AnthonyS
02-13-2015, 11:49 PM
Yes I'm new to the forum. I'm also new to building my own car. I will be ordering my Roadster kit to be delivered sometime in January 2016. In the meantime I have found my donor and will do work on it that will transfer to the Roadster. It will get fresh brakes, a fresh clutch, a freshened up and massaged 5.0 and a lot of TLC mechanically. I will let the body and interior rot as they will. I will probably even have it dyno tuned before I rip it apart to put in the Roadster.
I'm an engineer. I've been working on cars most of my life. My dad was once a crew chief for a Nascar driver and at the 24 hours of Daytona and LeMans. I'm still mad they didn't take me to LeMans. I've owned 9 different Mustangs over the years all Fox body or newer. So turning a Fox or SN95 into a Roadster doesn't bother me in the least. I'm shooting for a reliable and very driveable 250-300 hp for the first engine. I want to get the car built with all the options I want and my wife wants first before I worry about a higher hp engine.
I was in the nuclear Navy for 10 years. I have a B.S. and M.S.; I also worked in the auto industry designing parts for a large truck manufacturer. I also tinker with firearms, R/C airplanes, model trains and slot cars. I have a very extensive and busy hobby room. I can see the car build will be my primary hobby for the next two years. I now work in the energy business as a consulting engineer for an engineering firm which is how I'm able to afford this new hobby. I got the green light from the wife recently. I was considering buying a Porsche or something silly like that and making monthly payments on it.... no thank you. I'm actually going to downgrade my very sophisticated German sports sedan this year to something less expensive to have more funds for other hobbies. It looks like I can build a kit car using my work bonuses and save our income to get a vacation house in a few years instead (much more fun for everyone than a Porsche).
If anyone has Ford Mustang / 5.0 questions, I can probably help a bit. I'm pretty good at diagnosing Ford EEC IV EFI issues if anyone besides me is silly enough to run that antiquated system. I once diagnosed a fault fuel pressure regulator from 3,000 miles away over the phone, and there is no EEC code for the FPR :). If anyone has advice on how to build a nice Roadster using donor parts, I am all ears too :). That's the main reason I joined. I've been a long time reader, long time dreamer, but now I have the green light and a good enough job to support turning the dream into something that moves.
I'm an engineer. I've been working on cars most of my life. My dad was once a crew chief for a Nascar driver and at the 24 hours of Daytona and LeMans. I'm still mad they didn't take me to LeMans. I've owned 9 different Mustangs over the years all Fox body or newer. So turning a Fox or SN95 into a Roadster doesn't bother me in the least. I'm shooting for a reliable and very driveable 250-300 hp for the first engine. I want to get the car built with all the options I want and my wife wants first before I worry about a higher hp engine.
I was in the nuclear Navy for 10 years. I have a B.S. and M.S.; I also worked in the auto industry designing parts for a large truck manufacturer. I also tinker with firearms, R/C airplanes, model trains and slot cars. I have a very extensive and busy hobby room. I can see the car build will be my primary hobby for the next two years. I now work in the energy business as a consulting engineer for an engineering firm which is how I'm able to afford this new hobby. I got the green light from the wife recently. I was considering buying a Porsche or something silly like that and making monthly payments on it.... no thank you. I'm actually going to downgrade my very sophisticated German sports sedan this year to something less expensive to have more funds for other hobbies. It looks like I can build a kit car using my work bonuses and save our income to get a vacation house in a few years instead (much more fun for everyone than a Porsche).
If anyone has Ford Mustang / 5.0 questions, I can probably help a bit. I'm pretty good at diagnosing Ford EEC IV EFI issues if anyone besides me is silly enough to run that antiquated system. I once diagnosed a fault fuel pressure regulator from 3,000 miles away over the phone, and there is no EEC code for the FPR :). If anyone has advice on how to build a nice Roadster using donor parts, I am all ears too :). That's the main reason I joined. I've been a long time reader, long time dreamer, but now I have the green light and a good enough job to support turning the dream into something that moves.