Joined: Mar 05, 2003 Posts: 1828 Location: Manchester, MD
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2004 12:22 am Post subject: Project: Mustang
Well, got to see Steve's latest purchase...
A '91 Mustang GT that will now be his project car. I got a few pics and I will post them when I get home this weekend. Def. a fixer upper, and he was already getting a parts list together with his buddy Mike. They are shooting for April to have it rebuilt and road ready. Just in time for car weekend.
Pics to come.
Tom _________________ 1972 Corvette Stingray and 1968 Mustang Coupe
Joined: Mar 26, 2003 Posts: 456 Location: Upperco, MD
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 11:41 am Post subject: Progress Photos
Here are the inprogress photos from the weekend. Plans have changed a little bit but we are still hoping to have it done for car weekend. I had a smile on my face for most of the day on Sat. So far so good, a few bumps in the road, but we are past most of them. Thats why its a project!
The stock motor is comin out this weekend while we get the parts together for the transplant motor.
Gotta thank everyone who has helped out so far. Tom and Chrissy as the master picture takers. Nick and Mike for letting me borrow tools and most of all their TIME. I wouldn't have gotten this far this quick without their help.
The new heart....
Almost got the top end off....
_________________ 99 Roush Stage III Mustang
91 GT 306
Joined: Nov 04, 2003 Posts: 172 Location: Westminster, MD
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 11:29 am Post subject:
Good luck, Steve! Things are looking pretty awesome. The way your going now it seems like you might be done by the end of February. _________________ '95 Trans Am (working) & '91 3000GT VR-4 (broken) & '94 3000GT VR-4 (broken)
Joined: Dec 14, 2003 Posts: 41 Location: Preston, Maryland
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 4:37 pm Post subject:
looks like yer doin good so far. you gonna hide some wires while the engines out? if so, and you need any tips, heres something i put together that may help...
Joined: Mar 26, 2003 Posts: 456 Location: Upperco, MD
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 9:45 am Post subject:
Thanks for the help I will let you know!
We should be ready to get the old one out this weekend, the only thing left holding the block in there is the tranny and the motor mounts. As you can see below we found another little problem. A very bad head gasket. Just another reason to rebuild it!
We also found some, how should we say this...."Custom" exhaust work from the previous owner. Nothing like soup cans welded in place over the pipes. Nothing a torch and a saw can't fix!
_________________ 99 Roush Stage III Mustang
91 GT 306
Joined: Mar 26, 2003 Posts: 456 Location: Upperco, MD
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 2:39 pm Post subject:
Took a while to get a few minutes to put up this weekends activities.
We managed to get the old motor outta the car and start workin on getting the new one in. All the odds and ends have been ordered so we can start boltin stuff on. Hopefully we can set the new motor in a few weeks.
Jeremy, I will get a list together of all the stuff that we are puttin on and post it for you. Right now my plan for this car is to have some fun. Its sure not a looker at this point. Right now its about goin fast in a straight line. Maybe in a year or 2 she will get a coat of paint, but that is a long way off. Motor stuff is way to $$$$ to have paint in the budget right now.
I thought about building a really big hamster wheel. How fast can you run nick? Sorry bud couldn't resist it!
_________________ 99 Roush Stage III Mustang
91 GT 306
Joined: Mar 09, 2003 Posts: 1585 Location: Finksburg MD
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 12:36 am Post subject:
I dont know if Nick will be able to put out the horse power that Steve is looking for. We may have to hop him up on some red bull aka a supercharger. That should give Steve the results he is looking for...
Joined: Mar 17, 2003 Posts: 126 Location: Littlestown, PA
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 1:18 pm Post subject:
Hey Steve,
Everything looks pretty good so far.....looks like your doing alright if you haven't hit to many bumps.....make sure while your doing it that your marking everything as you do it....that way when its time to put everything back together you know where everything is....most of the things i ran into with my motor swap was brackets that i had to fabricate...but thats the fun part.....are you just putting in another 5.0 or are you going with a different block?....Since it was a 5.0 car to start with that will make it easier to do....suspension, wiring harness, and exhaust can stay the same for now.....well good luck with everything.....if anything transplanting another engine is fun but more of a learning experience then anything....i look foward to seeing more pics of the progress made
Mike _________________ 87 Monte Carlo SS Burgandy/Burgandy, Crate Vortec 350ci, beefed up 200r4, 15x8 Torq Thrust II's, Richmond 3.73s Posi Rear, Custom Tweed Interior --Under Restoration--
Joined: Dec 14, 2003 Posts: 41 Location: Preston, Maryland
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 9:46 pm Post subject:
Burgndy87SS wrote:
Since it was a 5.0 car to start with that will make it easier to do....suspension, wiring harness, and exhaust can stay the same for now
351w based swaps are just about as easy in these cars... also very worth the extra trouble when you consider the power that can be made from say a 408 stroker
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I wouldn't have gotten this far this quick without their help.
Sorry bud couldn't resist it!
