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    1. #141
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      Quote Originally Posted by modmotor46 View Post
      Thanks joorloop. Curious to see how the '66 comes along; the Terminator is a sweet engine !!!

      The only time my tie rod touches the sway bar connector is at full extension of the suspension and even then it seems slight. My car is currently on jack stands so I let the suspension extend until it reached full shock extension; I placed a jack under the control arm and barely placed some load on the suspension (slightly raising it) and the tie rod cleared the sway bar connector at full turn. I'm wondering what situation would cause the tie rod to hit during driving, a pothole??? like, what situation would cause the suspension (on either side) to unload to full extension while that wheel is completely turned the direction opposite it's side(e.g. it would have to be the left wheel while turning hard right or vice versa, ironically that wheel would actually be under compression vs. fully extended in a corner unless it's a hard turn over a sharp hill)??? In short, I don't think I'm going to worry about it, ;-)




      Danny,
      Danny,

      Its coming along, After 6 years of working on it, I was able to take out on the street and take it for a quick test drive, I really wanted to let it loose, but there's a few things that need to be tweaked. I guess I need to start my own thread to seek some advice on a few things.

      As far as my issue goes, I was overthinking a few things. I got the car off jack stand stand and the problem went away. The only issue I had was the front rims/tires I have were rubbing against the frame at full turn. I spoke with TCI and they were able to send me some rack limiters to prevent full turn.

      Thanks for checking!


    2. #142
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      what do the rack limiters look like? My wheels touch my lower control arm at full lock and i would like to limit that.
      "Racing is life. Everything else is just, waiting"

    3. #143
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      Quote Originally Posted by xsboost90 View Post
      what do the rack limiters look like? My wheels touch my lower control arm at full lock and i would like to limit that.
      If you google rack limiters for mustang, you can find plenty of pictures. It prevents you from locking the full rack, I would say you lose about an inch of full lock.

    4. #144
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      Quote Originally Posted by modmotor46 View Post
      Thanks migg400! Your gauge cluster looks really cool, I like the contrast between the gauges.


      Danny,
      Thanks!!! Much appreciated....

    5. #145
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      Sorry, haven't posted in some time. The Mustang project and my time got a little derailed by a "not supposed to be another project car" car! That's at least what I told my wife when I bought it ;-) I think she really knew better and indulged me anyway - what a great wife :-) Anyway, it's a '55 Mercury Custom, completely rust free! Lived in California it's entire life, and supposedly sat in storage for 30+ of those years. Still has all the original glass and even the rubber seals around it and all weatherstripping are still pliable. All the gauges work including the clock. Still has the original 292 Y Block in it and shortly after getting it home and running (with just a carburetor and fuel pump rebuild) the driver side head freeze plug finally rusted out, coolant drained from the head, it overheated and created a crack right in the middle of the combustion chamber. So now it has a set of better '57 ECZ-G heads and intake on it (got lucky and found a set at junkyard about an hour from the house). Other mods are 2.5" drop spindles/disc brake conversion with power master cylinder, QA1 coilovers, seats reupholstered, new carpet, new radiator, 12 volt conversion and complete rewire, electronic distributor/coil, custom exhaust with 10" stainless tips that come out just in front of the rear wheel and powdercoated wheels with Coker whites on it. Otherwise she's just a cruiser and the 3 on the tree Borg Warner T85 with T11 overdrive is a blast to drive - a three speed manual with two automatic overdrive gears!!! so I guess it's a semi-automatic ;-)

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      1967 Mustang Coupe - I think I've built more tools\jigs than worked on the car???
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    6. #146
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      ...back to the Mustang. So while working on the Merc I did manage to make some progress on the Mustang.

      Built a roll bar out of 1 3/4" .120 DOM. I had planned on swing out side bars but decided to weld them in solid and somewhat follow the profile of the seats. Also, the Pipemaster tubing tool is a life saver for cutting accurate joints (especially if you don't do it on a regular basis).
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      After finishing the roll bar the car went to the body shop (Andy Wemmer's - Crossroad Classics & Customs) for final body work, blocking/sanding, etc. (at this point I do not have the time or patience for body work).

      Smoothed out the firewall a little as I won't need the factory Fan/Heater box holes. Going with a Restomod Air Vapir II kit with billet bulkheads.
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      I took a rear valence w/ factory exhaust cutouts and modified it with a lip straight across. I built an aluminum diffuser pan that will follow the lip profile and hide the gas tank. I also plan to weld up the factory reverse light holes and flush mount 4" x .5" led/lens in their place.
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      1967 Mustang Coupe - I think I've built more tools\jigs than worked on the car???
      Build Thread: Project OCD

    7. #147
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      Did I say earlier that my car was at the body shop for final bodywork?...well...that was before I realized I really don't like the factory front valance!!! So, I brought my car back home to my shop where I spent about a month trying to figure out what to do...problem solved.

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      1967 Mustang Coupe - I think I've built more tools\jigs than worked on the car???
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    8. #148
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      What front valance did you use?
      Looks great!

    9. #149
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      that looks awesome

    10. #150
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      Looks really nice


      Quote Originally Posted by modmotor46 View Post
      Did I say earlier that my car was at the body shop for final bodywork?...well...that was before I realized I really don't like the factory front valence!!! So, I brought my car back home to my shop where I spent about a month trying to figure out what do...problem solved.

