Hello all, Here goes my build thread.
I went with the base kit, but added on several options during the spring sale. manual steering rack, wilwood pedal box, and FFR lower control arms. I have SN95 spindels, discs, and brakes for the front. I rebuilt an 8.8 rear end from a foxbody mustang with 3.27 gears and a 5 lug conversion. I will be staying with the drum brakes and using the 4 link set up. I have a 5.0 HO from a 96 Ford Explorer that I am going to rebuild. It has the better breathing intake, bigger throttle body, and better breathing gt40 Iron heads. (Compared to the stock foxbody set up that is) I've got a BBK MAF sensor and cold air intake I will be adding as well. I have a rebuilt T5 for the transmission and will add a Modern Driveline mid shift conversion to it as soon as I can convince myself to keep spending more money. I had originaly planned to find some good looking, but low cost wheels from somewhere other than FFR. However, after a long search I discovered there are not a lot of options out there with the right backspacing and the look I wanted. So, I ended up getting some FFR 15" halibrand style wheels. At least I got the look I was after. Not so much on the low cost. My current plans on color are red with black stripes.
My goal is to build a nice cruiser that I can take on a weekend drive and the occasional show.
I got my kit delivered back in June, So I have already made some progress. (Don't be fooled by the thread title though, I am not moving at lightening speed) I thought I would start to put up some pics along the way so if anyone sees something amiss they can let me know before I get to far along.
I will now attempt to post some pictures. (I am not a computer guy, so I say "attempt")
The day it arrived.
The 8.8
The power plant prior to tear down