64.5 Mustang resto-mod

[xsboost90]

ha i bet you get some hell for that one! nice!



tried to put on the sticker on the valve cover and messed it all up- try again this weekend. Bought a couple porsche parts cars so ive been sidetracked parting some things out. Back to business real soon!

[xsboost90]

got out to the garage and did some painting on the motor pieces. INtake went cast coat, decided the water pump wanted to be blue for a more retro look, and i talked to my vinyl guy and installed the decals correctly. I think they look killer on there. Cant wait for my BP-Automotive swap harness to show up so i can put it on there! Guess i need to stop messing around and get the car sprayed under the hood etc. so i can install this bad boy.

[Godbolt]

Great job! Looks fantastic.

[xsboost90]

Attachment 121969so like everything else on this car that ive done three times, the gas tank was bound to be changed. Threw the original one away, bought a new stainless tank and a TanksInc fuel pump awhile back. Just sold both of those and bought TanksInc's drop in tank with more internal baffles and drop in walboro 255 pump assembly. Looks pretty good- comes painted silver- must be powder coat very nice! Got it with in two days. Starting to clean up the garage so i can get back to work on this thing. Stopped down to the convention center while they were setting up for the Cavalcade of Customs show that is there every Jan. and ran into one of the guys from here with a sweet orange 65/66 mustang with a blown Coyote motor in it. Damn- i need this car done!!

[andrewb70]

Call Tanks Ink and get the cork gasket kit instead of the rubber. Use aviation sealer with the cork and it'll be all good.

Andrew

[xsboost90]

hmm- not a bad move- need the fuel sender anyway. Really need to get the LS swap line kit from them as well....

[andrewb70]

hmm- not a bad move- need the fuel sender anyway. Really need to get the LS swap line kit from them as well....

My rubber gaskets swelled within 30 days of seeing gas. I have all the part numbers for the Corvette filter in my Cougar build thread. Make sure that you use either the Earl's adapters or the later style from Russell. Don't use the adapters that have the plastic clips.

Andrew

[xsboost90]

damn i already have the filter/regulator from Tanks and the adapters they sell for it- prob plastic clips- havent bought the fuel line yet. Whats wrong with those? breakage?

[andrewb70]

damn i already have the filter/regulator from Tanks and the adapters they sell for it- prob plastic clips- havent bought the fuel line yet. Whats wrong with those? breakage?

The adapters with plastic clips have been known to burn cars down, I am not exaggerating. The new Russel fittings are nice, or if you don't want to give money to the vendor that made the fittings with the plastic clips originally (Russels first design), then Earl's makes adapters as well, but those need the GM disconnect tool, but also have a secondary retention clip. You have options.

For hose, run 3/8" NiCopp under the car and use your favorite PTFE lines hose for the short flexible runs. Here is how to mate the NiCopp lines to the flexible AN hose:



Andrew

[xsboost90]

so about a week ago we put the motor and trans together- clutch installed etc- and put the assembly up into the car from the bottom. I wanted to mock up some more things like steering shafts and other crap. It was so much work trying to get this thing together without scratching anything up that im thinking of just leaving it in and working around it. I did find out that my awesome strut brace that i made that fits with the engine in place, doesnt fit with my big valve cover/covers on and coils installed. So i had to chop that up pretty good and add a couple bends to it but its back in and looks good. I may need to drop the motor slightly for more clearance though but shouldnt be that hard. Next to fit the steering column again and cut the shaft to length and check out the front suspension to make sure that is all correct. Then onto the alternator bracket and everything else.....

[xsboost90]

ok checked my Russell adapters for my fuel lines and they have plastic clips- good or bad?

