Modified Mustangs & Fords TCI Coyote install
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Desertdave
Ever get the feeling that Brian can rebuild a Mustang in his sleep? This guy is a Mustang miracle worker.
rusty428cj
Rusty Gillis
A few more pictures. We have been working on other projects and waiting for the Speedway Engineering rear end to be finished.
We haven't done anything to straighten out the firewall until we see how the engine fits
We haven't done anything to straighten out the firewall until we see how the engine fits
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Professionalamateur
rusty428cj;17434 said:We found more rust we need to fix before we can cut out the shock towers.
This pic made me snort and spit coffee on my keyboard. The only thing left besides the core support is the one thing that's going to be removed.
As always amazing work.
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Joe's Notchback
I saw one at the turkey rod run with a boss 5.0 motor and it looked like a tight fit. The body sure has come along way.
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carson5150
I can't get over the amazing work you and Brian do. Wow.
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6686mustang
Rusty, are those tubes you weld from the front rocker to the frame rail an item you put on most modifications?
rusty428cj
Rusty Gillis
6686mustang;26517 said:
We did that instead of adding a torque box
rusty428cj
Rusty Gillis
We had already cut out the transmission tunnel and yesterday Steve brought the engine and trans.
There has been a lot of talk how the TCI products don't fit but we had no problem. The motor mounts that bolt to the block are slotted and we installed them the as far forward as we could to set the engine back. The mounts were tighten on the block and it was a tight fit with the shifter clearing the cutout in the firewall and the pan clearing the radiator support but we got it in. It went in on the first try. The tranny tunnel needs to be trimmed a little more but it does not hit. The bolts went into the motor mounts with no problems and we have pan clearance at the crossmember and rack.
There has been a lot of talk how the TCI products don't fit but we had no problem. The motor mounts that bolt to the block are slotted and we installed them the as far forward as we could to set the engine back. The mounts were tighten on the block and it was a tight fit with the shifter clearing the cutout in the firewall and the pan clearing the radiator support but we got it in. It went in on the first try. The tranny tunnel needs to be trimmed a little more but it does not hit. The bolts went into the motor mounts with no problems and we have pan clearance at the crossmember and rack.
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5wndwcpe
Chad.S;20097 said:
Yeah, nightmares.
Iron oxide nightmares.
rusty428cj
Rusty Gillis
I need to get you caught up on the Colt of Personality.
We even had my granddaughter helping remove the lead from the factory seam.
We added sill bars to stiffen the body
Ready for SPI epoxy primer
We assembled the TCI torque arm rear suspension
Back on the ground with wheels borrowed from an Eleanor project
We even had my granddaughter helping remove the lead from the factory seam.
We added sill bars to stiffen the body
Ready for SPI epoxy primer
We assembled the TCI torque arm rear suspension
Back on the ground with wheels borrowed from an Eleanor project
rusty428cj
Rusty Gillis
We do not have a transmission crossmember yet.
Steve Baur the editor of Modified Mustangs & Fords getting a picture for the magazine
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black88coupe
Beautiful!
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cstrom72
From the pictures it looks like the Coyote sits tall in the engine bay. Will the stock hood fit? What hood is going on this particular one?
rusty428cj
Rusty Gillis
cstrom72;33401 said:
No and at this point I'm not sure what they are going to use. The Shelby hood scoop may clear. Since this is a magazine project car things always change if a new product comes along that Steve Baur the editor likes.