69clark Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Well, I have been approached by several people to start this thread. Now this has been a several year build. Doing work over the winter months and enjoying the car in the summer. I won't start from the beginning, i will just cut to the last phase of the build. Some pics of when the car is together, LOL.03 cobra motor (with about 500 miles on it) and t56 tranny is what the main part of this phase of the build is about.Tore the car down last fall to start working on it. Just bought that house last year too, so part of that time was getting my garage setup to build the car.Picked up some 345's for the back. Rear wheels are widened to 20x12Fuel system consists of Fore rails, 60# injectors, A1000 pump and controller and custom fuel cell.03 Cobra rack:Stifflers came through awesome on this. They are supporting the build for Mustang Week. They didn't have a t56 crossmember for the early 79-81 cars, so Brian Figg works with me over the phone and put this together and got it out to me the same day. Awesome customer service. And if it fits they will have a part number for us 79-81 guys using a t56. Great looking piece and cheap too. Looking forward to working with these guys on future projects. Stifflers also supplied the front cross member brace for an aftermarket k member and their web bracing using their fit system. What is great is I already have MM subframe connectors, and was able to get everything minus the subframe connectors. So you don't need to get extra parts you don't need and you can upgrade from where you already are. Again, well thought out parts, great looking pieces, nice coating and super quick shipping. Late Model Restoration came through huge and with quick shipping. They supplied a lot of the misc items I needed. MM parts, and stuff from ARP, autometer ford racing, motor plate, gaskets, suspension bushings and more. Also some all metal from summit racing. They are supporting the build for Mustang Week.Jon is an awesome guy, he is supporting the build for Mustang Week. He hooked me up with some other custom parts too. More on that later down the road. I always knew of Jon Bond Performance for his supercharger work, but I guess he does alot of other performance stuff too. Here is his link: https://jonbondperformance.com/Got the tunnel modifications finished up.Finished the LavaMat under the car. Once I got it done it looked great, but I decided to lock on the seems down with foil tape, just to make sure it doesn't start lifting. They don't say you need to do this, but once the tranny is in the only way to fix it is to remove the tranny, so I just decided to take care of the seems now.Fuel cell back from being modified. For those that haven't seen the car in person, the cell hung low before so I wanted to angle the bottom up to be even with the rear bumper. Just a visual thing. By doing this, we also created a natural sump. More pics to come when I mount the pump to it and mount the cell.Started putting in the ScottRod panels.Then, i started modifying the strut tower to be more symetric with the drivers side tower, but also for room with the mod motor and those huge valve covers. Gonna look nice once done.Here it is with the bottom angled in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 oh cmon... there is more progress than this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69clark Posted June 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Everything tacked here. Ready for final weld and all metal. Couple holes to fill too.Drivers side mockup up.You probably can't really see it here but after reshaping the passenger side tower, I wanted to do a little fine tuning on the drivers side tower. Here are some pics of the fuel cell again. These are off the bottom of the cell so you can see how it is notched.Got the rearend gear setup and the rearend ready to go back in the car. 3 inches narrowed on each side. 3.27 gears, 1 degree toe, 1 degree camber built in (yes you read that correctly), welded tube, custom bracing. Engine bay work. First bit of business was to start separating the pinch weld.Then we cut the upper part of the firewall/cowl area out to be added back in later. Then we folded the pinch weld inside the cowl area.Then we mockup up the cowl piece we cut out to see how it looked with no pinch weld.Then we cut out the firewall.Started making templates for the new sheetmetal. Much thinker metal than stock will be used.Pieces cut and held up in place.Everything mocked up ready for welding.Welded in and ground down for a good surface for the All Metal to adhere to.Getting ready to spread the All Metal. Notice the LateModel Restoration shirt, lol.Now, I use alot of we's above, but the one that did the real work was Butch Austin. He is and animal and body guy by trade. So he knows his stuff. Me, not so much. I helped, but this project is really his baby, not mine. Thanks Butch.The car will soon be going to his shop to get sanded and bodyworked (engine bay) and then painted.Well, the wheels came back widened from Weldcraft. They were an awesome company to deal with. They are now 20x12 wheels (13" overall). Now I just got to get the 345 mounted. Decided to test fit the wheels. Gonna be getting the 345's mounted soon.And here is the money shot. Still a couple things to do or that I am waiting to get delivered, but overall this will be the look.Got the car back from the painter, and prepped the engine to go in.RXT clutch installedMotor in.Strut mounts in.Fans & radiator in.Stifflers items bolted in for the final time.Rear suspension and fuel cell is now bolted in place. I was just mocked up here but after some clearancing for the 345s everything is bolted in and ready to go.Custom resevior tanks showed up. Got the car rolling again and outside. - - - Updated - - -Okay, I skipped alot but this quickly gets you up to speed.Real time updates can be found at www.facebook.com/sinisbuilt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve@CJPP Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 :headbang::smiley-face-drool-1:hail: all hail the baddest 4eye on the planet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 This i just fuckin ridiculous!!!!i dont even know what to say haha!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmage Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 normally i dont like the pacecar stuff, but for some reason, this your car pulls it off perfectly. Not sure if the HUGE tires or SICK engine bay do it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildWillyWalker Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 This is one of the best (if not the best) cars EVER! The craftsmanship on this thing is mind blowing. I'm going to say that's the best looking engine bay I've ever seen.Now I do have one question. This is the second time I've seen this and I still want to know how you do it. How do you get camber and toe in a solid rear axle? My only guess is that you weld the axle tubes in at an angle. But then won't you destroy axle bearings? Enlighten me oh great one! :hail: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted June 21, 2013 Moderators Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Good God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) hahaaa!! good god man! then fn wheels and tires are so nasty!!!! how the hell did you get them to camber. or does it just look like they do?thats sick!! like molded in CC plates lol. Edited June 21, 2013 by tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushrod91 Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Really nice work. Nice buildSent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69clark Posted June 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 This is one of the best (if not the best) cars EVER! The craftsmanship on this thing is mind blowing. I'm going to say that's the best looking engine bay I've ever seen.Now I do have one question. This is the second time I've seen this and I still want to know how you do it. How do you get camber and toe in a solid rear axle? My only guess is that you weld the axle tubes in at an angle. But then won't you destroy axle bearings? Enlighten me oh great one! :hail:Well I didn't do the narrowing and the angles my old man did. But basically yes to what you said. the thing to keep in mind is the splines have some clearance (they have to). There is enough there to get that toe and camber. FYI, cars in the transam series and other race series do this trick. Its overkill for this car, its not a track car, but my father wanted to do it.