Bloodember Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Hi, I'm Adam I live in Mount Vernon and have a 1990 Mustang LX that I have started to do a restoration and engine swap on. This is my first restoration that I have done myself. When I was 16 My dad and I bought an 82 Mustang and restored it using two other Mustangs as donor cars, it took us about a year to do since I was paying for the majority of it. I don't have any pictures of that Mustang though, wish I did. My current Mustang as I said is a 1990 LX and right now it has a 2.3L 4 Cylinder in it. Here it is Thursday before I started the tear down. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7325/8931839351_37a6b945af.jpg My goal for this car is around 650 rwhp. I already have a 351w engine, that I want to stroke out to 408 and turbocharge it. Its mainly going to be a toy to drive and I also want to try drag racing with it also. Here is my build list I made for the motor, not sure if everything is right yet though, if you have any feedback of any kind, I'm all ears. The motor I have is a '95 351w from an F150, so I'm pretty sure everything needs changed, but since I'm stroking it, I'm doing that anyways. Also I'm thinking of having it bored .040 over. Turbo: On3Performance 5.8L Turbo Kit (not sure about this yet, I've heard the turbo on it is too small for a 408) Under Drive Pulley System: March Performance Power and Amp Pulley Kit Heads: Trick Flow Twisted Wedge Track Heat 205 Push Rods: Edelbrock Hardened Steel Pushrods - 5/16 dia, 7.634 in. Length Rocker Arms: Scorpion Race Series part no: SCP1021BL Camshaft: Trick Flow Track Max Hydraulic Roller 51403002 (not sure on this) Pistons: Trick Flow Forged Pistons for the 514 Cylinder Heads, .040 over Piston Rings: Mahle Performance Piston Rings - 4040MS Crankshaft: Ohio Crankshaft 4.00 Stroke part no: 43514000 (this is forged) Connecting Rods: BBC 6.2 In. I-Beam Street and Strip Forged 4340 All Bearings: Sealed Power Competition Series Oil Pan: Summit Racing Package- comes with a 7 qt pan, oil pump, drive shaft and all hardware. Part no: CMB-08-0058 Timing Chain: Trick Flow Billet Steel Timing Chain Set Harmonic Damper and Counter: Trick Flow Track Max and counter weight 28 oz. ( not sure if this is right or if I should go neutral) Intake Manifold: Trick Flow R-Series upper and lower with 90mm upper Fuel Injectors: Trick Flow 80 lbs EV6 - TFS-89980 Distributor: MSD 8451 Pro-Billet Ready to Run Mass Air Meter: Abacco Fully Adjustable 85MM Starter: FRPP High Torque starter 157 tooth flywheel Fuel Tank system: Glenns Performance 1000hp Sleep Tank Fuel system (this is everything you need up to the rails) Fuel Rails: Accel DFI Extruded Fuel Rail Kit (not sure about this) Engine Management System: WMS/SDS Injection System from wmsracing.com - this is made for the 351w engine Wide Band: AEM Wideband sensor and gauge kit part: 304100 These are the major parts I am thinking of using. For the rest of the car I'm thinking of a Tremec T-56 Transmission, full Coil over kit from UPR with Strange shocks and struts, UPR K-Member, and UPR non adjustable A-Arms. The rear I already have, I have an 8.8 housing and the parts I have are a FRPP Cobra Traction Loc Dif 31 Spline with 3.73 Gears, Moser Axles with SN95 Flanges and 5 lugs. I also have upper and lower tubular control arms from Yates Performance. The front will be 5 lug as well, spindles will probably be from a 94-95 Mustang. For the brakes I want to do a full disc brake conversion, just not sure how I want to do it yet. I also have a UPR Torque box kit for the upper and lowers and Competition Engineering Frame Connectors to stiffen up the chassis. I have alot of other stuff I have written down that I'm thinking of doing to the Mustang also, if anyone wants to know I'll be glad to list them. The reason I joined is because Spool 1G told me about the site and that I should join because there are people on here that would be happy to help and or answer any questions that I may have. Thanks for reading. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickey4271647545519 Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Welcome. Looks like you have a solid plan together. Bring me some Dirkos kthxbai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodember Posted June 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Thanks, some of the plans keep changing though, but the major parts I believe are set, unless someone sees something I don't and has advice. I've only lived here about 18 months now, just had some Pizza from Dirkos the other day, great pizza, just a little pricey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Welcome. Sounds like fun and a lot of money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturg1647545502 Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 quality intro and welcome! make sure to keep us updated about your build progress by starting a thread in the "project management" section! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverMaker Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooling 1g Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Bring me some Dirkos kthxbai. Rons>dirko's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smineb Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Rons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 I would like to cordially invite you to join Team 5.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Money earnin' MT. VERNON!!! Welcome to the site! :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickey4271647545519 Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Rons>dirko's Lies!! I had some stromboli from Dirkos today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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