SN95 RinerAutomotive's CAM-T Mustang Build Thread Profile - SN95 Mustangs

[Ludachris]

Nice video and congrats again to Ashley.

I find I like to have a mix on longer road trips of sweet, salty, and protein. Twizzlers are my #1 road trip food as well, and all I need for shorter trips (2-4 hours); for really long trips I might add gum drops or jelly spearmint leaves just to mix things up. For the salty snack I always choose Pringles, because the can makes them easy to grab (or pour into your mouth) when driving, and the resealable lid keeps them neat. Lastly, beef jerky for the occasional protein hit. All washed down with Mountain Dew, which for some reason I don't drink at home.

Damn Dave, that would make my stomach hurt. I always have to get a bottled Starbucks Mocha frappuccino when I jump on a road trip though. If I go for candy it's almost always Milk Duds.

 

[RinerAuto]

Well I've been planning for the 2026 season upgrades.

• Mod Squad Garage spindles
• MCS 2-way rear shocks/coilovers
• S197 ABS swap
• Shock dyno current shocks
• Reinstall AC and simplify
• Redesign front LCA
• Change to Mk3 Prius EPAS

I'm also planning upgrades for the trailer to make it off-grid

• Solar panel
• Li-ion battery
• inverter/charger
• winch

Lastly, I finally received the larger S&B fuel tank for my Chevy Duramax. Now I have to see if I can get this all done by first event in March

 

[RinerAuto]

I did some upgrades on a friend's SN95 Mustang before being able to start on mine. For his I did the following:

• Koni double adjustable shocks and struts
• New stiffer springs all around
• Steering firewall bearing
• Moved the engine back 1"
• Swap 3ch ABS to a New Edge 4ch ABS

I'm going to do upgrades on my car in phases as the first major event I want to attend is Charlotte National Tour as the end of March. But there is a local test and tune March 1 that I would like to attend.
Phase 1 (March):

• S197 ABS (bracket is designed and sent to Send Cut Send, wiring is figured out)
• Li-Ion battery (bracket is designed and sent to Send Cut Send, wiring is figured out)
• HVAC unit (no plumbing or wiring)
• Rear MCS Shocks
• Dyno Shocks
• Gen3 Prius (if I have time)

Phase 2 (June):

• MSG Spindles (still waiting on parts)
• Redesign LCA (working on model and fixture)
• AC plumbing and wiring

 

[Fabman]

I did some upgrades on a friend's SN95 Mustang before being able to start on mine. For his I did the following:

• Koni double adjustable shocks and struts
• New stiffer springs all around
• Steering firewall bearing
• Moved the engine back 1"
• Swap 3ch ABS to a New Edge 4ch ABS

I'm going to do upgrades on my car in phases as the first major event I want to attend is Charlotte National Tour as the end of March. But there is a local test and tune March 1 that I would like to attend.
Phase 1 (March):

• S197 ABS (bracket is designed and sent to Send Cut Send, wiring is figured out)
• Li-Ion battery (bracket is designed and sent to Send Cut Send, wiring is figured out)
• HVAC unit (no plumbing or wiring)
• Rear MCS Shocks
• Dyno Shocks
• Gen3 Prius (if I have time)

Phase 2 (June):

• MSG Spindles (still waiting on parts)
• Redesign LCA (working on model and fixture)
• AC plumbing and wiring

what year s197 ABS are you using?

 

[RinerAuto]

what year s197 ABS are you using?

2014

Yea I guess I haven't mentioned anything about it yet. From research it seems the 11-14 are the preferred ones. These ones when paired with the RCM can operate as standalone. Or if using a Boss 302R ABS it will work standalone although unsure about if it needs BOO switch.

I have designed a bracket (hopefully) that mounts it in the driver side fender well.

 

[Fabman]

2014

Yea I guess I haven't mentioned anything about it yet. From research it seems the 11-14 are the preferred ones. These ones when paired with the RCM can operate as standalone. Or if using a Boss 302R ABS it will work standalone although unsure about if it needs BOO switch.

I have designed a bracket (hopefully) that mounts it in the driver side fender well.
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I keep hearing about this but have yet to see a wiring diagram…..

 

[RinerAuto]

I keep hearing about this but have yet to see a wiring diagram…..

