It's been too long, but I finally got a chance to work on the Mustang today. Both kids helped me get the Pypes header back exhaust system installed. Wasn't too hard to do, just took some careful cutting and measuring to get the pieces to match up with the Hedman headers. The system is in, it's very solid. It sounds pretty good with the RacePro mufflers, but honestly I was expecting it to be a bit louder. Probably good that it is not too loud though. I have a couple of leaks that need to be fixed, but after that the exhaust should be done. I'll try to post some photos and videos soon.
I have been doing lots of research on the Coyote engine, and what it would take to install it in my 71 Mach 1. I did not realize that the Coyote, and the Ford modular engines in general, are wider than the older small blocks, and wider than some of the large blocks. It looks like to get the Coyote to fit I will need to do some major surgery to the car, including cutting out a significant chunk of the front shock towers. So, bottom line is I have decided to stick with my 351C. If it goes as planned, I will be rebuilding the engine late this year, with a target of about 500+ hp.
The next project is power front and rear disk brakes. As I mentioned before, the manual four wheel drum brakes it has now just suck. I have got to get something better and more reliable on the car. At the same time as the brakes, I hope to be upgrading the suspension, but that may have to wait for the bank accounts to catch up.
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