My Mod-Fox Swap...***pics***

[SVT32VDOHC]

I don't know if I have posted earlier pics on DR before. This is what I am doing. 81 Mustang..stripped to bare bones, and I am putting the 2001 drivetrain and interior in it. I can't work on is as often as I worked on my first notch but here are some pics....


Pic 1..Cut hole for washer bottle and wire harness

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...oject004-1.jpg

Pic 2...Cut hole for fuel lines and emiision lines.

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...oject002-1.jpg

Pic 3..Cut hole for wire harness and cruise control cable to go through.

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...oject003-1.jpg

Pic 4...Must cut, trim and reweld gas tank filler neck to fit short trunk depth of the fox

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...oject007-1.jpg

Pic 5...Where did my axle go???

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...oject005-1.jpg

Pic...6 Ahh...the PITA LCA's and UCA's that are as stiff as a brick wall..

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...project010.jpg

Pic 7.....The wheels fit and the 01 axle DOES NOT make the wheels stick out..

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...project013.jpg

Pic 8....Would have never got the axle in with out the good ole come-a-long...

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...project009.jpg

Pic 9....The fuel lines and brake lines fit perfectly from the 01 to the 81

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...oject001-1.jpg

Pic 10...AAAHH The good stuff...motor in and it looks sweet...(Just needs cleaning) But I already have new motor mounts, new exhaust manifolds, new studs and bolts, new valve cover gaskets, timing gaskets, harmonic balancer, new oil pan and gasket....soon to come...new hoses, fluids, and tune up...(when it runs)

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...project012.jpg

Pic 11.....Front suspension is in as well...New bushings and ball joints, New motor mounts.

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...project014.jpg

That is about it....All is going well...The axle was done 1 evening after work....the lines and motor trans, and K-frame was one long day by myself, and man I was beat after that.

More to come within another month or so.

[BigWheelinBubba]

Pretty cool man! Keep those progress pics coming!

[SVT32VDOHC]

Will do Bubba....I won't get to work on it again for a week of two, but next up is welding up a trans mount, wiring from front to back and turn the key....then body and paint..over the winter! Thanks man!

[Joe]

Very nice project - must be nice to have that place at your disposal

Keep the pics coming

[357windsor]

Nice!

[SVT32VDOHC]

Thanks guys...can't wait til Christmas break....I am off school for 4 weeks. I am at home, I go to local college but it kills me because I work full time too. I want to get it on the road by April or May 2008.

[SVT32VDOHC]

Thanks guys...can't wait til Christmas break....I am off school for 4 weeks. I am at home, I go to local college but it kills me because I work full time too. I want to get it on the road by April or May 2008.

[LITTLEMAGS]

that is interesting..