So found a hell of a deal on a 89 notchback Mustang and couldnt pass it up. Its a 1989 4cyl, auto, pretty much bone stock and unmolested. it literally was a grandmas car i bought from the grandson for $700. runs good, a/c, power windows,mirrors, doors and everything.

Anyways im thinking on gathering parts to swap it (well after i finish 6LE's Grand national). Ive been looking through some of peoples build threads and couldnt find an answer.

can you use the factory k-member for a LS swap or do you need an aftermarket one?

plans would probably be a nicely cammed 5.3l but not sure yet on what trans i wanna do. was thinking staying auto cause i have a random knee problem.

heres some pics.

 

can anyone answer my question? need to know so i can save money for that instead of buying other parts. lol

can i use the stock k-member instead of buying an aftermarket k-member?

 

You can but theres more exhaust options with a tubular kmember and its saves a little weight. another option would be to get a 4.6 kmember and simply use some 4.6 to Ls adapter plates and BRP is the only company I can thing of that makes mounts for the stock K. Also check out http://hybrid-pony.com/ tons of info on the swap and a few informational builds

 

thank you!

so would you happen to know which mounts i could use with the stock k?

 

Brp. lots of header choices. Great fit. Look at my build threads

 

couldnt handle the lifted look so i decided to cut the springs until i can buy the stuff i wanna buy.

 

just been cleaning the car up a bit and fixing a couple things since im daily driven it until i get everything collected to do the swap.

picked up a cage and 5 lug rear end. dunno if im goin to keep the cage (might try and trade it for a front 5 lug setup or something).

cleaned and repainted the motor i have. was going to to ginto my buddies miata but he decided to go a different route so its been sitting at my house for the past year. guess ill put it to use. lol

 

painted some more stuff. dont worry ill be grinding off the places that i dont want paint on.










bought these brand new for $40. yes i know i placed the 2 on there the wrong way. probably be painting them black. those drums arent red anymore. although i might be converting to disc anyway.

 

I like the ford blue engine paint. I thought about doing the same to mine, for my Stang, but I didn't have the heart.

 

lol. yeah i got some other plans too. im shaving the valve covers and putting the "Ford Racing" logo on them. then i have a chick that has a laser cutting machine, so im goin to have her make the front and rear blue oval ford emblems say Chevy. should mess with some people.

 

my buddy finally got his intake back but now his heads are still at the shop. i decided to see how his intake would look on my motor. lol

 

I just finished my 89 coupe build its a lot of work but fun keep the pics coming!

 

Cool.what k member and pan did you use?

 

Them cut springs ride like poop, I know...been there done that

 

i have no issues with them. just having blown out shocks with them is what sux. lol

 

just gotta wait for the epoxy to dry, sand it down, primer it, and paint.

 

not done yet. this is the first coat. gotta order the stickers and paint again and hopefully itll come out how i want it to.

 

im going to make them look like this....

 

got more presents today.

great job on the packaging.

 

Nice swap! How are you going to get this past smog being the motor is GM in a Ford vehicle? Doesn't the vehicle code state it has to be from a newer model vehicle of the same manufacturer?