cleveland mustang II :)

T_RAT · 12-12-2006

hey everyone im new and my pride and joy is a 78 coupe bought from the original owner 100% clean car i bought it when i was 15. The car was an original 2.3 4 speed and during the 3 years iv owned it iv droped the 351c in it im currently rebuilding the rearend 8 inch with 4:62 gear mini spool and t5 tranny track bars 5 bolt conversion for the welds and lots of goodies hoping to get a mid 11 pass this year at the tack. well any feedback would be great thanks

Tommy

ad1978 · 12-31-2006

Hey i like hearing that! I have a 2.3 liter 4 speed..i want to put something bigger in it. I didnt know that you could put that big of an engine in it. Good deal! How much of a pain was it to put in?

T_RAT · 12-31-2006

it actually wasnt a pain at all it fits nice in the engine bay the only thing that gives you problems is headers if you want to run long tube you cant run motor mounts which i wasnt planing on running in the first place i used the engine plate and i have a custom set of headers which i was goin to use untill i came acoss a set of headman hustlers which i used. what kind of setup you thinking of going?

T_RAT · 12-31-2006

right now the car is parked getting its winter mods the car is going to look alot different come summer 2007 here are some pics enjoy everyone

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Green78II · 01-05-2007

If you're going to pul the engine during your "winter mods" I would clean the hell out of the engine compartment and the hood. It would make it look a LOT nicer. Nice job though.

T_RAT · 01-05-2007

ya thats my intension im goin to paint the block paint the bay clean it up i should have done it before the engine went in but i was more focused on getting it running and drivable.

nigel · 01-16-2007

I have a 351C in my 77 mustang II. You will more than likely have to upgrade to a 9in rearend. I had to. The stock rearend busted to pieces the first time I got on it. Plus you need to think about some type of traction bar.

T_RAT · 01-17-2007

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Originally Posted by nigel

I have a 351C in my 77 mustang II. You will more than likely have to upgrade to a 9in rearend. I had to. The stock rearend busted to pieces the first time I got on it. Plus you need to think about some type of traction bar.

Ya i have that stock 6/2 rear end in the car now damn things wouldnt wana let go i stomped in the car and the rear just didnt want to brake lol iv got an 8 inch rear end which will be more then enough with a 4:62 gear and mini spool. same set up my dad had before hooked like crazy his car ran constant 11.6 im also getting a set of track bars im going with the lakewoods