Last post by Chuck W -
Yeah, the pain is manageable. No much more than before, just different. All of the tissue, etc around the site is angry.
The original location for the fuse box was going to be on the PS near the strut tower. My desire to not relocate the battery and use a stock-sized one caused the same interference issues. Since I had nothing going in this spot on the DS, I moved it there (and lengthened a bunch of the wiring as needed.
I think I like the spot closer to the strut tower, honestly.
Just trying to get it into its home, so I can start making all of the needed connections for power and other stuff. I'm using the relays, etc in the box for lighting/fans/fuel pump, etc.
This engine bay stuff I can do while I'm limited on mobility, so I'm going to try and take advantage of the bit of time off work and the time alone at home during the day to make a little progress. I still have about another week in this brace they have on me, so that's annoying.
Last post by EricCoolCats -
Happy you're up and about, hopefully not in too much pain.
If it were me...by the strut tower would make the most sense. Would look just like a new car, and it gets all the wiring in one spot. Did you have any other plans for that area (sensors, etc.) or would it otherwise be unused space?
Last post by Chuck W -
Well, I'm 2 days post surgery and I can hobble around at least. The weather is beautiful today, so I got out for a bit of pondering on the car.
I'm trying to decide where I want the fuse/relay box to live and how that's going to affect my MAF and air box location.
It's going to live on the DS of the engine bay for sure, but I currently have 2 options for location. Either back by the strut tower
Or farther forward
You can see that the orientation of the throttle would like for the air box to be in that front corner (which it is on the 2011 Mustangs).
Using the stock Mustang airbox is out, as it's too big to fit in the spot if the fuse box is in there.
I really don't want to use a cone filter in the fender well. I'm going to have a PS pump in there anyway, so things are going to be crowded.
Short term might be a cold air box with a cone filter behind the headlights for the time being, as I either try and find a suitable stock-type air box that might work, or design and 3D print something that uses some sort of panel filter element.
I can buy or build an MAF sensor housing to replace the one that is integrated into the stock airbox lid, so that's not an issue.
Last post by Driverguy -
Picked up a factory Ford equalizer...the wiring seems straightforward to me. I understand that the wiring harness was different with a factory-equipped car...but if I spliced into the power/ground/backlighting from the radio, then spliced into the signal output wires (between the radio and the amplifier), in theory it should work, no? It would just be modifying the sound signals on their way to the amp/speakers?
Last post by Ductape91 -
This lot, which is primarily a land rover place, usually gets some interesting or weird cars and takes lots of pics of them so i keep my eye on it occasionally. First time seeing a foxbody tbird there.
Last post by Chuck W -
Well, I had hoped to toss the front suspension on the car before my surgery in a week, but I realized I didn't have one part to make it happen. It was mainly for motivation and just to start to get an idea how it'll sit with drivetrain, etc in it. Going to be very limited on what I can do for the next few weeks.
At some point I'd tossed the original strut boots, because "I have the old set from the LTS I can use". However, I missed one key thing.
I'd modified the LTS boots for use with the CC plates.
All that rubber I ground off of there is needed when trying to use stock-type strut mounts. Oops.
I hadn't planned on putting CC plates on this car yet, even though it'll probably need them. So I need to get some, or just dig up a set of the stock boots for the time being.
I'm going to be chomping at the bit to get at this thing once I am mobile again. I'll probably be in the garage on crutches doing what I can regardless.
Last post by Driverguy -
Long story short, I was done dirty by someone who was supposed to service my original radio; broke the radio and lost/stole/wrecked my MINT original faceplate. I'm running a mustang radio as a replacement for now...if anyone has an original radio with a VERY good condition faceplate, or even just a good faceplate and no radio, I'm desperately seeking one!
