69 FASTBACK (project 57)

[aussiebj]

6-4-10..finally an update
Body work is comming along ..the body shop has over 200hrs in it as of now, and as you know the devil is in the details.... I also replaced the whole front clip with new metal as well....it would have all been assembled this week only the trucking company crushed the hood so i they sent it back and we r waiting on a new hood to arrive,but its looking great ....The engine is done and waiting its engine shop dyno time, which should be this week depending on the shops schedule. Then as soon as the engine bay is painted i will install the engine and tranny while its at the body shop...interior is in work..its all comming together as planned

[waynieZ]

It looks good too bad about the hood .It must be killing you waiting for it.

[aussiebj]

Yes and no ,while its away i can catch up on my 302 T5 swap in my 72 datsun 510 track car.....

[aussiebj]

6-26 Finally got the engine to the dyno shop Friday.. i was waiting on 2 parts for the engine..should be run by this Tuesday and i can even video it running...TCI street Fighter tranny will be here this week..engine bay getting painted Monday.. so I should have a drive train installed by Saturday...Its comming together.....

[aussiebj]

ok here is a short vid of the dyno pull ...made 502 ft lbs of torque at 3500 and only 380 hp untill it blew all the oil out the rear main seal and front l/h side of the pan gasket the hp curve was flat and increasing till this happened...should make in excess of 560hp when fixed ..it was producing 92 psi of oil pressure..its a new ford racing pump guess ill put a softer spring in the pump if i can..also you can here it breaking up... well thats the brand new MSD dizzy we found a almost broken wire inside... quality product control...but aleast it runs...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku_KWD_XiBE

[aussiebj]

7-10-10 ok after 3 months of body work the car is finally ready for paint ..the engine bay is getting painted tomorrow and the engine will be rerun on the dyno this week and then installed next week end..then finaly alignment and woo hoo paint ..i see the light at the end of the tunnel...here is a small cell phone pic ill get better pics this week...

[aussiebj]

7-25-10 update went to look at the car today, body work 80% ready for paint just waiting on the engine install to finish up the front sheet metal body work ..engine bay is painted, doors are hung ..it looks fantastic ..but i forgot the camera...ill take pics on Tuesday after i install the engine...yes thats right the engine...as for that ,the engine is back together and on the dyno right now, they did 4 preliminary runs on Friday and all went well no leaks starts up right away...but were waiting for me to make the full run..as of now it made 502 ftlbs of torque at 4800 rpm on pump gas, i will take the video tomorrow Monday for the final pulls.....we`re on the home stretch now.....

[waynieZ]

Sweet! Glad its moving forward. I'll be watching for the pictures.

[aussiebj]

7-26-10..ok the final numbers on the engine and these are peak numbers, they were 496 hp and 502 ftlbs..we ran it up to 5500rpm ..hp dropped off to 480 and so did the torque... max torque came in at 4800rpm and max hp at 5100rpm..so all in all this will be a great street motor..i think it might even do a burn out..LOL..
Here is a vid of the final pull to 5500rpm...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bsJfuVjvSk

[aussiebj]

Ok finally some updated pics..
custom touches ..side scoops moulded in ..tail corner moulded in..and decided on satin black for the engine bay ....