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Randy, I think I've called it a MOFO more than once in the past few weeks! Lots done in the past few days; I found a belt that fit and got the tensioner mounted, intake is mounted along with all the little gizmos bolted to it and hooked up. That stuff sure eats a lot of time. I found an adapter to eliminate the factory oil cooler and mount a take off plate so it's on the way and the cooling passages for the factory one are plugged.

Originally Posted by falconvan

Randy, I think I've called it a MOFO more than once in the past few weeks!

Well Falcon, gotta admit I use the term on mine sometimes, too, and it doesn't even have any "Mo" in it!!!

Your MoFo is looking awesome! Can't wait till crank it up time!!

You're doing a fantastic job on this beast, Falcon! I predict lots of head scratchin' when you pop the hood and the crowd at the car shows try to figure out what engine you're running.

I predict lots of head scratching when I try to START it and figure out why it won't run!

Falcon great job! It sure is coming along nicely!

Thanks, Ryan. I've been sick for three days so I didnt get back out there until today. I got the O2 sensors put in and had to shorten the harness for the passenger side one. I made it way to long, not sure how I measured that wrong. I put the core support on and made a mount for the oil cooler (Caprice police car) and the remote filter. I'll have to get a 90 degree elbow to shoot the air intake sideways so the radiator will fit. Looks like a late 60s Mustang aluminum radiator is going to be the best fit. The passenger side wheel well still fits but the drivers side will need some surgery.
I also picked up a new parts hauler yesterday; it's a 2000 3/4 ton Ram van with a 5.9. A little bit of a beater but it runs great, everything works, and has lots of hauling room. Best of all, it was cheap.

Shaping up Falcon! Oil cooler looks to be a heavy duty unit and the van should be up to hauling most anything!!!!

Great work and thanks for the tip on the cooler. That should make for a cheap cooler in yards.

$10 special, Ryan. Plus it's probably made way better that the aftermarket ones.
I got all the cooler and filter lines run tonight; hope to get radiator in and maybe fuel lines run this weekend.

Lots done today; got my radiator installed, starter back in, ran the battery cables for the trunk mounted battery, did some work on the panel where the ECC and relays are going to be mounted, and notched the steering column tube to clear the drivers side header. I raised the engine 1/2" but still had to notch it; forgot to account for the thickness of the header wrap when I built the header tube around the column. Im going to have to relocate the MAF; it's hitting the top of the radiator fan and I've got the radiator as far forward as it can go and the fan as low as it can go. But all in all; it's coming along pretty good. Im hoping there's an attempt at starting the engine in the near future!

Another day closer. There seems to always be something that doesn't fit first time out of the box

Progress at any rate is still progress!!!! Nice work, Falcon!

Great work sir! There's always something more that needs to be modified as soon as you're almost done.

Thanks! I finally hit that point where I had to stop working on the car and start cleaning; the car was full of tools and junk, every flat surface was piled with stuff and I couldn't find anything. So now everything is cleaned up and I was able to get the car to the point of a crank test. Starter circuit works and after testing some voltages on the PCM it looks like I have power where it needs to be. Next thing is to run the fuel lines and see if she's going to start. Might get there tomorrow!

WooHoo!! It's getting exciting now! LOL... Can't wait to hear it 's running. From the pics it really does look like one bad MoFo!

I've actually been watching C-list for a SHO... if I can find one for the right price I'll snag it and all the components and follow in your footsteps.