Well, its been a few years now since I had a build thread. Since I got a magazine shoot out of the old comp orange 04 I built, id like to start fresh and do another mag worthy car. But actually keep it this time. lol. For those that didn't get to see my last build thread, check out my sig.
Decided after I sold the car the next build would be another foxbody, although I did almost buy a few 03-04 rollers, I did follow through with the original plan. I wanted a black coupe, and was not going to settle. After some searching I found the one I wanted. A 1989 original v8 black coupe. Car is very clean, and already really been built. It had a fresh 306 with less then 40 miles on it. I wanted the car, even though I didn't plan on keeping the setup. So I picked her up and brought her home.
List of mods that came on car:
Engine:
Forged 306 short block 9.5;1 compression-
Factory 5.0 block
· Trickflow Stage 1 cam (221/225 -- 499”/510”)
· Trickflow Twisted Wedge 170cc heads (58cc chambers, CNC ported to 205cc)
· 1.6 roller rockers w/ springs good for 600” lift
· Trickflow Upper/Lower intake manifold (ported lower)
· Throttle Body & Intake spacer
· BBK 70 mm throttle body
· SCT chip (tuned by Stang Hi Performance)
· BBK Under drive pulley
· March serpentine setup
· C&L 76mm MAF calibrated for 24lb injectors
· MSD coil and 6al box
· Ford racing distributor and wires
· High volume oil pump
· C&L Cold air intake
· A/C / Heater / Smog delete
Transmission:
-Built C4 Transmission-
· TCI 3800-4000 convertor
· TCI Trans-brake valve body
· B&M ratchet shifter
· Ford Racing Aluminum driveshaft
· UPR Driveshaft loop
Rear end:
-Ford 8.8-
· 31 Spline Moser axles
· Extended studs
· Detroit trutrack
· 3.73 gears
Suspension:
· UPR Tubular K-member & lower control arms
· Caster/Camber plates
· UPR coil-overs (front)
· D-spec adjustable struts (rear)
· Spherical Upper/lower control arms
· Energy suspension motor mounts and trans mounts
· Sub-frame connectors
· Torque boxes re-enforced
· UPR bump steer kit
· H&R springs
Fuel:
· Factory tank with upgraded fuel pump
· 24 # injectors
Cooling:
· Aluminum 2 core radiator
· Crappy ebay 12" electric fan
Exhaust:
· BBK ceramic coated long tube headers
· BBK H pipe
· Flowmaster catback
· Locking header bolts
Wheels/Tires:
· 15x10 rear & 15x4 front Billet Specialties Wheels
· Generic front tires
· Mickey Thompson 275/50/15 drag radials
Miscellaneous:
· March radiator cover
· Tinted head lights
· Fibertrend 4” cowl hood
· Painless wiring harness
· New paint job in 2012
· Converted to black interior (late-model-restoration seat covers, seat belts etc..)
· Tinted widnows
· Aftermarket water temp, oil pressure, tach, and battery gauges
· Rear seat delete
· Radio delete
Now, my plans are to ditch pretty much everything other then the suspension, trans, wheels/tires, and rear end. I bought a 351 Sportsman “R” Block and its getting assembled right now at G&G (local shop). It will be a 383 Stroker (3.75 stroke, 4.040 bore internally balanced w/ 4340 forged scat crank, SCAT H-beam rods, I-19 rod bolts, Probe dished pistons (for inline heads), and ARP main studs. It should be finished this week.
Ive also already ordered my cam (comp cams 877-16), billet timing chain set, DSS 1020 main support girdle, Stewart high flow water pump, Melling oil pump with ARP driveshaft, lifters (comp cams 877-16), ARP head studs, Derale dual 12" electric fan w/ aluminum shroud (3750 cfm), and a pair of AFR's tall valve covers. Ive also ordered all the sheet metal to smooth out the engine bay from scott rod.
Im going to be running the AFR 220 race heads, 1.6 comp rockers, DSS rocker girdle, super victor lower intake, spyder upper intake, either March or billet specialties polished pulley set, and a 3-4 core radiator. Fuel system will be a sumped tank from glens performance, -10 feed w/ -8 return line, magnafuel 750 pump, and id1000 injectors. The car will be 93 octane with torco or meth. And ill most likely have an e85 tune. Ill be tossing in a 10 point cage with scott rod's sheet metal rear seat delete and trunk paneling. Still debating on mini tubbing the car as well. Once completed it will be heading to Pasadena, TX for a custom turbo kit from black mamba speed. Shooting to be in the 750ish range on low boost. And may crank up from there as I see fit. Im sure the car will see some 1k+ hp down the road after everything is broke in and adjusted to my liking.
