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  1. Brian Thanks for the answer! I know it sounded like a dumb question....but you know:icon12: I've actually used axemans technique a few years ago when I ripped the sway bar mounts out of my frame rails during an autocross. My mounts are somewhat unorothodox I guess because I'm using the stock type headers from the Mustang GT and the ford motorsport oil filter adapter to turn the filter to the front. I fabricated my own mounts which bolt to the datsun crossmember. I removed the tower off the drivers side and put the mount there and fabricated a piece from heavy wall tubing to get me up to the where it bolts to the motor. The passenger side is simpler in that I just extended the mount forward and installed a new mount on the existing tower on the crossmember. Of course the mounts are reinforced in (hopefully) the right places and its pretty stout material I've used. Nothing is running yet, so we'll see how it works.
  2. Nice job on the conversion. I'm in the middle of putting in a Fuel Injected '89 5.0L GT motor into my 72. I've done my mounts differently than yours and I have one question regarding your crossmember. How did you mount it to the frame rails? No where in the write up do you say how this attaches to the car. I've noticed in other peoples write ups and in pics of this type of mount that the means of att. is not evident. You must have put some thought into this as squeezing the box frame is just going to collapse it. Thanks in advance for the info Jeff
  3. I'm new to the list and to ford v8's! Why is the speed density a PITA to work on? I just acquired an '88 with 5speed. Is it possible to turn the intake around so the throttle is on the drivers side? The mating surfaces between the upper and lower intake look symetrical.......has anyone done this? Thanks for the help Jeff
  4. Thanks for the info! The way you adapted the driveshaft looks good! I will probably do the same as you. You don't happen to know if the nissan T5 (out of the ZX turbo) is the same output spline as the stang T5? When I went to the BW T5 in my 240 I adapted the t5 spline to the stock 240 driveshaft. If they are the same, I might use this initially, although I don't think the smaller u-joints would stand up (for long) with the increased torque of the v8! Did you do any calc's for the master displacement vs the slave? Did you need a slave of larger stroke to get the slave to move the appropriate amount? What kind of stroke is necessary to disengage the clutch? Jeff
  5. I've never been one for looking back!
  6. blueovalz I'm new to this forum. I've just joined because I've decided to install a 5.0L ford in my '72 Z. I came to the conclusion that I've wrung just about all the performance I can from my 3.0 straight six. I'm not a super/turbo charger kinda guy. I like NA, so after fuel injecting (electromotive tec2) and raising compression 10.7:1 with oil coolers, aluminum rads, and custom everything, I've decided to move to the V8 world. The six was a lot of fun, both building and driving. I autocross (ftd at National Convention in New Hamshire 2003), do track days. and I like to drive it to the events rather than trailering. So I've taken the six as far as I can (232rwhp, 175ftlbtorque) and still keep it reliable and a 'daily' driver. I've been doing a lot of research on the 5.0L conversion and your picture site as been very helpful, but leaves lots of questions. 1) The driveshaft you use is 'an all ford'. Did you have this custom made or is it retrofitted from another vehicle? 2)What part# is the slave cylinder you use? 3)What part# is the master cylinder you use? I'm sure I'll think of more but thats enough for now. Thanks for the information and the inspiration! I'm really enjoying this forum. It reminds me of when I first got into Z's and I was doing my research on the IZCC(early 90's) I'm enjoying learning about the Ford Small block Thanks again Jeffsilverz
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