Once i have finished installing each and every one of these items, or yourself. Your mustang should be pushing 775 RWHP, and looking like a true mustang. If you are not able to do all this your self you can always take it somewhere to be done for you. Personally i think it adds to the expiernce and makes the car that much more meaningful if you do it yourself, and also that way you know it has been done right and the way you want it to be done. It is very important to use safety though. Some of this can be dangoures and should not be thought to be completed within a weekend. This mustang build will take months and months of work, i would suggest to do one project at a time so you are not left carless. This will also cost alot of money, so make sure you have the money to finish one project before you start another, other then that you should be as happy and excited as i am to drive this beautiful car. If you have any suggestions on any of the blog posts just leave a comment and i will get back to you.
Thank you,
CJ
Friday, June 8, 2012
New transmission
When you supercharge a car or add more power then it comes with you should look into getting a new transmision, and make sure it can handle the power from your motor, also think about buying a new stronger drive shaft. To install the transmission you will have to jack up your car. Their should be eight bolts connecting it to your enging along with u-joints on either side of your drive shaft, you will pull all the codder pins on both u-joints then pull the pin out. once you have pulled the pin out you can remove the drive shaft from your car. Now you can drop your tranny out once you have inbolted the eight bolts. Their will be tranny fluid let it drain, then their should be a driveline hooked up to your cams. Un-bolt the drive line from the camshart, this will allow your whole tranny asssembly to drop out of your car but before you do that make sure to un bolt your shifter, unless you are putting a new shifter into the car. Once you have done that you can install the new tranny hook everything back up, but dont worry about the tranny fluid to the end. Now that your tranny is back in be sure when you install the new drive shaft to replace the u-joints with the newely required u-joints, or you will have problems with them. Once you have the new drive shaft in connect your shifter, and pour the requirred amount of tranny fluid into the resevoure. After that is done be sure to take it easy for a while untill the tranny fluid has been completely ran throught the system. Once you have everything done you should take your car to a shop so they can tune it for your tranny and engine requirements.
New rear axle
To install a new axle it can be difficult, you will need to first un tighten your lug nuts. Then jack the rear end of your car up, and finishing un-bolting your tires. Once this is done you should get under your car and start to unblot your drive shaft. There should be a U-joint you will take the codder pin out of either side then slide the bolt out of the two u joints, now your drive shaft should drop down, now the drive shaft should be out of your way. Next you should unbolt the rear diff from your axle there should be eight bolts two on each side. Once you have the diff cover off and the fluid drained you should start removing the gears out of the housing as it is draining you can remove your breaks. to do this their should be two mounting bolts on the back side of the break caliper. Remove those two bolts, and then hang the calipers on somthing do not let them hang freely as it is a saftey hazard. You can now take of the actualy roder there should be a hole somewhere on the roder, take the mmounting scre it should fit right in the hole and screw it in, this will seperate the roder from the actuall axle. Once you have this done it is time to move back to the rear diff. their should be eight studs inside the rear diff housing unscrew the studs from the rear axle. You can now completely take off the rear diff. All thats left to take off is the suspension for stock suspension you should unbolt a u bolt around the leaf springs which should allow the rear axle to drop down. Now that you have removed everything you should be able to put the new one in. To do this start off with the suspension. then put the rear diff back on with all the gears and the cover, then put the roters on and calipers and hook the drive shaft up. All you have left to do now is re bolt the wheels back on now when you frist put the new rear axle on drive around your neighborhood to let the new diff fluid adjust to the new power of the axle. This is esential or your diff will blow very quickly.
Gauges
To install gauges you will need to order the gaudge pod, gauges, wiring, and gauge reader modules.
First things first install the gauge pod into the desired spot on the dash, or pillar in our interior. Once you have installed the pod you can start putting your gauges in, after you have this done run all the wires from the gauge into the engine compartment. After you have this complete splice all wires and hook them up to coresponding reader modules. Once each reader is hooked up it is time to insert them into the proper engine compenents. For the air to fuel modual you will plug that into your mass air flow sensor, their should be a sensor in there with a slot for a plug in all you have to do then is plug it in. For the boost gauge you will have to find the correct plug in on your supercharger and insert it usually its where the plug from the computer plugs into also. After that one is done you should plug in your RPM gauge which plugs right into your fuse box, to find where you should read the fuse index on the cover of fuse box. Once they are all hooked up link all the gauges into one power wire and run it to a constant power source. Ground the negative and you should have working gauges.
