I'm getting the Mariah GT Fenders and are going to be running 17x10 rims so I can have that large tire along with with grannys 8" rear end. Can't wait for taxes.

 

i wish i could afford mariah's body kit (wide body) so i could have the beast rims, but why 17's?? not many drag slick/street radials are made for 17;s.

 

btw, car is for sale if anyone is interested.

 

what!??!? why?

 

I said the same thing but my tire guy said to go with the 17's because of my tire height profile. I wanted 16's and may still go that route espessicaly sicne they are cheaper. That won't be until next summer anyway since my taxes are going for the rear end and springtime I'm driving down th Charlotte NC to purchase a Tandle 347 Stroker for it. Tremec from Summit Racing to since it has a 600 torque rating. I figured that should be just enough for it since it's a little over a 400 horse engine. Not a bad price either.

 

tang.... i loooove the seats! but seriously, thanks for those engine pics... very good shots of the mounts and it completely makes sense now how they line up. WOOOOT!

 

Once I get that new engine I will pull everything out, clean it up and paint it so it looks oh so nice and pretty.

 

looks nice man.

reason im selling it is cause if i can get the 8000 obo i want out of it, i would dump that all into my drag mustang.

 

Racintang - your motor seems to sit further back than mine. Did you have to modify the firewall? My firewall is stock. Don't know if you are interested, but Ford Motorsports makes a water pump just for street rods, aluminum, 1 1/2 inch shorter than the later T-bird and Mustang pumps, and turns right direction for v-belts. They also sell a pulley set for it. With that, the aluminum heads, intake and radiator, I saved close to 100 pounds.

The photo shows my radiator mounting in the nose - taken before the exhaust was built. I tried to post photos when I did my previous post, but they would not upload. Seems to work now.

 

huh, u mounted yours in the nose. thats not a bad idea . i mounted mine as far in the front as i could, after cutting off the old radiator supports on the side, and using grannys custom brackets. for the fan, i put it in the nose, and since it is a VERY powerful fan, i used it on push style, so that i can still get good flow, as its not directly ON the radiator.

 

holt double post...

 

Nice, very similar to my combo, except mine's still not running.

Stock bottom end, TFS TW heads, Crower 15512 cam, Vic Jr/RPM/Stealth intakes to test, Street Avenger/BG carbs to test, etc. Through a built AOD and converter. Big NX 200 shot to play with the local poopras.

Take it out and get some times on it, so I can be motivated to take my motor off the stand and bolt it all in.

 

cloud, is your nx 200 shot your running a plate kit? If so does it fit fine with the flange on the barry grant carb? Im looking at putting nitrous on my car and i dont really want to run the Nitrous Works kit.

 

stilettoman - My engine might seem further back since I modified it with a 10 lb seldge hammer that was pretty fun. Nothing like standing on top of your cowl and letting a giant thor hammer come down on it. But anyway where did you get you radiator brackets or did you buy them. I kind a jerry rigged these in ther since I had not seen a grannys setup or anyone elses but mine seems to work if I can get a pusher fan in front of it.

 

Actually the only thing I bought from Grannys was the rear flange for my driveshaft. I had everything else fabricated before Grant started doing Fords. If you look at my photo, you can see I had to make a 3 inch spacer to move the fan shroud aft. That is plenty of room for a radiator. But I had the aluminum Howe radiator from my neighbor's race car, so I used it. It would not fit in the engine compartment.

I fabricated the brackets, along with all the motor and tranny mounts, and strut brace. Still, I had almost as much engineering time in the brake conversion as I did the engine installation.

My fan is a stock RX-7 fan with no viscous clutch. It moves a lot of air compared to any electric fan I have seen. I also baffled off the area around the radiator so all the air has to pass through the core. If I were drag racing I would use the electric fan, but I rarely turn over 5,000.

 

the car is FINALLY moving. had a bitch time with the clutch, but she will have some numbers come saturday. lemme just say HOLY NO TRACTION on the streets lol.

 

Can you please tell me where you got the air cleaner carb adaptor from?

 

thanks to keith, mike bowersax, and mike from grease monkey, and total performance with hooking me up with lots of stuff, and all pro for the good exhaust. without them, this project wouldnt have been done for a loong time.

marty needs to pull his damn pants up...





^ i tried to get some pics of the clutch assembly




^ hehehehe i got a turbo
paint will be going on if i keep it for much longer.f

 

Nice work, Cal! My old wheels look pretty good on that car...I'd love to get a ride in it sometime when it's running well. I spent the day cutting up my '79 so I could haul it to the dump with my pickup...

Armen

 

May I ask where you got the adjustable alternator mounts from?

Did the car come with power steering stock?

 

my mustang had power steering, the adjustable alt. mounts are from march aluminum pullys.

 

car is forsale, pm me with offers, im lookin for turbo'd honda or something like that + cash, or 5000.

 

Id like to purchase this.. As long as it hasen't hit any trees. LOL What was your hp before you got rid of it? OHH I need your engine lift for a lil bit, if you check this post. If not Ill give ya a call

 

did you check the last posting date? That was about 2 years ago and haven't seen that guy post on here for ages now.

 

I think he was joking, notice the LOL. That was my car originally, and the guy flairsnyper sold it to wrapped it around a tree last I heard. Sad story, I bought that car for $400 in 1995.