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<blockquote data-quote="Tourmax" data-source="post: 206188" data-attributes="member: 5304"><p>About that time, a set of Mustang Bullit rims showed up so off came the 15" SN95 rims:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]39888[/ATTACH]</p><p>Guy I got them from had them on a Ranger, so the pony centers were long gone. Ebay fixes that up pretty quickly:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]39889[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The Sn95 5 speed is actually out of a V6, not a V8. The Sn95 V6 standard is actually the Fox 5 speed that came in the GT's, at least in torque ratings. The bell housing bolts right up to the 302, but there are a few significant changes from teh fox era. the Sn95 trans is about 5/8" longer and it's because the input shaft is longer. this is enough to mess things up royally. the 5/8 is the better fit it in the SN95 chassis. The sifter ends up in the Fox opening, but everything inside the bell housing is messed up. After some digging, I discover that the flwheel and clutch from an 80's F150 will mate up to the 302 and also the SN96 input shaft. the flywheel and ring gear are bigger than the V8 Fox, so that also meant a new starter. The same f150 starer fits just right. The flywheel will be a little slower reving, but it also is 1.2" larger than the fox piece so it has more holding power. this is a street car, so more inertia in the flywheel isn't exactly a bad thing. I finish it off with a Hurst gold short throw shifter and ball:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]39890[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>My dash was hacked up in teh radio area (they all are), but more importantly the sun had cracked the dash plastic right down the middle. The wrecked Gt that supplied the t roof offered up it's dash and console:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]39891[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The GT was an orginal V8 5 speed car, so the dash had all the V8 5 Speed wiring, components and the interface to run the DIC in the center console. Nice thing is that becuase of the way they built these cars (ie: modular)all I had to do was pull out the V6/auto dash and bolt in the V8/standard dash. All the electicals just plugged into the car like it was meant to be there. While I was at it, I knew I didn't want "GT" or "cobra" or anything else on the car. I'm not into "clones" or copies or tribute cars. I just want my cars to be nice, cohesive and clean so they can stand on their own merits. So a tri-pony emblem from an 86-92 fox was installed in place of the :"GT' dash badge:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]39892[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I really like the SVO Mustang steering wheels, but they're harder to come by than a wining lottery ticket. But, Mercury also put them in the Fox Capri's:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]39894[/ATTACH]</p><p>The only real differences between teh capri wheel and the SVO wheel is the Capri one is just hard plastic and it's got a cougar emblem instead of a Ford one. I plan to leather wrap the wheel and I've got a couple Ford wheel centers so that;s an easy fix. </p><p></p><p>Seats:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]39895[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Are from a 1980's Turbo T-Bird. they are the multi-adjustable sport seats. High end pieces I swapped in a loooong time ago. A leather re-upholstry job and they will be perfect. They're super comfy and hold you dead nuts in place when cornering. With the new suspension and plans to autocross/rally the car, they'll be needed.</p><p></p><p>In it all goes:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]39893[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Here's a quick photchop of how I think it will be finished out inside:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]39898[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>It will all be red and black leather, of course. I'm just biding my time to find the leather on sale (I usually buy from Tandy leather shop) and a good walking foot sewing machine to show up used. I've got abunch of older sewing machines that <em><strong>CAN </strong></em>handle thick leather, but you really need a walking foot machine to do the just right on car upholstery. I also want a bigger stitch lenght, which most retail machines (even the older ones) can't do. genereally, you want about an 8-10 mm stitch lenght in uphostry leather and retail/seamstress ones typically max out around 4-5mm. A longer stitch length is stronger in leather and it looks better in an interior. It's what you see in OEm leather where they have super nice french seams on every joint.</p><p></p><p>And since the wheel centers and dash now wear the Tri-pony, lets do the fenders as well. Off comes the Fox Cobra emblems (left overs from a younger age):</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]39897[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>and on goes the Tri-pony emblems:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]39896[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>You can see that the lower still say "Mustang GT". I'm still trying to decide what to do about that. I can fill the "GT", but that means the "Mustang" on the passenger side is not going to be int he same position as the driver side. I could fill the whole thing, which would look OK, but it would be rather plain looking. </p><p></p><p>Lately, since there's lots of SN95 MACH 1 parts on it, I've been toying with changing the "MUSTANG GT" to "MACH 1". They never made a Fox (79-92) MACH 1, so I wouldn't be cloning or copying anything. I guess you might be able to call it a "what if" tribute if I want with MACH 1. But I've also been toying with making it say "MOCK 1", just to be a little cheeky about it.