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This’ll document some of the progress we’re making. We have no set targeted completion date, nor are we concerned about the speed we're moving forward, but this is more about documenting the time frame.
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July 26, 2014
- FIRST START !!!!!!!!
- First turn of ignition confirmed starter activation
- Second turn of ignition primed the engine with fuel
- Third turn of the ignition... started right up and idled great!!
- Installed O2 sensor extensions
- Continued to wire up dash gauges
- Installed passenger J-pipe
- Installed side pipes
- Wired up critical gauges in the dash in preparation for the first start
- Ran wires for battery to cutoff switch to starter
- Ran ignition wires to starter
- Ran alternator charge cable to battery
- Did lots of cable tie-down/cleanup in the engine bay
- Ran the temp sensor wire up through firewall
- Wired up the USB charging ports
- Mounted the computer in the passenger side kick panel
- Ran the battery & engine grounds
- Installed J-pipe on drivers side
- ALL fluids added to the car (power steering, coolant, oil, trans)
- Driveshaft safety loop installed
- Parking brake installed
- Finalized dash layout for gauges, switches, buttons and knobs
- Drilled holes in firewall for USB charging ports
- Mounted Wiring harness components on outside passenger foot box
- Coolant temperature sensor installed
- Clutch quadrant/cable installed
- Installed fuse box above pedal box with fabricated bracket
- Started laying out the wiring diagram for the dash and controls.
- Power steering hoses shortened and started to install again
- Installed radiator and radiator hoses
- Installed coolant overflow tank
- Power steering lines
- Reattach engine oil fill neck
- Engine harness
- INSTALLED THE MOTOR & TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR
- Re-adjusted the ride height with the engine installed
- Installed driveshaft
- Rough installed air intake
- Installed new pilot bearing, refinished clutch flywheel and throw-out bearing
- Installed transmission on motor
- Front end alignment completed
- Adjusted ride height
- Removed clutch flywheel and pilot bearing
- Battery box installed
- Bake lines fastened to frame
- Brake lines bled
- Brake lines run and connected to master cylinder
- Expanded driver's side footbox to give room next to clutch pedal
- Expanded driver's side footbox for accelerator pedal
- Driver's side footbox
- Bent fuel line and mocked up placement
- Installed hydroboost master cylinder and connected to brake pedal
- Installed fuel filter bracket
- Installed aluminum to passenger side footbox
- Prepped hydroboost master cylinder
- Sorted out some challenges with the accelerator cable
- Installed steering rack spacers to align tie rods with spindles
- Attached tie rods to spindles
- Installed upper steering shaft & steering wheel
- Re-installed steering rack
- Installed steering shaft
- Installed pedal box.
- Adjusted ride height to 4.5" in the front and 5" in the back.
- Installed fuel tank.
- Prepped pedal box.
- Rough alignment.
- Lowered the car to the ground with wheels to set ride height around 5".
- Attached the aluminum to the front of the drivers side footbox in preparation to install the pedal box.
- Installed the front rotor spacers to move the wheels out 3/16" to eliminate some rubbing between the wheels and front caliper brackets.
- Cut the holes for the heater box into the firewall and mounted brackets for the heater
- Started doing the modifications to the pedal box.
- Had the tires mounted on the wheels.
- Couldn't resist throwing those massive rear wheels/tires on the frame to see how it looks.
... it looks AWESOME btw !!!
- Installed front spindles, front rotors and front calipers.
- Installed rear Koni coil over shocks.
- Prepped firewall aluminum.
- Installed front upper and lower control arms
- Installed front shocks
- Installed rear end into the Mark IV (with upper and lower control arms)
- Dry fit the steering rack
- First piece permanently added to the frame!!!
- Tires delivered
- Ordered tires.
- Removed the body from the frame to store on the buck.
- Wheels delivered.
- Lift the frame and body from the trailer to the garage with help from Tim, Brian, Jeff & Keith!!
- Inventoried all Mark IV parts boxes
- PICKED UP OUR KIT in Massachusetts at Factory Five Racing headquarters!!!
- Salvage company came to pick up the shell of the '04 Mustang donor after we had stripped it clean
- Ordered wheels
- Shipped donor wiring harness to Art at Wire Diet
- Factory Five Build School in Michigan
- Picked up '04 Mustang GT donor car in Pennsylvania
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