10851CVC 10 Report post Posted October 6, 2010 Man Im slow today. Should have read the text between the pictures. On another note. I have been contemplating the TCI IFS. How was the install of this product? I am by no means a master faber. I also only have a Lincoln 145 MIG. Were all of the templates and guides pretty straight forward when welding in the cross member and other pieces. I would love to pick your brain about the setup. Before I forget, final question. Did this setup change the backspacing for your wheels, because I already have my wheels and don't want to re-buy them. I know its a lot, but any info would be appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ry-speeed 14 Report post Posted October 6, 2010 Man Im slow today. Should have read the text between the pictures. On another note. I have been contemplating the TCI IFS. How was the install of this product? I am by no means a master faber. I also only have a Lincoln 145 MIG. Were all of the templates and guides pretty straight forward when welding in the cross member and other pieces. I would love to pick your brain about the setup. Before I forget, final question. Did this setup change the backspacing for your wheels, because I already have my wheels and don't want to re-buy them. I know its a lot, but any info would be appreciated. I'm in the same boat as you, wondering if my MigPack-10 is up this level of fabrication. Hopefully by the time I have repaired my car's frame rails and welded in new torque boxes my skills will be... adequate haha. To the guy mentioning having to swap out the oil pan for a deep sump, does this apply w/ a 302 as well? Are there any other mods like motor mounts? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rudolph Schenker 14 Report post Posted October 6, 2010 Man Im slow today. Should have read the text between the pictures. On another note. I have been contemplating the TCI IFS. How was the install of this product? I am by no means a master faber. I also only have a Lincoln 145 MIG. Were all of the templates and guides pretty straight forward when welding in the cross member and other pieces. I would love to pick your brain about the setup. Before I forget, final question. Did this setup change the backspacing for your wheels, because I already have my wheels and don't want to re-buy them. I know its a lot, but any info would be appreciated. I'm having some one help me ( a lot) with the welding. We are using a Thermo-arc 250 for the frame and a Lincoln 185 for the engine aprons. The set up is very straight forward. The product is remarkably well engineered. It looks like the rear will be more narrow resulting in a more negative offset (I think) I will have to re-check the measurements. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
10851CVC 10 Report post Posted October 7, 2010 Ry-Speed, Yes, with the TCI IFS you have to use a rear sump because the rack and pinion is mounted in the front. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
10851CVC 10 Report post Posted October 7, 2010 The motor is sold. I'm trying to decide what to replace it with.:helpsmilie: Fordstrokers.com, excellent prices, excellent service, excellent power Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rudolph Schenker 14 Report post Posted October 7, 2010 Fordstrokers.com, excellent prices, excellent service, excellent power I'll check it out. Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rudolph Schenker 14 Report post Posted October 18, 2010 The transition pan had some rust and was in poor condition, so out it came! I'm also prepping the axel housing for the TCI brackets to be welded. I plan on taking out the inner rear wheel wells and "snugging" them up to the frame rails. This should help in running wider tires in the rear. I also had to cut a bit on the engine aprons that replace the shock towers. These are intended to bolt in after shock tower removal, however I am welding them in, so a larger opening had to be created in order to install the upper A-arms. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ry-speeed 14 Report post Posted October 20, 2010 This forum is great. So much useful information thrown around. Now to add rear sump oil pan to be list of engine components to purchase. Are there no structural pieces directly under the rear seat platform? It's been a while since I've poked around and I can't recall any bracing perpendicular to the rear Rails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rudolph Schenker 14 Report post Posted November 4, 2010 Waiting for some key things, like suspension and engine,,,, I decided to work on some interior things...... I'm putting some custom seats in...... rear seat......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarkBuddha 107 Report post Posted November 5, 2010 Fiero buckets FTW! I think I've got a couple sets laying around from when I was going to install 'em in my car, but I chose to go with something else. They are pretty good seats, and I always liked the speakers in the headrest thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
10851CVC 10 Report post Posted November 5, 2010 Wow...interesting color choice. What color is the car going to be? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rudolph Schenker 14 Report post Posted November 6, 2010 Wow...interesting color choice. What color is the car going to be? Millennium yellow with black Mach 1 stripes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rudolph Schenker 14 Report post Posted November 21, 2010 Christmas has come a bit early!!! :tongue_smilie: More and better pics to follow soon! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stangme428 33 Report post Posted November 21, 2010 nice ... very nice.... love the mod motors!!:biggrin: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rudolph Schenker 14 Report post Posted November 29, 2010 Some better resolution pics......... and a new diff. with 3.74 gears Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dro69 11 Report post Posted November 30, 2010 WOW..this car is going to be a beast! I wish i had that engine laying in my garage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
468stang 11 Report post Posted November 30, 2010 Nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rudolph Schenker 14 Report post Posted December 2, 2010 Powder coated rear suspension components, rear axle and torque arm. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Junior2561 10 Report post Posted December 2, 2010 i'm interested to see the finished product with all the color combo parts. Its defiantly going to be an eye catcher. Keep the pics coming! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
468stang 11 Report post Posted December 2, 2010 What the? I see Chevy parts in this pic :scared:. Looking good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rudolph Schenker 14 Report post Posted December 2, 2010 (edited) Front suspension A-arms, & rotors mock up. Edited December 2, 2010 by Rudolph Schenker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rudolph Schenker 14 Report post Posted December 2, 2010 What the? I see Chevy parts in this pic :scared:. Looking good. No,No....... No Chevy parts, those are brackets welded on the stock axle housing. They are part of TCI's rear torque suspension package. http://www.streetrodparts.tv/64-70%20Mustang%20Custom%20IFS.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rudolph Schenker 14 Report post Posted December 2, 2010 i'm interested to see the finished product with all the color combo parts. Its defiantly going to be an eye catcher. Keep the pics coming! The plan is to have the suspension components and sub-frame connectors the same as the paint (Millennium Yellow). I hope it turns out okay. :scared: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
468stang 11 Report post Posted December 2, 2010 I see vortech heads on the table. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rudolph Schenker 14 Report post Posted December 2, 2010 I see vortech heads on the table. Oh,,,,, yes, but not part of my project! :blushing: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