</p><p>That's pretty much as it sits today:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]39899[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>It runs, although not long. The fuel system isn't installed or plumbed and the brakes aren't plumbed either. it's a long term project, but it's moving along. I'll get to drive/race it one day.....just not today!</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tourmax, post: 206188, member: 5304"] About that time, a set of Mustang Bullit rims showed up so off came the 15" SN95 rims: [ATTACH type="full"]39888[/ATTACH] Guy I got them from had them on a Ranger, so the pony centers were long gone. Ebay fixes that up pretty quickly: [ATTACH type="full"]39889[/ATTACH] The Sn95 5 speed is actually out of a V6, not a V8. The Sn95 V6 standard is actually the Fox 5 speed that came in the GT's, at least in torque ratings. The bell housing bolts right up to the 302, but there are a few significant changes from teh fox era. the Sn95 trans is about 5/8" longer and it's because the input shaft is longer. this is enough to mess things up royally. the 5/8 is the better fit it in the SN95 chassis. The sifter ends up in the Fox opening, but everything inside the bell housing is messed up. After some digging, I discover that the flwheel and clutch from an 80's F150 will mate up to the 302 and also the SN96 input shaft. the flywheel and ring gear are bigger than the V8 Fox, so that also meant a new starter. The same f150 starer fits just right. The flywheel will be a little slower reving, but it also is 1.2" larger than the fox piece so it has more holding power. this is a street car, so more inertia in the flywheel isn't exactly a bad thing. I finish it off with a Hurst gold short throw shifter and ball: [ATTACH type="full"]39890[/ATTACH] My dash was hacked up in teh radio area (they all are), but more importantly the sun had cracked the dash plastic right down the middle. The wrecked Gt that supplied the t roof offered up it's dash and console: [ATTACH type="full"]39891[/ATTACH] The GT was an orginal V8 5 speed car, so the dash had all the V8 5 Speed wiring, components and the interface to run the DIC in the center console. Nice thing is that becuase of the way they built these cars (ie: modular)all I had to do was pull out the V6/auto dash and bolt in the V8/standard dash. All the electicals just plugged into the car like it was meant to be there. While I was at it, I knew I didn't want "GT" or "cobra" or anything else on the car. I'm not into "clones" or copies or tribute cars. I just want my cars to be nice, cohesive and clean so they can stand on their own merits. So a tri-pony emblem from an 86-92 fox was installed in place of the :"GT' dash badge: [ATTACH type="full"]39892[/ATTACH] I really like the SVO Mustang steering wheels, but they're harder to come by than a wining lottery ticket. But, Mercury also put them in the Fox Capri's: [ATTACH type="full"]39894[/ATTACH] The only real differences between teh capri wheel and the SVO wheel is the Capri one is just hard plastic and it's got a cougar emblem instead of a Ford one. I plan to leather wrap the wheel and I've got a couple Ford wheel centers so that;s an easy fix. Seats: [ATTACH type="full"]39895[/ATTACH] Are from a 1980's Turbo T-Bird. they are the multi-adjustable sport seats. High end pieces I swapped in a loooong time ago. A leather re-upholstry job and they will be perfect. They're super comfy and hold you dead nuts in place when cornering. With the new suspension and plans to autocross/rally the car, they'll be needed. In it all goes: [ATTACH type="full"]39893[/ATTACH] Here's a quick photchop of how I think it will be finished out inside: [ATTACH type="full"]39898[/ATTACH] It will all be red and black leather, of course. I'm just biding my time to find the leather on sale (I usually buy from Tandy leather shop) and a good walking foot sewing machine to show up used. I've got abunch of older sewing machines that [I][B]CAN [/B][/I]handle thick leather, but you really need a walking foot machine to do the just right on car upholstery. I also want a bigger stitch lenght, which most retail machines (even the older ones) can't do. genereally, you want about an 8-10 mm stitch lenght in uphostry leather and retail/seamstress ones typically max out around 4-5mm. A longer stitch length is stronger in leather and it looks better in an interior. It's what you see in OEm leather where they have super nice french seams on every joint. And since the wheel centers and dash now wear the Tri-pony, lets do the fenders as well. Off comes the Fox Cobra emblems (left overs from a younger age): [ATTACH type="full"]39897[/ATTACH] and on goes the Tri-pony emblems: [ATTACH type="full"]39896[/ATTACH] You can see that the lower still say "Mustang GT". I'm still trying to decide what to do about that. I can fill the "GT", but that means the "Mustang" on the passenger side is not going to be int he same position as the driver side. I could fill the whole thing, which would look OK, but it would be rather plain looking. Lately, since there's lots of SN95 MACH 1 parts on it, I've been toying with changing the "MUSTANG GT" to "MACH 1". They never made a Fox (79-92) MACH 1, so I wouldn't be cloning or copying anything. I guess you might be able to call it a "what if" tribute if I want with MACH 1. But I've also been toying with making it say "MOCK 1", just to be a little cheeky about it. That's pretty much as it sits today: [ATTACH type="full"]39899[/ATTACH] It runs, although not long. The fuel system isn't installed or plumbed and the brakes aren't plumbed either. it's a long term project, but it's moving along. I'll get to drive/race it one day.....just not today! :) [/QUOTE]
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