Thread: Project Debt Free

I vouch to rob the trucks ecoboost for the notch!

Got a tensioner setup to replace the p/s pump. Friggin Ford water pumps, ugh. Have to take it over to my old man's when it gets nice out to use some acetylene on her, mapp gas was not doing the trick. You can see the one stud barely poking through the top part of the bracket w/the manual tensioner and no hardware.

After 4 trips to Autozone I finally got a belt that should work. Too cold to work on it any more.

Originally Posted by txslow6

Digging the notch. How to you like the GT-40 tubular? I almost picked one one up for my 85 coupe, but opted for an eddlebrock performer instead. Keep the pics and updates coming. There's a few of us Foxbody fans around here.

I have no basis for comparison, always been a modular guy. I'm sure the edelbrock is superior to the intake I'm running by a long shot. I'm thinking of picking up some gt40p's and some 1.7's for it tho. Its got a B cam and typical full exhasut w/3.73's. Its not too bad.

going to have this made into decals for my 1/4 glass

Doubt it. stumbled on it one day.

I dont really like mustangs at all, but i like the old 5.0s and the old GT500s. Yours looks way better than ones ive seen around here and trust me the ones around here most likely spend less than 50$ on em and most of them are not even real 5.0s ( there are only like a handful of em around here within about a 100 miles radius). I know for a fact they are not 5.0s cause if they can beat my 07 base GP then they are no 5.0 lol.

Great job with the car bro

Still cold so little progress but here are a few pics







I know the color is off. There were two choices grey or black. It actually matches the seats perfect. But those are only temporary. I'll paint it this spring and hopefully it'll match better.

The armrest probably weighed 7-8lbs, that's why its gone.

Bought some new strike bushings but forgot my torx bits at work. Hex wrenches were too loose for comfort but since I had already taken the pic here it is.

Originally Posted by SF9777

I dont really like mustangs at all, but i like the old 5.0s and the old GT500s. Yours looks way better than ones ive seen around here and trust me the ones around here most likely spend less than 50$ on em and most of them are not even real 5.0s ( there are only like a handful of em around here within about a 100 miles radius). I know for a fact they are not 5.0s cause if they can beat my 07 base GP then they are no 5.0 lol.

Great job with the car bro

Thanks

Redid the belt, alternator was squealing like a pig. Not anymore.
May or may not have a water pump gasket leak now. My fault if it is. Time will tell.


Got the striker bushings on. Drivers door is perfect now, the passenger side needs adjusted now. lol


Started pulling the interior out. It will stay out until I get the cage in.

Took the idler setup off and cleaned her up and painted


Took some more interior out last night


And now to this little motherf*cker. This little pos is the bane of my existance. I cannot stress how much trouble this switch gave me. If I ever meet the engineer who designed it I'm going to kick him in the nuts.



You see the four little tabs? You have to squeeze them simultaneously and push through the hole that is small as sh*t. Not bad right? Too bad you cant get your hand in there. Forget getting tools in there, the heater core gives you maybe three inches tops. Then there is the lips on either side for the frame of the dash right next to the left and right of it. Lets not forget about the screws above and below it biting your fingertips like they're piranhas.

Anyways its out now. Now the screw above it doesn't want to budge. Broke my favorite screwdriver in the process. 20 year old cars are a double edge sword. I love em but they are stubborn b*tches to work on.


I took a pic of the inside of the dash where the switch was, it sucks. There is no room to get a shot of it. I'm sure noone here cares but me.

Originally Posted by rynoman03

Nice lookin Fox! I wouldn't mind picking up one myself!

Thanks

Got some more progress done. Nearly ready for the through floor subframe connectors and cage.

Dash out


Carpet out



Heater box out

Got the exhaust squared away, passenger side was bad. Now you can fit a pinky in between the tire and pipe


Drivers wasn't too bad to begin with but I moved for peace of mind.


Thought I'd show how well the tires fill the wells