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RRRCobraSC281
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Started mounting the IRS brackets. Made up some pieces to help with the install.
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Project 93GT500 has started
90 Coyote Coupe (sold)
88 Mach 1 Coupe MM&FF 6/14 (sold)
65 FFR Cobra (sold)
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Started removing the floor in manageable pieces. It's a rough cut for now.
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Project 93GT500 has started
90 Coyote Coupe (sold)
88 Mach 1 Coupe MM&FF 6/14 (sold)
65 FFR Cobra (sold)
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God damn! I knew you got down on wrenching but shut you're going all out right here! Keep the piks coming.
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1964 Impala hard top
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Bad ass build! I would love to do this to my fox. How many reciprocating saw blades have you went through?
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90 Bronco 5.8 Lifted
05 SRT-4 24PSI E-85 at least 50 million hp
07 Harley VROD NRS Stage 1
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Originally posted by FivePTSlow:
Bad ass build! I would love to do this to my fox. How many reciprocating saw blades have you went through?
I bought 4 packs of 5 and have gone through 2 of them. The part that ate up most of the blades was when I tried to slice off the entire S197 frame rails in 1 piece. Once the blade is bowed or you put a bend on the blade while cutting it will heat up the blade to the point it will lose its sharpness.
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Project 93GT500 has started
90 Coyote Coupe (sold)
88 Mach 1 Coupe MM&FF 6/14 (sold)
65 FFR Cobra (sold)
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Damn! your basically building a completely new car. That seems like a TON of work to do though. ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
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Kurgan tuned stroked and blown 347 foxbody. boost nukka!
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Originally posted by East Bay 50:
Damn! your basically building a completely new car. That seems like a TON of work to do though.
Anyone can buy a new car. But doing it this way, I practically getting a new car. I get to choose the exact color I want, the rims and tire combo, the suspension, and it will be 1 of "a very few" limited edition.
The bonus is that I learn a few things along the way and make some new friends in the process.
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Project 93GT500 has started
90 Coyote Coupe (sold)
88 Mach 1 Coupe MM&FF 6/14 (sold)
65 FFR Cobra (sold)
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Originally posted by RRRCobraSC281:
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Originally posted by FivePTSlow:
Bad ass build! I would love to do this to my fox. How many reciprocating saw blades have you went through?
I bought 4 packs of 5 and have gone through 2 of them. The part that ate up most of the blades was when I tried to slice off the entire S197 frame rails in 1 piece. Once the blade is bowed or you put a bend on the blade while cutting it will heat up the blade to the point it will lose its sharpness.
For sure. You using Milwaukee blades or dewalts? Car is coming along nicely. Looks like your doing a good job on it
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sick
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Well I got the IRS in as much as I could. Realized that I was missing the lower shock bolts and they are long. Found some bolts at the local Pick-n-Pull only to find out they are about 10mm too short.
This weekend got the engine in the Fox Body for the first time. It sure looks like it belongs in there. Getting more and more of the garage back. Trimmed the S197 floor and it is also in sort of. I will have to cut the flange off the passenger side exhaust manifold and weld the catted down pipe. The flange is hitting the firewall. The driver side looks fine. Right now I've cut off a big chunk of the cowl panel. I know I will be needing some of that space. It's just easier to remove the big piece first and then once everything is in then see how much of it will be welded back in.
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Project 93GT500 has started
90 Coyote Coupe (sold)
88 Mach 1 Coupe MM&FF 6/14 (sold)
65 FFR Cobra (sold)
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more progress pics
Here's a sneak peek of the lower radiator support I fabricated.
Using Sn95 upper radiator mounts and the S197 lower radiator mounts.
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90 Coyote Coupe (sold)
88 Mach 1 Coupe MM&FF 6/14 (sold)
65 FFR Cobra (sold)
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Well I got the floor sort of in. Drilled a a couple holes and bolted the floor to the sub frames. The floor looks like it needs to come down about an 1" because the top of the dash is sitting too high and won't come close to the mounting brackets on the trans tunnel. Going to have to cut the sub frames out and trim them down and reweld them back in once floor position is finalized. Here's what it looks like.
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Project 93GT500 has started
90 Coyote Coupe (sold)
88 Mach 1 Coupe MM&FF 6/14 (sold)
65 FFR Cobra (sold)
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Wow! You're an animal!!
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91 5.0 [331|T56]
87 Grand National
02 Z06
08 Challenger SRT8
13 Shelby GT500
00 Lightning
14 Camaro SS
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Wow! You're an animal!!
I tell that to my wife all the time...lol
while waiting for my help to fit the dash again, I've started to install the Scott Rods engine bay panels. Here are some before and after pics. After welding most of the holes previously, it doesn't look as dramatic of a change in my opinion.
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Project 93GT500 has started
90 Coyote Coupe (sold)
88 Mach 1 Coupe MM&FF 6/14 (sold)
65 FFR Cobra (sold)
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Nice work. What kind of mig are you using for the fab work.
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Looks great Robert! Can't wait to see how this comes out!
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88 notch- MM&FF June 2014 feature car
93 cobra #1879
90 hatch "Wifey's"
14 F150
89 mastercraft- wake tower with some sound
Team True Forged!!!
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Has come along way since I last saw it, mad respect bro!!
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93 fox
02 GT
92 coupe
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Good Job!!!!
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That's some badass work bro I'm impressed
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Originally posted by 89TRUNK:
Nice work. What kind of mig are you using for the fab work.
I'm using a Lincoln SP-125 mig welder.
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Project 93GT500 has started
90 Coyote Coupe (sold)
88 Mach 1 Coupe MM&FF 6/14 (sold)
65 FFR Cobra (sold)
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Finished up the smoothed engine bay panels and started to weld the floor. Also transferred the S197 doors striker and lock assembly to the passenger door. Will have detailed pics and instruction when I do the driver side.
Maybe by the weekend I'll have the floor completely welded.
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Project 93GT500 has started
90 Coyote Coupe (sold)
88 Mach 1 Coupe MM&FF 6/14 (sold)
65 FFR Cobra (sold)
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Originally posted by 50Reasons:
Very nice progress so far this has to be one of my favorite builds On this forum next to Danas build ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) carry on and definitely keep us updated ![[burnout]](graemlins/burnout.gif)
I appreciate your comments. This is my first official build thread. I really didn't do one when I did the modular Mach Notch. But that was because there was plenty of good build threads out there to source information to do that type of swap. Unfortunately a coyote swap is still fairly new and I haven't found a build thread that was usefully with exception to Jason Hall's Fox500. But there are alot of in-between info that is missing and hoping that I'll be able to provide a more detailed report on how(at least for me) to do a coyote swap that will pass CA smog.
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Project 93GT500 has started
90 Coyote Coupe (sold)
88 Mach 1 Coupe MM&FF 6/14 (sold)
65 FFR Cobra (sold)
Posts: 1746 | From: Fremont, CA | Registered: Sep 2006
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Nice build you got going there. You are doing a great job, can't wait to see the finished product.
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85 LTD wagon -under construction-
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