the pinion angle 5* up and fully welded the perches. The new spring perches are thicker than the old 8" I will need 1'' shock extenders to make my new shocks work. For now i just used washers to space out the bushings.

[Z06killinSBF]

Did you set the pinion with weight on the suspension?

[DCx]

Did you set the pinion with weight on the suspension?

no i didnt put any weight on the suspension. i followed this article. They set the pinion angle then welded the perches out of the vehicle.

http://www.fordification.com/tech/le...ng-perches.htm

the initial plan was to make a jig to space out the perches but i used the leafs springs as the jig.

[DCx]

Got some work done on the mustangs exhaust today. I had a set of 98 camaro Z28 manifolds laying around so i figured i would give them a shot since they are mild steel instead of cast iron. After cutting off the huge triangle flange i realized the manifold would fit if i rerouted one tube and made a tri-y design. I used some scrap 1 3/4 tube bends i had and made a fancy connector pipe. I blew a hole in the manifold with a torch and welded it all up. I ran out of wire before i could finish though.







I made room for the spark plugs and made a small notch in the manifold to clear the steering box. Now that its all fitted im not sure if i will convert the car to manual steering or replace the power stuff. If i go power i need a new ram, control valve, and tie rods.

[andrewb70]

Looking at the pictures makes me wonder if the LS2/3 Corvette manifolds would have worked...

Andrew

[DCx]

Looking at the pictures makes me wonder if the LS2/3 Corvette manifolds would have worked...

Andrew

the ls3 manifolds barely fit without the steering box.

[DCx]

i test fitted one of the rear calipers on my rear axle. the guy i bought it from told me that the rear brakes were converted to sn95 rear discs. looking at his funky setup i see he was too lazy to pull the axles and sliced the factory caliper bracket to fit over the axle tubes. its all spaced out with some odd washers and spacers. After bolting a caliper on the emergency brake coil spring rests on the leaf spring. im at a cross road right now. do i keep messing with his crappy set up or spend the $170 on some proper brackets for the swap along with a new master, prop valve, hoses, ect. or do i just go to the junk yard and nab me some stock drums off of another 5.0 mustang. i would save a buncha cash that way keeping my existing power brake system.

[rickpaw]

....do i keep messing with his crappy set up or spend the $170 on some proper brackets for the swap along with a new master, prop valve, hoses, ect. or do i just go to the junk yard and nab me some stock drums off of another 5.0 mustang. i would save a buncha cash that way keeping my existing power brake system.

I'll say do it right and get proper bracket. Brakes are one of the things I would not take short cuts on.

[Z06killinSBF]

I have a set of Explorer caliper brackets you can have

[andrewb70]

i test fitted one of the rear calipers on my rear axle. the guy i bought it from told me that the rear brakes were converted to sn95 rear discs. looking at his funky setup i see he was too lazy to pull the axles and sliced the factory caliper bracket to fit over the axle tubes. its all spaced out with some odd washers and spacers. After bolting a caliper on the emergency brake coil spring rests on the leaf spring. im at a cross road right now. do i keep messing with his crappy set up or spend the $170 on some proper brackets for the swap along with a new master, prop valve, hoses, ect. or do i just go to the junk yard and nab me some stock drums off of another 5.0 mustang. i would save a buncha cash that way keeping my existing power brake system.

I see nothing wrong with running drums in the rear. Most of the braking is done at the front.

Andrew

[DCx]

i chickened out on going to the bone yard today for a set of drums. by the time i rebuild them and buy some ranger 5 lug drums ill be into the brakes for about as much as the discs cost. i found an old post on stangnet that shows how to cut the stock sn95 bracket and install it on a fox axle. it looks like the previous owner cut the brackets and installed them sorta correct. im sure i could space it out correctly if i play around with it. if not some $160 north racecars brackets may be in order. Im only missing dust shields. I have calipers, pads, rotors, and brake lines. I was thinking of running a fox body mustang hand brake along with sn95 rear parking cables if i stick to the sn95 discs.

aside from the rear end i have started stripping some of the body panels with my grinder and a paint stripping wheel. I found out that the car has two paint jobs and healthy coat of 2k primer. the thickness takes away from the lines of the car. I will be ordering some epoxy primer (spi), u-pol raptor bed liner, and some rage gold filler soon. For now the door and trunk lid i stripped are waring a very light coat of rattle can primer.

I also discovered that i can run the stock mustang shifter! all i need to make it work is the shift linkage from a Nova.

here is a pic of the layers of paint.

[DCx]

I now have a full functional emergency brake set up using the existing 67 mustang drum brake cables. I fabricated some brackets out of 1/8 flat stock and attached them using one of the caliper bolts. I had to make a bracket and weld it to my crossmember for the equalizer rod. I can lock the rear wheels with just 2 clicks of the brake handle. works flawlessly!

[DCx]

man stripping paint is a real pain. i broke my grinder and had to get a new one. I attacked the trunk deck tonight with a paint stripping wheel, aircraft remover, and 40 grit on an electric orbital sander.

this paint is invincible! while i was letting the grinder cool off i would go at it with sand paper. didnt get very far before it got dark out.



found a skim coat of bondo on the drivers side. the bare metal parts of the panel feel smooth and i havnt found a single dent or ding yet. the yellow primer that was covering the panel was some tough stuff to get through.

[DCx]

just like the trunk deck the doors had just as many layers of paint. after removing it all the metal is slick, virtually dent free, and not scratched at all. why they used so much bondo, primer, paint is beyond me.



i picked up some dura blocks and a gallon of rage gold. i still need some epoxy primer, high build primer, and some slick sand poly. my driver side quarter has some dings in it and my roof also has dings. i dont think i need to slick sand the entire car. the doors are proof that a regular 2k will get the job done.

[Z06killinSBF]

Taking it down to bare metal is a wise move.