- Joined
- Jul 27, 2008
- Location
- Dallas, TX
Few minor updates. Progress is slow but that?s expected. Finally got around to bolting the engine to the torque tube to the rear end and doing an eye measurement and placement. I was thinking at first that the torque tube would need to be shorten but now it?s looking like it might need to be lengthened but won?t know for sure till I start cutting out sheet metal from the front of the backseat bottom cushion.
It?s also looking like the gas tank will need to be a custom made to clear the differential but that?s also once it?s in, I?ll know. The center tunnel will need to be widen as well but that?s fairly simple. There?s a lot of what if?s and will this fit?
I was able to pawn off the kid on my parents for a few hours today and then have my wife put him down for a nap so that I could get a few hours to start cutting material out on the strut towers for installing the Mustang II cross member and tubular control arm mounting. I did put the cart before the horse and didn?t mark were stock spindle height was before dismantling the suspension and if any one has a 240 chilling on stands and can at least send a photo dead on so I can see or a measurement that would be great.
I cut along on the second layer of metal out to allow room for the upper control arm mounts. I also cut out the outer layer of the frame rails and will be boxing those better than how factory had them but using the same thickness to keep a nice crumple zone. At some point I?ll cut off the top of the strut towers since I?m no longer needing those for strut housing attachment.
I decided to call this a day. In a few weeks I?ll have my control arms and mustang spindles to use as proper height between control arms. I?ll probably also cut some circle out of wood as he same height as wheels and tires minus 1/2? for squat.
I need to take the rear end cradle off and chop that down 12? and have Brett weld it back together so I can start figuring out what sheet metal needs to go and what I?m doing for frame mounting and what not.
I met my painter at a friends birthday party last night. He?s the head painter for parkplace McClaren body shop in town. I?m excited to see PPG water based paint in action.
It?s also looking like the gas tank will need to be a custom made to clear the differential but that?s also once it?s in, I?ll know. The center tunnel will need to be widen as well but that?s fairly simple. There?s a lot of what if?s and will this fit?
I was able to pawn off the kid on my parents for a few hours today and then have my wife put him down for a nap so that I could get a few hours to start cutting material out on the strut towers for installing the Mustang II cross member and tubular control arm mounting. I did put the cart before the horse and didn?t mark were stock spindle height was before dismantling the suspension and if any one has a 240 chilling on stands and can at least send a photo dead on so I can see or a measurement that would be great.
I cut along on the second layer of metal out to allow room for the upper control arm mounts. I also cut out the outer layer of the frame rails and will be boxing those better than how factory had them but using the same thickness to keep a nice crumple zone. At some point I?ll cut off the top of the strut towers since I?m no longer needing those for strut housing attachment.
I decided to call this a day. In a few weeks I?ll have my control arms and mustang spindles to use as proper height between control arms. I?ll probably also cut some circle out of wood as he same height as wheels and tires minus 1/2? for squat.
I need to take the rear end cradle off and chop that down 12? and have Brett weld it back together so I can start figuring out what sheet metal needs to go and what I?m doing for frame mounting and what not.
I met my painter at a friends birthday party last night. He?s the head painter for parkplace McClaren body shop in town. I?m excited to see PPG water based paint in action.
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