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Yes Lee, the spf headers are not bad except they come with dual pattern flanges where they connect to the head to accommodate the 80’s 5.0l heads because of this it blocks a significant area of the exhaust port when you are running larger port AFR etc heads and the primary tubes are on the...

We have roughly 3k into materials to do those headers. Most of the tubing and collectors came from Burns and it is really unrivaled quality

I also made a set of hard lines for the cooling system. I am sure a lot of you have battled trying to get the engine in and out of these cars with the center pin for the clam shell Trying to occupy the same place the water pump pulley is trying to be so I made the pin mount removable.

I have been lacking with the posts lately lots of changes going on right now fortunately they are all for the better. Work has been continuing on the gt but sometimes slower than I want it too. I made a wooden shift know for the car and got the mirrors mounted finaly

Sorry everyone, I have gotten pretty busy with things at the shop and haven’t posted for a while. I finally got my headers finished! Hats off to everyone that has done this themselves! Not sure I could have pulled it off without the IC engine works mock up blocks and the help of Vince at Burns...

John, sorry I have been away From the forum for a while yes I really enjoyed getting to meet you and getting to see your cobra. What a beautiful car!

Today was a big day finally got my transaxle in so I can start laying out the exhaust. I ended up having to do some clearancing on the lower crossmember to clear the bottom bolt between the transaxle and bell housing, but it all fits now.

Absolutely Doug where are you located?

Tuesday was a big day. After 14 months of waiting our transaxle finally arrived. Now just getting everything to fit correctly.

David, that is a fair question that honestly I don’t know a lot about. I am pretty sure I have seen conversations on this forum about the pros and cons of silicone brake fluids but I’m having a hard time remembering the what the more experienced guys said about it. One of the main reasons I...

Chris, I am planning on running an external slave cylinder on this car. I didn’t like the idea of having to remove the transaxle to fix a leaking hydraulic TOB. Conversely there are a lot of people who seem to have pretty good luck with the internal setups and depending on what bell housing and...

Unfortunately when I pulled the tanks I cracked the round plastic covers for the access holes to remove the hose clamps from the filler neck to the tank. So I replaced them with aluminum panels and 3m seal material.

Also had to rework the thermostat housing the one that came on the engine exited vertical and hit the bulkhead. Made a new one with a 90 that exits to the passenger side of the car.

Removed both fuel tanks to add AN bungs for the cross over line as well as added roll over vent valves.

I would also have to say I have had a great experience working with prestige. Everyone I have talked to there has gone above and beyond to make sure you get what you need. The final product is spectacular amazing attention to detail best experience I have ever had with an engine builder.

Also finished up the new hold down for the evaporator cover that incorporates a mount for the Tilton reservoir to replace the original brake and clutch fluid reservoirs.

Finally got the engine in the car for the first time to test fit a few things still can’t do anything to permanent until I get a trans axel to set the drive line angles.

Welcome to the forum! That is a beautiful mustang you are working on. I am currently working on my first gt build I will say coming from the muscle car world there is a bit of a learning curve when it comes to mid engine builds. Depending on what you decide to do for a trans axle it can take a...

Sorry for the lack of updates it has been a busy summer and I’m finally getting back on the GT. I finally got the bell housing straightened out, indicated in and repeatable when removing and reinstalling. Took me a little bit to remember how to cut threads on a lathe but we got through it. It’s...

I am currently fighting this exact same battle and once you ream the holes in the bell housing out to .500 there is so little material between the Ford pin and the Chevy pin that the bore will start to egg shape after it is test fit a couple times. That’s why I ended up turning some plugs for...