$5000 budget Mustang

[68byrd]

I know you've heard this many times before, but after reading the entire thread I have to say you are a gifted craftsman. I love the stang. Did you ever get a chance to run it at dragstrip?

[HectorM52]

I know you've heard this many times before, but after reading the entire thread I have to say you are a gifted craftsman. I love the stang. Did you ever get a chance to run it at dragstrip?

I'm sure he'll answer...but, yes, he ran it at the 1/8th mile strip at least a few times. That thing would scoot - and on street rubber.

He was having a fun time with an old Muncie tranny - basically made shifting really fun. Lots of missed or just really slow shifts.


...sorry to chime in, Ron. I just was thinking back about how that thing blew by me a few times - sounded pretty good while doing it, too!!!

[Ron S]

No problem Adam, I was just thinking back to that weekend and what fun it was, Muncie had no second gear above 4000 RPM, even if you granny shifted it wouldn't go in, most of the time I was shifting 1st to 3rd.

I think Andrew came in first with his GTO, I came in second , I don't remember what it ran in the 1/8th, I think Andrew calculated it to 12.3 or 4 in the 1/4. That $300 engine ran pretty good, while it lasted.

Hoping this new set up does pretty well, I think its maiden voyage will be to Cecil County Dragway, so I'll let you know as soon as I do. Ron

[Ron S]

Got home from work early today,and desided to dig into this ls7. Needed to change the reluctor wheel to a 24 count, because I couldn't find a translator.

Used the poor mans main cap puller to pull caps, but i did buy the Goodman Reluctor ring installer. Had to heat the reluctor to 450 degrees in my powder coat oven, but it went on like butter.

Can't deside what color to paint it though. I'm either going to be true to the engines heritage, and paint it orange using the Chevrolet valve covers, or paint it Ford blue and run 351 Cleavland black wrinkle valve covers.

Will be running the Nascar carbon fiber air cleaner, won't set as high as it does in the pics (have it spaced to clear the linkage). Will use differnt linkage on car.

[WILWAXU]

I like the Ford clone idea for the motor.

[Bjkadron]

or... you could really make people mad and paint it ford blue with black wrinkle chevy valve covers. Actually many people wouldn't even notice the chevy part if you did the whole valve cover black.

[John Wright]

Ron do those reluctor rings have magnets on them? Just wondering what the currie point is if they do, so that you don't demagnetize them with that heat from the oven.


eh, nevermind, if it's steel you were way under that....over 1400°F for the currie point for iron

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curie_temperature

[Bow Tie 67]

Ron do those reluctor rings have magnets on them? Just wondering what the currie point is if they do, so that you don't demagnetize them with that heat from the oven.


eh, nevermind, if it's steel you were way under that....over 1400°F for the currie point for iron

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curie_temperature

Its a hall effect sensor, no magnet required.

[John Wright]

Its a hall effect sensor, no magnet required.

gotcha!....I should have known....didn't have my brain engaged this morning.

[Ron S]

It is a hall effect sensor, there is a magnet in the sensor, if you put it to a peice of metal it will stick. In fact I'm in the middle of designing a system to run the new Hemi or any other engine off the GM sensors and pcm. Hoping to have it done by summer.
Ron

[Ron S]

Got the engine painted,should test fit it tonight for dry sump etc. Can't wait to get this thing fired up.

[joe440]

engine looks great, love the car

[John Wright]

Looks good!...now fire that baby up!...LOL

[Bjkadron]

So are you going to change the valvecovers or keep it like that? Looks great either way!

[Ron S]

I'm really not sure, I will probably put ford valve covers on it, but I want to get it set in the chassis to see how everything fits first. Don't really know why I'm considering the Ford parts on it, its alot more work, and its not like I'm fooling anybody. Just being an Ahole I guess. Ron

[BossaNova]

Engine looks good, Ron.

My eyes keep looking at that Ford blue, then the Chevy valve covers, then the Ford blue, then the Chevy valve covers.........

Maybe that's a good thing?

[John Wright]

I'm really not sure, I will probably put ford valve covers on it, but I want to get it set in the chassis to see how everything fits first. Don't really know why I'm considering the Ford parts on it, its alot more work, and its not like I'm fooling anybody. Just being an Ahole I guess. Ron

It will run too good for anybody to be fooled into thinking it's a Ferd power plant.....LOL


Could mill off the raised lettering and use a ball mill to inscribe Ford Motorsports on them....then bead blast to give them a uniform as cast looking appearance.

[Payton King]

covers semi-black.

[Ron S]

Set the motor in tonight, and can't find the room for the dry sump tank, thought of every possible location, and there just isn't the room.

I think I'm going to build a custom tank. Mocked one up out of cardboard to fit behind the radiator.(the only place that it will fit).

The radiator sets at a 45 degree angle, so the pusher fans kind of push the hot air at the ground. If I put a baffle between the two to divert the air off the tank. Can anyone think of anything else that may be an issue with this set up?

The tank will require alot of baffles and bungs, but you I can put them where I want, and it kind of fits the car.

[Rhino]

I'm really not sure, I will probably put ford valve covers on it, but I want to get it set in the chassis to see how everything fits first. Don't really know why I'm considering the Ford parts on it, its alot more work, and its not like I'm fooling anybody. Just being an Ahole I guess. Ron

What do you have to do to make the 351 valve covers fit an LS motor? A friend is also dropping one into a '69 mustang and would like to dress it as a ford.