$5000 budget Mustang

[JerseyNova]

Some of the pictures I took of Ron's mustang. I was talking about your car to my dad all week I even showed him the ceceil runs because we go down there ocasionally and before I could make it up the bridge to watch you crashed. Your car and fabrications skills are inspiring. It was nice seeing the car. Best of luck with the engine.

Chris

[YancyJohns]

Ron, This is horrible! Your Mustang is Amazing and I hope you can get it back together for Nashville. Maybe not paint the block blue this time? I really wish I could of made this event!!!

[Ron S]

Thanks Yancy, The sheet metal shouldn't be bad. I was afraid that one day this would happen, so I made the tail panel, and inner wheel well a bolt on, will have to reshape a new quarter panel, but other then that its all nut and bolt. As soon as I get back from North Carolina I'll get to the sheet metal. I'm still pretty up in the air on the engine though. Why do we do this to ourselves?lol

[Vinz68]

Sorry about your car...... Had a great time hanging with you!!! Hope to see you in Nashville

[Ron S]

Thanks Vinn, its always good seeing you and Tina. The new Camaro is awesome. I'm pretty sure the piston broke Friday night when it belched out all that oil.The car didn't feel right Saturday, I should of stopped beating on it, but you know, I couldn't.

[srh3trinity]

So, the first iteration had an LS1 and you windowed that block. You made the next logical step and went to an LS7 and now you have windowed that block. Where do you go from here? C5R block or a C6R block? I hate seeing this, but I am glad to hear that you are ok. As everybody else has stated, you have to be saluted for driving your car particularly after all of the wrench time that you have put into it.

[monteboy84]

Man, that's a bummer :( But remember, a bad day on the track beats the best day standing next to a trailer queen at a car show

Can't wait to see what you come up with this time!

-matt

[Payton King]

Spent the better part of yesterday looking for you an new block and crank. I did not come up with any deals, but i will keep an eye out. Good thing when you built the car you made it like a tank. I would have thought there would have been more damage to the rear. Deck lid looks good except where the gas monkey dropped the nozzel on it. LOL

I also feel bad about the Crash Test Dummy comment...Evil Knievle or Joey Chitwood would have been more fitting.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

daaammn Ron!.. glad your okay, but whoa that is a terrible feeling..

but hell.. you did all the work to it.. you can put it back together.

[65coupe408w]

Any thoughts on putting the new 5.0 Coyote in it?

[Bow Tie 67]

Slap a cheap ls1 into it, I know Darrin has one, I sold it to him!!

[Ron S]

Yeah Matt, I'm pretty sure thats what its going to get. After paying for this wedding, funds are pretty slim. I've got a bunch of feelers out, hopefully I come up with something.

And yes, I'd love to put a Coyote engine in there, I always wanted this car to be Ford powered. I just can't swing it right now.

[jknight16]

It just seems that with all of the accessories, mounts, headers, etc. you already have in place to run an LS engine, it might be a waste to ditch all that and go Ford; even if you could sell some of the parts used.

I'm starting to wonder if all of us in the PT world that put our cars on the track (even if it's just occasionally) need to start thinking harder about oiling systems. With the destruction of your LS7, Bill's Hemi, Chris' BBC and a few others all meeting their maker at road course events, I wonder if we're all overlooking something we shouldn't.

[Ron S]

The death of my engine, and Bills engine were not oil related, i don't know about Chris. Bills car just ate a valve, part failure, not oil related. Mine broke a piston, shot the rod through the block, also not oil related,and my car already had dry sump oiling. The piston I'm almost positive broke Friday night on the cruise, puking oil out the breather like crazy. The car was slightly down on power Saturday, I should have recognized the symptoms, but didn't until it was too late. Lesson learned, expensive lesson. Ron

[jknight16]

Gotcha Ron. I had forgotten that you retained the dry sump system. All the more reason to stick with an LS?

Very sorry to hear about your expensive misfortune on that Ron. Did anyone else have an engine failure at RTTS?

I know this is an area of my car that has been largely overlooked so now I'm thinking about what needs to be done to make it live over the longrun.

[monteboy84]

Does the LS7 come with Forged pistons standard or were those hypereutetics like other LS motors?

-matt

[ccm399]

Yeah Matt, I'm pretty sure thats what its going to get. After paying for this wedding, funds are pretty slim. I've got a bunch of feelers out, hopefully I come up with something.

And yes, I'd love to put a Coyote engine in there, I always wanted this car to be Ford powered. I just can't swing it right now.

Glad you are OK Ron. Can't wait to see what you come up with.

Chris

[Zachalanche]

Man, that's a bummer :( But remember, a bad day on the track beats the best day standing next to a trailer queen at a car show

Can't wait to see what you come up with this time!

-matt

Absolutely. This has got to be the coolest car on this site, and the thing that sets it apart is that Ron is willing to frequently push its limits. The wreck is a bummer, but I'd be ok with a little body damage if it meant I was getting that much seat time.

Ron,
can't wait to see your car back in action.

[Crestronwizard]

Well this sucks.........sure you will have it back going in no time. Headed down to NC eh? My buddy is getting married this weekend, guess a lot of that going around. Good luck!

[mario5972]

Oh my God! Sorry about your car. First time I have posted here, been a member for a while. I couldn't keep quiet. I met you at V I R last year and watched you spank that Nissan GTR's ass. As a mustang owner, first mustang to get a pass with Chevy drivetrain. Enjoyed meeting you. Hope you get your car fix soon. Thanks for thinking outside the mustang box.