Pics to come, stay tuned!
Decided after I sold the car the next build would be another foxbody, although I did almost buy a few 03-04 rollers, I did follow through with the original plan. I wanted a black coupe, and was not going to settle. After some searching I found the one I wanted. A 1989 original v8 black coupe. Car is very clean, and already really been built. It had a fresh 306 with less then 40 miles on it. I wanted the car, even though I didn't plan on keeping the setup. So I picked her up and brought her home.
List of mods that came on car:
Engine:
Forged 306 short block 9.5;1 compression-
Factory 5.0 block
· Trickflow Stage 1 cam (221/225 -- 499”/510”)
· Trickflow Twisted Wedge 170cc heads (58cc chambers, CNC ported to 205cc)
· 1.6 roller rockers w/ springs good for 600” lift
· Trickflow Upper/Lower intake manifold (ported lower)
· Throttle Body & Intake spacer
· BBK 70 mm throttle body
· SCT chip (tuned by Stang Hi Performance)
· BBK Under drive pulley
· March serpentine setup
· C&L 76mm MAF calibrated for 24lb injectors
· MSD coil and 6al box
· Ford racing distributor and wires
· High volume oil pump
· C&L Cold air intake
· A/C / Heater / Smog delete
Transmission:
-Built C4 Transmission-
· TCI 3800-4000 convertor
· TCI Trans-brake valve body
· B&M ratchet shifter
· Ford Racing Aluminum driveshaft
· UPR Driveshaft loop
Rear end:
-Ford 8.8-
· 31 Spline Moser axles
· Extended studs
· Detroit trutrack
· 3.73 gears
Suspension:
· UPR Tubular K-member & lower control arms
· Caster/Camber plates
· UPR coil-overs (front)
· D-spec adjustable struts (rear)
· Spherical Upper/lower control arms
· Energy suspension motor mounts and trans mounts
· Sub-frame connectors
· Torque boxes re-enforced
· UPR bump steer kit
· H&R springs
Fuel:
· Factory tank with upgraded fuel pump
· 24 # injectors
Cooling:
· Aluminum 2 core radiator
· Crappy ebay 12" electric fan
Exhaust:
· BBK ceramic coated long tube headers
· BBK H pipe
· Flowmaster catback
· Locking header bolts
Wheels/Tires:
· 15x10 rear & 15x4 front Billet Specialties Wheels
· Generic front tires
· Mickey Thompson 275/50/15 drag radials
Miscellaneous:
· March radiator cover
· Tinted head lights
· Fibertrend 4” cowl hood
· Painless wiring harness
· New paint job in 2012
· Converted to black interior (late-model-restoration seat covers, seat belts etc..)
· Tinted widnows
· Aftermarket water temp, oil pressure, tach, and battery gauges
· Rear seat delete
· Radio delete
Now, my plans are to ditch pretty much everything other then the suspension, trans, wheels/tires, and rear end. I bought a 351 Sportsman “R” Block and its getting assembled right now at G&G (local shop). It will be a 383 Stroker (3.75 stroke, 4.040 bore internally balanced w/ 4340 forged scat crank, SCAT H-beam rods, I-19 rod bolts, Probe dished pistons (for inline heads), and ARP main studs. It should be finished this week.
Ive also already ordered my cam (comp cams 877-16), billet timing chain set, DSS 1020 main support girdle, Stewart high flow water pump, Melling oil pump with ARP driveshaft, lifters (comp cams 877-16), ARP head studs, Derale dual 12" electric fan w/ aluminum shroud (3750 cfm), and a pair of AFR's tall valve covers. Ive also ordered all the sheet metal to smooth out the engine bay from scott rod.
Im going to be running the AFR 220 race heads, 1.6 comp rockers, DSS rocker girdle, super victor lower intake, spyder upper intake, either March or billet specialties polished pulley set, and a 3-4 core radiator. Fuel system will be a sumped tank from glens performance, -10 feed w/ -8 return line, magnafuel 750 pump, and id1000 injectors. The car will be 93 octane with torco or meth. And ill most likely have an e85 tune. Ill be tossing in a 10 point cage with scott rod's sheet metal rear seat delete and trunk paneling. Still debating on mini tubbing the car as well. Once completed it will be heading to Pasadena, TX for a custom turbo kit from black mamba speed. Shooting to be in the 750ish range on low boost. And may crank up from there as I see fit. Im sure the car will see some 1k+ hp down the road after everything is broke in and adjusted to my liking.
Pics to come, stay tuned!
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