The 98GT - 4.6L to 460 (and a turbo!)

[BBR]

Dual pass radiator showed up today and I wasted no time jamming it into the car. It really didn't require much work as it fits in the space very nicely. The gigantic stock electric fan even fits and clears everything.

[BBR]

I put Nittos on this car too. They worked decently well on the 83GT during Raceweek. Hopefully I am done buying tires for a while.

[BBR]

Quicktime bell arrived today. Singlemost expensive part for this car. Heavy too. Sucker weighs 40 pounds. The lack of specific instructions is somewhat of a letdown. I was hoping it gave some info about converters and flexplates. Nope. I'll figure it out.

[BBR]

Radiator and fan are mounted. I trimmed up a 5.7L Grand Cherokee upper hose to fit. Turned out pretty good. There is plenty of room by the belt, but I may loop a big zip tie over it to keep it from flopping around.

[BBR]

Oops. Last Red 95 update.

AOD swap was a success. We are still finding previous owner weirdness and correcting them. Example: car would get hot. Previous owner stated it needed a thermostat. Actual solution: correct the wiring on the electric fan so that it blows the correct direction.

[Monster]

Texas Truck license plate filler panel ?

[BBR]

Texas Truck license plate filler panel ?

Yep. He chose that over "Texas Trailer".

[BBR]

New territory for me. I started cutting the bellhousing off the 4r70w. Seems to be going ok. A 1.5" radiator hose slips over the input shaft nicely to keep material out of the transmission.

[BBR]

All done. Not super hard. You just have to trim it back enough that the bellhousing sits flush on the pump and indexes inside the lip. A sawzall with a coarse blade works well followed by a flappy wheel in an angle grinder.

[BBR]

I rolled GB out, turned it around and put it back in it's spot. Not an easy job to do by yourself on the super slick concrete!

This was also the first time the car has been on the ground with the new wheels and tires. I am very happy with the fit and ride height.

I did some throttlebody switcherooing with the 83GT. This one will let me use the stock hood so I can maintain it's stealthiness. Haha.

Also a 4r70w with converter weighs right around 200 lbs.

[BBR]

Picked up a set of SVO pedestal mount roller rocker arms for this car.

Not really worth any hp, but will handle the cam lift a bit better than stock rockers.

[BBR]

I actually worked on this car today! Haha.

I installed the throttle body and cable mount. Then I started putting the roller rockers on.

[Deaf Bob]

All done. Not super hard. You just have to trim it back enough that the bellhousing sits flush on the pump and indexes inside the lip. A sawzall with a coarse blade works well followed by a flappy wheel in an angle grinder.

Hammer and torch works.
but your way is nicer.
aluminum bells crack when nose goes up.
very common mod in derby.

[BBR]

Took a vacation to Hawaii and did a lot of thinking about my project cars and what I want from each of them. I came to the conclusion that I don't want both Mustangs to slide into the same niche. I want the 98 to be more street oriented and the 83 to be more racecary oriented. It's real easy in my mind to start driving each project in the same direction. This thing is real close to running and driving so I am going to forego the 4R70W trans swap and continue on with the E4OD that is already in it. I am actually strongly considering put the 4R in the 83 so it will have overdrive...

So, onward and upward! haha

[DanStokes]

Picked up a set of SVO pedestal mount roller rocker arms for this car.

Not really worth any hp, but will handle the cam lift a bit better than stock rockers.

Same ones Stanger runs. So far so good.