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Posted by lky_3 (Member # 1116) on :
 
Well. I just started the swap on my 90 4 Banger. Its been 2 days and all is going very well. So far I have the wiring harness out of the engine bay, the interior redone, and the rear end out. Here are some pics to see the before/after and progress. More pics to come. Plans are as follows:

306 w/
- GT40P's, Lightly ported
- Custom LT's to H pipe and 2 chamber flows, dumped.
- GT40 Tubular Intake
- 70MM Professional Products TB/EGR with EGR delete plate
- AFM 4" Power Pipe with a 90mm Lightning Mass Air and K&N Filter
- Aeromotive fuel rails with 6AN fittings, braided lines and a 255 in tank
- Paxton FPR with Stainless Lines
- 24#ers
- Edelbrock Waterpump
- Underdrive Pulleys
- MSD COMPLETE Ignition system
- Ford Racing 9mm wires
- Lunati 1.6 RR
- TFS 1 Cam
- KB Hyper-U Pistons
- No AC, SMOG or PS
- 130 AMP Alternator
- Crane Pushrod Guide Plates
- 5 Lug Conversion sitting on 17" Bullets (245/45Z's)
- Brakes: Front/Rear - 99 Calipers, Hawk Pads, SS Lines and Drilled Slotted Rotors
- Off Road H Dumped at the rear axle with 2 chamber flows
- Stock T-5 with a Steeda Tri-Ax
- Team Z K Member and Stock A Arms with Poly Bushings
- Summit Tubular Upp./Low. Control Arms
- Lakewood DS Safety loop
- Aluminum DS
- Lakewood Traction Control bars
- KYB GR2 Shocks and Struts With Eibach coil overs for the front and the Pro series for the rear
- Also a Built 3.73 Rear End by Synergy Motorsports


What do you guys think?
 

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Posted by lky_3 (Member # 1116) on :
 
Update: Got the A Arms off today. What a PITA that was. Also unbolted the tranny and motor mounts, removed what was left of the stock 2 cat exhaust and finished tearing the main harness wires out of the car. Think Im gonna do a little work on the new engine tomorrow and maybe fiberglass the saleen wing a bit. It has some cracks I want to fix. Next big step is pulling the engine and tranny.
 

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Posted by lky_3 (Member # 1116) on :
 
Well. I yanked the 4 banger fuel line and put in the V8 lines. pretty easy, No issues. Everything mounted in place. Took about 20 minutes to do. Then I went back to sanding.


POR-15
This stuff works GREAT. If you cant get to a welder or even know how to use one, I definatley recommend this stuff. I bought a 1lb. bar and didnt even use half to fill in all the small holes in the engine bay. It hardens like Metal and laughs at 180 grit when trying to sand. I had to use 60 grit, but then it worked very well. I followed up with some 120 for feathering and now its time for the bondo coat. Before I start the bondo I will take current pics. My roomie is in Miami with my camera so Im kinda on hold for now. SOOOOOOO Excited to finish this engine bay up. Oh, the work in the pics is only three 3 hour days worth.










 

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Posted by lky_3 (Member # 1116) on :
 
Here is some Bondo / Sanding progress. Just need the welding done, which will be on Saturday and then the last touches of bondo before she goes to get painted. Here is the Rear End all bolted up. Looks Goooooooooooooooood! Im excited. Here is a Pic of the Current interior with Guages too.
Bondo is just about 18 hours so far, thats including POR-15. Not too bad. 3 days total.






















 

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Posted by stanger50 (Member # 1665) on :
 
restoration at its finest. lookin good.
 

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Posted by BlueLightning302 (Member # 3974) on :
 
nice little set up, im guessin 270ish rwhp.
 

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Posted by lky_3 (Member # 1116) on :
 
I was hoping to hit an even 300 RWHP.
 

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Posted by SmokinLX (Member # 1684) on :
 

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Originally posted by lky_3:
I was hoping to hit an even 300 RWHP.

