Mustang makeover

[bobb428]

Great car!

[mmason]

Thanks for all the compliments. I am finally happy with the way looks. Now on to better brakes!

[Bolted to Floor]

Great looking car. Have you noticed a difference in the underhood heat?

[mmason]

The under hood temp is a lot cooler. When the radiator fans turn on a lot of hot air blows out of the louvers. I have never had a problem cooling the engine before but the running temp seems to be lower when I am in traffic. My only disappointment is my normal oil temp, which I think is a little high, has not changed. So I think I will be adding a oil cooler.

[mmason]

I ordered my adaptor with the intention of using a CHI 3V 225cc manifold. Jay and I worked it out so that he would set it up for me so I could do the porting. Jay started the porting by running the FE port 5/8" into the head side of the adaptor to get past the pushrod holes. He also ran some holes all the way through and cut an outline of the CHI ports on the manifold side. Here are some pictures on what I started with.







Here are pictures of how it ended up after the porting.









Everything seemed to line up nicely except for the number 1 and 8 port where the manifold runner turned in to quickly. So I elongated the outside of the port on the adaptor so that I could grind away the turn in on the manifold. This kept the outside radius of the runner a smooth curve into the adaptor.







Here are some pictures of the manifold before I started working on it.







Next I cut the bottom off.

 





This whole thing has to fit under my Shelby hood so one of the things I had to do was lower the height of the manifold 1". I did this by cutting off the top 1 1/4".





I then cut the machined surface off 3/8" thick and glued that to the top. Then blended it into the runners.





This is the finished product after painting it.







Here it is with the new timing cover. Now I need some warm weather.

[GJCAT427]

mmason where in NY are you?

[jayb]

Great job, Michael, the parts look fabulous!  The paint really makes the unpainted aluminum pop.  I'm anxious to hear how that CHI manifold works, and by all accounts its a good one, so I'll bet it will work pretty well.

[XR7]

What did you use to cut the flange off?

[mmason]

I live in Princetown just outside of Schenectady. For cutting the flange I used a reciprocating saw with a lot of we-40. I first make a cut on all four side so when I Start cutting deep the blade can follow the groove. I also keep turning it to cut all sides equally. I then clean it up with a belt sander.

I plan on taking it to the track this year. Of coarse I say that every year but I REALLY mean it this time.

[FordEver]

Car looks great. I,m installing Jay,s CVR/adapter on my 67 Fairlane  600 h.p. that has a Griffin Exact Alumn Radiator. What fan maker setup did you use ?. I,m thinking about the 30102052 11"  or 30102120 12" Spal . Thanks, Bob Mosher.

[XR7]

For cutting the flange I used a reciprocating saw with a lot of we-40. I first make a cut on all four side so when I Start cutting deep the blade can follow the groove. I also keep turning it to cut all sides equally. I then clean it up with a belt sander.

Thanks for the info. So for the blade, what was the length, and tooth count per inch?

You did a good job on all of it, looks like you had some time into this project!

[mmason]

My radiator is a Be Cool and the shroud is from Summit which fits nicely. The fans are also from Summit but if they fail I will replace them with Spal. It seemed to me that it ran cooler with the electric water pump when I was in traffic.

The blade I use to cut the manifold was 9" although I would have preferred 10". I will get back to you on the tooth count but it was on the course side. I did spend some time on it especially the porting. If deep down I ever had a desire to port manifolds for a living, it is gone now.

The TPI on the blade I used was 14. I would have preferred 12 because it cuts faster.

[jayb]

LOL!  I'm with you on that!  You can really appreciate a guy like Joe Craine after doing an extensive porting job...

[lovehamr]

The car and your work are absolutely stunning!  And I don't normally go for green cars. 

How is the new CHI/Jay intake going to work height wise with your hood?  Only asking because in the photos it looks really high.

[mmason]

I will post my progress on the hood clearance. Just waiting for the weather to get warmer.