WARNING THIS IS AN EXTREMELY LONG AND DETAILED POST. BE PREPARED TO SIT HERE AND CLICK STUFF FOR A WHILE

Well several of you have asked about a build thread on this car and here it is... I have a bunch of pictures and videos that I will post at the end. I'll just run through the specifics of the car and some brief history.

First off the car is a 1995 Mustang GT with 32k original miles. I am the second owner of the car and have pretty much tore this thing down to nothing several times. It started out its life as a daily driver and was quickly converted to a road race car in Germany (as you will see by some of the suspension parts that are STILL on the car). Upon returning to the states, the whole road race theme was ditched in favor of a drag race setup. Before too long the car had a A4 block 347ci motor with a F2 procharger. Fun nonetheless but still lacking something. This is where the turbo build begins...

Began by pulling the A4 higher compression motor out:

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Replaced it with a R-Block 331ci motor consisting of a custom stroke Cola Billet crank, Crower billet rods, and Ross custom pistons.
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Mounted my $140 Ebay intercooler which has been the most cost-efficient purchase on this project
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With the intercooler mounted, turbo/transmission in place it was ready to have the turbo kit fabricated up by Brooks Lopez (Turbostang on here). Here are a few pictures of the kit fab work: (I wish there were more but Brooks removed them from his server )
http://www.brooksracecraft.com/BRC_Pictures/Chris_Hamilton/DSC04049.JPG
http://www.brooksracecraft.com/BRC_Pictures/Chris_Hamilton/DSC04098.JPG
http://www.brooksracecraft.com/BRC_Pictures/Chris_Hamilton/DSC04107.JPG

Here is a picture of car shortly after getting it back from Brooks' with the GT-42 76mm turbo:
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Next on the list was to head on over to the dyno (HPP Racing) and get the tune on the car. Video:
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The car ended up putting down 834hp and 723 ft lbs tq:
http://www.qwplayers.org/crp/mustang8.jpg

Shortly after that visit, I decided to head to the track and get some passes under my belt. Here is where the project takes a huge step backwards and is actually put on hold for many months. On the first pass out of the box the motor decided to give out right at the end of the track. The car ended up going a 6.19 @ 104. Here are the pics of the EXPENSIVE carnage:
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After this little mishap it took me MANY months figure out what to do. I finally decided it was time to ditch the custom 331ci and go with my current motor setup which is a 347ci Eagle off the shelf 4340 crank and rods. JE off the shelf 8.5.1 pistons. So next time I blow up I will not be waiting 8 weeks for 2 rods and end up paying $600 for them.

The rest of this thread is just a bunch of pictures and specifications. Some before/after pics as well...

Engine:
347ci R-Block with Eagle 4340 crank, 4340 rods, and JE 8.5.1 pistons.
TrickFlow High Port heads ported by Frankenstein Racing (Chris - 772-323-9833)
Edelbrock victor jr intake plummed for fuel injection port matched to heads by Chris
Bullet solid roller billet cam shaft (662-893-5670), Comp Cam lifters, and Harland Sharp 1.7 rockers.
Turbokit:
All turbokit fab work was performed by Brooks Lopez (817-692-8074) ,Precision 88mm turbo, Tial 60mm wastegate, JGS Bov, Ebay special $140 intercooler, custom 1 3/4" headers, 2.5" crossover, single 5" exhaust, MSD boost controller with Co2.
Engine Management:
F.A.S.T. Sequential system tuned by Me!
Drivetrain:
JW ultra case powerglide
Neal Chance (316-542-9869) 10" converter upgraded for a turbo application
Mark Williams driveshaft
Rearend:
Ford 8.8" with Moser 35 spline axles, c-clip eliminators, and a Moser lightweight spool.
Suspension:
Front - AJE K-member and control arms with strange coilovers/adjustable struts.
Back - Wolfe adjustable upper control arms, adjustable lower control arms, and single sway-bar. QA1 adjustable shocks.
Fuel system:
MagnaFuel Pro EFI pump/filter combo, -10 feed to edlebrock 9/16" rails, aeromotive regulator.

