Converting it

Andi-Boi · August 19th, 2006, 01:27 PM

Alright, I just bought my first car. A 1989 Mustang LX Coupe. I was tolder there was originally a 5.0 in it. Well I checked out the vin and there never was, always was a 2.3
After some searching I found a used 5.0 HO 302 a guy was selling from an 86. He gave me the computer, wiring harness, drive shaft, fan and radd. I know I need to get a 8.8 rear if i want it to last, a tranny, re-run the fuel lines, and brake lines, tranny mount, clutch n flywheel and cables..
The egine is as old as me, the car body's almost there, so as you could imagine I dont know a whole lot. So if you think or see im missing anything plz drop a line. I'm open to any and all suggestions.
This seems fairly easy to do in my mind, although I know a few things will get me once I get to em

83 5.0 · August 21st, 2006, 10:16 PM

For dual exhaust you may need the "double Hump transmission mount if not already installed.

Mustangs Unlimited has one for around $50.00. Don't bother with the junk yard, most of these have rusted out tubes.

Also you may need to set your factory Tach to 8 cyl to read properly.

Always abunch of little things to remember.

August 19th, 2006, 01:27 PM	#1
Andi-Boi Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2	Converting it Alright, I just bought my first car. A 1989 Mustang LX Coupe. I was tolder there was originally a 5.0 in it. Well I checked out the vin and there never was, always was a 2.3 After some searching I found a used 5.0 HO 302 a guy was selling from an 86. He gave me the computer, wiring harness, drive shaft, fan and radd. I know I need to get a 8.8 rear if i want it to last, a tranny, re-run the fuel lines, and brake lines, tranny mount, clutch n flywheel and cables.. The egine is as old as me, the car body's almost there, so as you could imagine I dont know a whole lot. So if you think or see im missing anything plz drop a line. I'm open to any and all suggestions. This seems fairly easy to do in my mind, although I know a few things will get me once I get to em

Threads Similar to: Converting it
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Converting to 5.0	MSO	SVO	38	December 30th, 2007 07:58 PM
Converting a V6 to a V8	fastang	General Tech	4	September 14th, 2007 07:26 PM
94 v6 converting to v8	ujslost	94-95	2	June 7th, 2007 06:29 PM
converting 4.6 to 5.0	thecloneranger	99-04	18	April 18th, 2007 09:43 AM
converting to mass air	88gtstang	5.0 Mustangs	2	January 9th, 2007 02:23 PM

August 21st, 2006, 10:16 PM	#2
83 5.0 Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Toronto Ont. Canada Posts: 201	For dual exhaust you may need the "double Hump transmission mount if not already installed. Mustangs Unlimited has one for around $50.00. Don't bother with the junk yard, most of these have rusted out tubes. Also you may need to set your factory Tach to 8 cyl to read properly. Always abunch of little things to remember.

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 09:25 PM.
Contact Us - Modded Mustangs - Top
Modded Mustangs is ©2005-2008, All Rights Reserved, And is Not Affiliated with Ford Motor Company. Forum is powered by vBulletin ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Ent. Ltd. & SEO by vBSEO 3.1.0 ©2007, Crawlability, Inc.