Luke's 1990 Mustang LX

Luke M

Runs on positive thoughts.
Apr 10, 2012
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After selling my 1993 and 1989 LX coupes, I decided it was time to get another one. I couldn't drop the habit and decided to pick this one up in June of 2007, long story short it has been an ongoing project ever since. I purchased this car from the original owner who bought the car new in Saint John, New Brunswick. After moving to Virginia he decided to sell the car and after seeing it listed online I decided it was the right car to build the car that I always wanted. If you have any questions or comments feel free to chime in.

Motor-
AD Performance Built Dart 347
-Dart Sportsman race block
-Scat Forged 4340 3.400 crank 28 oz
-Probe H-beam 5.315 rods
-Probe dished 1.175 piston 14.2cc dish, ~9.1 w/ 65cc TFS heads
-Clevite Bearings
-Total Seal Classic Race file fit rings
-Rollmaster Red Timing Set
-Hardened Thrust Plate
-ARP 1/2 Head Studs
-ARP 2000 Rod Bolts
-Probe Tool Steel Wrist Pins
-Romac 28 oz Billet balancer
-Reichard Racing Timing Pointer
-Precision Oil Pumps Blueprinted Race Pump Standard Volume
-ARP Oil Pump shaft and pump bolts
-Canton 7 QT Pan, Pickup, and Dipstick
-Trick Flow Fox Lake Stage 2 ported Twisted Wedge Heads
-PS3 Spring kit with Titanium retainers, new seals, and new locks.
-Harland Sharp/Fox Lake TFS Specific 1.6 Rockers with TFS Pushrods
-Crane Link-bar lifters 36532-16
-Canton Polished Aluminum Valve Covers
-Flowtech Induction Custom Camshaft
-Holley Systemax Intake, Port matched by Fox Lake to heads, Number 5
runner ported all the way through.
-Accufab 75mm T-body
-New Timing Chain cover - Jet Hot Coated
-Edelbrock Polished Waterpump
-Breeze Automotive driver side alternator tensioner/ mount
-Large case 170 amp 3G alternator
-SCT BA-2400 MAF
-Northern Radiators Aluminum Radiator
-Flex-A-Lite 210 Dual Electric Fan w/controller


Fuel System-
Glenn's Performance Sleeper Tank Fuel System
-GP sleeper fuel tank -10 feed -6 feeds -6 return
-GP fuel filter
-Dual Walbro fuel pumps
-Aeromotive A1000 fuel pressure regulator
-60lb Mototron injectors
-Behind Bars Race Cars fuel rails

Drivetrain-
Strange Built Rear End
-Motive 3.27 gear
-Detroit Truetrac Differential
-1/2" 3" studs
-Strange 31 spline S/S axles
-LPW Ultimate 8.8 differential cover
-Welded 9" Ends, axle tubes, straightened housing
-94-04 Cobra brake adapter kit
-UPR Extreme Duty spherical bushings

Ford M2300K Brake kit
-93 Cobra brake booster
-94 Mustang spindles
-94 Mustang gutted proportioning valve
-Cobra calipers
-Slotted rotors
-SS hoses


Transmission-
TSI AOD
-Modified and blueprinted
-31 Spline 300m alloy input shaft
-TSI 2/3 forward manual valve body
-Different planetaries, pump, oiling passages, wider bands and more clutches.
-UCC 10" race converter
-J.W. "The Wheel" lightweight flexplate
-Tru-Cool Max transmission cooler


Exhaust-
Bassani stainless catback


Power Adder-
Quicktime Turbo Systems Kit
-PT78GTS turbo
-Tial 44mm wastegate
-Tial 50mm bov
-1/2" thick laser cut flange header with 1 5/8" primaries and 2 1/2" collector
-2 1/2" crossover with flex joint
-3" down pipe w/ v-band clamps for easy plug access
-3" powder coated cold side
-Custom length 8.5 MSD plug wires
-Hot side ceramic coated black, cold side powder coated gunmetal
-VS Racing turbo blanket

Electrical-
MSD Digital 6


Suspension-
Front-
-Maximum Motorsports caster camber plates
-Strange Externally adjustable Mustang struts
-Maximum Motorsports steering shaft
-UPR bumpsteer kit
-PA Racing k-member
-PA Racing a-arms
-PA racing coil over kit
-Hyper Coil 12" 225 springs
-Flaming River manual steering rack
Rear-
-Maximum Motorsports Extreme Duty lower control arms
-Strange externally adjustable Mustang shocks
-Eibach springs
-Wild Rides upper and lower battle boxes
-Kenny Brown subframe connectors


Rims and Tires-
MavroMont Industries Pony R
Front- 17x5.5 Pony R (narrowed by Weldcraft Wheels) w/ 185/55/17 M&H front runners
Rear- 17x10 Pony R w/ 275/40/17 Mickey Thompson ET Streets


Interior-
Stock 1990 crystal blue.
Dynomat everywhere
AEM Wideband gauge
AEM True Boost gauge
Autometer Z-Series 2 1/16 electronic transmission temp gauge
Autometer Z-Series 2 1/16 electronic water temp gauge


Exterior-
Body and paint work done by Chris Mikos at Opher Autowurx.


Special thanks go out to, Joel Dufkis, Len Dufkis, Mike Pratt, Alex Larson, Chris Mikos, Larry Stauner, Lydia and my father. I'm sure I'm leaving many people out, but you're not forgotten.
 

Luke M

Runs on positive thoughts.
Apr 10, 2012
42
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