First things first install the gauge pod into the desired spot on the dash, or pillar in our interior. Once you have installed the pod you can start putting your gauges in, after you have this done run all the wires from the gauge into the engine compartment. After you have this complete splice all wires and hook them up to coresponding reader modules. Once each reader is hooked up it is time to insert them into the proper engine compenents. For the air to fuel modual you will plug that into your mass air flow sensor, their should be a sensor in there with a slot for a plug in all you have to do then is plug it in. For the boost gauge you will have to find the correct plug in on your supercharger and insert it usually its where the plug from the computer plugs into also. After that one is done you should plug in your RPM gauge which plugs right into your fuse box, to find where you should read the fuse index on the cover of fuse box. Once they are all hooked up link all the gauges into one power wire and run it to a constant power source. Ground the negative and you should have working gauges.
Interior
Next in the interior I will install accent lighting. To do this can be easy or difficult depending on how hidden you want them and where you want them. To me the more hidden and difficult it is to do the better it will look. I have chosen to either do a red accent light, or an orange. You can purchase these lights almost anywhere, if you order them off of a specialty website all of the lights should be the right length and come with wiring that is the right length also. now for installation measure all of the lights to mark holes for the brackets, now drill holes one size smaller then the screw. You will now install the brackets, after that is done you will install the actuall light fixture it self to the brackets. Now you can wire all of them together or each section seperate it all depends on your liking. To do this you will want to find a designated spot for your switch or switches, once you have found a spot mount the switch. after that is done you can start running wires, now you will want to hide them and easiest way to do this, is to tear up all of your carpeting and run them under to the switch now you will have your positive and negative also you will have a wire going to a constant power station (cigarette lighter,fuse box, ect)
after this is done you will want ground all of the wires to a good metal spot where it has a good coneection. after that is done you should have accent lighting up your car for your enjoyment.
after this is done you will want ground all of the wires to a good metal spot where it has a good coneection. after that is done you should have accent lighting up your car for your enjoyment.
Interior
First in the interior i will start with the rear seat delete. To do this might be a little difficult i would recomend with taking out your front seats first. This is done by un-bolting the blocks that secure the seat on the rails, you should then unconnect the blocks from the seat. You should now slide the blocks off the rails. If you have power seats, you should un-screw the panel with the seat controlls this is very simple. Now you should be able to pull the seat out of the car. After this is done you will move to the back seats. You will have to open up your trunk to acess the bolts for the top of the back seats, un-bolt both seats their should be 4 or 5 bolts per seat. After that u should be able to remove the back rest part of the back seats next for the bottom unbolt the rails from the floor this may require you to jack up the car and unblot them from the bottom. Once the bolts are out of the rails remove the bottom part of your seats. Then take your rear seat delete kit and follow the instructions, it shouldn't requir any tools, and should come with all the hardware you need. To do this you will take both panels and place them to line up with the holes from the old seats where the bolts went. Now their should be 16 interior pins. the will insert in the old bolt holes. You have now completed the rear seat delete, all you have to do now is replace the front seats. Make sure they are secure, both top and bottom bolts on the blocks, and be sure to put the controll panel back onto your seat.
Body Kit
Installaion of the body kit is important that everything is done right, because if its not you could risk stuff falling off or paint chipping. First things first i highly recomend take it to a body shop so they can match all the paint to your cars specific paint, if you try to do it yourself you might not get the same shade. Now youve had the body kit panted, all you have to do is un-install the stock bumpers hood, and side skirts. When you do this you will notice bolts all over the bumper behind it. Unbolt all of the bolts and keep them together, some are different sizes then others, once you have all the bolts de-attached from the bumper, take all of the stuff on the bumpers off. Such as license plate, and grills. Once you have everything off your bumpers, you can start installing the new body kit. This is farely simple you now put your license plate back onto the bumper and install all the bolts into their correct spots, i recomend you tape off every edge that might be close to other paint or objects so you do not chip or scratch the paint. This is how you will install you body kit depending on what kind it is.
Taillights
To install tail lights is pretty easy, you will need:
-A screwdriver
-Wire splicer
- wire conectors
-electrical tape
To install the Taillights you will have to open your trunk and peel back the fabric in your trunk. Its pretty simple to do their will be three screws in screw those three. now unscrew the bulbs and remove the old tailight. Now for the new LED tailights you should have gotten a special power box and plug in unit. You will splice your positive negative and ground wires to the power box and the old wiring, now connect the proper wires to the matching ones. Once you have them connected correct test them to make sure all is working, then wrap them in electrical tape make sure the positive and negative are not touching eachother. This coud cause a short out and ruin the power box, once they are taped you can take the conectors to furthur the protectione of these wires slip it onto the wire and clamp both ends shut. you can now take the LED strip and plug them into the power box along with the blinker and reverse lights. This should only take about 45 minutes to do both Taillights. Once the lights are in place and the wires are hidden you can now take the new tailights and insert them back into their orignal spot and screw them in. This is how to install the tailights. Now to tint the tail lights you can leave them out before installing them again, you will clean them off with an alcohal based liquid make sure to use a rag so no residue is left behind then mask off all parts of the tailight that you do not want to be tinted, like the reverse light. You are now ready to spray them if possible hang them up somewhere well ventilated. You can now take your tailight tint and hold it about 6 to 10 inches away from the taillights and spray them in an even light coat let them dry for about ten minutes until they get a little tacky and apply a second coat. This makes the tint stick better, from then on you can apply as many coats as needed.