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Keep up the good work .Need a pretty good flowing head for 300!!! 270 sound's about rite for this combo IMO.
 

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Posted by Blind (Member # 3052) on :
 
progress looks good, keep at it
 

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Posted by turbo50 (Member # 6700) on :
 
Great progress, tell me about this POR15 filler???

Car looks about where mine is.
 

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Posted by foxstang (Member # 7447) on :
 

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Originally posted by turbo50:
Great progress, tell me about this POR15 filler???

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x2
 

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Posted by lky_3 (Member # 1116) on :
 
POR-15 is a clay that hardens like steel when fully cured and can even be tapped, drilled, whatever. My experience was good for my first time using it, but I must say that it did start to harden pretty quick. Its good for filling in the small holes in the engine bay i.e. Strut towers, but for the bigger holes, I would just cut the panel out and weld/rivet in some sheet metal. Much cleaner I would imagine and a lot less elbow grease is needed. Overall I give the stuff 4 out of 5 stars. It only took me 1 full 1lb bar to do the entire engine though. Big holes and all. Definatley a project.
 

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Posted by *Als50* (Member # 6003) on :
 
Coming along nicely!
 

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Posted by nineteen90coupe (Member # 8034) on :
 
looks good so far! engine looks bad ass!
 

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Posted by 302oons (Member # 8105) on :
 
note the engine is inside of the house......
thats a true mustang fan hahaha. looks good
 

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Posted by lky_3 (Member # 1116) on :
 

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Originally posted by 302oons:
note the engine is inside of the house......
thats a true mustang fan hahaha. looks good

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Originally posted by mustang928:
Nice, nice, nice, did I mention it looks nice?? I can't wait to get started on my V8 conversion, just need to free up some space, so i can get started.

Did you convert the P heads over to stud mounted or did you keep them ped? Definately keep the pics coming!

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Originally posted by lky_3:

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Originally posted by mustang928:
Nice, nice, nice, did I mention it looks nice?? I can't wait to get started on my V8 conversion, just need to free up some space, so i can get started.

Did you convert the P heads over to stud mounted or did you keep them ped? Definately keep the pics coming!

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Stud. 7/16"

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Originally posted by lky_3:
7/16"

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Where did you go to get this done and how much was it, if you don't mind me askin'?
 

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Posted by lky_3 (Member # 1116) on :
 
For the POR-15, I didnt use backing on the small holes and on the big holes (2) I just put a piece of cardboard behind the hole and then filled the hole. When it dried I peeled the cardboard off. No problems.

As for the stud work - It was included when I had my engine work done. In in SoCal though.

Thanks for all the Kudos Guys!
 

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Posted by MR. R.P.M ^__^ (Member # 6371) on :
 
NICE PROJECT....! WISH I HAD THE DAMN TIME TO DO ANOTHER GUESS U CANT PUT THE PEDAL COVERS ON THE LX HUH LOL... KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

[ May 15, 2008, 10:29 PM: Message edited by: MR. R.P.M ^__^ ]
 

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Posted by sillyfifty (Member # 8197) on :
 
hey roughly how much did it cost in parts for the full transformation. would you consider doin another swap. and how much would the labor. hit me up kenneth535@yahoo.com
 

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Posted by mustang928 (Member # 2123) on :
 

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Originally posted by lky_3:
In in SoCal though.

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I'm also in socal... What shop was it that did the engine work and hurry up and post more pictures
 

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Posted by lky_3 (Member # 1116) on :
 
Metric Engine in N. Hollywood.

Here are some pics of the finished product with 1 coat of filler primer.





And here is the Final Product with wet sanding (600 grit) and 2 more coats of filler primer. Some imperfections, but with the original sheetmetal...Im pretty satisfied.





[ May 17, 2008, 07:51 PM: Message edited by: lky_3 ]
 

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