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    So now comes the fun of figuring out what wheels to use. I want to run a staggered setup and I am thinking of 17x8 and 18x9 to give the car an aggressive look. My old wheels were 1999 GT wheels with 255/40/17 tires and they fit the new front suspension set up just fine. Now in the rear I have a 03 Cobra IRS with MM coil overs an I have read that a 9" wheel is about as big as you can go before running into issues. So out comes my trusty tape measure and flat edge and as long as I stay between 6"-6.3" of back spacing I "should" be good.

    So now the search for wheels begins, finding ones that come in both 17" and 18" with the width and back-spacing spec's that I need. I am not wanting to go the "custom" route as my car fund is getting pretty low about now.

    The tire size I am thinking is either 245 or 255 in the front and a 275 out back.

    If anyone has any insight for front wheels with fox length a-arms and MM coilovers and an IRS in the back I am all ears. I have done a lot of interwebz reading on this matter but it is always goo to hear another opinion, as I do not want to order the wrong wheels.

    Here is the finished front suspension picture and the MM coilovers with Koni yellow struts (the struts had to be machined to remove the metal dust shield, MM does this for about $60 total including shipping).
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    1986 SVO 1E (IRS'd and too much $$ spent making it turn, stop, and go)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...esto-Mod-Build

    1979 Pace Car #2179 (Gathering parts for GT500 5.8, T56, and t-top swap)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...84#post1944184

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    I am planning on going with 245/40/17 and 275/35/18 tires mounted on 17x8 and 18x9 wheels.

    The tires will with be BFG sport-com 2 or Bridgestone RE670

    These are the 2 wheels I have narrowed it down too.

    Motegi Traklite (bronze) or Koni Oversteer (black)


    I'm just waiting to hear back on a price quote, not quite sure which wheel I am leaning towards yet.....maybe the pricing will help tip the scale. :noes run:
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    1986 SVO 1E (IRS'd and too much $$ spent making it turn, stop, and go)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...esto-Mod-Build

    1979 Pace Car #2179 (Gathering parts for GT500 5.8, T56, and t-top swap)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...84#post1944184

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    I like the traklite wheel.

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    Wow this is going to be an amazing transformation!
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    I like the Traklite wheel also, kinda reminds me of the Roush wheels.

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    I went with the 5 spoke wheel only in black, hopefully my backspacing measurement skills did not fail me.

    17x8 40mm offset = 6.07 BS
    18x9 35mm offset = 6.38 BS

    For the tires I went with BFG sport-com 2 sized 245/40/17 and 275/35/18.

    I hope I'm not crazy with this setup
    Last edited by Unclesams_SVO; 11-15-2016 at 07:36 PM.
    1986 SVO 1E (IRS'd and too much $$ spent making it turn, stop, and go)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...esto-Mod-Build

    1979 Pace Car #2179 (Gathering parts for GT500 5.8, T56, and t-top swap)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...84#post1944184

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    Good call on the traklite, I think they'll look great. I love this car already.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NY5speed View Post
    Good call on the traklite, I think they'll look great. I love this car already.
    Thank you, I just hope the car turns out like the picture I have in my head.
    1986 SVO 1E (IRS'd and too much $$ spent making it turn, stop, and go)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...esto-Mod-Build

    1979 Pace Car #2179 (Gathering parts for GT500 5.8, T56, and t-top swap)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...84#post1944184

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    Quote Originally Posted by deathbypsi View Post
    Wow this is going to be an amazing transformation!
    Thank you, I hope so as well
    1986 SVO 1E (IRS'd and too much $$ spent making it turn, stop, and go)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...esto-Mod-Build

    1979 Pace Car #2179 (Gathering parts for GT500 5.8, T56, and t-top swap)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...84#post1944184

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    I installed my oil catch can today.

    The can is a Jegs brand aluminum catch can with 2 ports. I used one for the valve cover breather and one for the crank case breather.

