1969 Mustang BOSS 302.0: DSE Suspension, 5.0, V8TV Build

[Lous69]

SHHHWEEEET Rendering!!!!

As the owner of Lou's Change, which is also being built by V8TV, I now better understand how the chearleader feels when she catches her BMOC eyeing the new girl at school.

Sure that Mustang is cute and is going to have lots of sexy parts but keep your eyes on the Camaro!!!

O.K. , O.K.

That's one sweet looking Mustang if I do say so myself...... Just one question,...How much is it going to cost me to make SURE my Camaro will be faster????

[V8TV]

LOL Lou, I'm pretty sure your supercharged LSA will walk the BOSS... But the owner is a hell of a driver!

[V8TV]

Here is proof that this car came out of a barn!



During the disassembly process, it appeared that we had a fairly clean car to start with.



The floor had some surface rust and the footwells appeared to be soft.



Some grinding here and there revealed ugliness in the doors.



And the driver side quarter panel was a victim to some previous repairs.





We trimmed the majority of the damage quarter panel skin, leaving the original edges and creases in place so that we could accomplish two things. First of all, this will allow the
media blaster better access to the inner structure of the car. Second, it retains the alignment points for when we go to install the new quarter panel. When that time comes, we will install the deck lid, quarter extensions, and door before trimming the remaining edges of the original quarter panel. This will allow us to align the new panel to those pieces properly.



We took a few minutes to make a closeout panel for the old heater box because we will be installing a Vintage Air AC system.



Next up, the media blaster!

[V8TV]

The BOSS 302.0 survived its visit to the media blaster with minimal surprises.





The blaster left a few pieces of duct tape on the car to use as guides to illustrate how much filler was on the car in various places. The tail pan was toast, and the passenger quarter was pretty wrinkly from crash damage.






It's kind of hard to tell in this pic, but the passenger quarter was pushed in about 1/2" and had been pulled before.



Other than the quarter panel damage, the blasting process did not reveal any new surprises.



After the initial inspection, the crew spun the car on the Autwirler while blowing it out to free any loose blasting media. THen they attacked the car with an 80-grit DA sander to knock off the rough media blast texture, then scrubbed it with Scotchbrite pads and wax & grease remover before a final blow-down and BASF EP760 Epoxy Primer.



You'll note that the panels targeted for removal were not primed completely to save on materails.



Overall, the shell is very clean, and will provide a great foundation from which the BOSS 302.0 will evolve!

[V8TV]

The BOSS 302.0 will be running the Ford Racing 5.0 Coyote engine, and the package comes with a controller and harness to make it all function.



The harness resembles most EFI harnesses, with a couple extra connectors for the 4 cam position sensors. The Coyote makes 412 HP and weighs 440 lbs, and all 4 cams are variable. Pretty cool stuff.



The ECM is a OE grade unit, and is OK to mount under the hood or even in a fenderwell. The manual explains the options.







We like the supplied power center, which houses the relays and provides LED indcators for quick visual verification of succesfull operation of each circut. We like to put these in the glove box so you can see what's up at a glance.




These engines do not have provisions for power steering pumps, as the new Ford cars they power have electric steering.

Here you can see the Vintage Air Frontrunner serpantine belt and A/C system for the 5.0. The Vintage Air unit adds the pump as well as the A/C compressor in a tight package.














The 5.0 is an aluminum engine, and although we love the look of the raw cast block, heads, and bracketry, we hate how the aluminum oxidizes and turns ugly over time. So we've been coating engines with Eastwood's Ceramic Engine Paint in Aluminum Silver. We shot a test part with this stuff and cooked it to 500 degrees in our oven without any hint of color change or blistering, and it resists solvents. So now aluminum parts stay looking like aluminum thanks to the "nano ceramic technology". That's OK, I don't know what it means either.




Here's a sneeky-peeky of how the 5.0 fits in the engine bay with the Detroit Speed Aluma-Frame underneath.

[Rols574]

so no power steering?

[V8TV]

Originally Posted by Rols574

so no power steering?

Yes power steering, you can see the back of the Type II steering pump in the Vintage Air bracket facing the engine. It is mounted "backwards" of usual.

[WSSix]

Kevin, does this engine fit in these cars with the stock shock towers?


Looking good so far. I hope that Eastwood paint holds up for you guys.

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by WSSix

Kevin, does this engine fit in these cars with the stock shock towers?


Looking good so far. I hope that Eastwood paint holds up for you guys.

I'm not building this car but I can answer that question.

Hell NO.....

The car is coming along nicely. That Coyote and DSE sub look like they are made for each other. Well actually thanks to the Tuckers they are. I'm constantly impressed when I see the quality of the parts engineered for these PT cars by companies like DSE and the detail to attention of builders like Kevin.

[waynieZ]

That motor sure looks sweet in there! Nice work Kevin and crew.