Foxy Green Foxbody Build

89 Fox 427 said:
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Make sure your rear switch is the main cut off and will shut the car off for tech purposes. It’s nice to have one in the drivers compartment as well so you are not relying on track personnel to shut the switch off in the rear if you are trapped in the car.. I’m redoing both of our cars this winter to have a handle in the rear and one in the driver’s compartment as well,but Both of mine will operate the same one and only switch though.
 
I have put a cable setup in a few cars that works with the switch in the back. They give you a different lever for the switch so you can run both things at the same time. The cable is the typical Morse style cable, like a trans cable or parachute cable. If you sit in the car and put your belts on and realize the switch is off in the back you can still turn it on from your seat. Likewise, you can turn it off without getting out of the car. They weren't cheap, a few places sell them.
 
I've already mentioned this and mines just a street car not meeting tech but I have an oil pressure switch connected to the fuel pump.
 
It was recommended to me to never kill the fuel pump as you're just running it lean until it shuts off.

As for you race car guys, I have a key in this street car. If I want to kill the engine from the driver compartment, I'll turn the key 🤣
 
89 Fox 427 said:
It was recommended to me to never kill the fuel pump as you're just running it lean until it shuts off.

As for you race car guys, I have a key in this street car. If I want to kill the engine from the driver compartment, I'll turn the key 🤣
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While unconscious?
Think I'd rather run lean than burn alive, lol.
If no fuel it can't be lean 🤷‍♂️
 
BOSS#1540 said:
While unconscious?
Think I'd rather run lean than burn alive, lol.
If no fuel it can't be lean 🤷‍♂️
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Hey I'm just quoting internet experts. Inevitably it'll run lean until it stalls I would think.

Regardless I can't imagine it being that big of a deal
 
I had an oil pressure switch to my fuel pump.

That was before the internet... :p

It was a Mallory 140 and IIRC the instructions said to wire one in.
 
Steve439 said:
I had an oil pressure switch to my fuel pump.

That was before the internet... :p

It was a Mallory 140 and IIRC the instructions said to wire one in.
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I'm check the instructions tomorrow while I'm there and let you know!

That little fucker has a nice hum to it. It's no blue, but you know it's on
 
It seems like wiring it to the pump for fire safety and to the ignition for engine protection would be the best bet.
 
Tomorrow starts the process. Gotta get the clutch on, index the bell (hopefully not as shitty as the last block). Then I can drill the scattershield and bell, and work on getting the headers clearanced to the fork if necessary.

Once that's good, wash the engine bay, touch up paint, jam it home, build the exhaust, and wait for wheels to get back to me.

Set her down and let it rip.
 
Scattershield and flywheel installed. Red loctite, no star washers this time. Blind holes in the crank fyi.

Clutch and pressure plate are on. Line up tool slides in smooth. Zero issues so far

As for the bellhousing. No offset dowels needed this time. Thank Christ. Bellhousing indicated .007" north to south (.0035") and .005" east to west (.0025")

This puts me under the .005" requirement.


 
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