Thread: fox mustang parts and 460 swap parts.

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Yep, buy one of the kits made of a block of aluminum to get rid of the brake booster, then a simple manual master cylinder mounts to that. It eliminates the valve cover to master cylinder clearance problem, and moves it slightly to the left.

I will be at the shop tomorrow PM after work, and will shoot you some pictures of the Capri engine bay. You will be able to see how much room you gain with the tube crossmember and the master cylinder kit. I'll post tomorrow night for you.


It is kind of like putting 10 lbs of something in a 5 lb bag, but it makes an awesome swap. Yeah, it is a little nose heavy, and all that, but the kick in the middle of your back when you stomp it kind of makes up for all that. Oh, you will probably need a 3 inch hood to clear the intake, too.


Don

If you like 460's, go to http://www.460ford.com/


There, after 30 trys I got it to paste right.


Oh, and you need to take a sledgehammer and bang in the top of the trans tunnel a little to get the C6 to clear the floor. Nothing drastic, just a couple of places interfer.

AWESOME! thank you!! i will check tommarow for the pics! Thanks again!

Hey Thunder, I stopped after work tonight and shot you a few pix of the Capri that I set up originally to hold the 460. You don't need all of the stuff shown in the pictures, but it sure makes getting it in there a whole lot easier, especially with headers and all.

The first picture shows the adapter I mentioned that gets rid of your power brake booster, and converts it to manual brakes. If you buy one, get the kit that includes the pushrod. Some don't have it, and you have to modify yours.

Some of the pictures show the D and D crossmember. Compare this picture to your stock crossmember, and you will see how much clearance you pickup in the pan and header area.

Other shots are of the coil overs my Son added. I originally set it up for Moroso coil springs, but he bought taller springs, and we had fits trying to get them in, so he finally just went to coil overs. I have to admit, they look trick, and will probably transfer weight better. The car will see limited street use, so these should work ok.

One shot shows the tubular lower a arms he added at the same time. He has more money than me, what can I say?

Hope these give you some idea of what you can do. By the way, also be sure to buy one of the Battle Box kits to reinforce your lower control arm torque boxes, as these can get torn out real quick with sticky tires and some decent horsepower. Also, add subframe connectors. After we added ours, you can now jack up one corner and the whole car lifts up, no more flex in the chassis.

If you have any more questions, just yell.


Don

You can only post 5 pictures so here is the final one. I shows pretty well how much room you have compared to stock.


Don

PS: We also are running a manual steering rack, similar to a Flaming River. We thought we would work on our biceps while we were at it. lol

wow thank you VERY MUCH! these pics will help out a ton, i am going to print them off and put them in a folder so i dont loose them. i see what you mean about the extra clearance with the tubular set up, ther really is a lot more room. i will have to see what kind of funds i will have to work with. i am trying to locate as many of the parts used as i can. you or anyone you know wouldnt happen to have any used 460 swap parts you would want to sell would you?

THANK YOU!

I sold off all of mine when I sold the car back to my Son, because he is going the small block route. But if you keep watching Ebay with key words like 460 fox, etc, this stuff shows up pretty often.

We guys who build Fords usually pay more for stuff than our Chevy brothers, and big blocks are even more expensive than that. But I think dollar for dollar it is hard to beat the performance you can get by dropping one of these in some lighter body.

I have a Total Performance T Bucket body and frame that I am saving for the 460 engine I have left over from this project. I was shooting for the 10 second bracket with the Capri, so the engine should run pretty good in the lighter bucket. But that project is behind 2 or 3 others I have to finish first, so it will be a while.

If you have patience, and look for some deals, you can save some money on the parts you are looking for. You might want to take pictures as you go, and post them, for others thinking of doing the same swap.

I'm glad the pictures I posted for you helped/ Good luck.


Don


PS, just looked on Ebay, there are a set of swap engine mounts on there right now. Long time to go on the auction, but they are only at $ 20 so far. The item number is Item number: 8069819158

wow thanks again! i am watching the mounts now, i looked at the sellers other items and he has the pan i need too, i might be able to get this stuff that would be nice, i hope a set of headers becomes available too