zeitgeist57 Posted May 5, 2013 Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 Just got caught up from the last few weeks of your update. Great progress! :thumbup: Keep it up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toph6888 Posted May 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2013 Got a little further today. Managed to get that last IRS frame bolt into the car, and afterwards we worked on getting the differential in, which took a little longer then what I thought but we got it in, and got the control arms on. The front lower control arm bushing sleeve was about 1/4" longer then what the width of the control arm mounts was, and we had a couple issues driving a few control arm bolts in past the differential crossmember brace, but nothing that a small grinder, grease, prybar and hammer couldn't solve. Hoping that I might have some time tomorrow to get some stuff in, but it looks like I will be getting the full suspension on next weekend and then it will be a full roller. Also in good news, I checked my driveshaft clearance, and I have a good 2-3" of play before my driveshaft will rub against my transmission seal, so even with the slightly larger flange on the back it shouldn't have any issues with length. Score. Just a couple pictures because I was in a hurry trying to get this stuff in, but I will get some better pics soon Differential in Drivers control arm Passenger control arm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndonD454 Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 Looks awesome. I would love to check out the car and ask a few questions if you have free time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toph6888 Posted May 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 Looks awesome. I would love to check out the car and ask a few questions if you have free time. Thanks, and whenever I finally get it down to Columbus sounds good. I am hoping it will be down by the end of the month. I have been working on it at a buddies place, and once I get all the suspension in and get the engine sealed up we are going to trailer it down to my garage that I will finally be getting end of the month. If you have any general questions about the car feel free to ask, I think I am getting pretty close to have had turned or touched every bolt on this thing haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndonD454 Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 More related to the investment and whether or not it all ends up being worth it.. I'll probably have to wait until you finish the car before that is known haha Either way, I'd love to check it out when its finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toph6888 Posted May 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 More related to the investment and whether or not it all ends up being worth it.. I'll probably have to wait until you finish the car before that is known haha Either way, I'd love to check it out when its finished. Most people will tell me its been a waste of money haha. But I knew from the beginning people would give me crap for building a v6, but I just shrug them off and keep doing what I'm doing lol. I think the investment will be worth it, I'm about $10-11K into it, but I also have an essentially new car for that (brakes,suspension, engine, transmission, clutch, turbo system, IRS, gauges, fuel system, underbody coating, all the misc general wear items), and its semi unique. Plus right now its been more about learning about the whole thing, and learning how to deal with a lot of issues/hiccups that you just can't predict lol. But it looks like the light is finally showing at the end of the tunnel, a couple more weekends and hopefully start up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Speed S4 Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Looking real good. Keep it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toph6888 Posted May 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 got a little further tonight, just did a couple small things because I was by myself and it was crappy out, and traffic was a dog haha. Cleaned up my front control arms, spindles, and valve covers so I can paint them tomorrow when the humidity drops down. Then I started messing with my rear axle, and I decided to put one of the axles in so I could check the movement of the upper control arm and see if it would hit anything. I had to bend the stock brake line just a smidge, but nothing that would kink the line or break it. I think it should be good. Pics with the axle in (Getting close!) Then I got some pics of the driveshaft spacing so anyone else who is looking at putting in a IRS in their V6 will see how much clearance there is between the yoke of the driveshaft and the transmission rear seal Transmission/Driveshaft Yoke, about 2-4 inches of spacing here, pretty much where it was stock Here is where the driveshaft is against the flange for the differential side (it looks farther apart, but I can garantee you they are pretty much centered on each other, its hard to get a good pic because there is all this IRS crap in the way ) Then I finished looking over my hydroboost conversion. Seems pretty simple, and I don't see as of right now that I will have to swap pedal assemblies, it looks like mine will work. So tomorrow I plan on painting the front suspension, getting that in, getting all the IRS bolts torqued down and getting the brakes on the car, getting my Ujoint that I need, and getting the car back on its own legs. I also plan on getting the radiator in, fan in, wiring harness in, and getting that hydroboost setup in so I can put my turbo stuff in for good. It will be a busy day, but nothing really to strenuous to fit, just have a lot of parts to put on haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toph6888 Posted May 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Well today was a long day, but I had a solid goal of getting all the suspension in and I managed to accomplish it. My apologies for not taking more photos, but I was in overdrive mode (I was in the garage for over 12hrs