#9196 475hp 347 MK4 Roadster Build (Insurance and Plates)
The goal... Have every nut and bolt hand assembled by this wing-nut (Air Force Aviator Joke). I feel that if you are willing to try you can do anything in life and with these cars. Everyone that sees my car and asks me about it wonders what it takes to build one. I tell them my life motto. "Fake it till you make it." To me that means you have to ACT like what you want to be until you ARE what you want to be. Through proven resources and research, I was able to build a high end car for low end money. The cost benefit analysis was applied to each step of the multiyear build. Through these tactics, techniques, and procedures I was able to have a car that is high in options but low in overhead costs.
TRE Performance California 302 race prepped and blue printed block, honed and plugged
Moroso Main Cap Girdle
Scat 3.4 Crank Shaft
Scat Connecting Rods
RaceTec Custom billet forged pistons Autotec -5cc (11.5:1 compression)
Trick Flow Stage 2 - 0.542/0.563 lift, 224/232 @ 050, 286/294 adv duration
Felpro .039 head-gaskets
Trick Flow 11R 190CC CNC heads with 2.055 1.6 valves .600 springs 56cc Chambers
Comp Cams aluminum roller rockers 1.6
Hand Fabricated Aluminum Valve Covers
Trick Flow Chromoly pushrods
Ford Performance Hydraulic Roller Lifters
PAC .600 valve springs
Trick Flow SS valves
Ford Performance Single Plane Intake Manifold
FiTech Go EFI 4 600 Horsepower system
Mr Gasket 1" Intake Spacer
KMJ Performance 15" Oval Polished Air Cleaner 2" Tall filter
Bosch 4.2 with AFR meter
MSD Foxbody Style Coil
Ford Raing 9MM Black Wires
Ford Motorsports Chrome Distributor Hold Down
Professional Products Locked out Distributor. My Lockout video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yynJWYp4KR0
Walbro 255 LPH Fuel pump
March Billet Pulley Kit
Gates 57.3 6 Rib Serpentine Belt
Gmb Waterpump
LMR Thermostat Housing
Ford Motorcraft 180 D Thermstat
Gates Water Filler Neck
LMR Aluminum Overflow Tank
LMR 29 Inch Wide Radiator
Trick flow 28oz Dampener
Felpro Gaskets including .039 Headgasket
Fitech coolant, temp, pressure sensors, and computer
Dorman Oil Pan
Ford Motorsports Chrome Dipstick and Tube
Melling Oil Pump
Ford Parts Pickup Tube (Modified)
Steeda Air Oil Separator System
Ford SN95 PCV Valve on PS Grommet and Valve Cover
Amsoil 30 Weight Zinc Break-in/ 10w30 Synthetic after Break-in
Powermaster Alternator
Yellowtop Battery
FUEL/IGNITION SYSTEM
Rhinohide 5/18 fuel line
Rhinohide 1/4 return line
Earls 6 AN Fuel Fittings
Gates 30R9 High Pressure Fuel Hose
Motorcraft Mustang OEM Fuel Filter
Walboro 255 LPH Fuel Pump
Ford In-tank Fuel pump bracket
FFR Fuel Cap and Retrofit
Ford Mustang Fuel Level Sender
Ford Electrical connectors retrofitted to chassis harness
Lokar throttle cable
Lokar throttle bracket
Lokar tandem return springs
CLUTCH/PRESSURE PLATE
King Cobra Clutch Kit (Made in Korea) 5-spring
Ford Racing Hex Flywheel Bolt Kit
RPM FPH-30228 Billet Flywheel, SFI 1.1 Rated
McLeod Clutch TOB Fork
Ford Adjustable Clutch Cable
Maximum Motorsports Billet Firewall Adjuster
Maximum Motorsports Billet quadrant
TRANSMISSION
T5 Z Tremec Transmission (hand built to t5z spec with the addition of electronic speedo and tail housing)
Motive 2.95 Alloy First Gear
Motive .60 Alloy Final Gear
Motive 5th gear lock/syncro
Ford Carbon Fiber Blocker rings (Syncros)
Ford 2000 Mustang tail housing
Electronic speedo conversion
Custom Billet retainer plate
Ford 1 piece finger selector
Ford Smooth no hole top loader style case cover
Pro 5.0 PRO-7210T5 Billet Shifter base
FFR Classic Shift Pattern Knob, Handle, Billow, and Chrome Bezel
Amsoil ATF Synthetic
DRIVESHAFT
FFR Chromoly T5-8.8
REAREND
Ford 8.8 10 bolt live solid axle
Ford 3.73 Gears
Ford Cobra Limited Slip Differential
Ford SN95 5 lug Alloy Shafts
Ford Cobra Rear Break Strengthening Brackets
Ford Performance Parts SVO Diff Cover/Girdle (old school)
Amsoil Gear Oil 75W-90 Synthetic (does not require friction modifier)
SUSPENSION
KONI Front and Rear Coilovers
FFR Upper and Lower Front Control Arms
Ford SN95 knuckles/spindle
FFR 3 Link Rear
STEERING
Ford Sport Suspension 2.5 Power Rack and Pinion
March Pulley/Bracket
Gates 57.3 Serpentine Belt
Ford Power steering pump
Castrol Transmax Type F Fluid
Ford Power steering lines
Maximum Motorsports Aluminum Steering Rack Bushings
Maximum Motorsports Tie Rod Ends w/Bumpsteer Kit
FFR Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel
BRAKES
Wilwood Reservoir kits (2)
AGS Poly-Armour and Rhinohide 3/8 Hardlines
FFR Stainless steel braided brake lines
Ford Performance 2300-K Big Brake kit includes:
Bendix (PBR) SN95 Ford Performance Brake Booster
Bendix Ford Performance Master Cylinder
Ford SN95 Spindle Knuckles
Ford PBR Cobra 13" 5-lug Front Dual Piston Caliper and Rotor
Ford PBR Cobra 11.65" 5-lug Rear Caliper and Rotor
Ford Cobra anti-moan braces
Welcome to the insanity!! You have made the first dozen of about 100,000 decisions that you will make during your build. The best one was to include your family! We look forward to watching your build and helping you as the need arises.
