Awww Jeez not another fox body LSx swap.
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Awww Jeez not another fox body LSx swap.
Ive been working on this for a couple months now and thought it was high time I joined and shared it here.
92 4cyl auto notchback, 2860 lbs with a quarter tank and a TH400 torque converter in the trunk.
2008 LC9 aluminum 5.3 with 241 heads, comp thumpr cam, pac 1218 valvesprings 670cfm holley street avenger, performer RPM intake(not bought yet). Hedman hustler swap headers
th400 trans 2700 bear stall, gears TBD
so far I have the motor in the car, mounts fabricated, Im converted to manual steering. All this is on the stock K member and using the truck pan
taking out the trash
first test fit
mounts made from the 4cyl lower joined to the truck upper plates using a piece of tubing left over from a jeep cage build
this last and most important pic for now shows the engine on the car to stay. Hopefully....
so far the real winners of this buildup are the Hedman headers #45840 these fit like a factory engine combination.
Items coming up next are things like fabbing a trans crossmember, fuel delivery and cooling (read$$$$$$$)
92 4cyl auto notchback, 2860 lbs with a quarter tank and a TH400 torque converter in the trunk.
2008 LC9 aluminum 5.3 with 241 heads, comp thumpr cam, pac 1218 valvesprings 670cfm holley street avenger, performer RPM intake(not bought yet). Hedman hustler swap headers
th400 trans 2700 bear stall, gears TBD
so far I have the motor in the car, mounts fabricated, Im converted to manual steering. All this is on the stock K member and using the truck pan
taking out the trash
first test fit
mounts made from the 4cyl lower joined to the truck upper plates using a piece of tubing left over from a jeep cage build
this last and most important pic for now shows the engine on the car to stay. Hopefully....
so far the real winners of this buildup are the Hedman headers #45840 these fit like a factory engine combination.
Items coming up next are things like fabbing a trans crossmember, fuel delivery and cooling (read$$$$$$$)
Last edited by krochus; 10-27-2013 at 01:44 PM.
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Your motor must sit different in the bay then mine, I still have power brakes and nice big 3.5 inch downpipe going through there and still LOTS of room over to get to plugs and whatnot.
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Have you bolted the trans to the engine to see if it fits down the trans tunnel with the motor mounts on the k member? The automatic trans fox cars have a smaller trans tunnel than the manual trans fox cars. You may want to check. In my car, a T56 hit in a few places on a T5 chassis, not sure if your trans is physically smaller or larger than a T56.
edit - also, to gain clearance relative to the booster, you can move the engine towards the passenger side a little. The Ford engine is offset to the passenger side from the factory.
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One of the ways I used to access to the "hard to get" fasteners on fox race cars, was to drill a hole through the engine bay sheet metal (and sometimes the plastic fender liner), which I could get a socket and extension through from inside the fender. I was actually planning on doing this with my fox swap and 2.3L brake booster, since I don't have much room either.
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I have an aje kmember, where would you like me to take the measurement (from what to what)?
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hmm cause my car was originally a 4cyl auto car before as well.
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Long time without an update.
I've made much progress since posting last.
The fabrication is by in large done. I've managed to use a surprising number of factory mustang parts.
Trans lines
Starter cable
Trans crossmember ( modified)
Radiator mounting brackets
Alternator
Shifter
I've gone with a 2000 v6 Camaro radiator and dual fan setup from a local JY ($65)
Unfortunately the AC had to go for the time being. It will get added back later but that's going to be a project all it's own.
I've decided to write off the factory gauges. I don't trust em and it's going to be much simpler to run a gps unit as a speedo.
More pics to come shortly
I've made much progress since posting last.
The fabrication is by in large done. I've managed to use a surprising number of factory mustang parts.
Trans lines
Starter cable
Trans crossmember ( modified)
Radiator mounting brackets
Alternator
Shifter
I've gone with a 2000 v6 Camaro radiator and dual fan setup from a local JY ($65)
Unfortunately the AC had to go for the time being. It will get added back later but that's going to be a project all it's own.
I've decided to write off the factory gauges. I don't trust em and it's going to be much simpler to run a gps unit as a speedo.
More pics to come shortly