Here is my wiring table using data from 2014 service manual. If you're referring to a BOO input I don't think there is one. I think the Boss module uses internal brake pressure sensor to determine when the brakes are applied (but purely an assumption)

Module	Description	Connector	Pin	Wire Color	Circuit	Notes
RCM	Run/Start	C2041A	13	BU-OG	CBP31	Ignition, 10A Fuse
RCM	HS CAN+	C2041B	10	WH-BU	VDB04	needs termination resistor
RCM	HS CAN-	C2041B	9	WH	VSB05	needs termination resistor
RCM	Case Ground					Possibly grounds through bolts
RCM	RCS HS CAN+	C2041B	20	BU-WH	VCA23	Connects straight to ABS
RCM	RCS HS CAN-	C2041B	19	GN-OG	VCA24	Connects straight to ABS
ABS	Valves Power	C135	25	YE-RD	SBB10	Battery, 30A
ABS	Pump Power	C135	1	VT-RD	SBB08	Battery, 40A
ABS	Run/Start	C135	30	VT-BN	CBP34	Ignition, 5A
ABS	HCS CAN+	C135	8	BU-WH	VCA23	Connects straight to RCM
ABS	HCS CAN-	C135	9	GN-OG	VCA24	Connects straight to RCM
ABS	HS CAN+	C135	5	WH-BU	VDB04	needs termination resistor
ABS	HS CAN-	C135	4	WH	VDB05	needs termination resistor
ABS	Motor Gnd	C135	13	BK-GN	GD120
ABS	Logic Gnd	C135	38	BK-GN	GD120
ABS	Right Rear Speed SN High	C135	11	WH-OG	VCA06
ABS	Right Rear Speed SN Low	C135	10	BN	RCA20
ABS	Left Rear Speed SN High	C135	36	BU-OG	VCA04
ABS	Left Rear Speed SN Low	C135	35	BN-GN	RCA18
ABS	Right Front Speed SN High	C135	3	GY-VT	VCA05
ABS	Right Front Speed SN Low	C135	4	VT	RCA19
ABS	Left Front Speed SN High	C135	27	VT-WH	VCA03
ABS	Left Front Speed SN Low	C135	28	YE	RCA17

 

[RinerAuto]

I picked up a wiring harness for the ABS and RCM. I used Rock Auto to find similar cars that shared the same ABS connector (WPT-1629)

2015-2017 Expedition

2011-2014 F150

2011-2016 F250

2010-2014 Mustang

2015-2017 Navigator

At my local junkyard there was a 2015 Expedition and a 2014 F250. Armed with pictures of my ABS and RCM connectors off I went to see what I could find. The Expedition had the same ABS connector but the RCM connectors were different. Next up the F250, which was pretty chopped up already. But the ABS and RCM connectors looked to be the same as the 2014 Mustang.



I like to take as much of the complete wiring as I can. Since this truck was already chopped up some of the harness was already cut but I still was able to get several feet of wires. Next up is to test fit in the 2014 Mustang modules...Success! Fits perfectly. The wire colors and pinout are the same as well.

 

[RinerAuto]

While I should wait to share this in the video, I'm too excited. I received the ABS bracket I designed above from Send Cut Send.

The bracket I designed completely in Fusion 360 using a photogrammetry scan from a cell phone app. I know a 3d scanner would take my skill and parts to the next level but they are expensive. I used a free app that created a 3d scan from taking pictures. While it's not perfect it worked great for this use case.

Not going to lie, I was a little worried that the bracket wasn't going to fit or would need to be tweaked some. I had complex bends and different angles to bolt to. I also decided to get it powder coated straight from Send Cut Send.

But I can confidently say that it fits perfectly. I reused the two mounting holes for the Cruise Control in the driver fender area and the top mounting hole will be drilled and rivnut installed. Send Cut Send did great bending the bracket. The only issue with the bracket is that I didn't take into account the powder coat thickness and my holes for the ABS module rubber isolators are slightly undersized. But they are rubber so I forced them in.

 

[RinerAuto]

Countdown is on...Charlotte National Tour is 1 week away. The car is completely untested and isn't even done yet. I have tested communication to the ABS and RCM. Comms are working and wheel speeds are working. There's a lot unknown on this ABS setup. I hope it works with no issues because I have zero time to troubleshoot. To help mitigate some risk I have decided to reinstall the proportional valve into the rear circuit so if needed I can remove power to disable the ABS.

Next challenge figuring out settings for the new rear shocks...

