Project Coyote Notch interior swap IRS CA smog legal

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Well I got the floor sort of in. Drilled a a couple holes and bolted the floor to the sub frames. The floor looks like it needs to come down about an 1" because the top of the dash is sitting too high and won't come close to the mounting brackets on the trans tunnel. Going to have to cut the sub frames out and trim them down and reweld them back in once floor position is finalized. Here's what it looks like.

 

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while waiting for my help to fit the dash again, I've started to install the Scott Rods engine bay panels. Here are some before and after pics. After welding most of the holes previously, it doesn't look as dramatic of a change in my opinion.

 

[acrbill]

very nice work. excited to see how it turns out

 

[Wade_GT]

subscribing

 

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very nice work. excited to see how it turns out

Me too. Just to let people know, I'm still welding in the floor. Ran out of gas 1 day and wire the next. It's just a lot of welding here. I'll post picks once the floor is completely welded.

 

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So far I've completed the sheet metal around the brake booster. Rewelded some more pieces on the driver strut tower to make clearance for the master cylinder. Since I'm keeping the wipers functioning I have no real clean place to put a remote brake fluid reservior. So the best thing to do is to make room for the booster and MC like factory.

Also welded back the cowl panel and welded in part of the S197 cowl where the pedal assembly bolts to. Also test fit the AC/heater unit and made some modifications to the cowl also.

 

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Also started trimming the dash.

Have to trim the dash brackets and eventually reweld them closer to the a-post.

The dash may look a little high but it's the VIN plate that's holding it up about 3/4" higher than where its gonna be.

 

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And today I started to prep the brackets for the dash mount on the A-post. Here's some pics of how I'm doing mine.

First I used a hole saw to cut 1" holes with 60mm centers. This was done so that I could lay the dash mount nuts from the S197 right on top and weld in position.

Here's a pic of the dash mount nuts that were transferred from the S197 to the foxbody.

Here's what it looks like all welded up. I also welded some 8mm flange nuts on the bottom. I like them better than those nut clips. I also drilled out the hole for the locating pin.

And here's a pic of the brackets that were cut off the dash earlier bolted in were they should be. The locating pin was cut shorter, so that only 1/2" was sticking out. Next is to put the dash in and get it leveled. Then weld the brackets to the dash. Making the dash officially modified for the foxbody.

Same was done on the driver side.

 

[SVTORANGE]

Nice work:dancenana:

 

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Well this weekend I've decided to smooth out the fender antenna hole and mount the antenna at the rear like the coyote Mustangs. This is more for simplifying the wiring of the antenna since theirs is located in the passenger rear.

Also got my rear seat bottoms from King Kovers. Here is a pic of what I intended to do with them. But issues with the the gap between seat back and bottom plus how rigid the seat frame was that for it to be flush with the quarter trim I would have to trim part of the wheel well and....basically a lot of work for maybe not much gain. I have a couple options though.

I'm planning on having King Kovers to make a new seat cover for the seat back on either the Mach 1 (SN95) seat or the Fox Seat back.

The fox seat would be pretty straight forward. Just cover the seat like they did for the bottom.
For the Mach 1 seat it's a bit more involved because its 2 halves and the latching device for the fold down part.

I think this is gonna be my first poll question for this forum. Which should I do the fox seat back or the split seat SN95?

 

[SVTORANGE]

I like the fox seat back

 

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I like the fox seat back

It would have been the easy solution, but some told me to try to make the s197 seats work. I have to agree that it will match better with the front seats.

 

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This morning I started working on modifiying the fenders to 91-93 spec. I know that its probably not worth the trouble to do this, but I just don't want any issues with tire rubbing. Believe me I've tried my best to find 91-93 fenders. The ones I find are in worst shape than the ones that came on the car.

I also took the Mach 1 seat bottom and the S197 Seat bottom to King Kovers in Hayward. They are going to make a new cover matching the look of the S197 to the frame work and foam of the SN95 seat bottom. Can't wait to see how they turn out.

Here's a pic before I drilled the new holes from my template.

 

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Working at NUMMI on 3rd shift I worked along a friend who by trade was a welder. He showed me some pointers. I got moved the 2nd shift and eventually was designated the emergency repair welder on most of the major equiptment, since not too many people had the nads to actually rush and weld shit together and call it fixed.

Now that was almost 5-13 years ago. Now my biggest problem is being able to see. I admit that my vision isn't as sharp as it used to be.

Finished some loose ends on front floors.

 

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Now to work on the rear trans tunnel. I've patched up the large holes from the mismatch of the new and the old rear floor. Just need to clean it up more so that it doesn't become a trap for road grime.

 

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Spent most of my day trying to figure out how I'm going to mount the rear seat backs. Started trimming some of the S197 rear deck that I saved and got it about where I want it. While taking a break I decided to shave the front antenna and install the S197 antenna.
For those who plan to do this, dont do what I did. Make the hole about 5/16" further back. There is a support layer that will prevent the antenna plate to sit flush which will require some trimming and more work.
Will have to cut a new slot in the aluminum antenna plate so you can rotate the actual antenna 180 degrees around. This is for clearance issues with internal supports in that area of the quarter panels.

 

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So far what I have done for the rear seat latches and seat belt mounts.

 

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Today I've mocked up the rear seats 1 more time to get measurements for the brackets I'll need to make to mount the seat backs in the final position. There are gaps at the sides that will need to be extended out a bit and the lower seat will need to be recovered so the white stripe lines up with the seat back. At that point they will add extra material and padding between the seat bottom and seat back. Trimmed the rear quarter so it sits where it should.

Started to transfer the s197 door locks to the fox doors. I'm doing this to simplify the wiring, but also to have the PATS to work correctly and the dome light feature to work as it should.

First it's best to remove all the inner components.

Next to drill or grind out the counter sunk holes. This is to allow the inner reinforcement sheet to be flush with the outer sheet.

Next from the door section from the S197 you want to split the 2 sheets. There is some adhesive so use a blade to help do this. don't want to bend up this piece. Also when cutting this piece from the S197 you want to make sure it's big enough to hover the 3 original holes.

Center the slot to the old door latch and clamp it into position.

 

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Weld the inner sheet though the original bolt holes.

Now trim the outer sheet enough so that you can use the holes to line up with the inner sheet and trace over the door outer so to identify the part that needs to be cut out.

Now cut the outer sheet without cutting the inner sheet. Once done I added a good size tack weld on the forward edge corners and in the middle, then trim the new outer piece so it's got a slight gap all the way around and then start welding it together.

And this is what it looks like for now.

 

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Finished trimming the rear fender lips and now to weld up all the flange nuts for various brackets in the engine compartment and for the smog canister. Modify the Cervini hood for the shaker and Rage Gold the engine compartment 1 last time. Should be done by February.

Gonna pick up some paint this coming Friday. Just a little preview of the color I'm getting.