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Posted by BuffMUSTANG (Member # 3180) on :
 
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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Posted by subsGT (Member # 6015) on :
 
you're right...it'll be a different kind of beast when it's finished...

Are you going to paint/powdercoat that bare metal stuff...K-member, etc?
 

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Posted by 66 AC COBRA (Member # 904) on :
 
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
 

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Posted by BuffMUSTANG (Member # 3180) on :
 
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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Posted by Bizob (Member # 3768) on :
 
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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Posted by BuffMUSTANG (Member # 3180) on :
 
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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Posted by Luke87GT (Member # 21) on :
 
Whoa, how much did that lift cost you?
 

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Posted by Don (Member # 938) on :
 
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
 

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Posted by 66 AC COBRA (Member # 904) on :
 

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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

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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
 

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Posted by BuffMUSTANG (Member # 3180) on :
 
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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Posted by Hungry Hippo (Member # 537) on :
 
looks like you have some work to do. i like the strange struts a lot for the price
 

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Posted by losbadgt's (Member # 4394) on :
 
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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Posted by Luke87GT (Member # 21) on :
 

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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.

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Absolutely no whine with my motive gears.
 

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Posted by 94gt (Member # 3060) on :
 
damn, looks like a LOT of fun lol
 

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Posted by BlacksheepMod50 (Member # 2378) on :
 
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!

[ November 13, 2005, 11:43 AM: Message edited by: BlacksheepMod50 ]
 

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Posted by BuffMUSTANG (Member # 3180) on :
 

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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!

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Originally posted by two-gun kid:
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

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they look like either MM or pro3i control arms to me?

they're all copies of MM anyways

[ November 13, 2005, 07:30 PM: Message edited by: blind ]
 

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Posted by blind (Member # 3052) on :
 


granetelli arms




MM arms



pro3i arms

[ November 13, 2005, 07:34 PM: Message edited by: blind ]
 

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Posted by BuffMUSTANG (Member # 3180) on :
 
they are pro3i's
 

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Posted by blind (Member # 3052) on :
 
lol I just noticed looking at those pics again.

the granetelli's have the spherical bearing at the wrong end
 

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Posted by two-gun kid (Member # 5891) on :
 

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Originally posted by blind:
lol I just noticed looking at those pics again.

the granetelli's have the spherical bearing at the wrong end

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ya me to
 

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Posted by Luke87GT (Member # 21) on :
 
I just got the same Pro3 control arms.

I was sold after my buddy told me he's been abusing these for four years and launching off the rev limiter with slicks.

He did break a urethane bushing once on the front, but never a prob with the control arms or spherical bushings...

As far as I know, Energy Suspensions makes the front bushings on the Pro3 arms.
Luke
 

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Posted by 94gt (Member # 3060) on :
 

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Originally posted by two-gun kid:

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Originally posted by blind:
lol I just noticed looking at those pics again.

the granetelli's have the spherical bearing at the wrong end

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ya me to

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thats their custom "advanced" design ROFL
 

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Posted by autumnstang97 (Member # 6111) on :
 
man ur gonna have so much fun i wish i can do it...i will be doing the same but with out a lift ...damn how much did it cost?...i have one at work i wish i can bring home...lol...damn ur lucky...as soon as i get my full MM package i'm gonna set a weekend aside..and my Bassani full lenght headers...x-pipe...with catss...and aft cat system...dude ur freakin lucky...good luck and re-post ur results and ur conclusion so we can see how it went...and incluse after pics too...good luck
 

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Posted by PWR HNGRY 302 (Member # 6000) on :
 
Lucky you. Have fun installing all those parts and trying them out.
 

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Posted by 92coupe (Member # 1957) on :
 
thats weird about the insurance not covering the car with the tubular k-member. i just put full coverage on my 94 and it has tubular k-memember and a-arms, i even pointed them out to them and they said if i wanted it covered i had to show receipts and that was about it.

Justin
 

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Posted by 1Sicgt (Member # 714) on :
 
The tub K was one of the best mods I ever did. The car is so much more responsive now then before. It really sets the front end up much better. But of course on mine, I also opted for MM's forward offset tubular arms also.
 

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