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<blockquote data-quote="suicidekings" data-source="post: 15133929" data-attributes="member: 121833"><p>Well, I have become completely discouraged with the body work. Its very difficult to admit defeat however in something I want perfection in I can't take the risk in doing an amateur job on this. So, I had a local shop come out and quote me on finishing the body work, and spraying the entire front clip... I was really impressed because I was showing him areas where pieces would be that would cover up what is showing now so he didn't have to worry about it be a perfect finish. He had noted its easiest to finish it as if everything is visible. The shop knows Foxbodies as well as they have done many of them including the harder to source parts for SVO mustangs. So thats leads me to where I am now, he noted it would be easiest for him to maneuver the car if it had the rear end in.... So now I unwrapped the car and started doing work on the rear end and fuel system. </p><p></p><p>With the rear end out the quad shock brackets were done away with... </p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/XgSWHH" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4328/36279309355_8eb267d028_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />639FCD07-97EC-4269-9ECF-7DA6BBB9FC33_zpszfwwpwzx</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92446505@N02/" target="_blank">|SK Photography|</a>, on Flickr</p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/W3PP9K" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4317/35475227343_3a0c476446_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />DA38FA51-29EE-45E9-8748-1BF34AEACDA2_zpszr9eyyoy</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92446505@N02/" target="_blank">|SK Photography|</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Since I purchased a torque arm I removed the upper control arm bushings</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/XgSWPe" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4305/36279309675_ea7a657db9_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />60B46C33-0B09-43C4-AFF2-59C8496C8835_zpshz5rolvw</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92446505@N02/" target="_blank">|SK Photography|</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>I ordered a new rear end girdle with bearing cap set screws, and while this is off I will be replacing the 4.10 gears with a set of 3.55's. </p><p></p><p>Next up was to remove the fuel tank.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/XgSWPp" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4291/36279309685_70bc674dbf_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />8A1406EF-5A90-4A60-827B-EEA3C9C9A7FF_zps9kfstpga</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92446505@N02/" target="_blank">|SK Photography|</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>I will be doing a weld in sump and external Aeromotive A1000 pump, 100 micron aeromotive filter pre pump, and 40 micron aeromotive filter after pump. -10AN lines feeding, -8AN lines for the return line. </p><p></p><p>I want to utilize the factory feed line to act as the return line, this way I can reuse the factory fuel level sending unit etc. </p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/XgSWQX" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4330/36279309775_e520028871_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />91152A96-8E61-4D0F-BB65-786090F03875_zpsyfmlgwrb</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92446505@N02/" target="_blank">|SK Photography|</a>, on Flickr</p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/X5bqJg" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4306/36146922531_e977a6a95e_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />3ED18ADC-7CD2-4458-B78E-669F9EF844EC_zpstdh4goh2</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92446505@N02/" target="_blank">|SK Photography|</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>I have about a month and a half until the shop can take my car in so I need to just get the rear end back in the car, get the torque arm tack welded in so it will roll, I can worry about position later to get the pinion angle correct. For now there will be some reassembly which is a step in the right direction and I'm pretty optimistic. This probably puts my completion time line to about May or June 2016.... That would put the build just over a year long. Not bad for what started as just a 5 lug swap and suspension upgrades LOL.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="suicidekings, post: 15133929, member: 121833"] Well, I have become completely discouraged with the body work. Its very difficult to admit defeat however in something I want perfection in I can't take the risk in doing an amateur job on this. So, I had a local shop come out and quote me on finishing the body work, and spraying the entire front clip... I was really impressed because I was showing him areas where pieces would be that would cover up what is showing now so he didn't have to worry about it be a perfect finish. He had noted its easiest to finish it as if everything is visible. The shop knows Foxbodies as well as they have done many of them including the harder to source parts for SVO mustangs. So thats leads me to where I am now, he noted it would be easiest for him to maneuver the car if it had the rear end in.... So now I unwrapped the car and started doing work on the rear end and fuel system. With the rear end out the quad shock brackets were done away with... [url=https://flic.kr/p/XgSWHH][img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4328/36279309355_8eb267d028_b.jpg[/img]639FCD07-97EC-4269-9ECF-7DA6BBB9FC33_zpszfwwpwzx[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92446505@N02/]|SK Photography|[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/W3PP9K][img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4317/35475227343_3a0c476446_b.jpg[/img]DA38FA51-29EE-45E9-8748-1BF34AEACDA2_zpszr9eyyoy[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92446505@N02/]|SK Photography|[/url], on Flickr Since I purchased a torque arm I removed the upper control arm bushings [url=https://flic.kr/p/XgSWPe][img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4305/36279309675_ea7a657db9_b.jpg[/img]60B46C33-0B09-43C4-AFF2-59C8496C8835_zpshz5rolvw[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92446505@N02/]|SK Photography|[/url], on Flickr I ordered a new rear end girdle with bearing cap set screws, and while this is off I will be replacing the 4.10 gears with a set of 3.55's. Next up was to remove the fuel tank. [url=https://flic.kr/p/XgSWPp][img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4291/36279309685_70bc674dbf_b.jpg[/img]8A1406EF-5A90-4A60-827B-EEA3C9C9A7FF_zps9kfstpga[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92446505@N02/]|SK Photography|[/url], on Flickr I will be doing a weld in sump and external Aeromotive A1000 pump, 100 micron aeromotive filter pre pump, and 40 micron aeromotive filter after pump. -10AN lines feeding, -8AN lines for the return line. I want to utilize the factory feed line to act as the return line, this way I can reuse the factory fuel level sending unit etc. [url=https://flic.kr/p/XgSWQX][img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4330/36279309775_e520028871_b.jpg[/img]91152A96-8E61-4D0F-BB65-786090F03875_zpsyfmlgwrb[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92446505@N02/]|SK Photography|[/url], on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/X5bqJg][img]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4306/36146922531_e977a6a95e_b.jpg[/img]3ED18ADC-7CD2-4458-B78E-669F9EF844EC_zpstdh4goh2[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/92446505@N02/]|SK Photography|[/url], on Flickr I have about a month and a half until the shop can take my car in so I need to just get the rear end back in the car, get the torque arm tack welded in so it will roll, I can worry about position later to get the pinion angle correct. For now there will be some reassembly which is a step in the right direction and I'm pretty optimistic. This probably puts my completion time line to about May or June 2016.... That would put the build just over a year long. Not bad for what started as just a 5 lug swap and suspension upgrades LOL. [/QUOTE]
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