    For the valve cover I ditched the factory oil separator and replaced it with a 1/8" fitting 90* barbed fitting (found at O'Reillly's) and used 5/16" vacuum line to the catch can (I had the tap the valve cover to thread in the new fitting). For the crank case I ditched the PCV valve and the 90* factory hose and replaced it with 3/4" heater hose plumbed to the catch can.

    The saddest thing about this setup are the AN fittings, combined they cost more then the can, hoses, and valve cover fitting. I used and 10AN o-ring fitting with a 90* 10AN 3/4" barbed fitting for one side and a 10AN to 6AN fitting with a 6AN to 3/8" barbed fitting. For the vacuum line I know I used 2 different sized fittings but the line was able to stretch enough to work.

    I mounted the catch can out of the way in the fender behind the drivers side headlight and attach the drain to the bottom of the can. This way it is easy to get to and drain when needed.

    I also installed a 14" limiting strap from the frame to the engine. Since the engine dampers can not be used with the MM K-Member I figured that this was a good alternative to help with engine moment under hard throttle.

    Now on with the pictures.
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    Last edited by Unclesams_SVO; 11-20-2016 at 09:45 AM.
    1986 SVO 1E (IRS'd and too much $$ spent making it turn, stop, and go)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...esto-Mod-Build

    1979 Pace Car #2179 (Gathering parts for GT500 5.8, T56, and t-top swap)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...84#post1944184

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    I tinkered a little bit on the car today. I installed a front tow point, layed out some of the engine harness to see how to route it (hiding as much of the harness as I can without cutting or splicing the harness), then I installed the rear coli-overs (they were just mocked up for wheel measurements before).

    For the tow point I used the same Sparco tow strap as the rear. I made a small "L" bracket out of plate steel and attached it behind the passenger side fog light on the subframe using 2, 1/2" grade 8 bolts. I then drilled a hole on the top of the bracket and attached the tow strap to it. Hopefully this will be a strong enough tow point as well as keeping a clean appearance to the car when the tow point is not needed. My biggest worry is either damaging the fog light or the bumper cover during a recovery.

    For the coil-overs I used the Maximum Motorsports kit with a 600 lb/in spring all mounted on a 03/04 Cobra Yellow Koni shock. When using MM's kit you will need to have the metal dust boot on the Koni shock removed. If you buy the shock from MM they will do this for you. I did not do that, so I had to ship my shocks out so MM could remove the dust boot and machine the shaft of the shock to the right specs for the top spring mount. I had to massage the drivers side inner fender well "out" so the spring did not rub on it (easily done with a pair of channel locks). The biggest PITA about installing the coil-over kit is removing the bushings on the shocks in order to replace them with the MM bushings. I ditched the factory lower shock bolts and replaced them with grade 8 hardware. I did not take any tire measurements before I tore everything apart because I am not putting the same wheel/tire combo on.

    Anyways, on with the pictures.
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    1986 SVO 1E (IRS'd and too much $$ spent making it turn, stop, and go)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...esto-Mod-Build

    1979 Pace Car #2179 (Gathering parts for GT500 5.8, T56, and t-top swap)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...84#post1944184

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    You're making great progress.

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    My wheels came in today.

    They are 18x9 35mm rear and 17x8 43mm front Motegi Traklites. I test fitted the wheels today and all is good. I could have almost gone with a 10" wide wheel in the rear but I am more then happy with a 9" wheel. The front is about as tight as I would want to go, if they had the option I would have gone with a 40mm offset wheel instead of the 43mm offset. This is because of the clearance between the wheel lip and the MM Coil-over spring. As far as clearing the sway bar or control arm I do not know yet, as I still need to set the bump-steer and toe before I find that out.