Current state of the car:

 

[RinerAuto]

I got every together. Amazingly everything seems to work as expected. Brakes feel good, steering is better than before, and rear shocks are working. There just so happen to be a large joint cars and coffee event going on. Seemed like the perfect first test to drive the car.

There has to been over 1000 cars:


Then during the week there was a private test and tune at NCCAR. I took the car up there to give it a proper thrashing before Charlotte. Again no issues, car felt great. I was trying to use AI to create a script in the RaceCapture to calculate shock velocity, but it didn't work and my rear shock sensors are broken. Otherwise a great shake down.

 

[RinerAuto]

I have my first event for 2026 last week and it was the Charlotte National Tour at ZMax. Not what I would have wanted my first event of the season to be and with finishing the car one week prior. Luckily the test and tune during the week went well and I was feeling confident. Overall there were 277 drivers but my class had 7 drivers.

The upgrades for this event include completely replacing the ABS system, new rear 2-way MCS shocks from Vorshlag and upgrading the electric steering from a 2nd Gen to 3rd Gen Prius column.

Day 1 was cold and extremely windy. Luckily CAM-T ran in the 4th heat so it had warmed up some and wind died a little. On run #1 I had an uncharacteristic DNF when I got slightly lost coming out of the corner. Run #2 was a clean 55.367 sec and put me second place in class by 0.3 seconds. Third and final run Ashley said go get a 54s. I pushed a little harder but still wanted to make sure it was clean. I came through the finish with a 54.844s! Dropping 0.5s and taking the lead by 0.25s.

Day 2 still started cold but with light wind. Again running in the 4th heat allowed it to warm to the 60s. The course was reversed from day 1 and was looking faster. Overall results are from combining times from day 1 and day 2. First run was a 54.249s which kept my lead but the competition was close. I was having a lot of issue with the inside rear tire spinning on corner exit. Tried adjusting rear shocks and my driving. Second run was slower than first. Last run again Ashley said go get a 53s, lo and behold I came through the finish with a 53.829s which after combining both days gave me a 1 second lead. To win my second National Tour event in CAM-T!


Additionally, I worked more with the AI script that would run on my RaceCapture and use the shock position sensors to give recommendations on what shock adjustments to make. This time it worked but I only have shock position sensors on the front working. Looking forward to dialing that in better.

 

[RinerAuto]

The 2011-2014 S197 ABS swap is complete and working. I'm really happy with how it turned out.

Here is a list of all the parts that I bought for this install. In total I spent close to $700 on this swap. I don't know how much the MK60 swap costs, but looking up just the module, I'm seeing $1000 for it alone. The Delta Motorsport ABS is close to $5000. This is very affordable, at least for now.


Video:

 

[DaveW]

Good work in Charlotte, especially for first event with the scramble to get it assembled

DaveW

 

[RinerAuto]

Good work in Charlotte, especially for first event with the scramble to get it assembled

DaveW

Thanks Dave! Likewise to you, I couldn't get close to your times.

 

[RinerAuto]

For the past month I've been upgrading the front suspension. I'm changing the stock SN95 spindle with Griggs upper adapter to the Mod Squad Garage spindle. A proper double wishbone spindle with proper geometry.


Some changes I've had to make to:

• Longer upper control arm
• 0.5" extended K727 lower ball joint
• 0.5" extended K772 upper ball joint
• New coilover upper brackets
• Wilwood brakes and rotors

I wanted to build a new lower control arm to get rid of the rod ends but didn't have the time. UMI's Muscle on the Mountain is quickly approaching. I've done some static checks for clearances, hopefully it all clears under race conditions.

 

[Ludachris]

For the past month I've been upgrading the front suspension. I'm changing the stock SN95 spindle with Griggs upper adapter to the Mod Squad Garage spindle. A proper double wishbone spindle with proper geometry.

View attachment 110418
Some changes I've had to make to:

• Longer upper control arm
• 0.5" extended K727 lower ball joint
• 0.5" extended K772 upper ball joint
• New coilover upper brackets
• Wilwood brakes and rotors

I wanted to build a new lower control arm to get rid of the rod ends but didn't have the time. UMI's Muscle on the Mountain is quickly approaching. I've done some static checks for clearances, hopefully it all clears under race conditions.

It definitely looks the part.

I don't know why new suspension components always mesmerize me. It's like art in a way.