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Pic 1
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The Mustang and LTD pedals have the same stock curve but the Mustang brake rod lug is 1/2" higher. The right is the stock LTD and the left is the bent Mustang part. The weird dark spot that looks like a wrinkle is some relic of the digital camera. It...
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It took awhile to get to this point but the pedals are bolted down and the right height and spaced out for my big feet.
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The view the driver sees. The gas and brake are the same height now after I bent to brake pedal up three inches. The clutch is up about three inches more. If I can I'm going to find a way to lower the clutch pedal so they are all the same height. I t...
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A better view of the bent pedal. This assembly is finished. Its been extended, reflanged, brake pedal bent, clutch pedal shortened and painted. I might try and adjust the clutch pedal lower if I can do it and still get good clutch function.
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third pedal 004.jpg
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Here I've already cut and welded a Crown Vic bolt pattern flange onto the Mustang pedal assembly. I had to heat and bend the Mustang flange out a bit to get the correct bolt spacing but it was a minor issue. It doesn't show up well in the pics but th...
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third pedal 005.jpg
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Here you can see the piece of sheet metal I bent up to extend the bolt pattern 1 5/8" to match the Crown Vic pattern. I could have just made tabs but I wanted the extra strength of a fully welded piece. The piece was bent and fit to match the contour...
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third pedal 002.jpg
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On the left a stock Mustang GT pedal assembly. On the right a stock full size LTD/Crown Vic assembly. Notice that the lower row of bolts is exactly the same. The top row of bolts is the same width but the LTD assembly is 1 3/4" taller. A couple sheet...
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The Mustang uses a different power booster mounting flange. But notice that the LTD flange is a big flat piece of steel. It's held on with four spot welds. Drill them out, weld it on the Mustang part, and redrill, easy. Or do what I'm doing, just cut...
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This the motor painted and ready to go in the car. I still need to find an oil cooler o-ring and some little things, and fix the power brake booster first but I'm almost ready. I painted the whole thing semi flat black, for that stealthy look. It sti...
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Alright! It's almost done. Oil pump and pan are on as are the timing cover and water pump. The water pump is a police version and cast iron. It weighs more but it has a larger impeller and shaft plus it has a scrolled housing. I'll give up a couple p...
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Same state as the previous pic but from a low angle so you can see the oil drains for the turbos and the neat blue line from the silicone oil pan gasket. Hopefully it won't leak.
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That's my intake! A Weiand stealth, gasket matched and cleaned up at this point. The rear water port have been drilled and tapped 1/4 NPT so I could add these 90 degree fittings and run 3/8 hose to the water cooled turbos. Don't run too much water to...
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A better shot of the fittings installed. The hard part was holding the manifold steady in the drill press. I don't trust any human to be able to drill a hole perpendicular to anything, not even myself. Drilled 1/4" pilot. Cut to 7/16 with step bit. D...
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The starting point. Not quite a bare block but the first picture I took. At this point the block has been thoroughly cleaned twice and the mains plastigaged. The mains are held down by ARP studs.
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Here you can see the bores have been freshly honed with a 220 stone. The valley is painted to help oil drain back.
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Eight forged TRW slugs slung on stock shot peened rods with ARP bolts. Tightened by stretch if you must know.
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Using a piston to square the rings so I can check the end gaps. They were fine.
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The first of eight pistons in their home. I only took one picture because eight pictures would be boring.
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I'm cleaning all the head bolts before relubing them with ARP moly lube. Cleaning old stuff is most of refreshing an engine. It takes a lot of lacquer thinner and time with a wire wheel. The engine is living in a bag while this goes on because wire w...
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First head on. You can see the generous use of ARP moly lube on the heads. Limiting friction is critical to getting accurate torques. You can also see the Redline assembly lube on the fuel pump eccentric. Proper lube for every application. At this po...
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Both heads in place. Fel-Pro 9333pt1 head gaskets. Cylinder sealing is not an issue with iron headed 351ws. You can also see the Harland Sharp roller rockers and the Trick Flow custom length one piece moly pushrods, for the guide plates.
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This is what a skillfully crafted home made X-pipe looks like leaning against a pile of junk. Why isn't it under the car efficiently channeling spent exhaust to the sides of my car? Mostly because the engine and transmission are out to get refreshed.
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Slightly more distant view.
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The best view of the whole exhaust. You can see the Dynomax U-flows and the side exit exhaust layout.
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My workspace with the block on the stand waiting, anticipating for some new parts to set her free.
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Heading off on trailer
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Heading off on trailer
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Heading off on trailer
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First up is one of the worst possible pictures. This shows the reason this car's ultimate destiny has been a matter of some great amount of head-scratching ever since I bought it three years ago. Sure, it could be repaired by the right person, espe...
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Bottom of spare tire well
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Inside of quarter and wheelhouse on driver's side.
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Rear of the car in the process of being disassembled. Visible on the far end of the bumper is a remainder of the event that made me finally decide to move on. I was trying to convince the tailgate to close correctly and the window broke - and someh...
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Back seat out of the car. I'd never removed a rear seat back before, but it turned out to be pretty straightforward once I took a good look at it.
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Area where the previous subject previously resided. I need to dig under that carpet and fetch the fuel sender wiring.
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