my 1969 mustang coupe

[badwolf4822 10]

I started this project last fall

Was a 200ci 6 with a 3 speed

now 6.0 built ls1 with a t56 6speed and ford 9.5in rear end

has a 12point cage, wilwood 13in drilled and slotted 4 piston brakes all around

lift kit from an f100 so about 1.5ft above stock, 20gal fuel cell, converted power steering, massive front and rear sway bars, torsion bars, adjustable everything, custom interior and dash, hid lights, huge oil cooler, and the dixie horn from dukes of hazzard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

just needs a bit of wiring done, then its off to the shop for exhaust and dyno tuning

[TexasEd 200]

Wow, looks like a lot of work went into that.

[Junior2561 10]

what are your goals for the car?

[badwolf4822 10]

to play in the dirt and go really fast

[badwolf4822 10]

Finished wiring up my tail lights, look at that fine domestic ass

 

 

had to take the front of the engine off a bit to install an electric water pump coming soon, so here is a close look at my intake

 

 

alternator relocated

 

 

new starter came and the engine turns over finally, now to fill it with gas and plug in the ecu (msd starter exploded, literally, I have like 7 pieces)

 

 

found yet another place to mount fog lights (its like the neon of muscle cars)

 

 

and just a little bottle of death wish to install

 

 

and I made a 66 passenger seat into my desk chair

[badwolf4822 10]

installed the flip open gas cap

 

 

still working on the connection to the fuel cell, marine fuel hose didn't work

 

 

aluminum electric water pump, cool feature being the outside is an idler pulley so no belt issues

 

 

 

rear fog lights, you know in case I back up in fog

 

 

put in the nos and extra fuel solenoids

 

 

 

mounted my tank

 

[pimpinx7 12]

love the car man! we have done several ls swaps at work, and never had a complaint about that engine.. anyway. what size wheels are you running out back? guessing 18x10 +20 something offset? and do you have any pics of how the rear wheels fit on the ground?

[badwolf4822 10]

rear is 20 x 10.5 but meant for an 08 so had to use 2in bolt on spacers

and the jack stands are on the 9in so that is how they sit on the ground

the f100 suspension gave me one hell of a lift

 

 

here is an old pic from before the swap, but after the new suspension and brakes

 

 

gonna get these soon as I get to driving it a lot

 

[pimpinx7 12]

gothca. im trying to figure how the wheels i have planned will fit in relation to the quarters on a coupe.. i dont know if its just my eyes but they seem to have a less aggressive flare than the fastback. i did the math on them and i know how they would look on a fastback, so im just going off that. but im going 18s

[badwolf4822 10]

yeah those black ones are 18s

I think fastbacks have more flare to make room for those scoops behind the doors

be my only guess

 

Stance didn't really change after the swap since the ls1 is lighter than the old 200ci I pulled out

[pimpinx7 12]

when you getting your wheels? i'd love to see the rear fitment when you get them

[badwolf4822 10]

gonna be a while, just focusing on getting it driving for now

[badwolf4822 10]

finished up the last of the body stuff for now

 

double check wiring tomorrow then see if she starts

 

 

 

 

 

[badwolf4822 10]

She Runs!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

still need to bleed the clutch and she leaks power steering fluid all over, but at least I'm really close

 

then off to the shop for exhaust, dyno tune, and alinement

[badwolf4822 10]

at a shop in santee

went with the mustang 2 front end with a steering rack and no more shock towers

bunch of delays trying to get the right parts from the east coast

keep sending me the wrong brakes but the shop is doing the best they can

few more weeks then I can hit the road

[badwolf4822 10]

beefy cross member and engine mounts

 

[rwcstang 208]

very nice build!

[badwolf4822 10]

been a while since I made an update so there is a lot

 

exhaust is nearly done

 

 

 

got new wheels on her

 

 

big tires

 

 

 

 

and some engine shots

 

 

 

 

[Mike65 504]

Looks great. Which steering rack did you use?.

[badwolf4822 10]

not sure, it came as part of the mustang 2 kit, but I wouldnt recomend the kit, it has cost me another 5k over the 2k purchase of the kit to get it installed. Nothing lined up right and all the metal was very cheap. Shop ended up remaking most of it from chromoly. And was sent the wrong brakes about 6 times, and even one machined off center spindle. Ended up having to go directly to wilwood to get the right brakes and spindles. So dodnt order from this guy http://www.fulltiltstreetrods.com/frontsusp.htm the shop still has some wrong brakes he is refusing to take back. these problems tacked on about 6 months of labor and waiting on brake parts

[badwolf4822 10]

there is another kit out there that runs about 4k but should go together much better, i'm just glad the shop could make a chromoly front end using what little fit from the kit I got as a template

[badwolf4822 10]

good to see her with all 4 wheels on

 

 

 

exhaust is almost done

 

[indianfiremach 170]

That looks like one wild car. Where did you learn how to do that? It's hard enough to do a stock restoration, let alone something as different as yours.

[badwolf4822 10]

It's all just practice and problem solving. Building exactly what I want the way I want it

[badwolf4822 10]

good picture of the engine, waiting on radiator to show up so she can run, so almost back on the road

 

 

and I've got a lot of wire organizing to do

 

exhaust finally makes it all the way to the back