Here's a link to the motor running (right after installing the exhaust; was still loose at collector; has since been fixed)
YouTube - 1989 Ford Mustang LX Coupe - Franken$tang - It's ALIVE!!
The car has a plethora of mods and I literally have over 20k into the build & car. But you know how that goes. Here's a list of the mods, from what I can remember/recall - I'm sure I am forgetting something, but here goes:
Exterior / Body:- Oxford White Paint Job (3 years ago)
- Fiberglass Cowl Hood 4" (unfinished underside; pin on; dzus fasteners)
- Pushup Sunroof (aftermarket; does not leak; inoperable with cage installed)
- New Front Headlights & Rubbers
- New Clear Corner Turn Signals
- Pin-on Trunk (OEM; dzus fasteners)
- Minor paint defects; nothing outlandish
- Weight Reduction: Crash bar deletes (front & rear)
Chassis / Suspension:- QA1 Tubular K-Member
- QA1 Tubular A-Arms
- ART M/S 12 Point Roll Cage (professionally installed)
- *cage ties into SFC's; has mounting points for seats & belts; passes through firewall to backsides of strut towers; braced from front of strut towers to frame rails; goes through dash @ front speaker locations.
- Lakewood 90/10's (front)
- Lakewood 50/50's (rear)
- QA1 Coilovers (front & rear)
- Steeda Double Adjustable Uppers
- D&D Solid Tubular Lowers
- Wild Rides Torque Box Kits (upper & lower)
- Steeda Tubular SFC's
- Racing Innovations Tubular Transmission X-Member
- Racing Innovations Tubular D/S Loop
- SN95 All-Wheel Discs (Custom Brackets; S/S Lines)
Interior:
- RJS Window Net (brand new)
- Kirkey Racing Seat (x2; passenger's seat is on rails for chica's usage)
- Simpson 5-point Racing Harnesses (black; expired SFI)
- Wolfe Racecraft Aluminum Rear-Bulkhead (rear seat delete)
- ACC Black Formed Carpet (new)
- 140MPH Cluster w/White Face Gauges
- '93 Airbag Steering Wheel & Column
- Cheetah Shifter w/OEM Console customized for install (rough; would need finish work or new Cheetah console is inexpensive)
- Manual Windows, Doors & Mirrors (lightweight babay!)
- Painless Wiring Kit (for battery, fuel pump, e-fan, nitrous, etc)
Engine & Accessories:
*Motor professionally assembled by local builder, Shawn Caputo Motorsports, here in Spring Hill, FL*
- DSS Equipped 306ci 1995 Cobra Block
- DSS Prolite Pistons
- DSS Prolite Rods
- DSS Girdle
- DSS Windage Tray
- TrickFlow Twisted Wedge Heads
- TrickFlow Twisted Wedge Stage 1 Cam
- TFS Pushrods
- TFS Roller Rockers
- FRPP Black Wrinkle Valve Covers
- FRPP Chrome Waterneck (brand new)
- K&N Breathers
- K&N 14" Air Cleaner (brand new)
- Edelbrock Victor Jr Intake (cleanup port job)
- Holley 650 Double Pumper (brand new)
- AED Billet Carb Throttle Bracket Plate (brand new; red)
- Lokar S/S Throttle Cable (brand new)
- Nitrous Works Nitrous Kit (wet; plate) - all noids are ran/powered; bottle not mounted/filled.
- MSD Billet Distributor (brand new)
- MSD Distributor Cap (brand new)
- MSD Rotor (brand new)
- MSD Plug Wires (brand new)
- MSD Blaster II Coil (brand new)
- MSD Digital-6 Ignition (brand new)
- CSR Dizzy Tie-Down (brand new)
- 3G Alternator
- PA Alternator Wiring Kit
- PGMR Hi-Torque Mini Starter (brand new)
- SFI Pro-Dampener (brand new)
- March U/D Pulleys (brand new; crank; alternator; water pump)
- UPR Timing Pointer (brand new; red billet)
- Moroso 7qt Oil Pan (tapped & plugged for turbo oil feed)
- Holley Fuel Psi Regulators (several diff ones; brand new)
- ProComp Fuel Pump
- Comp Engineering Sumped OEM Tank
- Griffin 4-Core Radiator (brand new)
- Griffin Radiator Cap (billet red; brand new)
- DRP Radiator Tie-Down (brand new; black)
- All Radiator Hoses (brand new)
- 1 5/8" Hedman Headers
- 2 1/2" Mac Pro H-Pipe
- 2 1/2" Mac Pro-Dumps w/Turndowns
- 00 Gauge Power Wiring (into trunk)
- Optima Red-Top
- Billet Optime Red-Top Battery Tie-down
- Solid Motor Mounts
- ALL ARP Hardware
Drivetrain:
*Transmission was just rebuilt 2 years ago by CRT Racing Transmissions in Largo, FL - They are now located in Zephyrhills and are aware that the tranny has given up and are willing to rebuild it again for the new owner. *
- PA C4 Transmission
- PA Pan & Dipstick
- 4500 RPM Stall Converter (brand unknown)
- Reverse Manual Valve-body w/Transbrake
- B&M Super Cooler w/-AN lines
- SFI Bellhousing
- ALL ARP Hardware
- FRPP Aluminum D/S (w/billet spacer)
- Racing Innovations Tubular D/S Loop
- Racing Innovations Tubular Tranny X-Member
- 8.8" Rear End w/Spool
- 31 Spline Moser Axles (5 lug)
- 3.73" Gearset
NEEDS:
- Tranny Rebuilt
- Pinion Angle Set (Rear)
- Line Lock Installed
- Nitrous Filled
- Carb & Nitrous Tuned
- MSD Box Tuned (two step, soft touch, etc)
AND, here is a link to all of the photos I have taken of the car during it's build over the past 3 years. The last photos are obviously the most recent:
FrankenStang pictures by MiDiablo - Photobucket
LOOKING TO GET $6,500 OBO.
ALSO WILL CONSIDER TRADES FOR AN SUV OR 4-DOOR CAR OF SIMILAR VALUE/CONDITION. WILL NOT PUT CASH UP ON MY END FOR TRADES.
Email: JoshParker622@Aol.Com