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    11. #151
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      Quote Originally Posted by 1968Mustang View Post
      What front valance did you use?
      Looks great!
      Thanks, It's a 2012 Mustang GT/CS front valance. I had no idea how this thing was going to fit initially but it looks so cool I figured I'll fabricate whatever is needed to make it fit! Ironically enough the lines on the valance work well with the body lines of the hood, headlight buckets and overall front end - IMO. It's still a work in progress to finalize a few of the pieces. So in all, I had to build the corner pieces to fill the gap between the valance and the fender, build a mounting system (out of 1" square tube), and the bumper brackets of all things had to be completely fabricated as the stock ones wouldn't work at all. I'll post some pics of all these pieces later this evening.

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      Quote Originally Posted by slimjim View Post
      that looks awesome
      Thanks James!
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    12. #152
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      Thanks syborg tt!
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    13. #153
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      With one modification comes an avalanche of others! The new front valance did not work well with the factory bumper brackets, their size and position interfered with several aspects of the new valance. So I decided to build some tube steel brackets that not only hold the bumper but are somewhat structural as well. The bumper itself has two 4" sections of tube steel that will slide into the brackets bolted to the frame rails and protruding just above the lower valance. The overall plan is to cut/trim the bumper in various places to tighten up any gaps and weld up any bolt holes to smooth out the look of the bumper. The corner brackets are also fabricated similar to the factory ones except the angle is different to clear the backside of the fog-light assemblies, 4" sections are also welded to the bumper near the corners and will slide into collars welded to the corner tubes. All four of the 4" sections (welded to the bumper) will be cross bolted to the bracket tubes.

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      1967 Mustang Coupe - I think I've built more tools\jigs than worked on the car???
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    14. #154
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      That looks absolutely amazing. It's original melds perfectly with the original lines and brings the car up to date.
      Cars are meant to be driven.

      John B

    15. #155
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      I have a question. Are the end pieces on the lower valance custom, or is the stock valance cut to match the 2012 Mustang valance?
      Cars are meant to be driven.

      John B

    16. #156
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      The Merc looks excellent. Hard to find with the clean interior. The front is headed in a real good direction.

    17. #157
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      Danny,

      Any progress?

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    18. #158
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      Quote Originally Posted by andrewb70 View Post
      Danny,

      Any progress?

      Andrew
      Yeah ditto. I'm loving the valence and I was hoping to see it completed.
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    19. #159
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      I rediscovered this thread this afternoon and it is inspiring me to see if I can install a Cobra rear end in my Cougar!

      Andrew
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    20. #160
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      Well...it's been a little while since I last posted. 2020 has obviously turned out to be the craziest of years! First, I hope everyone is safe and doing well. I have been working remotely from the house since March of this year and it has allowed me to get a little caught up on the Mustang, amongst a ton of other projects!


      Over the past several months I've changed a number of design aspects of the car, IMO, for the better!

      1) Instead of trying to slide the bumper assembly, mentioned previously in this thread, into the new bumper brackets I decided to weld the whole assembly together. It simplifies the design and allows me to just bolt the assembly directly to the front frame rails. It may be hard to tell from the pictures but I ended up cutting up two different bumpers to tighten all the gaps between the bumper and the body (I'll send more pics later once I finish welding up all the bolt holes, grinding on the bumpers, get them painted and bolted on the car).
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      Did the same to the rear bumper to tighten the gaps (cut up two for the sake of one). Not sure what Ford was thinking but Mustang bumper gaps are horrible, especially in the rear.
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      2) In the spirit of trying to keep the lines of the rear valance flowing smooth I decided not to use the original style reverse light housings. Instead, I welded up the holes and installed 4.5" x 1" flush mount lenses that are backlit with LED lights from AVS.
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      3) Scrapped the whole hydraulic steering concept. Was going to be a pain to run a steering pump and an AC compressor with a supercharger...so...toss out the pump. Decided to go with electric steering from EPAS Performance. Also built a custom bracket to provide more support for the motor/gearbox.
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      4) One of the most exciting changes is the shifter from Sikky for the TKO trans!!! After a few emails with these guys and several months later they churned out one of their bad ass setback shifters for the TKO. They already have a line for other Tremecs like the T56 and TR6060, and now the TKO! This shifter is so cool looking I'm trying to figure out how to leave my console open to display this CNC milled work of art!!! The shifter pictured here sets the shift point back 6", so no more traditionally long shift rods; a Mustang is not a truck so why shift like one!
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      5) I was originally going to put the Coyote ECU in the engine compartment under where the battery would traditionally sit. Previously in my post I showed where I even made a custom box to house the ECU and cut the fender apron to accommodate it. Well...I really didn't like the fact that you would still see it as well as the bulky connectors that plug into it. The wiring harness that comes as part of the engine control harness is somewhat limiting as to where you can put the ECU (it's fairly short). So, I unraveled the harness and rewrapped it to give me a little more room and have now located the ECU under the dash and routed the harness through a single, large grommet in the center of the firewall.
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      6) I'm now working on the wiring which is super fun! Seriously, I love the wiring portion of these builds. Apart from the normal electrical goodies such as power locks, windows and push button start (and yes that is a Ford OEM Start button thanks to Digital Guard Dawg) the overall plan is to have an 11" Android tablet mounted to the front of the center console and extend up into where the factory radio would have gone (I'll work on that once I start the interior). With it I'll be able to control my climate controls (thanks to Restomod Air - more to come on that once it arrives in the next week or so), gauges and instrumentation via Autometer's Dashlink, Android Auto for navigation, some headless tuner with an Android app (Memphis Audio maybe???), etc.
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      7) And...somewhere in the middle of all the above, the old girl finally got some color from Crossroad Classics & Customs and now she's back home!!!
      I was almost tempted to leave just the basecoat on ;-)
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      Danny,
      1967 Mustang Coupe - I think I've built more tools\jigs than worked on the car???
      Build Thread: Project OCD

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