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Here are just a few pics on what I did so far.... The old tranny, bellhousing, Clutch, Pressure Plate and Flywheel have been taken out, and the exhaust has been pulled as well.. As of tomorrow, New tranny, clutch kit and flywheel are going in.. I will post up some more pics as I go along.. Stay Tuned...








More to Come.......

-- Edited by mustang50lx88 at 23:09, 2008-04-15

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NIce kevin...

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looks good keep us posted

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looking good
git r done

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Thanks guys for the comments... Unfortunatly I ran into some problems with the H-Pipe, I can't get the crossmember to line up to where I have to bolt it to the frame.. You'll see in the pics below what I'm talking about... I need some Idea's I'm stumped on this one plus I'm pissed off, and ready to take a sledge hammer to the car.. LOL










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Yeah ummmm. The h-pipe should be under the cross member. try turning the cross member over.

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Jay nailed it.

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Yeah he did it........lol

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should clean up that k member while ur down there and see where it leaking from
looking good tho
keep it upidea.gif


-- Edited by wheels at 20:30, 2008-04-20

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Thanks guys for the comments.. I appreciate it... Yeah x2 I should clean up that area and figure out where it's leaking from... perhaps it was from the old valve cover gaskets before, I put new ones on and havent leaked since, but either way I should clean it up just to make sure there isn't any other leaks... so far nothing on the pavement.. Knock on wood... BTW I took some more pics, that I will post up soon.. And yes the cross member was on wrong.. LOL I can't believe we didn't think of it that night, it was a long week for me and I couldn't think straight cuz I was also excited about dropping the new stuff into the car.. LOL Oh well, you know what they say "You Live & Learn." smashfreakBbret

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i told you it was on backwards maybe? i do that sometimes too theres 1 out of 4 ways for it to go on.

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finally finished, lol

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good job now post finished pics lol

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Sorry for the delay on the pics everyone... Been buisy but, I will have them up later on tonight, assuming I won't forget.. LOL

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Pitbull11 wrote:

Yeah ummmm. The h-pipe should be under the cross member. try turning the cross member over.





lol...was just go'in to say that smashfreakB

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Again Sorry for the delay but without further interuption, here are the pics of the tranny and exhaust and new adjustable clutch cable completed..

Old Clucth Cable, all messed up


Old Clutch Cable


Old Cable


New Tranny in


New Exhaust










That is all for now..... Until the next project, Which you all know it NEVER Ends.. LOL bret

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looks good now come to some meets!!!!

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uatlb wrote:

looks good now come to some meets!!!!





Thanks... & LOL I will bro soon.... My next project is the brakes. "Stay Tuned!"

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Update of my stang as of 10-4-08

Well I got the whole front end off and this is what it looks like right now... going to need a little bit of work but "I Think" i can accomplish it.. I thought it may have been worse but.. you be the judge









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Not that bad bro.grid all the rust and your alset.

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Am I the only one that's never seen a fox body w/o and O/R H-pipe?



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Can't wait til Tuesday, when I get to get my hands dirty again and start working on her.. Wish I could find some POR-15 Rust Inhibitor crap but I think you can only order it online.. anyone know any other great rust inhibitor stuff I could use that any autoparts store may carry? Thanks guys any input is greatly appreciated.

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sem 15 the sell it at allied auto and maybe a paint shop

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Turbo89 wrote:

Am I the only one that's never seen a fox body w/o and O/R H-pipe?





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Good work bro. Keep it up!

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Turbo89 wrote:

Am I the only one that's never seen a fox body w/o and O/R H-pipe?





he clearly has a catted h-pipe...

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sure do. lol

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nacanitihs wrote:

Turbo89 wrote:

Am I the only one that's never seen a fox body w/o and O/R H-pipe?





he clearly has a catted h-pipe...



I was alluding to the fact that I've never seen a car except his with one...

Looks good though.

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Turbo89 wrote:

nacanitihs wrote:

Turbo89 wrote:

Am I the only one that's never seen a fox body w/o and O/R H-pipe?





he clearly has a catted h-pipe...



I was alluding to the fact that I've never seen a car except his with one...

Looks good though.

-- Edited by Turbo89 at 20:18, 2008-10-06



It's all good bro.. I know you didn't mean anything bad by it.. I was just implying that I was suprised you haven't seen a catted H-pipe on a stang til you saw mine.. I'm sure you have seen them, but I'm sure you also used to people without them, but no biggie, no offense taken. bret

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More Updated pics as of 10-7-08, after I sprayed it with underbody crap that "Supposed" to stop it from rusting.. but it came out pretty nice... I may buy another can and put an extra coat on just for extra measure..





More to come as I continue my project, stay tuned. holeshotpimp

-- Edited by mustang50lx88 at 22:06, 2008-10-07

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Geevaaa9112 wrote:

Good work bro. Keep it up!