- - - Updated - - -hahaaa!! good god man! then fn wheels and tires are so nasty!!!! how the hell did you get them to camber. or does it just look like they do?They do. Check out my other post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 This build, is the tits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95opal Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 OP the car looks very familiar was it in a magazine lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 very cool tom , i hope you make out well this weekend with more progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slykin Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Hoooooolllyyyy moly. I... wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVTurbo 98 Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Thanks for the pics! This build is out of control. I can't wait for more updates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 I'm sitting in a puddle of my own drool...Tapatalk made me do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69clark Posted July 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Okay, quick update for everyone. Luckily I found out the stock 03-04 driveshaft will work in my car, so I didn't need to build a custom one. Saved some money there.Did alittle more insulating before carpet.Carpet went down. Gotta give a shout out to LateModel Resto on the carpet. I have had other carpets in this car, this is by far the best. And yes it is ACC. Thats what I used in my trucking days and should have never let some of these guys steer me wrong. Finally love the carpet in this car.Started mocking up the AC under the dashMockup of the console. Yes that is a mini ipad flush mounted with one touch quick release. Will be used for tunes and nav.Started work on the custom plenum. More to come on this.Got the hood back from my painter. Underside is nicer than the top side. Yes the cowl scoop is going back on.Fenders going on.Nose is back on.Master cylinder mocked up.Not using hose clamps, instead the Gates Thermoplastic clamps.Tanks mounted.Started plumbing the lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve@CJPP Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 :headbang::smiley-face-drool-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Psychorugby Posted July 1, 2013 Moderators Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Saw it on Facebook and showed it off to anyone who cared (and even those who didn't). Looks amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69clark Posted July 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Saw it on Facebook and showed it off to anyone who cared (and even those who didn't). Looks amazing!Yeah, most of my family probably doesn't care either. I show them though, LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 thermoplastic clamp?! what in the world?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnyxCobra Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 This car is way more impressive than I initially thought, very nice work man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiK98GT Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Wow this build is epic. By far my favorite fox. Keep up the good work your car is beyond clean.Sent from my SPH-D710 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Hell yes Tom! I know you are up to your eyeballs in work to finish the car for Mustang Week right now so it's awesome you took the time to drop a build thread on here! We have quite an impressive list of projects on the site these days! :thumb:The pics from behind/underneath with the wheels mounted minus tires....that makes me think of very expensive unnecessary things to do to mine. Must resist so my car has a chance of seeing the road before the snow flies! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVTurbo 98 Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I can't get over how awesome this car is. Everything is so perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallows Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Awesome build! Each new picture in this thread is more impressive than the last! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F8L GT Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 I just saw this on Facebook the other day. Never knew it was you!!!!Sent from my MILESTONE3 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musturd Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 Oh man I've always loved this car it's nice to finally see details and specs on this bad boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 This is the kind of car porn the keeps me up at night...Tapatalk made me do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 [MENTION=392]69clark[/MENTION] hows the car coming along? Lose steam after mustang week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 I think he was taking an intentional break from the build after he got home. To say he thrashed on it to get it to MW would be an understatement.I'm guessing he is just now getting back on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 I think he was taking an intentional break from the build after he got home. To say he thrashed on it to get it to MW would be an understatement.I'm guessing he is just now getting back on it.Ahhhh gotcha! I need some motivation in my life haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69clark Posted August 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 Haven't really lost steam, but I had neglected so much stuff (work around the house/yard and DD maintenance) for the push for MW that I have had to take some time off from the car to let the bank account recoupe and also get some of my other life "chores" done. Another few weeks or a month at most I will be getting back at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 By far one of the best builds I have ever seen. I would love to see this artwork in person one day. I can't wait to see more updates. Everything about this build is perfection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Hey. Wtf. Bump!Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Hey. Wtf. Bump!Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk Tom built a MK1 VW for his wife so the Pace Car has been collecting dust I dig the v dub though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Where's the build thread for that then?!?!Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95opal Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Haven't really lost steam, but I had neglected so much stuff (work around the house/yard and DD maintenance) for the push for MW that I have had to take some time off from the car to let the bank account recoupe and also get some of my other life "chores" done. Another few weeks or a month at most I will be getting back at it.Dam kid almost a year,,, how much yard work you doing? Are you building a DD from scratch or what? Time for some updates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahloh95 Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 yeah and i thought i was slow haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
