My 1986 Mod Fox Build (Mark VIII 4v)

[cdog02mustgt]

Jared, it is sky blue metallic

 

[metalman302]

Nice transformation!

 

[cdog02mustgt]

my modified trans cross member and clutch/brake pedal

 

[cdog02mustgt]

 

[cdog02mustgt]

First warm up, open headers. Excuse the bad audio. Only had my cell phone on hand.

Neighbors love me.

 

[David]

Love it

 

[whiteponygt]

Nice job way to stick with it.

 

[cdog02mustgt]

Thanks! I gotta finish what I started while still trying to keep it on a budget.

 

[cdog02mustgt]

Now to try and get a steering shaft to work.

 

[cdog02mustgt]

Well today it got up to a manageable 30 degrees, so I thought I would see if the car fire with the -11 low and the cold temps over the past week, and the car fire right up. I was also able to figure out a starting issue I was having.
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[shcctx]

I originally started the build buying this LX that was pretty much ready for the crusher. The car was a 4cl car that had been sitting in a field for about 6 years. Everything was pretty much garbage. All the plastics were beat form the New Mexico sun.

Here is the progress in pics

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Right away I started taking the car apart.

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Found a power plant in the form of a 351w from a mid 80's van

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Got the car running a driving with the 351w c6 and stock 4cyl rear on nasty old tires

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Finished filling the holes in the engine bay and cleaning up some wires....Time for some engine bay paint.

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While working on the body

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Time for some paint

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All put back together with the 87+ quarter windows

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Time for a some interior

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Ditched the C6 for an AOD put in a small cam, and put in a new carb.

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Did a Mustang 5 lug swap and put in an 8.8. Also picked up some GT wheels to roll the car around. Also replaced the windshild.

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As it sits now. I decided to do the swap because I am having a few issues with the AOD and the motor has not been the most reliable. I Ended up picking up a 1998 lincoln mark viii at an auction and thought it would be a great donor car for a swap. The car had 123k miles and ran great.

I just started pulling parts off of it for the swap.

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Here it sits as of today. More pics to follow as progress keeps moving.

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Keep us posted

 

[cdog02mustgt]

Little update. Put in the x pipe and exhaust is all bolted in. I fixed the steering shaft issue. When pulling out the old motor it got hung up on the steering shaft and bent it. I replaced that as well.
I am not having problems with the brakes. I am thinking the master is dead. One on order and hoping that is the issue.

 

[LSUFANMICK]

very nice build

 

[cdog02mustgt]

A couple of updates, Got the intake tube on, installed a junkyard find flowmaster cat back, worked on some more wiring clean up, cut a half a coil off the front springs, and made a mach 1 lip I had laying around work on the front. So far I have put a few miles on the car driving it around the block a few times. Running pretty good considering I still have not tuned it.

 

[cdog02mustgt]

Now I want to get the a/c-heater box installed, but I need to find a way to adapt the more modern spring lock lines to the older mustang condenser o rings lines. Anyone have any success doing so?

 

[whiteponygt]

Use The sn heater box or have the sn ends tigged onto the Fox condensor

 

[cdog02mustgt]

That's what I was thinking of having done, but I thought it would be easier to find an adapter then have the tig welded. I just need to find someone with a tig welder.

 

[whiteponygt]

I never tried but we'll the sn heater core not fit the Fox box with a little persuasion

 

[cdog02mustgt]

The heater core I will be able to fit, its the evaporator that I am needing to adapt. I think I am going to take it to a radiator shop

 

[Bill]

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