-A screwdriver
-Wire splicer
- wire conectors
-electrical tape
To install the Taillights you will have to open your trunk and peel back the fabric in your trunk. Its pretty simple to do their will be three screws in screw those three. now unscrew the bulbs and remove the old tailight. Now for the new LED tailights you should have gotten a special power box and plug in unit. You will splice your positive negative and ground wires to the power box and the old wiring, now connect the proper wires to the matching ones. Once you have them connected correct test them to make sure all is working, then wrap them in electrical tape make sure the positive and negative are not touching eachother. This coud cause a short out and ruin the power box, once they are taped you can take the conectors to furthur the protectione of these wires slip it onto the wire and clamp both ends shut. you can now take the LED strip and plug them into the power box along with the blinker and reverse lights. This should only take about 45 minutes to do both Taillights. Once the lights are in place and the wires are hidden you can now take the new tailights and insert them back into their orignal spot and screw them in. This is how to install the tailights. Now to tint the tail lights you can leave them out before installing them again, you will clean them off with an alcohal based liquid make sure to use a rag so no residue is left behind then mask off all parts of the tailight that you do not want to be tinted, like the reverse light. You are now ready to spray them if possible hang them up somewhere well ventilated. You can now take your tailight tint and hold it about 6 to 10 inches away from the taillights and spray them in an even light coat let them dry for about ten minutes until they get a little tacky and apply a second coat. This makes the tint stick better, from then on you can apply as many coats as needed.
Headlight Instalation
To install the new head lights you will need:
-Screw driver
-Wire stripers
-electrical tape
-Wire conectors
-Wire harness(should come with HID's)
For the instalation its pretty simple, first you will want to take out the old head lights and assemblies. To do this will open the hood of your car up, their should be two screws holding them down on the top, you will unscrew the two screws. Next on each side their should be two tabs pull the tabs outward away from the headlight assembly, this should leave the headlight assembly free to move. Now un-hook the light fixture from the bulbs, to do this you will just turn them counter clock wise they should just unlock and, un-hook. Next pull the assembly and bulbs out of their resting place. Now time to remove the original wiring, this is the tricky part. You will locate their starting destination, un-hook the plug and remove the old wire harness. You now should have all stock lighting out, you can now take the new wire harness for the HID's and place them into the correct plug, then take the end of the harness and plug them into the ballests for the HID's. After this is done place all of the HID bulbs into the new headlight housing, plug the ballests into the bulb. This is very simple to do, now turn on your lights to make sure they work. Now just as a warning HID's have the tendency to night light up the second you turn your lights on, this is because the ballests have to juice up to power the bulbs. Do not worry they will turn on whether it will take a few seconds or minutes , they will work. HID's can be used as high beams, low beams, and also fog lghts. Many people prefer them for their bright white lighting which reaches a farther distance and illuminates more objects.
-Screw driver
-Wire stripers
-electrical tape
-Wire conectors
-Wire harness(should come with HID's)
For the instalation its pretty simple, first you will want to take out the old head lights and assemblies. To do this will open the hood of your car up, their should be two screws holding them down on the top, you will unscrew the two screws. Next on each side their should be two tabs pull the tabs outward away from the headlight assembly, this should leave the headlight assembly free to move. Now un-hook the light fixture from the bulbs, to do this you will just turn them counter clock wise they should just unlock and, un-hook. Next pull the assembly and bulbs out of their resting place. Now time to remove the original wiring, this is the tricky part. You will locate their starting destination, un-hook the plug and remove the old wire harness. You now should have all stock lighting out, you can now take the new wire harness for the HID's and place them into the correct plug, then take the end of the harness and plug them into the ballests for the HID's. After this is done place all of the HID bulbs into the new headlight housing, plug the ballests into the bulb. This is very simple to do, now turn on your lights to make sure they work. Now just as a warning HID's have the tendency to night light up the second you turn your lights on, this is because the ballests have to juice up to power the bulbs. Do not worry they will turn on whether it will take a few seconds or minutes , they will work. HID's can be used as high beams, low beams, and also fog lghts. Many people prefer them for their bright white lighting which reaches a farther distance and illuminates more objects.
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