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06-02-05, 01:04 PM
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I'm at the All-Ford Nationals for the rest of the week through the weekend. K.A.R. & I have a tent on Sponsor's Row, so if you're coming out, stop by to BS. We're actually right facing the Ford Racing setup, and the '07 GT 500 prototype is sitting right in front of me! |
06-05-05, 05:50 PM
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I saw that at carlisle this weekend It was cool. Sweet vert and great work. |
06-07-05, 01:44 PM
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How many people need to request a Stickie for this thread to make it happen?
Great project - let us know how it drives!  |
06-07-05, 05:33 PM
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06-07-05, 10:26 PM
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06-07-05, 10:33 PM
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Here's a pic I took at Carlisle -- it's how they do the "GT 500" graphic on the 2007 prototype. I think this is how I'm going to do it on the convertible. A subtle touch of new school flavor like the rest of the car. What do you guys think? 
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06-08-05, 07:01 AM
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Nice dude!!
If it helps, I'm a graphic designer and the font is called 'Eurostyle Bold extended'. If you want I'll set it for you and supply it as a vector graphic. Just tell me what you want set.
That goes for anybody at Stang net the Mustang font is Called 'Bookman Bold' and if anyone needs anything set I'd be glad to help.
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06-08-05, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by no_3 Nice dude!!
If it helps, I'm a graphic designer and the font is called 'Eurostyle Bold extended'. If you want I'll set it for you and supply it as a vector graphic. Just tell me what you want set.
That goes for anybody at Stang net the Mustang font is Called 'Bookman Bold' and if anyone needs anything set I'd be glad to help. | That would be fantastic! Email me and we'll do it.
Thanks! |
06-08-05, 08:45 AM
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Got the fuel cell in and it fits perfectly in there. It needed a bit of a trim here and there on the mounting flange but no big deal at all. I got the kit to have it fill from the stock location & I'll take a pic of all that when I get it installed.
It encroaches a bit on the left exhaust outlet on the valance, but not so bad that it'll be a problem. They'll angle the left side of the cell inwards a bit at the bottom for exhaust clearance if you want them to, and in the future I think I'll opt for that. 
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06-08-05, 08:49 AM
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The next big subsystem project is the hydroboost. There are some close clearance points with this giant engine (as you can see) so it's taking some finagling. You can also see part of the cable clutch in this pic. 
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06-08-05, 06:11 PM
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Sweeeeeet 
If I had a spare $150,000 lying around you would be the first call. |
06-08-05, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 65mistress Sweeeeeet
If I had a spare $150,000 lying around you would be the first call. | It only takes $120k but a $30k tip would be nice if you insist  |
06-09-05, 08:49 AM
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Renn,
I might have missed it, but which cable system are you using? Any pics of the pedal mounting hardware?
Thanks.. This is some really nice craftsmanship you have there. |
06-09-05, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Glen's 1965 5.0 Renn,
I might have missed it, but which cable system are you using? Any pics of the pedal mounting hardware?
Thanks.. This is some really nice craftsmanship you have there. | I use the Ron Morris cable clutch conversion. It's the only one that I've seen that uses the original hole in the firewall vs. drilling a new one higher up. It took a little "out of the box" thinking on his part, and it works great. The kit is extremely high quality and comes with absolutely everything you need. |
06-09-05, 10:43 AM
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Thanks, I have heard as much on his stuff. |
06-09-05, 12:19 PM
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Can you convert to a hydraulic clutch system? It might free up some space...
Kevin |
06-09-05, 04:07 PM
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Reen the extra $30k would be to purchase the option of pulling as much HP/Tq you can possible out of the cobra motor, anything up and above that would be the tip. 
again, beautiful work |
06-09-05, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 65mistress Reen the extra $30k would be to purchase the option of pulling as much HP/Tq you can possible out of the cobra motor, anything up and above that would be the tip.
again, beautiful work | I'm in the process of putting together a proposal for a guy for the green '67 fastback to do just that. It's an '03 Mach I crate engine (basically the same as the '00 Cobra engine in the 'vert) with a Kenne Bell supercharger setup. It would be absolutely sick. |
06-09-05, 05:42 PM
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when i was looking at this porject i was wondering that if ford had even thought that the mustang would make it this far?
If they did they musta been some really good enginers lol. jk |
06-12-05, 09:48 AM
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Still tackling a few issues with the fitment of the hydroboost unit and the master cylinder, but I do believe I've got it licked. I'd be psyched if the engine were 1/2" more towards the passenger side -- that's my bad for not having the hydroboost in place when I fabbed the motor mounts.  At the time I was planning on using a system that used a small master cylinder with an electric hydraulic pump mounted remotely, but I decided to go with the hydroboost for a more OEM installation. |
06-12-05, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by reenmachine I'm in the process of putting together a proposal for a guy for the green '67 fastback to do just that. It's an '03 Mach I crate engine (basically the same as the '00 Cobra engine in the 'vert) with a Kenne Bell supercharger setup. It would be absolutely sick. | be sure you take into account the camming on the mach motor is significantly different... the 00/01 cobra motors have high winding rpm cams, the mach motors are much torquey-er and have lower power peaks rpm wise. be glad you went with a mach motor with the kenne bell, the mach motor tends to go faster in a mustang-sized car. |
06-12-05, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by SadbutTrue be sure you take into account the camming on the mach motor is significantly different... the 00/01 cobra motors have high winding rpm cams, the mach motors are much torquey-er and have lower power peaks rpm wise. be glad you went with a mach motor with the kenne bell, the mach motor tends to go faster in a mustang-sized car. | Good info. I knew the Mach motor was "torquey-er" , but that makes sense about it being a more appropriate powerband for a Mustang. The '00 cobra crate engines are all gone anyway, but they have hundreds of Mach motors available. |
06-14-05, 09:28 PM
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Been working on the other car for the past few days (the 67 fastback with the Cobra R IRS) so not much new to post about this one.
A new batch of parts arrived in the meantime. I chose a Lokar foot-operated E-brake lever to match the Lokar clutch/brake pedal pads and floor mount gas pedal. I got the kick panels with built-in speakers -- need to put the driver's side on in so I get the E-brake pedal ass'y in the right place. I also started playing with the power window hardware, which looks like it'll be pretty straightforward. I'm trying this trunk carpet kit from Scott Drake that's black carpet like the interior has, with rigid panels glued to the back of some parts to give the trunk a more modern, finished look.
We put the car up on eBay to get a little exposure and pump up the traffic on the website. Check it out: Reenmachine convertible on eBay |
06-15-05, 09:42 AM
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I cant believe this isnt stickied. |
06-16-05, 12:43 PM
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Time to poll the audience...
I wanted to use the Lokar billet foot-operated e-brake pedal in this car. The problem is that if I do, I must eliminate the fresh air cowl vent on the driver's side, and I also couldn't fit the kick panel speakers I want. So, should I use the trick e-brake pedal and nix the vent and the speakers, or use the standard e-brake handle so I can retain the vent and speaker? Where would you suggest putting speakers to get a great sound if not the kick panels?
I've also thought about using a hand e-brake lever, but it may be too late for that now. I'll have to think about that one. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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