today) First I painted the front control arms and the front spindles, and then set about torqueing all of the bolts for the IRS and finish assembly of it. Only real issue that I had was that the shock bolts that the guy gave me weren't the right length, so I had to go out and get some longer grade 8 bolts that would fit. Got the drivers side in first: Then the passengers: Been waiting a long time to see this under my car: Then I went about checking the brake rotor clearance with the caliper bracket, because since it is vented it is a thicker rotor so you have to open up the gap in the caliper bracket with a grinder, or get cobra caliper brackets. But other then that the calipers fit on just fine In other good news, the stock Ebrake cables look to be long enough (this is kinda a crappy pic, but take my word for it ) Finally once all the paint was dry I was able to work on the front suspension, I didn't get any "final" pictures of it because it was close to 11pm, but its all in there Caster camber plates Most of the front stuff in Tomorrow I am going to finish buttoning up the turbo hotside, get the radiator/fan in, and get the front end and hood back on the car because I will be towing it down to my new garage in Columbus on the 23rd, so now I will finally be able to work on it all the time instead of having to drive up 2hrs to work on it during the weekends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTHER91 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 I want to see this car done prolly as much as u. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toph6888 Posted May 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 I want to see this car done prolly as much as u. Thanks man glad you like it. I can't wait for it to be finally fired up haha. Well I got some more done this weekend in order to be ready to tow it down on the 23rd hopefully. All I need to do is get some 17" rims to put on the back axle (my stock 15's won't clear the tierod bar mount on the spindle), get it off the jack stands, and put the hood on. I did manage to get my windows back up by hooking my car up to my subarus battery with some jumper cables haha. Also got my buddies garage all cleaned out, I don't remember ever bringing that much stuff over haha. And now, pictures! I bolted on most of the stuff just becuase it would be easier to tow that way, but it also is nice to see it starting to really come together. The windstar intake needs to come off to put the harness and coolant bypass tube, as well as the turbo off so I can put my accessory belt on, but hey it looks cool and the engine is sealed so nothing should get in it during shipping. Then got the bumper and stuff on. Don't worry, I have better headlights, these ones are just the crappy dd ones haha. also gonna have to rework that radiator hose so I can get my tubing to the throttle body. Finally got all my stuff cleared out, and got the subaru loaded up iwth way too many parts haha, Those tables on the sides were FULL And the subaru loaded up. Kind of hard to tell, but the back wheels had about 3-4" of clearance while the fronts had around 7". The car had terrible handling at low speeds because the front would just sway back and forth because no weight was on it. Once it was at highway speeds it was fine but I don't think I will load it up like that again haha. So that will pretty much be it for about two weeks, won't be able to really work on it again till maybe memorial day, but things will be going much quicker hopefully because it will be at my place so I will be able to work on it at night and not have to worry about driving up to Akron to work on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 I want that garage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toph6888 Posted May 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Just a quick update, got a couple things for the mustang but haven't been able to work on it yet because it is still up in akron, but I am driving up tomorrow with a friend with a trailer and we are towing it down (FINALLY) to Columbus. In the past two weeks, I did get some pretty good deals. Deal #1 was a set of 03 Cobra machine faced wheels with BF Goodrich Gforce sport tires with less then 2k on them. Got the whole set for $650 Deal #2 was a set of 03 Cobra seats (front and back) that were in very decent condition for $500. The drivers side suede is a little worn, and the bolster has some very light wear, but other then that they are in really good shape. Pretty happy with these, I was originally gonna just get the foam and the seat covers from TMI Upholstery set, but this turned out to be cheaper, and I was already in Detroit anyways on a buisness trip so picking them up was a breeze. Other then that nothing has really changed, been super busy with getting ready to move, but after tomorrow and this weekend of moving I will be able to get started on all the little things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackbar00 Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Ive bought two sets of Cobra seats, and the cheapest I paid was 800. Nice score! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toph6888 Posted May 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 Ya I was pretty happy with the deals that I got on those. I was pretty stretched to pull it off to pay for them, but too good of a deal to pass up on. Well yesterday it finally got down to columbus, all in all took about 6 hrs, 2 hrs to get there, 2 hrs to get the wheels on and a couple things tied up and the car loaded, and another 2 hours back. All in all it finally got in the garage in columbus at about 10pm or so, so not too bad. Old wheels vs the new wheels haha My buddy Brad left me a message on my car ("Looks Good, -Brad") The car does need a wash since it has been collecting dust for the past 6-7 months, I can't believe its been that long Got the new wheels/tires on the car, looks good! Got it on its own suspension!!! Its only been on those jackstands for about 5 months haha Up and on the trailer. Hood doesnt quite clear the windstar intake because I still have