More goodies arrived yesterday...
More goodies arrived yesterday...
2014 GT Premium - Sterling Gray Metallic - MT82 - Track Pack - Glass Roof - Recaro seats - Spoiler delete
12.76 @ 114.04 bone stock. Koni yellow coil-overs, BMR watts, LCA and LCA relo brackets, Borla S-type axle back.
1966 Coupe - 331 stroker - Bullet custom roller cam - cam and motor installed and dyno tuned by Rodeheavers Hot Rod - Astro A5 - McLeod RXT - 486 to the wheels - more fun than my little tires can handle
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado - currently NOT on jackstands
New tranny is here - thanks to Mark A for the help and to his buddy Dan for the great deal. Dan is a hillclimber like Mark - and his car makes mine look bone stock. Amazing!!
Cam is on order. The intake is the last thing I need. Looks like an RPM Air Gap will barely fit, so need to order it tonight.
2014 GT Premium - Sterling Gray Metallic - MT82 - Track Pack - Glass Roof - Recaro seats - Spoiler delete
12.76 @ 114.04 bone stock. Koni yellow coil-overs, BMR watts, LCA and LCA relo brackets, Borla S-type axle back.
1966 Coupe - 331 stroker - Bullet custom roller cam - cam and motor installed and dyno tuned by Rodeheavers Hot Rod - Astro A5 - McLeod RXT - 486 to the wheels - more fun than my little tires can handle
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado - currently NOT on jackstands
Sold the old T5 tranny tonight and cleaned up all the fasteners that will need to go back onto the car. Tomorrow night the alternator gets cleaned up, a few aluminum bits will be polished, and she'll just about be ready for Saturday's trip to the shop.
I sold the Hurst Competition Plus shifter with the tranny, so now I'm forced to order a sweet new MGW.
Last edited by PaxtonShelby; 06-13-2014 at 01:59 PM.
2014 GT Premium - Sterling Gray Metallic - MT82 - Track Pack - Glass Roof - Recaro seats - Spoiler delete
12.76 @ 114.04 bone stock. Koni yellow coil-overs, BMR watts, LCA and LCA relo brackets, Borla S-type axle back.
1966 Coupe - 331 stroker - Bullet custom roller cam - cam and motor installed and dyno tuned by Rodeheavers Hot Rod - Astro A5 - McLeod RXT - 486 to the wheels - more fun than my little tires can handle
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado - currently NOT on jackstands
Intake porn!!!!
The old...and the new!!!
2014 GT Premium - Sterling Gray Metallic - MT82 - Track Pack - Glass Roof - Recaro seats - Spoiler delete
12.76 @ 114.04 bone stock. Koni yellow coil-overs, BMR watts, LCA and LCA relo brackets, Borla S-type axle back.
1966 Coupe - 331 stroker - Bullet custom roller cam - cam and motor installed and dyno tuned by Rodeheavers Hot Rod - Astro A5 - McLeod RXT - 486 to the wheels - more fun than my little tires can handle
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado - currently NOT on jackstands
The Air Gap is about .75" taller than the Performer 289, but without the .5" spacer I was running, the net difference is only about .25". So I'm optimistic that everything will fit under the hood.
I'm really liking the black powdercoat on the Air Gap, considering how dingy the natural finish is on the Performer.
Ordered the MGW today - it should arrive on Tuesday. I heard lots of good things about the Steeda Tri-Ax and the Pro 5.0, but just about everyone who has tried them prefers the MGW. I love the MGW in my '14, so I went the same way on this one.
Last edited by PaxtonShelby; 06-13-2014 at 08:23 AM.
2014 GT Premium - Sterling Gray Metallic - MT82 - Track Pack - Glass Roof - Recaro seats - Spoiler delete
12.76 @ 114.04 bone stock. Koni yellow coil-overs, BMR watts, LCA and LCA relo brackets, Borla S-type axle back.
1966 Coupe - 331 stroker - Bullet custom roller cam - cam and motor installed and dyno tuned by Rodeheavers Hot Rod - Astro A5 - McLeod RXT - 486 to the wheels - more fun than my little tires can handle
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado - currently NOT on jackstands
I definitely prefer my MGW over the Tri Ax and Pro 5.0 that I used before. Prior to trying the MGW I was certain Pro 5.0 was the best out there. I banged on that thing so hard it wore out the nylon ball in the bottom, yes I wore out a Pro 5.0 ... I was looking at the recent ads for the MGW and AM NOT sold on their new handle design. That's the knock against MGW, you either like their handle or you are screwed ... My gold handle is perfect for me, but some don't like them.
I'm not a fan of the gold handle in an early car, but their current handles on the T5 shifter are chrome. One nice thing is the adjustability of the handles. They give you 3 choices of handles ( race, standard, and comfort ), and each can be rotated to put the shifter arm right where you want it. In early cars like mine that's a huge plus, as the other shifters out there don't put the arm where you need it.
http://mgwltd.com/mustang_shifter.shtml
Last edited by PaxtonShelby; 06-13-2014 at 02:01 PM.
2014 GT Premium - Sterling Gray Metallic - MT82 - Track Pack - Glass Roof - Recaro seats - Spoiler delete
12.76 @ 114.04 bone stock. Koni yellow coil-overs, BMR watts, LCA and LCA relo brackets, Borla S-type axle back.
