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**Matt@BOS** · #**351** 02-09-2013, 06:04 PM

I always wanted to use this ->

Now I can. I just bought one of these.

It shipped out yesterday.

I've got a TR6060 transmission and clutch from a GT500 with under 100 miles on them to try and bolt up. Hopefully it will all bolt together, ha ha, which would allow me start cutting the transmission and fabbing up a transmission mount. In the meantime I've been cleaning up the firewall, and working on mounting a set of Wilwood pedals.

John510 · #**352** 02-09-2013, 06:10 PM

**GregWeld** · #**353** 02-09-2013, 06:11 PM

You're a bonafide Fordaphile......

Sweet by the way!

**FETorino** · #**354** 02-09-2013, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt.A

I always wanted to use this ->

Now I can. I just bought one of these.
It shipped out yesterday.

I've got a TR6060 transmission and clutch from a GT500 with under 100 miles on them to try and bolt up. Hopefully it will all bolt together, ha ha, which would allow me start cutting the transmission and fabbing up a transmission mount. In the meantime I've been cleaning up the firewall, and working on mounting a set of Wilwood pedals.

Sounds like a game plan Matt.

Congratulations on the Boss. Have you got the rear suspension in yet? Car in primer?

Vegas69 · #**355** 02-09-2013, 06:56 PM

Smart move....

**Matt@BOS** · #**356** 02-09-2013, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

You're a bonafide Fordaphile......

Sweet by the way!

What can I say. For a brief period of time (thank god) I think I owned more Fords than Rob. At one period I had two late model Mustangs, the fastback and a bitchin' aluminum monocoque GT40 kit. Technically that might make four cars, but remember, we are talking about Fords here, and things that I own, which means only two of them had wheels and only one actually drove.

Funny story about the GT40 though. My dad decided to retire last year and one of the things he wanted to do was pick up a car that he could work on. I happened to have a big old Ford engine lying around that was a little bit of an impulse by. It was an all aluminum supercharged 5.4L from a 2011 GT500 that was wrecked with 54 miles on it. Couple that with the fact that those engines make 700plus with just bolt ons, and it seemed like a wonderful purchase. I wanted to put it in the little Mustang and have a ridiculously powered cruiser/daily driver, but the damn thing was taller than the length of the bottom of the rocker to the top of the hood. At that point I told him he should take the engine off my hands and drop it in a GT40 replica since wanted a project and had liked GT40s since watching/reading about them at Le Mans. I handled all the paperwork to get him the kit, and somehow ended up footing the bill on it at the same time. He has been paying me back in Mustang parts ever since.

**Flash68** · #**357** 02-09-2013, 07:05 PM

Just heard 3 or 4 of these power around Infineon today at a NASA event. Was commenting on how good they sounded.

Wait..... What?

**Matt@BOS** · #**358** 02-09-2013, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FETorino

Sounds like a game plan Matt.

Congratulations on the Boss. Have you got the rear suspension in yet? Car in primer?

Thanks Rob. The rear suspension isn't 100 percent in yet. The housing is bolted up to the control arms, watts link and push rods, but I need to cut the car off the cart to install the torque arm, which means I need to put it on the lift, and I figured I would so I can get a couple of things done when it goes on the lift.

Todd, I could never really put a Chevy in a Ford. We both know resale would be atrocious, and the only other reason to do so would be to go fast for cheap. The upfront savings would definitely be lost down the road, and with me behind the wheel the going fast logic is lost as well. It really doesn't make sense from any perspective, really.

I am looking forward to the mod motor though. It will get bolt ons and possibly a set of cams that have met Ford Racing's 150,000 mile durability standards. It won't be the most powerful engine but I am much more confident that it will be able to take abuse better than the worked over LS engines I've had.

67XR7 · #**359** 02-09-2013, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flash68

Just heard 3 or 4 of these power around Infineon today at a NASA event. Was commenting on how good they sounded.

Wait..... What?

My friend was out there performing the drift demo(he works for cortex), did you get a chance to watch it?

**GregWeld** · #**360** 02-09-2013, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flash68

Just heard 3 or 4 of these power around Infineon today at a NASA event. Was commenting on how good they sounded.

Wait..... What?

Surely you meant to say SONOMA Raceway.....