to grind it down, but we just wedged some wood and cardboard so it wouldn't bounce around during towing Been a while since we have seen this car spot open A little bit of rain on the way back, but not enough to get her clean And in the excitement of finally getting it off the trailer and into the garage, and checking out our new place, I forgot to get a pic of it in the new garage. Quite a bit smaller, but shouldn't be a problem since all the big stuff is taken care of. I'll get a pic later tonight haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2011SVT Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 Seems like the rain is *never* enough to get the car clean! :lolguy: Bet you're excited. When are you thinking the 'fire up' date will be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Speed S4 Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 Lookin great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toph6888 Posted May 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 Seems like the rain is *never* enough to get the car clean! :lolguy: Bet you're excited. When are you thinking the 'fire up' date will be? Yah that rain did nothing to that 7month layer of dust haha. I will hopefully clean it up a bit this weekend. I'm quite happy to have it in Cbus, the entire time towing it was just adrenaline as my buddy kept making comments like "did we remember to get that strap" or "did you see how that webbing was frayed?" haha. The motto's of this project have been "Just two more weeks" and "don't worry, it will just bolt on". I would estimate relistically to get all the little things done, and get the turbo exhaust refabbed and to get my handheld tuner, I am looking at about a month or so till fire up. Currently the goal is to get it running for the summit racing all mustang show up in Tallmadge on July 27th. Fingers crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodember Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Pretty sweet ride, I'm a big Mustang fan. Can't wait to see it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 A few years back, I helped a friend get his 1971 Dodge Dart Swinger Special from Guernsey County to Reynoldsburg, ripped it apart, and worked on getting it back together. This was in a similar situation, with only a 2-3 weekends a month to work on it...sometimes in the bitter cold of winter. What I distinctly remember is how it took 45 minutes each way to drive from my house to where the garage was. Not a long distance, but even THAT got old after a few months! I can only imagine how you must feel having gotten the car so much closer to you now...good luck on the rest of the project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toph6888 Posted June 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Thanks for the comments guys, pretty happy with how its going, and now that we are finally almost done with the move it will hopefully start picking up on updates quicker now. Well here's a quick update. Not much has happened in the past couple weeks from moving and whatnot. I have made a couple decisions though: 1) I will go ahead and mount my battery in the trunk because I have to take the interior out anyways, and it will just be easier to do know then trying to make it work with the turbo kit, I need the space for an overflow tank for my radiator anyways. 2) I have decided to go back to the original intake instead of the windstar. Currently it will just be easier to use that to get it running for now, and if I decide to do it later I will already have the parts. I will gasket match the upper intake, clean it up and paint it silver and call it done for now. I just came to the decision it won't affect my numbers that much since I have the turbo to just force the air in haha. Last night was a good clean up though, with all the moving the garage was in shambles but I finally got my bench put together, all my tools organized, and found all my parts from the move haha. New garage is a bit smaller, but its all small stuff remaining that I don't need a huge space for so it shouldn't be too bad haha. I was pretty spoiled with that last place. All the parts that still have to go on, and the trunk is still full :eyetwitch: Workbench! This weekend I am hoping to get the hydroboost on, get the brakes all on, and get my trunk battery and new interior in. We are having a housewarming party this weekend though, so who knows how far we will actually get haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndonD454 Posted June 4, 2013 Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Looking good! Makes me want some cobra wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toph6888 Posted June 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Didn't have a whole lot of time today, but I at least got the front two seats of the mustang out. Man they are old. Did the passenger side first. Stud nuts came out just fine. The back two bolts, well, they are broken. Gonna have to drill them out, and I'll get some new bolts and bolt it through. Damn you Ohio winters! Passenger side out. No Battery, No Problem. Had to move my front power seat forward, so I just hooked my car up to the dependable back up battery haha. Drivers side out. I am also up $3.47 in change, time to go buy more parts! Went ahead and switched out my seat belt locks. My 13 yr old ones on the left, cobra ones on the right. Yah, lets take care of that.... Hopefully I will get my battery box relocation kit this weekend, put that in while the interior is out of the car, and then I will have the cobra seats in. Pretty pumped to be able to sit in them in the car haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrxRcr Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Sleeper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSXRAntwon Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Awesome build man. I know the feeling of having a car down for quite some time and wanting to just DRIVE IT. Good luck with everything else!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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