3Katz

Steering can stay on the left no problems.

Hi all, My Cup engine came with an awesome steel dry sump pan but it's too deep and just too much hacking up to modify. The pick-ups are toward the back whereas if they were toward the front I may have been able to take a section out of it easily enough. I'm after a shallow dry sump pan to suit an R block, being in Australia it's not a hugely common problem. I've found Canton products at 4.5" but the shallower the better - anyone have advice on where to look? Not often our Mustangs are dry sumped so even advice as to another forum would be greatly appreciated.

Well a few beers have downed since my last post! No it's not another unfinished project, it's just hit slow mode for a while. I dropped it off to the body shop a year ago and it's still there. Once there it joined the queue and was blasted, a few nasties were found which need fixing. We could have repaired the original 1/4s but decided to replace them. This allows us to get right in there and address any other issues which may arise in years to come as well. It's a bit of a side project with the shop unfortunately but it is getting 2 days per week spent on it. As long as it's moving forward that's ok with me at this stage, as I'm pushed for room in my shed at the moment. I've kept myself busy re-powering the tow rig pictured at the top. 500hp is bare minimum for a daily driver I reckon... I'm looking forward to reading and catching up on some of the old (hopefully completed) projects on here and also checking out the new ones :)

The headers that came with the engine were not even close to fitting even with some tweaks, I was probably a bit optimistic there... They came in handy though, new headers made up following the same step design 1 3/4, 1 7/8 to 2" but the bends configured to fit easily. We able use the collectors too. Headers bolt on and off no problem at all and the rest of the exhaust finished as well.

Thanks, I'll get in touch with them and see if I can order the missing parts

Does anybody recognise this strut brace kit? I believe I have the same kit but am missing the front half. I would really like to purchase the rest of it if possible.

Haha wise words, I never throw anything out :)

That's weird it looks so similar, mine is the only Mustang - they have Chargers, a Camaro and plenty of rods in there. I'm going to take it back next time I'm down as someone is sure to miss it.

Yes it's supposed to be perfectly straight, it has some slight bends but that's from removal. I'll give them a buzz for sure

Thank you everybody, sure had me scratching my head...

Here's a couple more pics showing the profile and length if that helps, I'm wondering if a part from someone else's build ended up in my parts at the body shop...

Sorry guys I should have specified - my car is a 69 Sportsroof. Thanks for your thoughts, it's not off the trunk lid I will take another couple of pics and see if that can help.

I'm getting everything off to trim repair but I'm not sure what this piece is....

I ended up going on the conservative side with a 235/60 on the front. If there's enough room I will change to a 245 later on. Here's how they turned out

Scoop finished We are getting close to finished - minor rust repairs in the doors, hard lines for engine oil to and from the trunk, fit rear bumper a little closer, and a strut brace rod and we're good to start on the exhaust.

Radiator support done and made removable. I hope I'm not pulling the engine and trans out often but this will make life alot easier when it's required. The scoop almost finished, we aren't allowed to have carbs etc hanging out the hood here in QLD unless under a scoop. This will bolt on from underneath so it can be taken off if desired though.

So do I, I think the trans am Mustangs were awesome. It's a 28" tyre.

275 radials and 235 fronts mounted up. Unfortunately there are not many choices here in Aus for 235/60 15s without white lettering on the sidewall but these will do the job. I'm happy I went with 10 inch rims in the end as I can probably fit a 295/55 in the rear tub if I want to go wider later.

Floor reliefs for the anti roll bar arms boxed in and we're mostly finished in the trunk area

The fuel tank is finished and sump tank recessed into trunk. The fuel tank holds 75 litres which is about the standard capacity I believe The engine breathes out the bottom of the sump tank. I'll see how it goes but depending on how much oil residue results from venting there I may have to weld fittings on the outlets and vent to a separate catch tank.

Fuel tank construction underway, it's looking great. And the wheels which were only just ordered have arrived already! Trans Am Race Engineering are fantastic to deal with and they are available in the States as well. They even machined up and fitted the steel inserts for the 5/8 studs. For anyone that is interested I weighed both the 10's and 8's and took a couple of pics so you can see the different spokes.

The engine bay repair work is pretty much done, 50 years of life had left over 100 holes to fill! There must have been all manner of items bolted or screwed to the inner panels. The heater/ac pipe passageways have been filled. The sump tank mounting in the boot is underway also. The rear end is almost complete, the shocks have been located and floor reliefs in the process of being fabricated for the roll bar arms. Lowering blocks used to get an idea of where we're wanting to sit in regard to height.

Thanks, I'll probably send the originals off but it's a 6 month wait list! One of those things you learn too late - send the trim off first. If there were good repop items available I would just get new as I imagine the cost will probably be comparable once the labour hours to do the originals add up.

One of the problems with not pulling parts of yourself is trying to figure where they go! This is the trim for the front and rear screens, I think I have it all... I've heard that the aftermarket trim pieces are not too great so was going to send all the trim of for repair. Does anyone have good experiences with new trim?

Nothing too much to add except a shot with the air cleaner height.