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Originally Posted by Ejzajac

Still struggling to find a set of 18" used Mustang wheels\tires locally at salvage yards/Facebook for an upcoming build.
1. Will 17" Mustang wheels clear the intended Wilwood 12.88 brakes?
2. What about mini spare wheel/tire? There are lots of them available!

Don't want to scratch up new wheels.
Ed

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Originally Posted by egchewy79

I have kilmat under my carpet, but no other special heat shielding for the footboxes. Most of the hot air is coming from between the footbox and body if you don't have it sealed off appropriately. Huge difference between the heat when I was driving in gelcoat w/ some pool noodles stuffed in there and after I got it back from body/paint when Kleiner put the correct foam outside the footbox.

Agree plugging the holes is a big deal in keeping the heat out.

Originally Posted by Cobraman

A while back I think Mike Bray mentioned that he is using this water pump https://www.summitracing.com/parts/bra-1650#overview it has a driver side inlet and V-belt Hub height is 5.813 this is not compatible with the gillmer belt drive system that I wanted to use so plan B.
So what I'm curious about is what pulleys and belt systems that are being used. I'm changing things around a bit going to simple pully drive system. I am just using altanator water pump just curious as to what others have

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I’m preparing to install the headers on my new coyote motor. But before I do that, I’m determining whether I should add any insulation to the engine bay compartment on the aluminum panels? I’ve read all the blogs talking about what kinds of insulation to use, but that’s after someone has already decided to do some insulation.

And, I have already insulated for sound deadening the entire cockpit area, including inside the foot boxes.

My question is more to whether it’s ...

I finally did it. What a journey this was.

I got plates for my roadster on 4/25/25. PIcked up the kit on 6/20/09 - 15 years and 10 months.

Here it is. Will try to list the mods another time as they are extensive.

4.6L V8 Supercharged, IRS, T56 6 speed.

As many find, life gets in the way of the dream including 4 kids, working in NYC everyday with late nights, and walking away from the project when issues seem unsolveable.

Thanks ...

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