Recent content by 5lho

I totally get your point. I've had numerous examples come across my bow of meth system failures leading to melted engines. You'd need a REALLY conservative tune and pully up on the T to get this setup to where it was just pump gas only safe, most likely. You could maintain power levels by tuning...

Be systematic and map out every screw's placement. It's a pain in the ass to do solo but, it can be done with the right approach. You need the whole dash out on 87-93 cars.

Hard to find, somewhat....lots of people have got Barrett-Jackson fever over these very common old crates and want stupid money, particularly for notch 87-93 cars.

Yep, a no-console, no-radio, no-ac, no-power-option coupe. It's certainly not practical but, it's pretty light, I think. It's pretty much the exact opposite of my 2014 loaded GT.

Check this full retro setup....This is the OEM interior, just cleaned up...with a couple period add ons like the Hurst shifter and the Grant wheel

With this old girl I don't want to mess with the exterior, or it's awesome tan interior with the deluxe LX beanbag chairs. Who knows, I may jack up the power later (who am I kidding, of course I will) but for now, it's as is. It's is a complete gut job swap carwith everything underneath from an...

Palomino runs and drives!

First fire! a bit Jerry rigged to go but, proof the engine and ECM merge worked.

It's the 86 PS pump from the car originally. I used to use V6 pump pulleys to underdrive the PS pump and get a little more road feel out of the 87-93 Foxstangs back in the day. This was already there on the car originally so, I just swapped it over and made the V6 bracket woork with a bit of...

LOTS has happened since last update. Car is completely assembled mechanically. It's a full 1988 GT underneath, K, suspension, brakes, driveline. I stripped back the wiring harness to the essentials to run the engine and left as much of the 86 wiring intact as possible. Latest stuff is the engine...

I can't get Eibach lowering springs in that way so, no way to a drag spring that is longer.....

Can't do bumper tinsel...that'll give it away. I'm not even putting badges on this thing. The glasspack exhaust it has currently might be a bit of a giveaway. I've been looking for a clean inexpensive notch for nearly ten years, scratching that itch that was created when I sold my '79 Ghia TRX...

Here's how to do this: Use an outside spring compressor on the inner side of the spring. This will get the curl you need into the spring. chain the spring in this position with a bit of 3/8ths chains and a bolt and nut to make sure it stays taught. Remove the spring compressor. Then you can...

This is super cool. You went further than I did with my 86 notch build, which was a 3.8 C5 car and is now all 88GT w. T5 underneath. It's this kind of home-built stuff that still remains the heart of this hobby. I love that you didn't wuss out and go carb and that you'd challenge yourself with...

Lots of progress.... 1986 Coupe by 5lho Got the 3.8 and V6 K out Got the 5.0 and V8 K out Got my redneck engineering on to move these large masses around the driveway :) Working on cleaning up the bay and setting up the wiring. This isn't going to be a Riddler car so, I am just making a...