    Any ways on with the pictures.
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    1986 SVO 1E (IRS'd and too much $$ spent making it turn, stop, and go)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...esto-Mod-Build

    1979 Pace Car #2179 (Gathering parts for GT500 5.8, T56, and t-top swap)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...84#post1944184

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    I got the tires mounted this morning (I was too excited/nervous to wait). They fit without any rubbing, however the inside of the front tire is really close to the front coil spring. Not sure if I am going to have to find a really small spacer or not, only time will tell once I get the car back o the road.
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    1986 SVO 1E (IRS'd and too much $$ spent making it turn, stop, and go)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...esto-Mod-Build

    1979 Pace Car #2179 (Gathering parts for GT500 5.8, T56, and t-top swap)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...84#post1944184

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    Those wheels look at home on the Svo, very nice.

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    Looks Awesome! I like how they tuck under the wheel wells....
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    Quote Originally Posted by JTurbo View Post
    Looks Awesome! I like how they tuck under the wheel wells....
    Tucking the wheels was my biggest worry about selecting the wheels and tires. I see too many fox body's that look like "roller skates" because of the wheel offset and tire size.
    1986 SVO 1E (IRS'd and too much $$ spent making it turn, stop, and go)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...esto-Mod-Build

    1979 Pace Car #2179 (Gathering parts for GT500 5.8, T56, and t-top swap)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...84#post1944184

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    This is one clean SVO! Dam!.......so sweet.

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    I got the 3mm spacers from Maximum Motorsports today. I think they were just what I needed. They brought the tire away from the spring, but not too much as I can still tuck the tire in the wheel well.

    Attached are the pictures of the spacer, the new tire clearance and what the car currently looks like.
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    1986 SVO 1E (IRS'd and too much $$ spent making it turn, stop, and go)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...esto-Mod-Build

    1979 Pace Car #2179 (Gathering parts for GT500 5.8, T56, and t-top swap)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...84#post1944184

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    I have an 01 Cobra K member in my notch,with the 01 controll arms.
    It is close , but no rubbing .
    I do have a bit extra negative camber , as I have thousands of miles of curves here in the mountains where I live .
    Your car looks great, but I really have a liking for Silver .
    clowns to the left of me , Jokers to the right

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    I installed the new FMIC today.

    I ordered this universal intercooler kit from amazon, it came with pretty much everything you need to install it. This kit has 3" piping but you can get them in a smaller diameter if you are still using the stock SVO throttle body.

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0044PSBN0...oding=UTF8&me=

    I am surprised on how well this intercooler fits between the bumper cover and radiator, it is almost like it was designed for an SVO. I only had to trim the bumper cover a little (by each fog light) and remove the fog light bracket braces. The intercoolers overall measurements are 30.75" x 11.75" (top to bottom and from the outer edge of each pipe opening).

    There are 4 threaded mounting bungs (2 on the top and 2 on the bottom) on the intercooler. To install it in the car, I drilled 2 holes in the fog light support bracket and placed 2 spacers (that came in the kit) between the I/C and the fog light bracket to align the I/C with both the upper and lower openings in the bumper cover. To support the top of the I/C I made 2 brackets from some flat bar aluminum (found at Home Depot or Lowes). I made them using a hand held torch to heat it up allowing me to bend the aluminum (with out cracking it), then I drilled a couple holes in them and secured those to the top of the I/C and the radiator support.

    The I/C plumbing should clear everything behind the bumper cover now. I will need to move the fog lights forward about an inch, I think there is enough of the fog light bracket left so I can just drill a new mounting hole. If not, I will have to make a bracket on the top of the fog light opening and mount the fog light upside down.

    I also have to rethink my front tow point now, as the I/C piping is going to be routed right where the bracket I made for the tow strap is located.

    My goal is to make the I/C and I/C piping as clean as possible, so someone that is not familiar with SVO's thinks the car came with a FMIC from the factory.
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    1986 SVO 1E (IRS'd and too much $$ spent making it turn, stop, and go)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...esto-Mod-Build

    1979 Pace Car #2179 (Gathering parts for GT500 5.8, T56, and t-top swap)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...84#post1944184

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    I mocked up the I/C piping along with a BOV .