Jazzman
MKIV #8745 "Flip Top" Roadster, Custom Tilt front, Coyote Engine, Tremec TKO600, Custom Interior. Best of Show winner, Huntington Beach Cruise In 2018.
Welcome to the insanity!! You have made the first dozen of about 100,000 decisions that you will make during your build. The best one was to include your family! We look forward to watching your build and helping you as the need arises.
Thanks Jazzman,
I am humbled by the amount of knowledge on here and am willing to learn whatever I can.
Last edited by TexasAviator; 11-05-2017 at 04:27 PM.
The block on the engine stand. Wasnt too bad I just picked it up and slid it onto the stand. Ima feeling that one ! The block and rotating assembly had to weigh at least 200lbs. 305lb Deadlift workouts saved the day on this one.
Here is the model number etched on the crank facing the water pump.
Clearance for the Moroso Canton girdle was perfect.
Great detailed videos ... I have a 347 but had it built for me; I have never done an engine build so your videos are very helpful.
Mk 4 Roadster
October 25, 2012 - Kit Arrives
April 8, 2013 - Build Starts
August 23, 2015 - Rolling Chassis/Engine & Transmission Installed
March 26, 2016 - Go Cart
Lifters dowel pins and head gasket install. The head gasket is .039 felpro. The dowel pins are from a 1994 ford bronco but new from felpro. Oreilleys could not find a part number for me so i told them to check the trucks. They then had them in stock.
I see that LMR, AM, And, other sites are charging crazy prices on these bolt kits. If you have deleted the steering pump and the ac. These bolts look nice on the front of your molded engine. They are socket head bolts and cost 5 dollars!
At your alls suggestion, I painted the timing cover and clear coated all the other aluminum parts to keep them from corrosion. Also started to port my intake to match the heads.
The Tremec design T-5 5 speed transmission has been around since the early 80's. "World Class" models were introduced in 1985. These transmissions feature tapered roller bearings on the cluster, caged needle bearings under the 1st, 2nd and 3rd speed gears on the mainshaft, double synchronizers on 1st and 2nd and steel blocker rings with bonded friction materials. Ford adopted this configuration for 1985 and up production T5's. Similarly, all Ford aftermarket T-5 applications have been "World Class" since 1985. As the demands on this transmission were increased, gear materials were upgraded (8620 to 4620 to4615) and blocker ring lining materials went from paper to carbon fibre.
In 1993 the pocket bearing between the input and mainshaft was changed from a needle bearing to a tapered roller bearing. This was only used in production on the '93-95 Mustang Cobra T5's but was adopted on many high performance aftermarket T-5 applications including the m-7003-z. The T-5 design and manufacturing rights were purchased by Tremec in 1996 and is still being produced in Mexico.
This is the initial build of a my custom 7003-z spec trans from a repurposed WC case, hardened alloy gears, pocket bearing 2.95 input (not needle bearings) from a new distributor based out of Texas, a 070 spec chromoly gear cluster, a unique uncommon 2000 mustang rear case with electronic speedo, and a billet gear pack retainer. Should be plenty of fun at half the price of a frpp 7003-z trans and plenty for my street 450hp 347.
Here is my coveted T5 1993 Cobra mustang input shaft (aka m-7003-Z). This piece is going for hundreds of dollars for used parts but with the new SAE 8620 alloy you can have this kit built for much cheaper as we are experimenting with the Frankenstein. I came across them online.
