Silver bullet. fox coupe 4 cyl conversion

[glennster]

Bought a 91 5.0 LX hatch auto black/black with intent to use it for a donor upon finding a nice rust free 4 cyl. coupe. Good pony wheels, flowmaster CB, excellent running 5.0 with all the harness' and accessories plus a trans built by me less then 10K ago. Did I mention the black interior? Will be nice to finally get one especially since the recipient ended up being an 89 LX 4 cyl. thats rust free from nebraska.
A few of the 91, I'll get more later.


Heres the coupe, hes keeping the wheels, tires, hood and rear diff. and throwing in a 7.5 for the trip home.
A few pics

[glennster]

Car has GT running gear and K-member already, lakewood shocks, struts and eiback springs. I plan on interior and complete harness, computer swap first. I have to change over from manual to power windows to keep door panels and arm rests, just found out they are different. Then going 5 speed and back to factory fuel injection, not sure about underhood. Should I keep A/C and P/S or go manual rack, bear bones? Should be a blast.

[Koble]

Looks good but holy shit that hood is ugly

[Blackfox]

Definitely keep the a/c

[glennster]

Aug 2, 2012 8:06:44 GMT -6 Koble said:

Looks good but holy shit that hood is ugly

Yeah, the hood and wheels are a big turn off.

[Blwn02]

fix it up and sell it to me. i really want a silver fox

[patriotformula]

^lol... Man Glennster does wonders for the foxbody world... Can't wait to see the progress when you get this home

[Thewhitenotch]

Aug 2, 2012 15:47:55 GMT -6 Blwn02 said:

fix it up and sell it to me. i really want a silver fox

You get no foxbody. Mod motor guys stick together. You would hate a foxbody.

[norotor]

I say keep the A/C and ditch the PS. Cool car! Needs a new 5.0 and some 10th Anni. Cobra wheels.

Jesse

[glennster]

Thanks for the nice comments. Just have to see what transpires....

[ieatz28]

Aug 2, 2012 15:47:55 GMT -6 Blwn02 said:

fix it up and sell it to me. i really want a silver fox

you want kenny rogers??? lol

[ieatz28]

nota bad lookin notch

[glennster]

A moment of silence for the 91, it gave all it had.

Got the coupe pretty gutted, need to remove the dash cage and wiring harness. I'm swapping the complete harness from front to back along with power windows because the door panels and armrests are different from manual. Car will also have the airbag column and system. Losing tilt but I'm doing the seat mod to the track which moves it back 1.75".


Pulling the motor down to the shortblock

Going with a fresh T5 I built, a ram powergrip HD clutch and a stock 8.8 with 4.10's. all bearings and new clutches for the posi. Nothing scary in the motor, GT40P heads cut .020, a fresh 3 angle and TFS spring kit, GT40 tubular intake, 51023 lunati, pretty mild at .522/.522 and 215/224 on a 112, FRPP 1.6 roller rockers, BBK shorties, BBK X-pipe and flowmaster CB. Should be a lot of fun on the street without idle issues.
Got fun underneath today. I'm installing a new tank/straps with a 255 in case a little boost is in the future. The PO had removed the right side bulkhead for the tank to rest on so I had to cut out the spot welds and remove it from the 91, blast it and weld into the coupe. Got up early this morning and got down and dirty all day getting this undercarriage void of undercoating. I love zero rust but its not fun taking this stuff off. Got the back cleaned and scuffed and epoxy gray to match original primer. I'll have to finish the floor pans later. I'm blasting the rear diff next and installing it with new tubular control arms and probably H&R sport springs, don't want it on the ground just maybe 1.25" or so.

[yorteng21]

Nice turbo coupe wheels on the 91

[glennster]

New things happening. Using gt40P heads I pocket worked and added a TFS spring kit and set the springs at 140#, milled .030. GT40 intake, a mild Lunati 51023 cam, pulleys, 1.6 ford racing blue rockers, hardened pushrods, ARP bolts, BBK ceramic shorties, BBK X-pipe, FM catback, ram clutch, pullies, 24# injectors, typical stuff.

Got the 8.8 blasted and painted, using 3.73 gears, tokico shocks and struts, H&R sport springs for about 1.25 to 1.50 drop, SVE rear control arms, Ford racing aluminum drive shaft, rear disc brakes with front disc from 04 GT with PBR calipers and 94 spindles up front.


Got the fuel lines done up front and ran new brake lines over to right side with original V8 brackets. Installed new tank, straps and added a 255 intank, I need to make steel lines to the back and build the nylon lines like original.

Picked up a clean set of '99 cobras which I really have always had a soft spot for with like new tires for cheap. Its what prompted the 5 lug setup. These things seem to get a mind of their own where they want to go.

I have gathered all the black interior but thats last, have so much more before interior.

[vadorsnake04]

looking great, that black interior will really compliment the silver.

[notchbackfox]

i can't get over how clean it is underneath, definitely jealous

[vadorsnake04]

ya, thats no kidding.

[patriotformula]

Looking good Glenn...

[s8er01z]

Very clean... going to look great.

[glennster]

What about the black stripe, yes or no?

[patriotformula]

I think it looks ok... Hard to tell until you get it back on the ground and get us a pic of it tho.

[glennster]

Yeah, I'm up and down on it. Have to wait and see. Silver wheels on a silver car may need it.

[vadorsnake04]

i say no stripe. but it's whatever you like.

[9sec5oh]

Sept 19, 2012 7:34:03 GMT -6 glennster said:

What about the black stripe, yes or no?

I say no. Car looks great, very clean! In my old age I like builds like that more and more.

[89novi2000]

I would have to agree glenn, no stripe. Did u find me a buyer for my stang yet, gettin ready to post on ebay like to sell to someone around here...

[glennster]

Got some hours in this weekend. Cleaned, retaped an installed all rear and in car wiring harness', computer and its harness, heater box with new heater core, cruise control, dash frame and harness, plugged in all wiring in car, cleaned/painted/installed booster, throttle cable, quick click clutch adjuster kit and installed steering column.



Also got the 5 speed tunnel cover ready for install, moving fast on this thing. I have to install front light harness and air bag sensors. I'm using a 94-95 master and a 3-2 conversion kit with adjustable prop valve. Will be nice to work on the engine and get it ready, thats what I really love.

Junk in the trunk, BBK ceramic coated shorties, prothane motor mounts, power window regulators, can't wait to install them.

[vadorsnake04]

I wish my engine bay looked that nice lol.

[glennster]

A lot completed this last few weeks, powdercoating came in for upper/lower intake, valve covers, brake dust shields, pulleys, exhaust brackets and so forth. Finished up the fuel system and a completely new 04 cobra brake system with braided lines, zinc plated drilled/slotted rotors and proper parking brake system. Most of the front wiring was completed today and after painting the subframe body color I set the motor in.

[9sec5oh]

That GT40 intake looks nice, valve covers too.