Other pictures/videos:

Here is how the car started. 347ci A4 block with a F2 supercharger.
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Gauge panel I made:
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New turbo:
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More recent engine bay pictures (yes I know, the engine bay needs to be cleaned)
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Recent pictures of the full car in action:
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Pictures of the car as of this past Sunday - May 18th, 2008:
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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3057/2504256142_f51f9d2623_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3088/2504209834_bd04acc2da.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/2504222148_180857f621.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/2503425087_cbfca962c5.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2233/2509392888_b8164097c1.jpg?v=0
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3220/2508556589_12feddf1a9.jpg?v=0
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2136/2509382488_0588f8be42.jpg?v=0

Videos:
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Cash-Days-IV_158654.htm
http://www.1320video3.com/vids/CDIIIWheelie.wmv
http://www.1320video.com/STLSR.php <---Transmission line
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=34544924 <---Midway through
http://www.dfwss.org/limpy/movies/boostedmonteokcrd1.wmv
http://www.dfwss.org/limpy/movies/smurfboostrd2okc.wmv
http://www.1320video.com/cdIIIdvd.php

Representing Texas at Chicago's King of the Street race - October 2nd, 2008

1st Round -
2nd Round -
Semi-Finals -
Finals -


Thanks for taking the time to read ALL this crap. I'm sure I left some stuff out but oh well. If anyone has any questions, feel free to just ask in this thread!

 

Re: The Banana - 1995 Mustang GT

awesome!! great write up! didnt like the F2 huh?

 

Re: The Banana - 1995 Mustang GT

Great build, seems like its gone through many changes. I've always wondered what she packed after watching numerous 1320 videos. Im glad to see you running the same I/C as me. At least I now its good for some mid 5's.

 

Re: The Banana - 1995 Mustang GT

what caused your motor to fail? You had very good parts in there?

 

Re: The Banana - 1995 Mustang GT

Awesome! I always enjoy watching that car in them 1320videos vids!

 

Re: The Banana - 1995 Mustang GT

Very nice! Like the details you through in there.

Thanks for posting this!

 

Re: The Banana - 1995 Mustang GT

one fast bannana!

 

Re: The Banana - 1995 Mustang GT

Inproper thrust bearing clearance was my guess. Finally the crank pushed forward enough to put the rod/crank in a bind.

 

Re: The Banana - 1995 Mustang GT

this car is it. period.

 

Re: The Banana - 1995 Mustang GT

HELL YEAH! Great write up Chris. I never heard about that first motor, just you and Mike talking about the good ole days of expensive parts. Didnt know it went down the drain like THAT. Making me re-think my level 10 classified build now

 

Re: The Banana - 1995 Mustang GT

Car looked good going down Kennabelly on sunday

 

Re: The Banana - 1995 Mustang GT

so how did the car run with the F2???

 

Re: The Banana - 1995 Mustang GT

BADASS! I love it!

 

Re: The Banana - 1995 Mustang GT

Nice writeup Chris

 

Re: The Banana - 1995 Mustang GT

Well the F-2 was cool but geez it was loud... ALL THE TIME! My old red car had a turbo on it so it was only fitting that my new project had one as well

 

Re: The Banana - 1995 Mustang GT

Good buildup man. Now keep that thing alive and Off the streets.

 

Re: The Banana - 1995 Mustang GT

Thats ironic coming from you... LOL! Thanks though.

 

Re: The Banana - 1995 Mustang GT

one of my favorite "street" cars Even if it did kick the ass of a few local kentucky cars.

I'm not big on street eacing, but i dont condemn it or the people who do it.

 

Re: The Banana - 1995 Mustang GT

Do you run the same tune on the street as in your track vids?

 

Re: The Banana - 1995 Mustang GT

We change the ramp on the boost controller and take some clicks out of the shocks/struts. That is the only changes done.