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I got the GT40P heads in a great engine deal. At the time, I had no idea if I would be able to use them. So a little more research told me that they were considered pretty good performers. One thing was the change Ford made in the spark plug location (more centrally located in the cylinder). So I port matched the runners to the intake and exhaust manifolds. I started by scribing a line around each port with a scratch awl. This was easy to see when metal started flying. Like I said before, ...

My build concept was simple. I wanted to build a small block that breathed well which I don't think is typical for Ford at least in the stock offerings. So when I saw the 58 mm throttle body orifice and the small ports for the runners especially the exhaust I was pretty surprised and disappointed. So I went to the web and started researching it a little. What I found was a reference to the "Holley Systemax" EFI intake over and over again. After some time, I came to the conclusion ...

I've been away from hot rodding for a while so I wanted my first experience with a new project to be a good one. I think I could have gone with the donor 302 from a 92 GT with a reported 60K and would have been fine. After inspecting the engine, the bearings were good and other signs like cylinder ring ridge (none) indicated that it would have worked. However, I finally made the decision to go with a crate engine to be sure. At $2400, the ATK balanced and blue printed long blk wasn't very painful ...

I am getting ready to install my windshield but before I jump into it, I have a question. I have noticed from looking at pictures, that many of the Coupe windshields have a large black 2" approx boarder running around the edge. This is not the rubber seal that finishes it off but appears to be under the glass and for asthetics. When I pulled mine out of the box, I noticed it did not have the boarder at all. I saw one post entry from tech that metioned it being a seal supplied by the installer. ...

Rick has been making steady progress on the cage, and the last of the bars were welded into place on February 24th. Here's some pics of the finished work:







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