LSx 1967 Mustang

[LowFast]

Run the axle up to the bump stops to make certain it does not rub on full compression. To me it looks like it will rub unless you have very limited axle travel.

[DCx]

I wonder if the addition of caltracs would make the axle travel less. i have DSE 3" drop springs and caltracs on my 69 camaro, it too has 275/35/18s that are tucked into the wheel well and it doesn't rub at all with 2 adults in the back seat at car shows.

[DCx]

Forgot to post this... I love the way the gas cap turned out! it was a really cruddy original $50 ebay piece with scratches and a missing emblem. I took a dremel and cut the brass button off the inside and removed the self sealing cap. the gasket was shot on it and it needed to go in order to have it coated. i will just run a screw on cap behind this.

[DCx]

In less than 48 hours my wheels showed up unannounced! I got an email from the ebay seller after they were delivered! I was at work and they sat on my porch all day. Thank goodness no one took them.

I don't know why people knock cast wheels, i know they are heavy and just not as cool as some 3 piece forged wheels but in my opinion these are beautiful and only cost about $130 a wheel! The only cons i have about them are the plastic center caps. The are a little cheesy so they will be swapped out for some flat 2.5" Black aluminum pieces from american muscle.

The gray is growing on me... too bad it wont last long. These guys are getting coated in the same gloss black as the rest of the car.

[injcted]

Great work! Cant wait to see the finished product!!!!

[DCx]

I took the wheels to powder coat yesterday. They should be ready in a week. I went to a different shop so i hope the color of their gloss black matches the rest of the parts. The previous shop lost a piece of my windshield stainless, which i promptly replaced with another original from ebay at my cost... i am yet to receive the trim or have it coated.

[DCx]

Its always 2 steps forward and 1 back for me...







I only had time to throw one wheel on the car. After i had the rims powder coated the tire installer put one of my rear tires on the wrong way and chipped up my rim pretty good getting the tire off. I have 3 mounted wheels now and a rim that needs a re-do. Not at all happy about that. As soon as i can get the rim fixed and the tire mounted I will let it down on its suspension or mount the wheels on my dads fastback since it sits pretty low with its 4.5 mid eye leafs.

among other things, I added a Mustang steve cobra front brake kit. Still waiting on my calipers.





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I am still waiting on the rim to get re-coated. in the meantime I tossed in some 4.5 leaf grab-a-trak leafs and ordered up a boss 302 style cross member from Pacific Thunder Performance Engineering. What a beautiful piece of craftsmanship and a great company to deal with. It came with eccentric lockout plates and all the hardware (not pictured) necessary.

[Angelo]

These are 295/35 ZR CONTINENTALS on 18x 9.5's as well probably the same backspace but I dont recall. Shortened 8.8 and a simple sway bar took care of the rubbing. I like your blacked out rims and gas cap. Gloss is definitely the way to go.

[DCx]

My old man surprised me by installing my cross member while I was at work. He said it was a simple install and all the bolt holes lined up perfectly.





We have to mess with the eccentric eliminators some more but for now this will do.

[DCx]

I finally got my repaired rim back and the tire mounted!!

I decided to buy a billet lowering block kit from mustangs unlimited, I'm glad I did, the cars stance is pretty spot on to when I used the wheel fit 45.



found out the 275/60/15s i was using to roll the body around on wont work any more...



the 18s fit much better

[wyattroa]

I finally got my repaired rim back and the tire mounted!!

I decided to buy a billet lowering block kit from mustangs unlimited, I'm glad I did, the cars stance is pretty spot on to when I used the wheel fit 45.



found out the 275/60/15s i was using to roll the body around on wont work any more...



the 18s fit much better

I need to find a set of wheels. I keep seeing deals and low prices for mustangs. Have to find them for my chevelle

[Protour_Pinto]

I need to find a set of wheels. I keep seeing deals and low prices for mustangs. Have to find them for my chevelle

Have a look at Jegs.com. I have always found sales on wheels there. I just picked up a set of the Mustang Bullet Replicas in 17X8 and 18X10 for 390 shipped to my door. They are the OE brand out of Florida

[DCx]

oops, double post...

[DCx]

here is a teaser shot of what is to come...

[andrewb70]

Getting interesting!

Andrew

[DCx]

Thanks Andrew. As of right now I'm pretty sure the turbo will stay in its same location. I bought a ton of mandrel bends, most likely more than necessary to finish the hot and cold side. The plan is to run a vertical 90* off of the passenger manifold and another 90*from the drivers side manifold past the balancer and 90* up into a dual 2.5" to 3" formed collector I have. The turbo inlet will then 90* to the top of the collector. Since the collector will be vertical I have a straight path for the waste gate, the compressor housing will be relatively close to it. The outlet will have to be 2 sorta 3" S bends that will transition to 3.5" pipe that will go over the passenger valve cover and down behind the head and idler arm. I will have to shave the coil mounts off of my holley valve covers. I only bought them because they are vented on both sides. Im running them flipped, the oil fill will be by the master cylinder.




At the moment I didn't plan to run an intercooler. I was just going to run a 2.5" pipe over the fans and 90* into the throttle body with a silicone reducer. It is possible however to rotate the compressor housing and drill a hole in the fender apron and run a 180* loop to piping to a small intercooler behind the grill. then 180* out to another hole in the drivers side apron.



My crude rendering

[MichaelUser]

Very cool. I like it. However, my two cents tells me you are going to restrict a ton of airflow with such a small filter. Often over looked area of the build with turbo cars is the small filter arrangement. If you can slide it back and allow for at least a 6" filter you will gain considerable tuning and power. Don't worry about heat you can fix that with fuel. However flow is important to power especially with turbo's and MAS air systems like the GM. When I worked for an unnamed air filter company I learned how important this is.You would be surprised to learn that air flow occurs at the last 60% of the air filter on a conical style air filter when mounted to a tube or turbo. So the more surface area you have the more flow and more tuning and power. Maybe you might not have room and don't want bends at the turbo inlet, but it is okay as long as you keep it a to a minimum number of bends and large enough in diameter. Just a thought and keep up the great work...

[Z06killinSBF]

I rotated mine down and cut a spot of the apron for the pipe to fit then snaked it around to connect to the intercooler. I highly suggest running an IC if you're staying EFI, unless you run E85. Don't mind the hose clamps, they make for quick mock up.

[DCx]

Got a new toy today! picked up a harbor freight deep cut band saw and ordered a swag off road table to mount it. I tested it out today and noticed that the slit in the table for the blade needs to be opened up. my blade is rubbing it causing it to bow in slightly and cause a cooked cut.

[chunger]

I'll be real interested in seeing how you like that table mount for the saw. I like the idea, just not sure how accurate it will be.

Keep us posted.