Foxy Green Foxbody Build

[89 Fox 427]

Put some neoprene on the fuel cell to help stop the hatch panel from rattling. Just precautionary.

 

[89 Fox 427]

Got the panel tacked and primed. Need to pick up some seam sealer still.

 

[89 Fox 427]

Battery box hold down thing looks like it's going to work nicely also. Though I've pretty much heard non stop that this yellow top is going to light itself on fire.

 

[CompNut]

Progress is being made!! Any ETA on the first drive?

 

[89 Fox 427]

Progress is being made!! Any ETA on the first drive?

Could be as soon as 10 days or so. Really depends on how many leaks pop up now that my fuel lines are all redone. I accidentally picked up a few remodeling jobs while in New York I need to tend to so it might be longer.

Who knows, I might drive down the road, and the oil leak smokes the clutch and I just push it into a ditch and leave it

 

[89 Fox 427]

Actually I need front tires. These have 2001 date code

 

[ratssass]

when was the last time it was on the road?

 

[89 Fox 427]

Pretty sure fall 2008. It's posted here somewhere I think

 

[ratssass]

Got the panel tacked and primed. Need to pick up some seam sealer still.

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any thoughts on putting a few beadrolls in it, or cross-breaking at the very least?

 

[89 Fox 427]

any thoughts on putting a few beadrolls in it, or cross-breaking at the very least?

Sure. I have zero tools for that so I gave it the ol' fuck it. Wasn't about to spend a week trying to bang shit into it to stiffen it up this will work fine, it's thicker than most panels anyway

 

[ratssass]

gotcha....it'll be done when your sick of the noise....lol

 

[89 Fox 427]

gotcha....it'll be done when your sick of the noise....lol

There will be zero noise

 

[89 Fox 427]

Battery hold down is welded in, and the booger paint is spayed.

Next up will be resonix and a top coat

 

[89 Fox 427]

All the necessary wiring is hooked up. Rear brake lights and turns are working properly. Battery is in its tray, starter relay is mounted to a fence picket in the trunk

Spent a few hours trying to heat up the primaries enough to get clutch fork clearance. Managed 1/16 of an inch. This should be good at this point. Exhaust surgery is underway so I can at least get a mid pipe installed. It rubs the transmission crossmember, so I need to do some cutting and welding.

I'd like to be able to hear as much noise besides exhaust for its maiden voyage.

Unfortunately I have a few jobs lined up the next two weeks so I don't think I'll be able to get her on the road just yet.

 

[89 Fox 427]

 

[ratssass]

G-Man wood approve!!!

 

[89 Fox 427]

Exhaust is mocked up. Had to pie cut a few things to get them to sit nice. A few clearance issues still need to be resolved but I feel much better about it.

 

[89 Fox 427]

The passenger muffler sits about 2.5 inches away from my fuel lines, wondering if they need heat shield or not

 

[Mister3]

The passenger muffler sits about 2.5 inches away from my fuel lines, wondering if they need heat shield or not

Wouldn't hurt to shield them.some

 

[kwplot34]

Did Ray Charles weld that up with his feet?






JK. Looks pretty darn good.