Hello to all of you guys

it looks new!! you're lucky!!!

 

Thanks,
There is a little pitting in them but nothing a good scrub and buff won't handle.
They'll be good runners for a daily driver. I'm not going showcar, so i'm okay with putting a little work into them.

I'm gonna try to start on the rear sometime next week, I'm waiting for the trunk bolt brackets to come in.

Hardest part so far is locating a decent used T5 for my 5 speed conversion. I already got the pedal assembly taken care of (fox box pedal transplant) and more than likely I'm going to do a hydraulic clutch setup(we'll see)

 

i got two of them t5s one for my mav here and the other for my mav in Brazil i found both at the same junk yard i paid 500 bucks for each mustang so i got the whole drive train engine, trans, harness, computer everything! in my opinion you found the hardest things the bumpers and body parts!

 

yeah, so it seems anyway. I thought I'd never find all the bumper stuff in a pull yard, let alone on half off day.

So I did kind of make out there. But now I'm ready for the next step in the project, which is getting a drivetrain together, so that I can get it in and tuned to my liking. I am planning on doing a cam swap and probably some head work, so I may find better luck in picking up a rebuilder. The T5 proves elusive here in N. California, since there is a huge mustang scene here. I've found two this week, the first one pops out of first and second gears, the second one won't go into 5th....(both $100.00)

So I'm gonna save and buy a rebuilt one from a local Ford dealer. $650.00 w/3yr warranty. Pretty good price on a tranny with recourse.

 

Lookin good,It's coming along nicely

 

Thanks man, I was just watchin your videos on youtube earlier at work. You are an office favorite.

 

I got my rear valance installed yesterday, and spend the rest of the evening after dinner and my buddies house cutting steel flat stock to make reinforcements for the rear bumper bolts. I decided to just use 1/8" x7" flat stock pieces to spread the weight across the taillight panel. So now comes the measuring to make sure I get the bumper on and in center.
Pics to follow soon.

 

Good work man!

For future reference, you don't have to do like the PO and remove the hood to get the engine in/out.

I think most here will agree that lifting the hood to it's highest position and blocking it with a broomstick or the like, then removing the engine/tranny as a unit, is the easiest way to do it on these cars.

 

Thanks! I should have some more up soon.Maybee catch some parts breakage on tape....It's due :16suspect

 

Aww man don't break it..... Unless you got better parts to go into it.
Then it's considered upgrading the failing parts.

 

Yeah I hear ya there. I wish he had been on this forum to get that tip before destroying the factory alingment. But oh well. I will have it back and hopefully as straight as stock. As long as the rain holds out for the rest of the day, I should be able to get the rear bumper on and bolted up.
The project is coming along nicely for just a little over a month of having it.
I wanna get the disc brakes done before I buy wheels.
I picked up a Rebuilt C4 the other day to put in for the meantime and I 'll have to save up to do my 5spd conversion at a later date.

Well it looks like the sky will pisson me this evening, so I may not get the back bumper done until tomorrow.

Later

 

I got the rear bumper done last evening right before the rain, so i thought I'd post a couple pics.

I'm gonna try to get to a locksmith today to have him re key the trunk lock, so I can ditch the bungee deal.



The bumper has a slight buldge to it in the lower right hand corner, but i can live with it for now.




Side shot





Don't mind the wheels, they are coming off.


Overall I think the swap came out pretty good. I had my wife help me line up the rear bumper. she sharpied the bolt holes while I held the bumper, then i drilled the holes out with a stepped bit. we did one side at a time so that we could eyeball it out. Four eyes are better than two I say.

***Special thanks to Yellow75 for getting me the correct hood latch support, and the quarter moldings for the swap.***​

 

just got back from having the lock re-keyed. the rear looks better now without the bungee butt strap

 

A few more pics.





I worked a little bit on the hood alingment today as well




Bumper to quarter gap

 

Are you keeping or losing the side trim?