Well, I figured I should go ahead and make a build thread. I don't have much of a plan yet but it will help me organize my thoughts and ideas as well as keep information in one place. I don't know that you could call it a "build" yet. But some day I hope it will be. Right now it's a totally stock 360R with a couple minor issues that I need to work out as well as some things I would like to do to the car to boost power some. Everything should be tasteful enough to not devalue the car. Thanks for reading guys! I will be asking questions and when I modify or do things to the car I will update it here. Thank you in advance for putting up with me!
It turns out that the sockets didn't work and maybe rounded it off more. I'm thinking my only option is to just snap off the starter and hope that it doesn't break the block because the starter is aluminum. I don't like this option.
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What if you undid your motor mount and raised up the engine? That might give you more room and a chance to get a look at it. Unfortunately those sockets need tapped on with a hammer to be effective.
We have some of these issues. This might be an inconvenience, just letting you know. We usually weld a nut on the stripped head, then get a socket that fits and done. Might have to go to a shop that has welder if you don't have one. Again, might be an inconvenience but worth a shot.
If one does not fail at times, then one has not challenged himself.
Is there any way to drill a hole in the bolt head and then use an easy out? I am asking because I have no idea. I just know you are in a tight spot with a long extension. I am trying my best to imagine your fight
I actually do have a welder and contemplating doing that but still wasn't sure if I would be able to get it on there well enough to get it off. The midpipe is already off the car. Thank you guys for the replys. Just to let you know this bolt FINALLY came out soon after making my cry for help on here. Dang that was a fricken ordeal. I'm glad that it's out now and I'll begin pulling the transmission soon! Thanks again for helping me out guys. BTW, I didn't do anything special it just finally came out with enough messing with it. Wow. What a ridiculous job that was.
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Well I still can't get the transmission out of the car. But while I'm doing that I have a boost gauge to install. Is it pretty difficult to install? Is this something I should have a shop do to make sure it's done right? I would like it to work similar to my stock lighting.
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I'm asking because I have to eventually pull the transmission in my car and deal with what sounds like an input bearing.
I am following your thread (and the thread of others) to learn as much as I can. Ford does things a bit different than everyone else. I have been a Pontiac and Mopar guy my entire life.
The only Mustang I owned was a 64 1/2; and that was easy to tear apart. My baby brother had a Fox Body as his first car, and I had the chance to play with that a little, but I was not as involved with his car like a big brother should have been.
The New Edge Mustangs we own remind me of full size go carts with a body slapped on top. Everything is compact and tight. There is a sequence and secret combination required to take these little beasts apart. That said; I'm trying to learn from everyone else's mistakes.
I enjoy my car though. It really is a labor of love. My car is my personal therapy and relaxation.
Ok, back to your issue; what is holding you back with the transmission?
You get the one bolt that needs like a 3 foot extension?
Installed one in my 427R. Not hard at all, though I doubt you can mount it in the same place I did. Wasn't difficult, but need to do some more wiring work. It lights up but its dim. Also if you get the Roush gauge the instructions can't be more vague.
Well I have the same gauge but I got it from a friend for free so it doesn't have the wires or tubing with it. I need to gather all the materials to install it and I'm actually putting it on my steering column. It will be put in a bezel like this one. I just don't really know what all I need to install it. Things like how much wire and how much tubing and where to nearly connect the tubing. I know I need a "add a circuit", white, red, and black wire as well crimp connectors. There's just a lot going into this and it's kind of overwhelming. I wish now I would have purchased a kit that was new with the stuff.
Anyway, it will be mounted like this one.
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Well the Trans bolts are just as bad. The first one broke my swivel and also rounded off after pulling hard enough. I got one of them out. So now I'm going to have to loosen the motor mount and push up on the engine to get a better shot at the upper transmission bolts. This has been awful the whole way.
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I'm not sure tbh haha. They are probably cheap. I'm in the process of aquiring all craftsman tools but I am using a bunch of random sockets right now that belong to my dad and some probably from his dad haha. I'm unsure of brand.
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Actually that's not entirely true. The socket that rounded off the bolt were used by my mechanic friend that came over to help. I'm guessing they are very high quality since he used his when the bolt rounded off
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Tools break. When I was pulling the heads on my Ram a friend And myself broke two different Snap On extensions. The sad part; they were 1/2 extensions. Snap On was amused.
The heads took three days to pull apart. Then I saw that I had a total loss on my hands.
That is a beautiful car. I do love these cars. I was wanting to do the same thing. How did you end up getting a hold of Roush? Also, where did you get that 2.8 pulley? Which belt did you have to buy afterwards. I'm really looking to do this with my car as well
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Thanks! I had the pulley made by South Florida Pulley Headquarters (www.southfloridapulleyhq.com) They made a high quality pulley that I couldn't see any imperfections with. I used the same belt since 2/10ths of an inch isn't much change as far as belt tension goes. I've been seeing about 8lbs of boost with it(up from the stock 6lbs), and I haven't seen any signs of slippage so you shouldn't have to change your belt. As for a Roush contact I got routed to a guy named Mike Bartolo (michael.bartolo@roush.com) who was extremely helpful in find the tune and after my flood of questions reprogrammed my ECM for free! You'll notice the difference immediately, she'll just want to go, and you're still running an official Roush set up that dyno'd at 407hp. I wouldn't try to push that engine any further without strengthening the bottom end. These engines are rated to handle around 450hp(don't quote me on that # it may be slightly higher or lower) as is, and have been pretty notorious about blowing the bottom ends out. Here's some pics of new pulley & a belt pic (still looks brand new) Good luck! You've got a pretty sweet and rare ride there!
I wanted to make an update on this thread. Not a whole lot changed other than I have a Borla catless exhaust and a beautiful JLT Painted cold air intake. Still looking into pulley and tune for the car.
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