Scottmillhouse
12-04-2019, 01:29 PM
I have been a junior member on this site for the last several months since I purchased an orphaned kit and have found it to be a great resource. I'm making great progress and it's time to identify myself, the project and post a few pictures.
A local builder that frequents this site recently checked out my project and made a great catch of identifying the defective Bilstein shocks. The previous owner started building the Roadster as a race car but ended up buying a Panzo for his race itch and lost interest. This 2007 kit has sat untouched for a long time before he passed away. The unique thing he did was have a body shop fit the body and paint once it first became a roller so I have no idea how everything will fit and what pitfalls I will come across from such old stored components. Any ideas for things to check out would be appreciated. As an example the Mustang tires and wheels have 2006 date codes so the almost new tires are useless for anything but a burn out. My new wheels and sticky tires arrive by UPS today. After probably 30 parts orders and a few months work I will probably start wiring in a month and then on to first start, then interior and hopefully body fitting.
2007 vintage MK3, no donor car so all core parts new
new 1995 Ford 302 long block GT-40 heads roller cam 9:1 compression
used Demon 4 barrel- still looking for a manual or electric choke kit
used MSD ignition- came with 3000 chip so need recommendations
new TKO 5 speed with lower ratio 5th
new Cobra brakes, 13" front
FFR front suspension, IRS rear with new T-bird LSD,
aftermarket aluminum fuel tank, Autometer gages, front and real anti-sway bars
The pictures from cell phone need rotated. How do you do that?
I see I may have jumped the gun by this post so I added basic information to registry. Regardless I am asking questions about pitfalls to finish.
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A local builder that frequents this site recently checked out my project and made a great catch of identifying the defective Bilstein shocks. The previous owner started building the Roadster as a race car but ended up buying a Panzo for his race itch and lost interest. This 2007 kit has sat untouched for a long time before he passed away. The unique thing he did was have a body shop fit the body and paint once it first became a roller so I have no idea how everything will fit and what pitfalls I will come across from such old stored components. Any ideas for things to check out would be appreciated. As an example the Mustang tires and wheels have 2006 date codes so the almost new tires are useless for anything but a burn out. My new wheels and sticky tires arrive by UPS today. After probably 30 parts orders and a few months work I will probably start wiring in a month and then on to first start, then interior and hopefully body fitting.
2007 vintage MK3, no donor car so all core parts new
new 1995 Ford 302 long block GT-40 heads roller cam 9:1 compression
used Demon 4 barrel- still looking for a manual or electric choke kit
used MSD ignition- came with 3000 chip so need recommendations
new TKO 5 speed with lower ratio 5th
new Cobra brakes, 13" front
FFR front suspension, IRS rear with new T-bird LSD,
aftermarket aluminum fuel tank, Autometer gages, front and real anti-sway bars
The pictures from cell phone need rotated. How do you do that?
I see I may have jumped the gun by this post so I added basic information to registry. Regardless I am asking questions about pitfalls to finish.
118503118502118501