Aussie67
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Terry hope whoever has/ had the big C is ok.
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1952 F1: The Garage Roommate
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^^^^^ Agree, hope all is well or getting better with the Big C.
Aussie67
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So is one of these in the mix?
www.streetmachine.com.au
Ford announces 1000hp Megazilla 2.0 and 800hp Coyote blown crate motors
The Godzilla-based Megazilla 2.0 and the Dark Horse Coyote V8 are Ford’s latest blown crate engines
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I wish. The old project budgets do not allow such these days. Doing things the way I like always made things tough financially. Especially with the wife watching! Now with two going on simultaneously its even harder. Plus I still have one in college draining the wallet.So is one of these in the mix?
Ford announces 1000hp Megazilla 2.0 and 800hp Coyote blown crate motors
The Godzilla-based Megazilla 2.0 and the Dark Horse Coyote V8 are Ford’s latest blown crate engines
I still go back and forth on powerplant for the truck. One day its Godzilla the next Coyote. To be honest, Coyote is likely where I end up. I can snag an engine/trans pullout and the stuff needed to complete it for about what the Godzilla engine alone would cost me. And seeing as how last summer I put maybe 200 miles on the mustang REALLY hard to convince myself spending another $25k vs $15k to get the truck rolling to drive less than a 1000 miles a season makes any sense.
Been mainly focused on the coupe. Not a ton of hours available but I am slowly getting through the subframe and new floor fabrication for the old Model A. Then need to wrap up a few lower body panels before I can break out the saw and chop it. I'm still trying to convince myself I like this part of a project but I'm realizing that is BS. I love the creative aspects but it takes far too long and makes too much of a mess. I spend more time cleaning up than working it seems. Be glad when I'm past it.
Aussie67
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I hear you, I seem to be working on mine more than driving them. Spent a full day trying to remove a stripped torx head bolt from the Monaro. In their wisdom GM used a torx head bolt for the hard to get at air con belt pulley. Every other bolt around it is normal. At least in your case it's meaning/ gratifying work
Impressive performance from the coyote and Godzilla development.
Impressive performance from the coyote and Godzilla development.
Don't you have some cookies to bake?
Back from the dead...again. Settle in and I will share a tale with you this fine Sunday evening about how the F1 project got yet another dose of life reinjected into it.
I was surprised to find when I went looking for this thread that is was just about a year ago I last posted about the truck. That post was just a musing over where I thought it might go one day and prophetically It seems I called it right (see post #424).
Thanks to patience and simple dumb luck I might even be right about my cost prediction. Mind you, the figure I was throwing about was just about remaining drivetrain cost not the remaining project budget. We don't talk about those kinds of numbers! I have been hunting around for the right time or opportunity to make the investment in an engine and transmission for the truck since I "stole" the flathead set-up for the Coupe. It finally came together and I pulled the trigger. Twice actually.
First I need to tell you that I gave up in the Godzilla idea. Too much going on there with valvetrain issues for me to trust not having to put even more money into upgrading a brand new engine. A potentially costly venture and a headache I could avoid by going Coyote instead. I am still me though which means always trying to find a harder path to the destination. In the case of a Coyote, that meant electing to go with a Gen 1 engine and not some later version. Why? There is no good reason. I just wanted one because that was the first and I had one in my Gotta Have It Green GT way back when and well, it's my call. To make matters more difficult, I didn't want to build yet another engine. I already have way more to do than I can accomplish anytime soon as it is. So the hunt had been on for a low mileage engine for let's just say a while.
Sometimes a guy just gets lucky and this was finally my time. I came across an engine with less than 25k original miles on it. Long story short, it's 2013 Mustang GT vintage that was wrecked after just a few years. The engine and trans were bought by a guy to go into his '69 but he found out quickly that his wallet couldn't afford what his shop wanted to do the installation, so the engine sat in his garage for years. Along comes another guy who buys it for his project. It sits for a while and he too decides he has bitten off more than he can chew. His concern was all the tech and wiring involved as he is old school and figured it beyond his abilities. So, finally I find out about it and jump, grabbing it and the MT-82 six speed manual still hanging off the back.
For many this is where the hunt may have ended but not for me. Not this time. Way back when I bought the F1 the deal was the truck would be her cruise vehicle to drive. She doesn't do the clutch thing. Need an automatic. Made another great find here too. Scored a 6R80 six speed with just over 15k miles on the ticker. Ordered up a flex plate and the associated hardware, etc. and the drivetrain is good to go. It was about this time a guy made a post about feeling his age. I was driving all over the place picking all this new stuff up and loading and unloading by myself. Again need to make another mental note to not forget I am not 30 anymore!
Now that everything was in the garage, time to really assess the engine and go over closely. As a pull-out from a wreck there is always the chance of physical damage you need to be wary of finding. When I went to get it I noted the passenger side coil cover was missing and the top had been sheared off of one of the two left bank VCT solenoids. The other was there but damaged as well. There didn't appear to be any other damage and looking things over more intently at home I found nothing else of note other than a bit of what might be considered "crush" type scoring on part of the lower engine harness but the wiring was all still intact. Overall, really great shape.
I had pulled a coil and plug off the one bank so I could stick a camera down to inspect the bore when I went to get the engine so I knew from that time that the condition aligned with the backstory and accompanying paperwork and tags. Still, I wanted to see more now. I pulled everything off the top of the engine and removed the drivers side cam cover. Wow was my reaction. What I saw looked like a fresh built engine. All the metal looks like it would have the day it was made. No discoloration or any sign of wear/use. Even the little bit of oil pooled here or there looked fresh. See for yourself.