While the motor is in im trying to mock up as much as possible so today i put a seat in the car temporary and set the column in place, made up the steering shaft with the flaming river parts- pretty easy- and then drilled the hole for the engine harness through the firewall. I had to place the heater core and duct work in there to make sure nothing was going to interfere. Now i have tons of wires to hide up under the dash when i get that far, and an engine harness and modern body harness to splice together somehow. Anyone have suggestions for mounting all the aftermarket fuse panels, relay boxes and ecu up under the dash? Ive decided to get rid of the glovebox BOX and put my fuses and stuff in there, but not sure if i should just suspend them in the hole there or make a metal box to mount them inside of. The ECU could prob. just get suspended with some brackets under the dash some how but i refuse to lay on my head looking at fuses when something inevitably happens. I put the pedals and brake booster/master in as well to make sure everything still fits. Interferes slightly with my cool valve covers so i'll have to trim them on the back side. After jogging the motor to the passenger side slightly, i have alittle more room for the cover and steering shaft, but still gonna be close.

[Josh@Ridetech]

Nice. Everything is coming together really well!

[xsboost90]

thanks Josh!

ok so ive been overtaken with this power steering issue lately that i wanted to correct. Originally i didnt want the GM power steering pump due to the high placement of the pump, i had already made a custom mount for my alternator down low, and the fact that almost no brackets i liked fit the truck motor. I decided to get a Mustang pump that would work with my rack- pretty much any 79-2004 - and make a mount for it on the passenger side. At that time i had my friend use a $30,000 digital scanner to scan my motor and the pump, then solid works up a cool bracket and we had it made up at a metal shop. This fit the pump up to my motor perfectly and we even added a little tensioner since it was on by itself separate from the other stuff. I was happy with that until i realized that the crank pulley on my motor was 1.5" larger than the mustang pulley....so the ps pump was going to run 140% of what it should rpm wise. I took the assy. and threw it in the corner not wanting to think about the work that i had just lost. SO now that the motor is in again, i revisited this. I was thinking, ok add a bigger pulley to it, or an underdrive crank pulley for a truck- doesnt exist im sure- or send the pump out for a rework at who knows what cost. I decided screw it i'll buy a GM pump, get adapter lines and make a new bracket. Browzing the interwebs the other night i came across a 97-2013 corvette ps pump for a good price so i picked that up. Today the pump arrives and i unpack it. ITS THE SAME PUMP!!!! Ok its alittle different but it bolts right into the custom bracket i already have!!!!!!!!!! Besides the fill tube being wrong- would hit the water pump- i swapped the fill (reservoir) tube with the ford one thats 90 degrees and all is good. Once my lines and new pulley arrive i can final test fit but damn this should be easy!!

BTW if anyone with a truck motor-long wp wants a custom bracket to mount a corvette ps pump onto the passenger side where the a/c would be let me know we still have all the files just would have to have them sent to a metal shop. I'll have to test fit this on a car motor cuz im running off the rear pulley of the truck, may work never know...

[xsboost90]

Here's the pics

[xsboost90]

Better pic of the bracket

[xsboost90]

just ordered all my fuel line fittings, adapters, hoses, nicopp line etc...now im too tired to move. Jegs website sucks

[rhurley]

Dang this is sweet!!! I was seconds away from doing an LS swap in mine. Its not even drivable yet and I wished I had......

[xsboost90]

got my ps pulley the other day and im waiting for the tool to get here, but i can kinda fit it on there for fitment purposes. Clears the frame, clears everything else. Figured i would put the front sway on and see if that clears everything. It JUST misses the custom ps mount -like 1/4" or so- and i have to run longer sway bar links to clear the front steering tie rods (per AJE suspensions) so i have those on order too. Had to clearance my frame rails on each side to clear the lifted up swaybar but thats just a lip that hangs out at the bottom so grind, weld, repeat. Attachment 124055
^ after this pic i cut that spot in the frame back, welded it and ground it all smooth on each side. Wasnt feeling the pounded over with a hammer look.

[xsboost90]

got a stack of fuel stuff here- waiting on the high pressure hose still- but quite a pile. Cork gaskets arrived, fuel sender, all the fittings and connections. Roll of NiCopp line and i even got a new dipstick from an LS1tech guy- brand new!

Attachment 124079Attachment 124078

[andrewb70]

Good stuff. If you want to rent my 37 degree flaring tool with a deposit, shoot me a PM.

Andrew