A.Wilder

After reading about the chain-based system i don't think it is any less safe than any other type of solution. Is your steering linkage going to be surrounded by headers?

http://www.wizardsteerclear.com/index.html These guys make custom setups. The chain makes sense for hotrods and any car with a big engine mounted in a tiny engine bay with header clearance. Seemed appropriate to post here. http://www.wizardsteerclear.com/images/sib-32-ford-13-04.jpg

i imagine it would be easy to make the steering faster or slower by changing the gear-sets

I just saw this picture and wanted to post it here for you. Another option: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/5023209162_13c12b5b04_z.jpg

I have a whole shell you can have for cheap

Sold

SOLD SOLD SOLD I have fronts and rears, never installed. $175 shipped. SOLD SOLD SOLD

got the mustang for $2k. Drove it around all weekend. Needs a few things but nothing major. Runs real strong but needs a lot of suspension improvements for what i want to do, which is auto-x. Found some killer suspension set-ups for dirt cheap, another $2k in suspension and it will be tough to beat. So, i doubt this will be going in the Starion anytime soon

Nice work. Did you do this for l/r u/d adjustment?

it took me a second, but i loled! hahahahaha Well after a lot of people have put in their input i might end up trying to sell this mustang. My friends who flip cars all the time say i could make 2-3k off it easy since its only missing interior pieces, has a clean V8 title and runs pretty good. So don't get attached!

got the mustang! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/polizei16/P5200766.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/polizei16/P5200767.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/polizei16/P5200768.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/polizei16/P5200769.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/polizei16/P5200774.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/polizei16/P5200775.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/polizei16/P5200783.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/polizei16/P5200788.jpg got another V8 for the rear! j/k

I really like your lighting mods! Can't wait to see some finished pics and some more engine/tranny progress. Keep up the good work!

It looks like some kind of fuel filter, its clear and just yellowed a little bit. The motor is mostly stock, he said the heads have some work but he is not 100% sure what was done. Sounds mean, and no knock or valve noise. Didn't drive it as it needs new pads and rotors BAD. like too scary to drive period. But the shifter shifts smoothly. Clutch has high throw-out which my friends say is typical of the T5. Should i just try and part out the Mustang piece by piece or do you think it would be easier to sell as a roller with no engine/trans/harness? I'm thinking it may be better to just part out since i will be removing most of the wiring harness and that could be a real deal-breaker to some people, but i have no idea what the mustang crowd is into. She shell does have a clean V8 title with no wrecks/rebuilds so maybe that is worth something? I know i could get some quick cash for the pony wheels, rear-end, and random trim/glass/etc. I will pick it up today and hopefully have some pics and vids to share! I want to fix the brakes on the mustang and drive it around town for a bit to get a feel for the engine and transmission and have a good baseline for how things should run and feel. Also find out if there are any undisclosed problems before i start the swap. See how it holds up to a few hours of driving around hot and humid SC

while i totally agree that the oem steering box is junk, it looks like a lot of work that will cause other problems with exhaust clearance. Have you figured out how you are going to run your exhaust? is there a rack that can be mounted behind the k member similar to where the oem tie rods are placed? I imagine that placement would allow geometry closer to oem. Going to look at the mustang again today and look at some other things. Is there anything i can check on the transmission or engine? i read about checking the harmonic-dampener for play, is this still a good thing to check? Should i bring my voltmeter and check electric components?

Are there other ways of improving the steering or relocating the box? Looking at your build it looks like a lot of work that i don't have the resources to do myself so it would be very expensive.

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w239/johnboy9788/102_2873.jpg Is that how low the rack will hang? or is that just a "seeing how it will work" pic? How did you extend your steering to the mustang rack? What is needed to connect the tie-rod to the Starion knuckle? Does this allow you to run longtube headers?

How do you use the mustang steering rack?

What exhaust headers will work with the 5.0 swap? Bronco? Lincoln? i don't think the current headers will fit.

I think i found my donor car, its a Mustang gt hatchback 90 or 91 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/polizei16/42cd0979.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/polizei16/e60c8816.jpg Has some good parts i will need!

Are all efi 5.0 V8's the HO version? or just the later model Mustang and Explorer motors? Where can i find this info?

Going from a crappy Mitsu truck motor to a crappy Nissan truck motor? jk! It should be a fun car!

i see what you are saying about the 5.0 HO, i will have to do some research because i want more PAH! haha Thanks for the info guys! Me and my friend discussed the pro's and con's of the marine block and when all is said and done, it was $25 and its worth at least twice that in scrap haha

i thought firing order on all ford V8's is the same? FORD http://www.offroaders.com/tech/images/Ford-50-351-400-V8_Firing-Order.jpg CHEVY http://www.offroaders.com/tech/images/Chevrolet-V8_Firing-Order.jpg

the firing order is different?

Bought a 302 for $25. Its a mercury marine with pistons, cranks and rods. Normal rotation (duh) no heads or intake or oil pan. Pretty much just block and rotating assembly, no cam. Came with one 351 head drilled for 302. Found some gt40p heads on craigslist and will hopefully get some soon.