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BuffMUSTANG
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Well I'm almost ready to start the makeover on my car. It's going to be a totally different car when i am done. I still need to purchase a clutch since i don't want to have to do a clutch anytime soon after i put the LT's on. So i have a friend that works at Ford and can get a 03 Cobra clutch kit for $500.00 including AL flywheel.... Is that my best choice? or would a King Cobra hold up any better? I'm also waiting on the other set of heads to be ported and polished. Then i want to swap the SHM 2730 cams for some VT stage 2 or the equal comp cams.
So on the list of things to do there is:
CC plates
Struts
Coil overs
K-member
A-Arms
Heads
Cams
LTs
H-pipe
Having a friend weld some 2.5" over axle tubes on to the Magnaflows
4.10's (friend is doing the rear)
31 spline T-loc
31 spline axles
weld torque boxes and axle tubes
Upper control arms
lower control arms
rear shocks
rear springs W/air bag
clutch
What else should i buy besides SFC's, AL drive shaft?
What else should i need or should i do since I'm going to be going through everything?
A couple of friends of mine and myself are going to do all of this over one weekend. Shouldn't be a problem. Any help or helpful comments are appreciated. now for the pics.
Also, when i put the LT's on i want start the car up and drive it around the block just to see how loud it would be. Is this a bad idea? Could it damage anything?
My garage (where all of the magic is going to happen!)
Thanks for looking.... Justin.
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subsGT
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you're right...it'll be a different kind of beast when it's finished... ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
Are you going to paint/powdercoat that bare metal stuff...K-member, etc?
Posts: 223 | From: YC | Registered: Sep 2005
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66 AC COBRA
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DO NOT weld the axles tubes, unless your friend has the correct jig to do it, DO NOT DO IT
when you weld the tubes it will throw them out of place, DO NOT DO THIS WITH OUT A JIG, with your power level it isnt needed, dont worry about it
other than that have fun, one weekend might be a little optomistic, but i hope it works out
without doing the heads and i can see it happening, but throw in motor work and that one weekend becomes quite short
and dont forget an alignment ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Posts: 6280 | From: Winters | Registered: Feb 2002
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BuffMUSTANG
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The K-member is UPR and it is already coated.
So NO on the axle tube welding.
Yea, i forgot to add the alignment in there.
My friend works at Ford and can do the engine work in one night. I figure i will start on Friday night and probably be done sunday night.
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2001 Mustang GT, Bolt on's...
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Bizob
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holy moly thats a lot of parts your gonna be putting on this weekend. I dont think driving around with straight headers will damage anything other than your ear drums lol
good luck with the instal and let us know how everything turns out. Your right in that it will be a whole new kind of car once your finished
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BuffMUSTANG
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well it's not goig to be installed THIS weekend, but it will be installed soon. I'm finding out that i should go with Tokico Struts instead of Strange, don't put the tubular K-member on because of insurance not covering the car if i were to get in a accident, Not to weld the axle tubes, and get McLeod clutch and fidanza flywheel. Now i have to do more thinking and research.
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2001 Mustang GT, Bolt on's...
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Luke87GT
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Whoa, how much did that lift cost you?
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Stangless
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Don
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Copy Cat ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
I don't understand about the axle tube welding. ![[Confused]](confused.gif) Please explain. I have welded both of my cars, and no problems so far.
Later Don
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Nitrous King
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Originally posted by Don:
Copy Cat
I don't understand about the axle tube welding. Please explain. I have welded both of my cars, and no problems so far.
Later Don
your axle tube are probably crooked then
you might have got lucky, so do not
increased bearing wear, spline wear, others can chime in on this
and who told you that a k member will screw with insurance, i think thats bullshit ![[BS flag]](graemlins/bs_flag.gif)
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72 Vega - WCHRA Extreme 10.5
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BuffMUSTANG
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The K-member is still going in. The Motive gears might get traded for FRPP ones though since i heard that motive gears whine.
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2001 Mustang GT, Bolt on's...
