Great job! That interrior is top notch!

 

Thanks guys. I have been working on this one for almost 6 years now. I don't think I'll ever run out of things to do (or try) with the old girl. I think this winter I may something for the "heart" of this beast!

 

Alumunim? Stainless? Screw? Rivets?
Details.. I've been wanting to do one of these for over two years now.

 

looks like polished stainless with rivets, Am i right Sam?

 

wow this is an amazing build! im an FC guy myself but this FB is strait sexy

 

Aluminum with rivits. I used to get aluminum srap at work. This is actually heat shield aluminum from big truck mufflers. I just cut it with a jig saw. Sanded the aluminum with 320, then 400, 800, 1000, and 2000. Polished with Mothers and Captian Lee's.

 

Being as winter is coming up, I decided to knock out a few upgrades a little early. Since I have been running the Turbo FB at 15psi, obviously the stock clutch was going to go sometime. It's not completely gone, but I figured since it couldn't handle the power in 3rd, 4rth, or 5th, It wouldn't be long. I have also decided to swap out the stock springs with something a little more agressive. After carefull debate, I decided to drop in a ATD stage 3 6puck with the heavy duty pressure plate.

I also have been sitting on a S4 tranny for a while waiting for a good time to put it in. Since he trans needed to come out for the clutch swap, this was the time. I knew I would have to swap tailshafts, and I already had a S4 starter in the car. This is going to be good!

With the suspension, everything has been ship shape, but I wanted to step it up a notch with the handling. So, I decided to go with the Eibach blacks up front, and the 225 blues in back. A couple of pics of the old parts.

 

Yummy pics of the hybrid trans, and the new/clean parts.

 

Bad a$$ clutch..........

 

Poor baby.............

 

Now she comes back to life........

 

Daddy's little helper........



New vinyl



Video from Sundays meet........(before clutch install) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrma4Y7m_vY

 

In the video I saw a turbo FB with the turbo wayyy up front in the engine bay. Who's is this?

 

If you are referring to the one that is in the corner behind the headlight...then look veeeerrrry close at that engine...

 

Those parts look mighty clean. Wonder who did that

Looks good. I got some ReSpeed poly bushings here, which I probably won't be using. Let me know if you feel like you need them.

 

whats the tranny a hybrid of ?

 

S4 transmission with a first gen tail shaft. No modifying of the transmission mount nor driveshaft.

 

sam, what f/w did u go with? i remember u mentioning in another post about a lighter one.

 

I ended up reusing the stocker. I might have a S4 engine to play with later, so the 300 rwhp mark might not be that far away!

 

Okay, soooo not a rotary.

 

He owns a local turbo shop. That Explorer is putting down over 400 rwhp.

 

very nice modded resto! any future plans besides maybe the 13b?

 

Something waites in the garage for the FB.........

 

Maybe

 

A few more.........