S550 GT350R Race Car Build Build Thread Profile - S550 Mustangs

[OPMustang Tim]

Love that color! Great Build.

 

[302 Hi Pro]

Do you have an Apperntice Program?

I can even clean parts!

Tim is right, "Love the color, great build"

Thank you for all you do for us at TMO.
302 Hi Pro

 

[Black Boss]

Installed the Body Harness and Door Handles today:



Also my wife helped out by sewing the pull straps on the interior door release:

 

[ls110]

Also my wife helped out by sewing the pull straps on the interior door release:

Nice touch with the door release. And impressive that your wife helped and you have her support of the project!

 

[Fabman]

(I love this thread) Carry on....

 

[BOSS302r013]

Nick, Looking really good. On track this year?

 

[Black Boss]

Nick, Looking really good. On track this year?

Hope so! Aiming for mid season to shake down, then a few more mods to hopefully race next year.

Got back from a family vacation and removed the upper and lower Rockers. Replaced the GT lower rockers (included in the BIW EXT kit) with the GT350 specific lower rockers:




Also installed the Diff cooler and Diff Cooling Pump:



Fabricated a piece of Aluminum with Rivnuts to tie the pump and cooler together as I will not be installing the Evap system that they bolt to, stock:

 

[steveespo]

I know a guy that could use those rocker trims............................
Also a track engineer who could help with shake down runs.

 

[Black Boss]

@steveespo Steve, You're welcome to the lower's but they are 2015+.......

 

[BOSS302r013]

Nick, Wheels selected yet? (Sorry if this has been discussed already)

 

[C7 B8]

sub'd.

 

[Black Boss]

Nick, Wheels selected yet? (Sorry if this has been discussed already)

Will start out with the CF GT350R wheels. Down the road I may switch to 18", depending on brake upgrades -- the stock 350 brakes require 19" wheels....

Built up the Rear facia today.

Started with the GT upper facia (included in the BIW EXT kit):



Trimmed off the lower section:



Added the GT350 lower extension and added the reflectors:



Need to add the back up light. Will skip the license plate lights

 

[VoodooBoss]

I like it! This is like a huge erector set project. I'm sure you're having fun with it.

 

[bpracer]

So cool what you are doing. I would love to see this run.

If you put the VIN tag on you should drive it to the dealer for your new oil cooler lines!

 

[Black Boss]

Moved onto the IP wiring Harness today. Removed the harness from the stock IP metal frame (this does not get re-used):



Had to move the Junction box forward and up to clear the front upright on the Roll Cage. Of course Murphy's law played a role and it obscured the 2 body ground locations, so the first holes got drilled in a new BIW -- still at least I re-used one old location to secure the junction box:



More drilling for grounds in the front cowl, as the discarded frame had 3 body ground locations:



Lots of zip ties to secure the harness to the front of the cross bar:

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

<<--- "Lovin' every minute of it"

 

[steveespo]

Great work Nick. Make sure there is some bare metal under those ground rings. Don't want the Gremlins showing up later.


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[Black Boss]

Thanks Steve, I'm using M6 Rivnuts, so they should make good contact with the bare metal from the 10mm freshly drilled hole once compressed....

 

[Black Boss]

Spent time grinding off the excess seam weld on the pinch weld flange so I can fit Mike's jacking plates -- took a while -- need to prime/paint before adding the jacking plates:

Also it's fun finding every part, nut, bolt and rivet on the car. I would never have guessed the trunk bump stop pillars are unique to the GT350 or R -- that's the result of no trunk trim!

 

[Swiss Boss]

Love the progress. Hopefully you'll get it running soon.

On a side note, are you going to run a fuel cell or the stock fuel tank?