[built351w]

Well here's my car as of last night. Pretty much all the matal is DA sanded now and I picked up a tremec transmission!!! The engine bay has already been brought down to bare metal and primed....

Can anybody tell me if the rear end is a 7.5 or 8.8? Don't take into account the year or anything just go by the pics. I've looked at so many contradicting diagrams online I just can't tell anymore......

[skid6]

what motor did it origanly come with if it was a 4banger then it is probaly a 7.5 if V8 then probaly a 8.8

[built351w]

the car is orginally a 5.0 automatic pace car replica

[Twist it up]

whats the numbers off that tag? does it have 7.5 on it or 8.8? looks like an 8.8 probably with 3.08's originally.

[ChrisJ]

Looks great...

I would put a 85/86 nose on the car though...

[built351w]

Yeah my primary concern is getting the car moving without me pushing it first haha Then getting it set up as far as suspension/gearing.......... After all that I can worry about cosmetic crap....

I'm pretty sure the tag says 8.8 on it....... But I thought 79 5.0's came with a 7.5 so that's why I was curious.... I think it has like 2.90's for gearing though. I put the car on my lift today and marked the shaft input and wheel and turned them and I didn't even get a full 3 roatations from the shaft before the tire was back to where it started. Oh well I'll be getting 4.10's anyway!!!!

I found these pics of when I went to get the car about a month ago. How's that for a professional flame job this guy had? LMAO looks like a kindergarden class did it...... The whole car had the clear coat on it that looked like they put surran wrap on it, I called it "splooge effect" haha. Can you say QUEER!!!!!!!




thanks guys!

[baine21225]

i'm still trying to get my paint to look that good

[Haggis13]

A 79 pace car did not come with an 8.8" rear end. It's probably a 7.5".

[built351w]

Just finished sanding her down 100% and stripped the interior (except dash).


The seats just came with the car, i think there from a 90's camaro (they are just set in when i took these)

[Speedstang302]

looks good...and those are from an 93-97 camaro...a v6er one at that...

but its an 7.5", the first year of the 8.8" was in 85 or 86...progress looks good..what colors it going to be?

[built351w]

I'm gonna go with black for the color. yeah i found out it's a 7.5 so guess I'll need to buy an 8.8

[351stang]

Look nice keep up the good work. Something about a project stang. It make me cry!

[Speedstang302]

Originally Posted by built351w I'm gonna go with black for the color. yeah i found out it's a 7.5 so guess I'll need to buy an 8.8

cool..maybe try and find an 85/86 nose while you're at it...you can land a used one for under $100...

yeah 86 was 1st year of the 8.8...you're prob going to do new gears? if not i think some 5.0 5spd GT's came with 3:08s...but they mixmatched alot of those..so you can never tell til you pop the dif cover off..

[Speedstang302]

Originally Posted by 351stang Look nice keep up the good work. Something about a project stang. It make me cry!

that you're stang in avatar? that'd be cool...another fellow primer pony owner!

[invisa stang]

your primer job looks way better then the one on my 85 hatch.

any sugestions for striping the interior because i have to strip mine and put a new one in because the guy i bought it from left all the windows and the hatch open and it pored a cupple times into the car

[Speedstang302]

i didnt do the door jams and such...just the outer body...one trick i found works really good, just lay tape over the molding and use and single edge bladed knife and cut the excess off..you'll never believe that was done with 15 cans of automotive primer...not 1 person that said something about how good it is can believe that..

[built351w]

Originally Posted by invisa stang your primer job looks way better then the one on my 85 hatch. any suggestions for striping the interior because i have to strip mine and put a new one in because the guy i bought it from left all the windows and the hatch open and it pored a couple times into the car

There's no real suggestions for stripping the interior, you just go at it!! the only thing that sucks is the back plastic side panels, ton of Phillips screws try not to strip them obv..... good luck

Yeah I'm gonna put 4.10's for gearing prob, it will be alright have an overdrive with the tremec.....

this is the engine I built before i even had a car.... 351w
-speed pro forged pistons with 10.5:1 compression
-torker II cam .496/.520
-victor jr intake
-Full MSD ignition
-gt40p heads with the biggest valves you can fit with the best springs
-comp pro magnum rockers
-700cfm holley double pumper w/ mechanical secondaries
- High volume ford racing oil pump
-I just have a 110gph mechanical fuel pump on there now, but that will change soon after it's in the car to electric, same with the water pump! can't have that shit robbing ponies from me!!

[baine21225]

well look at you go

[Speedstang302]

OMG how much HP does that page from the jegs magazine in the intake hole get cha?????

[built351w]

Originally Posted by Speedstang302 OMG how much HP does that page from the jegs magazine in the intake hole get cha?????

lol that's actually a summit page, and it's basically like having an 8-71 blower bolted on I'm told hahaha it's just stuffed in to keep dust out or something i don't even know anymore haha