    With the new inter cooler location I had to run new piping and redo the CAI in the fender (since the VAM is no longer needed with the PIMP ECU). I used the 3" piping that came in the universal I/C kit and I wanted to keep everything symmetrical (damn OCD) and as out of the way as I could get it. Right now everything is mocked up, I know there are a few blue couplings in the pics but those will be swapped out for black ones (again damn OCD).

    Now for the BOV, it also came in the I/C kit along with a 3" pipe with the flange. I'm sure is a genuine Chinese knock-off.....but I was not sure about running a BOV so I just went with this el-cheapo one. If I like using one I will upgrade to a proper BOV in the future. It is not hooked up, I just wanted to see how it looked and if I could hide it since the housing is purple.

    For the CAI I used the same 3" piping and ran it to where I wanted the air filter located.

    Here are the pictures.
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    Last edited by Unclesams_SVO; 12-17-2016 at 10:10 PM.
    1986 SVO 1E (IRS'd and too much $$ spent making it turn, stop, and go)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...esto-Mod-Build

    1979 Pace Car #2179 (Gathering parts for GT500 5.8, T56, and t-top swap)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...84#post1944184

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    For the fan I used a Ford Contour dual Electric Fan unit (found at my local junkyard for $60, they can be found on Ebay as well), it has dual 2 speed fans (with the second speed controlled by a thermostat located in the fan shroud. It fit the radiator so well one would almost think it was made for a Mustang. The radiator is NOT a SVO or even a Foxbody radiator, it is an aluminum after market one made for a 94-98 Mustang (craigslist find, and the price was right). This radiator has 2 mount posts on each side, I used these to mount the e-fan housing to the radiator (you could also use those "zip-tie" style fasteners to mount the fan shroud to the radiator). Aside from making a small bracket for the drivers side the fan assy. dropped right in.

    For the wiring harness that came with the fans, I took the covering all apart so I could eliminate part of the harness that went to the A/C system in the Contour. I made sure to take as much of the harness and clips from the donor car so I could make these fans look like they belong in the car. A quick coat of paint and some new wire loom and the fans look brand new. Once I get the rest of the under hood wiring sorted out I will hook them up to the factory fan harness as well as an aux power source for when the fans need that second speed thanks to this wonderful desert heat in the Las Vegas summer.

    I am also running a 3g alternator ( mounted where the A/C compressor used to be) since my old one gave up the ghost a few years back. So powering these fan will not be a problem.

    Here are the pictures.
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    1986 SVO 1E (IRS'd and too much $$ spent making it turn, stop, and go)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...esto-Mod-Build

    1979 Pace Car #2179 (Gathering parts for GT500 5.8, T56, and t-top swap)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...84#post1944184

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    How did you address the sn95 radiator into the fox. I too am planning to use one in my fox (from donor car). Do you have any pics of what you did? I see the top looks like the factory sn mounts, but the bottom I can't see
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2nd chance cobra View Post
    How did you address the sn95 radiator into the fox. I too am planning to use one in my fox (from donor car). Do you have any pics of what you did? I see the top looks like the factory sn mounts, but the bottom I can't see
    For the bottom I drilled holes in my radiator support for the SN95 grommets (I sourced them from a junk yard along with the upper brackets). The SN95 radiator has 2 posts on the bottom and they just slide right into the grommets. For the top I had to remove the drivers side upper mount on the radiator and just use the passenger side. I do plan on either buying or making something like this https://lmr.com/item/SVE-8193AB/79-9...or-cover-black for a cleaner install.


    Here is a picture of the grommets in the radiator support.
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    1986 SVO 1E (IRS'd and too much $$ spent making it turn, stop, and go)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...esto-Mod-Build

    1979 Pace Car #2179 (Gathering parts for GT500 5.8, T56, and t-top swap)
    http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...84#post1944184

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