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looks like you have some work to do. i like the strange struts a lot for the price
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losbadgts
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I just got to say that u are a lucky bastard i'm still not done with my car and u get all the shit that i want in at once and u got a lift too . Oh well i just need some heads to put my cams and some long tubes and then i'm done, oh and the k member.
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Why pretent someone u are not, everyone else could see it.
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Luke87GT
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Originally posted by BuffMUSTANG:
The K-member is still going in. The Motive gears might get traded for FRPP ones though since i heard that motive gears whine.
Absolutely no whine with my motive gears.
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Stangless
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damn, looks like a LOT of fun lol
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BlacksheepMod50
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Looks like when I re-did my mustang. It was the best and worst thing I've ever done. its awesome because the car is entirely different, but it also makes your car a lot less streetable. I now hate driving my car on a daily basis, but love taking it around the block real quick on the weekends.. *shrug* I guess thats the name of the game.
Oh yeah, and looking at your BBK headers, I think I'm deffinatly going to switch.. I've had NOTHING but problems with my Hookers I got from JetHot, horrible flange design and slip fit ![[Mad]](mad.gif)
ENJOY! Its an exciting process!
[ November 13, 2005, 11:43 AM: Message edited by: BlacksheepMod50 ]
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Posts: 288 | From: Fair Oaks (Sacramento) | Registered: Jan 2003
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BuffMUSTANG
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Originally posted by BlacksheepMod50:
Looks like when I re-did my mustang. It was the best and worst thing I've ever done. its awesome because the car is entirely different, but it also makes your car a lot less streetable. I now hate driving my car on a daily basis, but love taking it around the block real quick on the weekends.. *shrug* I guess thats the name of the game.
Oh yeah, and looking at your BBK headers, I think I'm deffinatly going to switch.. I've had NOTHING but problems with my Hookers I got from JetHot, horrible flange design and slip fit
ENJOY! Its an exciting process!
Why is it so horrible to drive now? I dont think i'm doin anything to the car that is goin to make it any less streetable. It should just be a different ride. I know i will like driving it.
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BlacksheepMod50
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4:10s with coil-overs... shifting constantly and the ride is rougher (at least for my spring rate) with my coilovers.
The K-Member on the otherhand is priceless. I wouldn't trade that thing for the world. The ease of getting to things is amazing.
[ November 13, 2005, 11:56 AM: Message edited by: BlacksheepMod50 ]
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poisonpony96
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by BlacksheepMod50:
[QB] 4:10s with coil-overs... shifting constantly and the ride is rougher (at least for my spring rate) with my coilovers.
what spring rate are you using on the coilovers and are they hypercoils
[ November 13, 2005, 12:23 PM: Message edited by: poisonpony96 ]
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BlacksheepMod50
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Honestly I do not know. I did not make a knowledgable choice when I decided to buy the coilovers. I didn't know about spring rates until after, so I just ordered D&D "Coil Over" kit, they didn't ask me anything about spring rates, plus Im running stock struts up front. I just need to replace my coil over setup and throw some new struts in there while im at it.
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two-gun kid2
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are the lower control arms granatelli's? (they look like them) alot of people on corral.net have had problems with the height adjuster part, becuase the threaded stud would bind and the threads would strip. and everybody that bought them are trying to return them. i would go MM lower control arms. just thought id let you know.
http://www.corral.net/forums/showthread.php?t=696981&highlight=granatelli
[ November 13, 2005, 07:22 PM: Message edited by: two-gun kid ]
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Blind
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are the lower control arms granatelli's? (they look like them) alot of people on corral.net have had problems with the height adjuster part, becuase the threaded stud would bind and the threads would strip. and everybody that bought them are trying to return them. i would go MM lower control arms. just thought id let you know.
http://www.corral.net/forums/showthread.php?t=696981&highlight=granatelli
they look like either MM or pro3i control arms to me?
they're all copies of MM anyways
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Blind
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granetelli arms
MM arms
pro3i arms
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BuffMUSTANG
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they are pro3i's
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lol I just noticed looking at those pics again.
the granetelli's have the spherical bearing at the wrong end
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two-gun kid2
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lol I just noticed looking at those pics again.
the granetelli's have the spherical bearing at the wrong end
ya me to ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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