Mustang coupe build ALOT OF PICTURES
09-20-2014, 01:30 PM
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Mustang coupe build ALOT OF PICTURES Well I been on this site for a long time and finally got a ls powered car. 89 coupe. Here's the story behind the car.
I traded it in Nov of last yr for a 99 f250 I had. Truck was in ok shape so me and the guy agreed to trade. I pulled the f250 from Baton Rouge la to Atlanta ga and made the swap. Car had all the good swap parts, 1 7/8 dynatech headers, aje kmember, fully built rearend, and many other great parts so I did the swap. Motor was a low mileage 5.3 that the guy told me had a small comp cam with 241 heads. Took the car to the track and got it down to 12.4 @111 the first time out. Second time it rolled a rod bearing. Well when I pulled the motor down it had a lot of miles and stock can. But Ok no big deal still happy cause all the great parts on the car.
Well this is were it got real for me. I tore the car down to a shell and started over. 10pt cage, thru the floor subframes, changed the fuel system to aeromotive eliminator pump with 10an line to the front and 6an back. Put a standalone fuel system up front with a holley blue. Changed all the interior to black with Scott rod rear delete in the back and kirkey sets up front.
The motor is a 370ci 6.0 with a set of lightly ported 317's and a Futral cam. Super Vic intake done my Larry meaux and a pro systems carb. Only factory wiring left is the headlight and taillight harness. I put all leash electronics in the car to control it all and built a control board for it. Got the car running about 2wks ago and plan to take it to the track in the next wk or so.
Sorry for all the pictures.
I traded it in Nov of last yr for a 99 f250 I had. Truck was in ok shape so me and the guy agreed to trade. I pulled the f250 from Baton Rouge la to Atlanta ga and made the swap. Car had all the good swap parts, 1 7/8 dynatech headers, aje kmember, fully built rearend, and many other great parts so I did the swap. Motor was a low mileage 5.3 that the guy told me had a small comp cam with 241 heads. Took the car to the track and got it down to 12.4 @111 the first time out. Second time it rolled a rod bearing. Well when I pulled the motor down it had a lot of miles and stock can. But Ok no big deal still happy cause all the great parts on the car.
Well this is were it got real for me. I tore the car down to a shell and started over. 10pt cage, thru the floor subframes, changed the fuel system to aeromotive eliminator pump with 10an line to the front and 6an back. Put a standalone fuel system up front with a holley blue. Changed all the interior to black with Scott rod rear delete in the back and kirkey sets up front.
The motor is a 370ci 6.0 with a set of lightly ported 317's and a Futral cam. Super Vic intake done my Larry meaux and a pro systems carb. Only factory wiring left is the headlight and taillight harness. I put all leash electronics in the car to control it all and built a control board for it. Got the car running about 2wks ago and plan to take it to the track in the next wk or so.
Sorry for all the pictures.
09-20-2014, 04:08 PM
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Thanks menchaca. They guy I got the car from was from Dallas ga. Hal was his name. My phone crashed and I lost all my contacts but wanted to get in touch with him to send him some updates on the car. Told him I would.
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Yea man he had just finished it when I got it. He did it right for sure. I'm gonna pm you my number and if you don't mind pass it on to him for me? Thanks
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Update on car. We took it on Oct.5th and ran it a few times to see how it would do and didn't get to make any changes to the car. Made 5 passes. Cars best pass that day was a 10.97 at 126 shifting it at 6500 on motor.
Today we went back with a goal of getting the car dialed in on motor so we could spray it on the next outing. Well we made 9 passes total and started out with the timing as oct 5th 30* flat across from 1000rpms and shifted it at 7000. First pass was a 10.69 at 127. Moved timing to 32 and car slowed down to a 10.77 126. Put it at 29 and it went 10.66 at 127. Happy with timing we decide to try leaving just above idle and car slowed down. Last pass I got on the convertor hard and left at 3000 and car ran a 6.78@102.72 to the 1/8 and 10.61 128 out the back. I'm so impressed with this lil motor. We scaled the car saturday and it weighed 2705 with out and the bottle. With me and a full bottles it weight 3030.
Today we went back with a goal of getting the car dialed in on motor so we could spray it on the next outing. Well we made 9 passes total and started out with the timing as oct 5th 30* flat across from 1000rpms and shifted it at 7000. First pass was a 10.69 at 127. Moved timing to 32 and car slowed down to a 10.77 126. Put it at 29 and it went 10.66 at 127. Happy with timing we decide to try leaving just above idle and car slowed down. Last pass I got on the convertor hard and left at 3000 and car ran a 6.78@102.72 to the 1/8 and 10.61 128 out the back. I'm so impressed with this lil motor. We scaled the car saturday and it weighed 2705 with out and the bottle. With me and a full bottles it weight 3030.
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11-04-2014, 06:32 PM
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Doesn't read like its a 'stock' 6.0. He said its a 370 with ported heads, cam, and ported super vic. Not to take any thunder away from big countrys car though. Impressive non the less. Runs almost identical times as my 67 lq9 swapped car.
Big Country, where in La. are u located?
Big Country, where in La. are u located?
11-04-2014, 11:42 PM
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Doesn't read like its a 'stock' 6.0. He said its a 370 with ported heads, cam, and ported super vic. Not to take any thunder away from big countrys car though. Impressive non the less. Runs almost identical times as my 67 lq9 swapped car. Big Country, where in La. are u located?
I'm in Baton Rouge. What part you from? Thanks for the compliments man. I am pleased with it for sure. Next time out we gonna test the stinger plate.
11-05-2014, 06:13 AM
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10.61 is a mid 10 in my book. Weather just starting to get good out here in southern Louisiana so, I'm sure he will see some 40s for sure.
11-05-2014, 06:53 AM
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