I was surprised to find when I went looking for this thread that is was just about a year ago I last posted about the truck. That post was just a musing over where I thought it might go one day and prophetically It seems I called it right (see post #424).
Thanks to patience and simple dumb luck I might even be right about my cost prediction. Mind you, the figure I was throwing about was just about remaining drivetrain cost not the remaining project budget. We don't talk about those kinds of numbers! I have been hunting around for the right time or opportunity to make the investment in an engine and transmission for the truck since I "stole" the flathead set-up for the Coupe. It finally came together and I pulled the trigger. Twice actually.
First I need to tell you that I gave up in the Godzilla idea. Too much going on there with valvetrain issues for me to trust not having to put even more money into upgrading a brand new engine. A potentially costly venture and a headache I could avoid by going Coyote instead. I am still me though which means always trying to find a harder path to the destination. In the case of a Coyote, that meant electing to go with a Gen 1 engine and not some later version. Why? There is no good reason. I just wanted one because that was the first and I had one in my Gotta Have It Green GT way back when and well, it's my call. To make matters more difficult, I didn't want to build yet another engine. I already have way more to do than I can accomplish anytime soon as it is. So the hunt had been on for a low mileage engine for let's just say a while.
Sometimes a guy just gets lucky and this was finally my time. I came across an engine with less than 25k original miles on it. Long story short, it's 2013 Mustang GT vintage that was wrecked after just a few years. The engine and trans were bought by a guy to go into his '69 but he found out quickly that his wallet couldn't afford what his shop wanted to do the installation, so the engine sat in his garage for years. Along comes another guy who buys it for his project. It sits for a while and he too decides he has bitten off more than he can chew. His concern was all the tech and wiring involved as he is old school and figured it beyond his abilities. So, finally I find out about it and jump, grabbing it and the MT-82 six speed manual still hanging off the back.
For many this is where the hunt may have ended but not for me. Not this time. Way back when I bought the F1 the deal was the truck would be her cruise vehicle to drive. She doesn't do the clutch thing. Need an automatic. Made another great find here too. Scored a 6R80 six speed with just over 15k miles on the ticker. Ordered up a flex plate and the associated hardware, etc. and the drivetrain is good to go. It was about this time a guy made a post about feeling his age. I was driving all over the place picking all this new stuff up and loading and unloading by myself. Again need to make another mental note to not forget I am not 30 anymore!
Now that everything was in the garage, time to really assess the engine and go over closely. As a pull-out from a wreck there is always the chance of physical damage you need to be wary of finding. When I went to get it I noted the passenger side coil cover was missing and the top had been sheared off of one of the two left bank VCT solenoids. The other was there but damaged as well. There didn't appear to be any other damage and looking things over more intently at home I found nothing else of note other than a bit of what might be considered "crush" type scoring on part of the lower engine harness but the wiring was all still intact. Overall, really great shape.
I had pulled a coil and plug off the one bank so I could stick a camera down to inspect the bore when I went to get the engine so I knew from that time that the condition aligned with the backstory and accompanying paperwork and tags. Still, I wanted to see more now. I pulled everything off the top of the engine and removed the drivers side cam cover. Wow was my reaction. What I saw looked like a fresh built engine. All the metal looks like it would have the day it was made. No discoloration or any sign of wear/use. Even the little bit of oil pooled here or there looked fresh. See for yourself.
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If you don't know, the cam covers on a Coyote are composite (plastic). They are known to warp over time leading to oil leaks. I figured since I was pulling them off anyway for inspection (and to replace the broken VCT solenoids) it would be a good to time to upgrade. Ford Performance makes cast aluminum pieces that were used on the GT 500 engines so I got a set of those to go on it. I will likely paint those to match the truck at some point but for now they look pretty good as.
Also got a new set of coil covers from Ford as well since I needed one anyway. The engine cover was missing but I found a guy on Marketplace selling the full top of his Gen 1 (intake, throttle body, fuel rail with injectors, aftermarket oil catch can set-up and engine cover) he pulled off brand new when he had a Roush supercharger kit installed. I will be using all this on mine.
This thing spent some time sitting in a junkyard, then a lot of years collecting dust in a couple guys garages before I finally brought it here. It was pretty dusty and dirty. The guy I got it from had a rusty chain laying across it for who knows how long which left some rust stains on the aluminum in a few spots. I set about cleaning it up with some rags, Scotchbrite pads and a number of wire and nylon brush attachments on my little Dremel tool but eventually i got her looking pretty good. Still need to pull the serpentine belt off so I can remove the pulleys and get them cleaned up and maybe repainted but that can wait a bit.
Couldn't resist popping a few of the new pieces on to see how it looked. Here's a before and after. More to do but it's looking good.
Also got a new set of coil covers from Ford as well since I needed one anyway. The engine cover was missing but I found a guy on Marketplace selling the full top of his Gen 1 (intake, throttle body, fuel rail with injectors, aftermarket oil catch can set-up and engine cover) he pulled off brand new when he had a Roush supercharger kit installed. I will be using all this on mine.
This thing spent some time sitting in a junkyard, then a lot of years collecting dust in a couple guys garages before I finally brought it here. It was pretty dusty and dirty. The guy I got it from had a rusty chain laying across it for who knows how long which left some rust stains on the aluminum in a few spots. I set about cleaning it up with some rags, Scotchbrite pads and a number of wire and nylon brush attachments on my little Dremel tool but eventually i got her looking pretty good. Still need to pull the serpentine belt off so I can remove the pulleys and get them cleaned up and maybe repainted but that can wait a bit.
Couldn't resist popping a few of the new pieces on to see how it looked. Here's a before and after. More to do but it's looking good.
I am sorry, I meant to say any apron wearing, cookie baking, large eared househusband could do a coyote swap!