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With the 73 F100 and the 83GT both nearing "complete-ish" status (I know I just jinxed myself) I found myself perusing FB Marketplace every evening for a new project. I ran the gamut of different ideas, old cars, foreign cars, old foreign cars, Fox chassis cars, MN12's, etc, etc. The only real requirements were: 1.) cheap, 2.) titled, 3.) interesting to me, 4.) stuff I own can be used on it. The last one is a biggie because part of the goal is to mostly use stuff I already have, like BBF parts, C6/E4OD transmissions, etc. I really had been looking at a couple of different Lincoln Mark 7's that fit all of the criteria. But, for some reason I just couldn't quite bring myself to jump in. An ad popped up for a red SN95, that was partially disassembled, but otherwise fit the criteria very well. It was a GT so it had an 8.8, hydroboost and all the GT bells and whistles. I decided it was the one and Judd and I loaded up to go get it. Well, en route to get it, the guy messaged and said he just sold it. Nice. Thanks for the heads up dude.
That night, I decide to look at Craigslist and ran across a dealer's ad in Fort Worth for a 1998 GT that was had the trans removed to attempt to fix some leaking freeze plugs. They were asking $1000. I clicked the "Make an offer" button and told them I would give them $800. Deal! I put a deposit on it and I will drive down to pick it up on Saturday.
It is a 1998 dark green satin GT. Looks to be in very good condition for an $800 car. Both of my last two projects were in far worse shape when I bought them. Currently it is a 4.6L, with a T45 trans. The trans is included, but I won't be using it.
Now, to the part everybody wants to know about. What are my plans for it?
Park it under a car cover. Well for a little while, until I open up a slot at the shop. Then I will set out pulling the 4.6 and getting everything cleaned up and sorted out.
Then the hope is that one of my 460's/C6/E4OD will find it's way under the hood with power steering, and air conditioning and if I play my cards right, running on the 4.6's MAF EEC-V ECM with the stock EDIS. Really the only two inputs I need to add are crank and cam position sensors and I have really good ideas for both. Right now I am thinking the '96 shortblock, re-ringed and with new bearings and gaskets and a set of D3 heads, if I do not stumble upon some D0VE's for next to nothing. The '96 EFI intake *can* work with the old heads, but not vice versa. Plus, my Hooker headers fit the old style heads. If the efi proves to be a flop, I can always plop a carb on it and go from there. Cam will likely be a flat tappet hydraulic, semi-lumpy, stock valve train components will be used.
The mod motor k-member is wrong for the BBF swap mounts I have, but I also have a BBF motor plate. The motor plate is steel so it should be fairly easy to create a power steering pump bracket and AC compressor bracket near the stock 4.6L locations. I will attempt to use the idlers and tensioner from the 4.6 to create my own "serpentine" belt routing. I have a Meziere electric water pump to handle the coolant pumping duties so I don't have to deal with spinning a pump.
Chassis-wise, the stock stuff will stay in place. Sway bars, quadshocks, stock control arms, etc will all go untouched. I will probably lower it and do some different wheels. Maybe a 17" front skinny and a beefy-ish 15" drag radial on the rear, but that will be some time down the road.
I want the big block Mustang Ford should have made in 1998!
Pics from the ad.
That night, I decide to look at Craigslist and ran across a dealer's ad in Fort Worth for a 1998 GT that was had the trans removed to attempt to fix some leaking freeze plugs. They were asking $1000. I clicked the "Make an offer" button and told them I would give them $800. Deal! I put a deposit on it and I will drive down to pick it up on Saturday.
It is a 1998 dark green satin GT. Looks to be in very good condition for an $800 car. Both of my last two projects were in far worse shape when I bought them. Currently it is a 4.6L, with a T45 trans. The trans is included, but I won't be using it.
Now, to the part everybody wants to know about. What are my plans for it?
Park it under a car cover. Well for a little while, until I open up a slot at the shop. Then I will set out pulling the 4.6 and getting everything cleaned up and sorted out.
Then the hope is that one of my 460's/C6/E4OD will find it's way under the hood with power steering, and air conditioning and if I play my cards right, running on the 4.6's MAF EEC-V ECM with the stock EDIS. Really the only two inputs I need to add are crank and cam position sensors and I have really good ideas for both. Right now I am thinking the '96 shortblock, re-ringed and with new bearings and gaskets and a set of D3 heads, if I do not stumble upon some D0VE's for next to nothing. The '96 EFI intake *can* work with the old heads, but not vice versa. Plus, my Hooker headers fit the old style heads. If the efi proves to be a flop, I can always plop a carb on it and go from there. Cam will likely be a flat tappet hydraulic, semi-lumpy, stock valve train components will be used.
The mod motor k-member is wrong for the BBF swap mounts I have, but I also have a BBF motor plate. The motor plate is steel so it should be fairly easy to create a power steering pump bracket and AC compressor bracket near the stock 4.6L locations. I will attempt to use the idlers and tensioner from the 4.6 to create my own "serpentine" belt routing. I have a Meziere electric water pump to handle the coolant pumping duties so I don't have to deal with spinning a pump.
Chassis-wise, the stock stuff will stay in place. Sway bars, quadshocks, stock control arms, etc will all go untouched. I will probably lower it and do some different wheels. Maybe a 17" front skinny and a beefy-ish 15" drag radial on the rear, but that will be some time down the road.
I want the big block Mustang Ford should have made in 1998!
Pics from the ad.
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