1966 Coupe - 331 stroker - Bullet custom roller cam - cam and motor installed and dyno tuned by Rodeheavers Hot Rod - Astro A5 - McLeod RXT - 486 to the wheels - more fun than my little tires can handle
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado - currently NOT on jackstands
The new hydraulic roller cam and lifters are installed.
The heads had to come off for the lifter install, and when pulled there was a little rust in one of the cylinders, most likely from that valve being open for a while. So that was all cleaned up and is ready to go.
Hopefully I will have more progress to report very soon.
Oh - the mailman dropped off some 1" coil spring insulators/spacers yesterday. I'm hoping that will raise the car enough to prevent the headers from scraping over bumps, and eliminate the minor front tire rub I used to have. I hate to have to raise the car any, as the wicked stance really was one of my favorite things about the car. But hopefully the stance is still pretty nasty with the spacers.
Last edited by PaxtonShelby; 09-17-2014 at 06:50 PM.
2014 GT Premium - Sterling Gray Metallic - MT82 - Track Pack - Glass Roof - Recaro seats - Spoiler delete
12.76 @ 114.04 bone stock. Koni yellow coil-overs, BMR watts, LCA and LCA relo brackets, Borla S-type axle back.
1966 Coupe - 331 stroker - Bullet custom roller cam - cam and motor installed and dyno tuned by Rodeheavers Hot Rod - Astro A5 - McLeod RXT - 486 to the wheels - more fun than my little tires can handle
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado - currently NOT on jackstands
cant wait to see and hear the finished product!
That makes 2 of us buddy!!Originally Posted by travj31
2014 GT Premium - Sterling Gray Metallic - MT82 - Track Pack - Glass Roof - Recaro seats - Spoiler delete
12.76 @ 114.04 bone stock. Koni yellow coil-overs, BMR watts, LCA and LCA relo brackets, Borla S-type axle back.
1966 Coupe - 331 stroker - Bullet custom roller cam - cam and motor installed and dyno tuned by Rodeheavers Hot Rod - Astro A5 - McLeod RXT - 486 to the wheels - more fun than my little tires can handle
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado - currently NOT on jackstands
Ready to sell it?
So you can put an LS motor in it?!?! No, Ron don't do it. It will get ruined.:-)
17 Ram 1500 Big Horn Hemi
16 Comp O GT Performance Pack
03 Oxford white Cobra (Gone but not forgotten)
No. Put my coyote/t 56 in it
Sorry - she's a keeper. And a coyote motor would slow her down...:)
2014 GT Premium - Sterling Gray Metallic - MT82 - Track Pack - Glass Roof - Recaro seats - Spoiler delete
12.76 @ 114.04 bone stock. Koni yellow coil-overs, BMR watts, LCA and LCA relo brackets, Borla S-type axle back.
1966 Coupe - 331 stroker - Bullet custom roller cam - cam and motor installed and dyno tuned by Rodeheavers Hot Rod - Astro A5 - McLeod RXT - 486 to the wheels - more fun than my little tires can handle
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado - currently NOT on jackstands
I got too many fast cars.. need to slow down ha.. I couldn't even buy a regular jet ski yesterday. Had to get a supercharged 1500 lol..
Your garage sounds like a fun place to be. Lots of serious toys!
2014 GT Premium - Sterling Gray Metallic - MT82 - Track Pack - Glass Roof - Recaro seats - Spoiler delete
12.76 @ 114.04 bone stock. Koni yellow coil-overs, BMR watts, LCA and LCA relo brackets, Borla S-type axle back.
1966 Coupe - 331 stroker - Bullet custom roller cam - cam and motor installed and dyno tuned by Rodeheavers Hot Rod - Astro A5 - McLeod RXT - 486 to the wheels - more fun than my little tires can handle
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado - currently NOT on jackstands
A little progress. Should be back together before too long.
2014 GT Premium - Sterling Gray Metallic - MT82 - Track Pack - Glass Roof - Recaro seats - Spoiler delete
12.76 @ 114.04 bone stock. Koni yellow coil-overs, BMR watts, LCA and LCA relo brackets, Borla S-type axle back.
1966 Coupe - 331 stroker - Bullet custom roller cam - cam and motor installed and dyno tuned by Rodeheavers Hot Rod - Astro A5 - McLeod RXT - 486 to the wheels - more fun than my little tires can handle
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado - currently NOT on jackstands
Looking good!
03 Torch Red Anni. Ed. Cobra
11 Grabber Blue 5.0, 3D500 spoiler, CS valance, GT premium, interior upgrade package, Brembos, MT-82 and Whipple powered SOLD
01 cobra: traded
93 LX Modular 4v swap
Sean Hyland Motorsport forged rotating assembly, Teksid block, 01 cobra heads, cams and intake SOLD
Awesome!! Get that baby done just in time.....for.......winter!
1985 Ranger--2WD, basic bolt-ons and tires, 11.92 @ 111mph.
1986 Ranger--2WD, 5.0/T5/8.8.
Nice!
Sam
07 V6 Vista Blue, CAI, Fang Chin Spoiler, GT Rockers, Painted Mirror Covers, Billit Grill, FR500's & Nitto 555's, Shaker Intake
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