$5000 budget Mustang by Ron S

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Been doing alot of traveling for work,finally blasted the thing looks much cleaner without the rust,but not as cool with the stripes gone.Ron

3-16-2008

Picked up a ls1 longblock in peices for $300,c5 mounts$100,traded f body oil pan for vette pan and vette assesories.cam $329,valve springs $170.Head gaskets and bolts$100.Thats about $1000 out of pocket.I have several PCM's that I had tuned when I ran the Hemi in my Cuda off LS1 stuff http://mysite.verizon.net/ls6ron/ I have lots of misc. LS1 parts already. Also have a 68 Camaro with a LS1.I'm real familiar with that system and have done at least 10 of the harnesses now.I see no reason i can't get to 400 RWHP.The real problem is a trans that will hold up, on the cheap.Ron

4-14-2008

Lets see,I scored a Muncie M21 trans,shifter and bellhousing from my buddy Brian,traded it for an old set of Mustang II spindles and rack I had laying around.Also finally got a serial # and title and some parts off a car that got scraped.Picked a set of LS6 heads,cam and intake for a song.Got and LS1 throttle body off ebay for 95 cents,I also sold my 4.6 engine and trans.So here I am,Have a complete chassis,motor,trans,rear,body setting on chassis,all accesories and brakes.I have about $1800.00 left.still need rollbar tubing,fuel tank,chassis wiring,seats and sheet metal.Now that the trans is here I am sure I will make it{I'd rather of had an overdrive,but beggers can't be choosers}I'm still thrashing every night after work on my Camaro trying to get it in color,so as soon as its done I'll be back on the Mustang.Not enough hours in the day.Ron

5-2-2008

I'm painting the engine Ford blue,and remote mounting the coils,maybe the Ford guys won't notice.LOL. Ron

5-28-2008

Finally got a little time to play.Cutting up some fenders I got out of the scrap pile at a local body shop{free of course}.What do you think of the height and width before i start attaching and forming the metal to the quarters.Ron