The differences between the two bearings inside the cup are apparent here. The difference between a needle bearing world class setup (top) and the obvious race and bearing surface in my new input shaft cup (bottom). The input shaft rides directly against the gear output shaft and is either riding on the weaker needle bearings as seen in the T5 WC or they are riding on the tapered bearing and race as seen in the stronger t5 cobra aka t5z input shaft.
The shaft on the right has a smaller surface area on the front side of the output shaft, and the weaker WC is on the left.
Here you can see the installed bearing on the t5z shaft and how it sits in the above input shaft. This is the stronger bearing that Ford even quotes as having 330 lb ft capability compared to the WC has 265 and 300 respectively depending on the gear count.
Billet cluster support plate. The rebuild kit comes with a thin sloppy metal retainer. This replaces that weak part.
Newer smooth t5 cover got rid of NSS hole and cleans up the overall look of the t5z+ frankenstein trans.
Then inside the cover i replaced the finger selector with a stronger 1 piece design.
Last edited by TexasAviator; 04-04-2017 at 09:30 PM.
This is the billet gear retainer that is similar to a T5Z and replaces the flimsy rebuild kit parts.
Gears installed.
Here you can see the shafts forward pocket bearing that is similar to the T5Z and Cobra setups.
Cluster gears 1352077070R built in 2016 by motive gear. Nothing like fresh parts.
The parts are out there but you have to assemble the right combo to get the 2.95 gears since they did not come in the any year cobra due to emissions. All transmissions, even the Cobra 93-95 were 3.35 gears. The only 2.95 is aftermarket kits. This is the gear set for all these good parts to come together and make this set a true performer.
This is the rear section above the output shaft and shows the difference in the 1999+ rear tail section allowing us to run a true electronic speedometer.
Here is the rear syncro, brake, and electronic speedometer tone ring (above the fork). This allows a WC transmission to be upgraded to a t5z out back. It now has a brake to stop the annoying reverse grind and brings everything up to T5Z spec. All the best parts and upgrades you can do to the T5 WC (World Class).
Last edited by TexasAviator; 04-05-2017 at 06:23 PM.
I should be getting my car at the end of this month. Is there any steps or things I should buy before I take the body off the frame for the first time. Outside of a body buck and things in the manual. What else should I be looking for?
Thread Insert Rivet Nut Kit:
Every access panel, dash, stereo consol and the top of the transmission tunnel are removable on my car and all use the same #10 Allen Head screws to make things easy to access so consider getting one. https://www.rivetsonline.com/rivet-n...d-blind-rivets
Got some things done the last few days. I have been home from deployment for about a week and I have to tell you my little model Cobra and patches that I carried around with me were an inspiration. I have had a horrible deployment but the key is to have healthy distractions while overseas. I would plan all kinds of things and search for parts at the USO and online whenever I could just to get my mind off the mission and the things going on around me. Flying everyday was a stressful endeavor and being bombarded on a weekly sometimes daily basis with rockets was all too much at times. I appreciate the reads and things that go on here so that I had a sense of community and a feeling of being back in the US whenever I could get to my favorite distraction.
Last edited by TexasAviator; 09-29-2017 at 11:02 AM.
Sanded 27 years of gunk and rust off my axle. Wiped it down, shot it semigloss. Setup with 11 inch cobra pbr rear brakes, alloy shafts, 3.73 ford gears, limited slip cobra diff, svo girdle cover. I shot my diff cover because it was looking tired and accented it black. Got in and inspected the work on my used diff. Seals are not leaky, diff fluid was in really good shape. Checked backlash and gear mesh. She is coming together nicely. Buttoned it up and added amsoil severe duty synthetic gear 75w-90.
Last edited by TexasAviator; 09-28-2017 at 05:03 PM.
Finished the transmission build. Possibly the only t5z with electronic Speedo?
Really interesting and ingenious how you steroided out your T5. Being an old 5.0 Stang guy, I love the T5. I also have a fueled injection 347 (around 450 horse) and splurged and bought a G-Force completely manufactured (new case & all new internals) T5, which is rated to 600 foot pounds. Don't have your mad skills and the complete G-Force setup isn't cheap.
Thanks I thought the T5 was a great piece and I would rather repair or fix things then throw them out. So I decided to build it. I wish I had the funds to further buy a GForce or Astro but this was the best alternative. Ford Performance Parts guys said that the T5Z is actually more stout than the 300 ft lb rating, and local guys at my towns drag strip are running stock t5's without destroying them on turbos and other things. The key to my t5z build is also that longer 1st gear, with 2.95 being there I can run out the first gear longer, requiring less shifts through 1 and 2. This also extends life of the blockers (syncro) rings. I also believe the T5z behind a light car and 450 hp motor will hold up fine. I am excited to see how it all comes together and shifts.
Thanks for checking in.
Cant wait to get my heap together and run it down the strip.