So I thought it might be a good idea to post a build thread for the Restomod project I have going on as I'm finally making progress after 8 years ...
Ordered all the engine parts and just picked up the rebuilt bottom end from the machine shop:
- Eagle Forged Rods
- Speed Pro Hypereutectic Pistons Block bored .20 over
- Trick Flow Track Max Stage 1 Camshaft
- All ARP Hardware
- Melling Oil Pump
- Original oil pan (currently being sandblasted and powdercoated)
- ARP oil pan studs
- All King Bearings (Factory spec)
- Complete balancing of the rotating assembly
- Block cleaned up/crank polished/cyls honed/everything assembled by local machine shop
- Ford Racing Harmonic Balancer
- Brand new Trick Flow Timing Chain/Gear set
Parts Pic:
Top End:
- Trick Flow Aluminum 11R Heads on backorder
- Trick Flow 1.6 Roller Rockers
- Ford Racing Hydraulic Lifters
- Summit Racing Stage 1 Intake (I couldn't justify the price of the Edelbrock Air Gap and it would be easy enough to swap out in the future)
- Need to measure push rods before ordering
Rear:
- Last weekend picked up a fully built 8.8 with 31 spline 5-Lug Moser axles and a brand new ford traction lock diff. Fully powder coated diff housing and axle tubes all new. Unfortunately he neglected to powder the 5 lug brake bracket plates and diff cover so I will need to pull the axles to get those off and blast/powder them. Also had to order the axle tube vent as it was missing $14 Part on Amazon (Part# 4R3Z-4022-AA) and a new LubeLocker gasket. Other than those minor things it was a steal and saved me a lot of headache as now I don't have to source anything for the rear.
Body/Paint:
- Still waiting on my paint and body guy to get back with me on getting this thing painted (Ford Lightning Blue). This is paint guy #4 and it's starting to look bleak so I may have to look elsewhere (Apparently good body and paint guys with reasonable prices are hard to come by in my area)
- Undercarrige has some sort of coating that looks like it will be very laborious to remove (factory?). Not sure what to do here because there is little to no rust and the current coating seems to be holding up. I was thinking of just power washing it really good and grinding what little surface rust there is and then just going over it with some kind of modern undercoat (3M). This is an area where suggestions would be a big help as I don't want this thing to rust; however, it's been sitting for 8 years and hasn't done that so far (it will be living under a cover in a garage when complete). There are two small areas of concern on maybe 4"x4" areas of rust that my buddy is supposed to help me cut out/patch but that's all I can find rust-wise.
Future Plans:
- Brake Plans: SN95 of some kind probably Cobra or possible just order LMR's "SVE" kit
- Suspension Plans: Maximum motorsports K-member kit/suspension bits for SN95 setup/Coilovers of some kind
- Modern Fuel system … Holly Sniper or something of that caliper
I've been really busy with work lately so I don't have a ton of pics to post but I will try to snap some more photos!
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