Thanks bro I appreciate it. bret

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lookin good kev!!!! 1 step closer

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looking go man keep up the good work
it will be worth it in the end

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Thanks guys for the awesome comments.. I appreciate it.

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Well time to tackle the next huge project.. the saga continues... I have some patching up to do on the floor boards.. it's not too too bad, but does need a little work.. So Far today I ripped out the carpet and tossed it out due to the fact that water got inside from the little hole which can easily be fixed.. took the seats out and center console. I didn't get the chance to snap pics of my progress but will... So basically my Mustang will be out of commission for a long while, as I have some work to do on it.. Will keep you guys posted.

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Good luck on the project Bro!

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Here is some progress pics of sanding the my car.. I'll keep adding updates as I make more progress with my project..






Safety First, don't wanna breath too much of that dust in.. LOL

I also need to take pics of the floor pans that I touched up.. Stay tuned, more to come! headbang.gif

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nice man good luck

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Thanks bro I appreciate it. smile.gif

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Here are the last pics of the Mustang that your going to see.. I have desided to abort the project due to the fact that my rebuilt tranny that I bought last year 3rd gear went to sh*t and the strut towers are rotted.. So basically I am going to either be looking for a cheap roller and swap my motor and other misc parts onto it, or just sell mine as a Parts car in whole and buy another Mustang.. Dunno yet, but without further interruption here are the pics. Please note the doors were not painted due to the fact that I was planning on replacing them.




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did the strut towers rot through or are they just scaly?

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I would beat the shit out of it...on a daily basis!

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91notchback wrote:

did the strut towers rot through or are they just scaly?





Well if you look at it from under the fender area you'll notice a big opening in the lower tower struts on both sides rotted out, and to me it's just a warning to stop the project all together as I don't think it's worth putting the effort into it.. Not to mention the roof around the sunroof is junk, and not worth my money and time... I'm sure someone with auto body skills can bring it back to life, but I don't have the sophisticated machinery to do all that work.. But I do have a future project in store.. I'm buying my cousins 86 Mustang convertible for 500, and the body is immaculate.. No rot as far as I can see.. It originally came from Florida so the body is solid.. It currently has a 6cyl carb on it, but I am going to drop my 302 5.0 motor into it and convert my motor to carb, and put in a new cam.. My cousin loves across the street from me so the car gets to sit in his garage and I'll be able to work on it during the winter.. After I swap out all my parts over to the 86 I'm junking my 88 body and call it a day. This will be a fun new project for me.. I will keep you all updated with progress pics as soon as I begin the project. headbang.gif

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sean86gt wrote:

I would beat the shit out of it...on a daily basis!





I had my fair share in the past with it.. now I'm saving my motor, rear end, and misc other parts and swap it over on the 86

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sucks bro, but if u get a rust free roller, once you start driving it, its gona rust too(damn newengland cars)...... drive it as long as you can have fun with it, tull the rust makes the car unsafe or accauly effects it ide say.

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lets see pics of the strut towers

after what you got into it might actually be cheaper to just fix it

i have never seen a daily driven 5.0 with rust free strut towers

-- Edited by 93 LX FiveO on Saturday 8th of August 2009 11:39:12 PM

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jgt8229 wrote:

sucks bro, but if u get a rust free roller, once you start driving it, its gona rust too(damn newengland cars)...... drive it as long as you can have fun with it, tull the rust makes the car unsafe or accauly effects it ide say.





Yeah true.. New England sure takes a beating on these cars.. I won't be driving it on a daily basis anyways.. I'll just keep up an eye on it, and if it developes rust I will take care of it asap, to prevent future headaches.

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93 LX FiveO wrote:

lets see pics of the strut towers

after what you got into it might actually be cheaper to just fix it

i have never seen a daily driven 5.0 with rust free strut towers

-- Edited by 93 LX FiveO on Saturday 8th of August 2009 11:39:12 PM





Yeah I hear you.. I never drove it on a daily basis, let alone in the rain or snow from the time I first bought it til now.. I guess it was there but never looked for it in the beginning.. I'm sure it wasn't as bad before but got worse as time went on.. Either way I'm tired of pouring money into it as far as the body goes.. the roof is junk, not even worth my time anymore.. I found an 86 which belongs to my cousin.. he is selling it to me, and the body, strut towers, floor boards, everything is rust free, rot free, the body is immaculate so I'm going for it.. now I just have to swap my motor and misc other parts over to the 86.. It's for the best. smile.gif

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93 LX FiveO wrote:

lets see pics of the strut towers

after what you got into it might actually be cheaper to just fix it

i have never seen a daily driven 5.0 with rust free strut towers

-- Edited by 93 LX FiveO on Saturday 8th of August 2009 11:39:12 PM





kids never seen one of my cars, or any nice ones

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lets see some pics tim

i can tell from ur avatar the fenders dont line up...

my 93 was prolly 100x cleaner than whatever ur driving

-- Edited by 93 LX FiveO on Sunday 9th of August 2009 10:44:50 AM

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