stangme428

yep! the car looks amazing in person, i took several pics also! the car looked fantastic! im sold on the console also... just need to decide my next mods....

wow... gonna be a beast to say the least!!! lol :biggrin:

ok ... not resting on our laurels, we have a few general maintenance items and to prepare for the move to fuel injection... OIL the intake is leaking oil at the front near the distributor, enough to puddle.. so we need to pull the intake and reseal it. a gasket wasn't used, only sealant.. very common to not use a gasket. along the same lines, i have not designed a oil catch or pcv setup, so the oil pushes out of the valve cover breathers onto the valve covers. thinking of having some AN fittings welded on the valve covers and then route over to a billet catch setup. Fuel either the aeromotive fuel pressure regulator is having problems, or the AEM gauge is sticking... not sure, but we set it for 7.5 psi via the gauge and it regulates fine, drive it for a bit and it jumps to 15psi...set it back to 7.5psi and then it drops to 3psi ... we tried opening the gas cap to see if we had build up, it did the same at the chassis dyno no change with or without a gas cap ... we checked the voltage to the fuel pump etc.. but we are still trouble shooting... the demon carb seems to handle it ok but... we dont want to starve for fuel or dump a bunch in and wipe the main bearings.. AC we need to finish up the Vintage Air AC system (currently capped), we have a shop that will crimp the lines, just need to get it to them. ELECTRONICS still need to install the arduino setup for lighting/controlling the gauges, need to install the LED sequential tail lights and LED backup lights.. little things that i can do once i get over my shoulder surgery... started physical therapy this week.. woohoo!! FUEL INJECTION i have all but decided to go with a megasquirt 3 pro setup instead of the FAST II system .... i like all of the features of the megasquirt, and while i built this car to drive, i also want to continue to learn... the megasquirt should give me many options to do so, from traction control to boost control and data logging... granted the FAST II system is a quick, easy and great way to move to EFI. i think my computer/electronics guy control freak is creeping in... being able to tune each individual cylinder.... so, ill need to update my quote from Wilson manifolds to install fuel injector bungs and get the intake ready for EFI. also need to finalize the megasquirt parts needed for a coil on plug setup with crank/cam triggers, and swap out the aeromotive FPS with a EFI model. :biggrin: (so at some point ill have a demon 750 annular carb and a Mallory MaxFire for sale) BODY MODS with the 275/35x18 up front, at full lock the opposite tire hits the front valance, so we need to modify the valance to allow for clearance. Wish i could find a 18x8 in the GT4, i would go to it and a slightly narrow tire. REACTIONS whats cool is when the guys helping me build the 69 (Andy, Ryan, Joey), go for a ride and grin from ear to ear, even the wife... while I'm unable to drive, Andy has taken them out and so far the most common comment is..."she rides great, like a new car, and pulls like hell...and he didn't even get in it too hard":clap: lots of time for bench racing when your under the knife... so you guys that wonder why old dudes have someone else build a car for them... i found out... i tore almost every possible tendon/ligament holding my shoulder together to include my bicep while installing the Viper T56 getting ready for the mustangs at the mickyard show. ... it was just a freak thing, laying on my back with my arm at an odd angle, didn't hurt... just a short pop and i lost all strength in my arm....should have purchased that transmission jack earlier... although Andy swears i did the damage when we had the transmission jack... lol ... so 3 anchors (screw inserts into the bone and reattach everything) rotator cuff clean up, and i should have full mobility and strength within a year... good times!!!:biggrin:

i went with a 3.5" aluminum 1350 series from action machine inc with hybrid 1350>1310 to the 9" and 1350 with 30 spline yoke at the dodge Viper T56, length from my output shaft to the center of the U-joint was 49 13/16 (adjustable motor mounts to slide the motor back and custom trans cross member). todd at action machine was very easy to work with, very knowledgeable, and the price was in the range i wanted to pay.. 460 including shipping. if i recall i finalized the order on a Tuesday and received it on Friday of the same week. we test fit it, i wiped it down and coated it with eastwood satin clear, runs very smooth no vibration... when im ready to upgrade the 9" with 1350 im good to go....:biggrin: but im very happy with it.

ooooohhhhhhhh nice... very nice!!!:punk:

looking good... seats have lots of adjust-ability, and probably memory also ...lol

thanks man!

ok.. its been over 4.5 years since the 69 has been back home since it left on a trailer set out for a major rebuild.... little did we know how long it would be until it returned under its own power... since i am unable to drive at the moment due to shoulder surgery, andy and cirena drove out in the 69 on Sunday 3/2/14 .... the 2nd replacement distributor made the 122 mile round trip back to the garage...:punk: (unedited video) good times!!!!!!

i went with a "trifecta" lizard skin both the sound control and heat control products.. i also purchased eastwood brand product similar to dynomat and applied it on the firewall, trans tunnel, and rear seat area... the lizard skin made a tremendous difference by itself applied to the doors, roof and floor... with no glass installed in the car and no headliner, carpet, door panels etc.. you could close a door and hear only a resounding thud.. no resonance.... im very pleased with it i also went with the molded Shelby carpet with black inserts

thanks for the inspiration..... i picked up a vintage style online..

awesome... love the rasp of the exhaust... and the carroll shelby breather.. very nice.. i had been looking for the same or similar piece but gave up..

great build... cant wait to see the burnout video!!

ok... i received what looks to be a new Mallory MaxFire distributor.. the 3rd unit seems to be working fine. bud andy came by and picked up the distributor on Friday 2/21 and installed it on 2/22... i just had some major shoulder surgery... so andy is installing and testing everything for me... gonna be a while before i can drive in general let alone the 69 with no power steering... maybe EPAS is in my future... good times!!:punk:

i have GT4 18" on mine... i need to roll the lip on the front 18x9 and would love a 18x10 on the back, currently 18x9 275x35 all 4 corners... have some scrub in the front... and room in the back

awesome on the progress!! cant wait to see how you design/build the swing out door bars.. i have thought about doing this but held off..

fleabay has all the parts for the swap .. even if you just need a core or purchase a T56 to rebuild etc.

what ended up on the adjustable lower control arms? did you use them for a specific reason... i have been doing research on the AJE kit for a Coyote swap.

the machine shop already took some off the top of the pistons when they assembled it... i didnt realize what they had done until after the fact. the correct resolution should have been to replace the rods.. which should have been 6.2 instead of 6.25. when mark hedrick had the heads/block after the fact to weld up the water bungs, we went back with a thicker head gasket.

looking great! congrats on the build and first drive!

ok ... so i am leaning towards leaving the 408 in the 69, letting a few variables play out. ignition - waiting to see what Mallory offers on the Max Fire problems drive the current 408 setup until funds allow pull 408 and work with Mark Hedrick on new rods, pistons, lower comp ratio assemble a megasquirt 3 EFI/Ignition setup for the 69 what im really fighting is being impatient and wanting to enjoy the car.... wanting the Coyote installed in "something" because i know its potential.. thanks for all the input... but i think its best to go with the 408 in the 69 for now... we can install the Coyote in the 89 GT convertible... or another project down the road.

welcome to the site.. lots of great resources!!! great builds to learn from also... glad you decided to save it!

dodge viper T56 along with a quick time bellhousing, mcleod offset shifter, and TOB... most cost effective solution i could find...

the 90 is a hatch....

15 deg then all in @1500 with 17 deg was the last program loaded in the Mallory Max Fire

when you shut the motor of on 93 octane its like a diesel ... when i run race gas... runs great and no diesel at shut off... it will run on 93 octane... its not good to diesel... unless your a diesel...:lol: