Disease please, I'll take two.

[turbohunter]

Sounds like our set ups are very close.
I had the same thought on springs. They are cheap enough to play with and find the set up that you like. I'd love to be able to weigh the car and do it the right way. But cant do that for a while yet.
I thought I would try a lighter spring to start out with and either work my way up or weigh it. That way I'll have springs for a lighter engine. Or not.
Thanks for the info.

[turbohunter]

Well after talking to some folks that know these shocks and springs I was advised to get the 650lb springs for coil overs supporting an  FE.
So Cory you are right to start there. As you said, the springs are cheap enough to buy lighter ones if you have to tune down.
Picked up a set of Ridetechs. Really nice pieces. Will mount them soon.
I had today off so I went over early to get to work on the mounts. To my surprise John already had the trans mount cross bar bent. We are mimic'ing the x brace that is already on the car. I drilled and taped the frame (it's been reinforced with 3/16 tubing). We test fit and tacked, and viola, we had a trans mount. John had to take off for a while so I got to work on fabbing the pieces for the motor mounts. They're looking good but still need some tweaking.
BTW exhaust will go over the trans mount and x brace.
Really enjoyable working at Johns. He's been teaching me some techniques I had no idea about. Learned how to power tap a hole today and use a hydraulic punch instead of drilling. Both time saving deals.

[427Fastback]

Hey...I am using the same trans as you in my 68 except I went for the .82 fifth gear...I was told by a few people to knotch my trans crossmember tunnel brace for clearance..Not sure if its a issue for you.I knotched mine and then welded it all back up....No open wounds..

[turbohunter]

It was an issue. The trans would not get high enough for good driveline geometry.
Mine is totally gone. I've got plenty of reinforcement down there and I'm not using it to hang the crossmember on so it's gone.
Nice job on the blend back on yours.
Curious if the '66 and '68 tunnels are the same.

[427Fastback]

Thanks.....I am pretty sure the tunnels are the same.I didn't have the 5spd when I did all of this so I am hoping it is OK...You don't even really notice in the pic unless you look for it which is what I like..I also put the Boss/CJ complete rear staggered shock stuff in while it was upside down...

[turbohunter]

Finished the main part of the rear end install.
In the last pic you can see how tired I was. I installed one of the front shocks on the rear.

[turbohunter]

Ok back with the right shock.
And started to mock up the front brakes.

[cjshaker]

Looking really good, Marc! I didn't realize you were going to use a coil-over. My only beef with that set-up pictured is that it doesn't look like there's room for a rear housing brace, but that Currie housing should be pretty strong even without one.

Is that a coating on the front disc? I hadn't seen one that was black on the braking surface like that. Are you going to run discs on the rear also?

[turbohunter]

Yeah discs all around.
The coating is a black electro coat. They swear by it and it keeps the rust away so I went with it.
As far as the room in the rear, yes, it is very, very tight in there. Notice I cut out the rear deck and will have to rebuild it to be clear of everything. Not to worried about the housing hang in' in there. I won't have that much hp. Currie housing, no brace.

[turbohunter]

Installed the heads on the block so John can build me a set of headers.
Ordered the flanges and collectors from SPD (Specialty Products Design) in Rancho Cordova Ca.
Chris Hill is the owner and very helpful. He actually made me a set of flanges from a rubbing off my heads. I'm sure he pulled a set of E'bock flanges and modified.
I also cut and bent up the floor replacement for the mess I made in the trunk in order to get access for all the suspension in the rear. Not to bad if I do say so myself. I may leave it overlapping instead of butting. Will be strong as hell.
BTW, how nice does an FE look in there?

[turbohunter]

I love simple brilliant thinking.
I asked John to make me headers for the mustang. He had to swedge the round tube into a rectangle.
I thought he would have to build the right size wedge and beat the hell out of it.
To me this is brilliant. So simple.

http://vid1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd447/turbohunter1/Mustang%20build%20pics/IMG_9011.MOV.mp4

[fastback 427]

That was cool! Way better than torch and wedges.

[machoneman]

On dry sumps for the street, I've also heard from one fellow where trash he ran over kicked the drive belt off the pump and he lost all oil pressure, pronto.

What save his butt was a aftermarket red light on his dash (don't remember if it was integrated with his aftermarket oil pressure gauge) that flicked on to warn him to shut it off.   

[turbohunter]

Yeah I agree Bob. Just a bit to iffy for me. Of course had I waited to figure it out I wouldn't have to re weld and re coat a brand new pan.

[turbohunter]

Couple of pix just for porn sake.
John is building my headers and as with many other things you have to compromise a bit. The problems besides being able to reach your perfect size and length are enough room for the turns, stuff in the way and simple things like being able to get a bolt in the hole.
We may have a problem getting enough length into number 8. Very time consuming process.
Really kind of fascinating.