87 Mustang GT Build - Budget Build

[hauen]

You're making me miss my '87 GT. Looks good.

[projectcarforum]

I wasn't real meticulous with the interior. Just a quick vacuum (hit a few spots with tuff stuff), and then gave it a quick wipe down.

[projectcarforum]

Reflection pictures:



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And a shot to attempt to capture the metal flake.

[projectcarforum]

Holy crap, what a difference a sponge bath and some cheap turtle wax can make. I didn't get the car finished before my cousin had to leave for work, so I ended up just snapping some quick pictures with my camera just to give you an idea of how it looks. The car has a ton of metal flake and really shines, but my crappy camera picks none of that up... lol

Anyways, I will shut up and get on with the pictures...

[projectcarforum]

About to head over to my cousins, we're going to give the car a quick detail and take some pictures and video's... I'll post them up this evening.

[projectcarforum]

3.55 are a good all around gear set - I think you'll be happy with one of the alphabet cams using the P heads.
If you don't want to go with any PCM tuning - I think the B is a safe bet.

I ran a best of 13.15 with stock cam and short block with twisted wedge top end, headers, 24lb injectors and larger than stock maf and throttle body - 5 speed, drag radials - I'm sure you can do better than that with the list of parts you're putting together.

It was impossible to launch that car with the drag radials - never did try it with slicks.

The 3:55's aren't the gears I want, but for the price I would be willing to give them a shot... I'm just not comfortable setting the gears up myself...

[milner351]

3.55 are a good all around gear set - I think you'll be happy with one of the alphabet cams using the P heads.
If you don't want to go with any PCM tuning - I think the B is a safe bet.

I ran a best of 13.15 with stock cam and short block with twisted wedge top end, headers, 24lb injectors and larger than stock maf and throttle body - 5 speed, drag radials - I'm sure you can do better than that with the list of parts you're putting together.

It was impossible to launch that car with the drag radials - never did try it with slicks.

[projectcarforum]

My buddy called and said he was parting out his capri...

Parts I'm trying to acquire from him:

Alum. drive shaft

8.8" with 3:55 gears

I'm trying to get both for $100 bucks.

[projectcarforum]

Haha, it took me a minute to realize what the hell was going on...

i is are was sooooooo konfuzed...

[Russell]

I assumed you meant SBC! lol. Nice "cheap street" build...love it.

No you ass.u.me.d wrong! I am assumed you where trying to be funny. I was talking about the OP welding up the holes under the hood.

[projectcarforum]

I assumed you meant SBC! lol. Nice "cheap street" build...love it.

350, ported vortec heads, lt1 hot cam, edelbrock intake and carb....

Just kidding, although that would make for a decent sbc budget build...

The plan is:

GT40P heads - Mild home port job, then off to get milled.

GT40 intake - tmoss moss ported lower. Tom and I like to do some trading, so the port work will only cost me around 40-50 bucks out of pocket.

65MM Throttle - From an explorer, modded to work with the fox.

Cam - either going to keep the stock cam, or order a custom cam -unsure at this point.

Mac long tube headers (just waiting to find a good deal)

O/R h-pipe

Probably flowmasters.

sn95 rear with disc brakes

Explorer 3:73 gears.

Sn95 (94-95) front spindles, rotors, etc.

New edge PBR front calipers

Aerostar alum driveshaft

Putting it together Junk Yard Style

[AFFORDILLAC]

Cool car, only thing is I like swiss cheese under the hood of a fox!

I assumed you meant SBC! lol. Nice "cheap street" build...love it.

[projectcarforum]

I have P heads, on my cars. One has Mac long tubes, the other has dynotech shorties.

I have 90* spark plug wires

Yeah, I will probably go with some mac long tubes later on down the road...

[Russell]

I have P heads, on my cars. One has Mac long tubes, the other has dynotech shorties.

I have 90* spark plug wires

[pats91]

I love this project! Always nice to see foxes get some love.

I think you'll like that GT-40p head/GT-40 intake/stock cam combo. My car has all that plus some 1.7 rocker arms, and runs pretty well. I am using the FRPP GT-40p shorty headers, I'm not sure who makes longtubes that work with the p heads. You could search around the GT-40p thread on the corral, there might actually useful there once you wade through all the noise.

That parts car was a hell of a score, I've been looking for something like that so I can convert my 91 from an auto to a stick.