2002 Mustang GT Complete Rebuild and swap

[RideThePony2004]

engine is out w k member and transmission. got one zmall problem. i forgot to put the power seat all the way to front so i can take out the two rear bolts. i need to take them out to remove the seat. ahyone know a way how to get around this:smash:

 

[SVT JOE]

I never really looked at the mustang seats setup but on some cars if you remove the front panel or even just look under the front of the seat you can see the screw shafts that move the seat foward and back.. sometime you can get a socket on them and move them that way or some vise grips! Good luck.. and where in Orange are you?

 

[RideThePony2004]

ahh ok I will look. if I can't do that I think I will drill the holes out from the bottom and just get new screws. I am in Goshen

 

[SVT JOE]

let me know if it works... I am from New Hampton

 

[RideThePony2004]

everything is so tight under there can't even get a tool to fit

 

[SVT JOE]

Hmm yeah they are pretty close to the floor! can you see the shafts at all?

 

[RideThePony2004]

from the back i can...im trying not to break the seat or the power system bc I will be reusing it

 

[RideThePony2004]

problem fixed. hooked up a positive cable from the battery to the bolt on the fuse box in the engine bay and a negative able running to the metal on the body. Worked great.

 

[SVT JOE]

haha nice job! I am sorry I thought you have totally stripped the car! -JOEYD

 

[RideThePony2004]

I did...but that was the newer mustang. The old one (the one that was hit) was unassembled until yesterday. Took engine out with k member and transmission attached. Tonight I took the fenders off, most of the interior. Tomorrow will take dash out and start transferring stuff over. Hopefully I have it up and running by the end of this week.

 

[RideThePony2004]

started trasnferring parts after cleaning/degreasing/painting but didnt do much since it started to rain. and the pic is from a car show i went the other night at walmart in middletown. over 700 cars

 

[RideThePony2004]

engine before and after

 

[RideThePony2004]

motors is swapped. all lines are connected. just gotta transfer what is left of the wiring. i do have 1 questions for who is familiar with the dash. i have a cable coming from the heate control where you switch between cold and hot and it has a snail looking thin at the end. i am not sure where to connect it....

 

[On Edge]

engine before and after

wow....looking good
i wish i had the knowledge or balls to do something like that ... great job.
the engine before and after pic is amazing.
how did you clean everything .... by hand or engine degreaser and the hose ??

 

[RideThePony2004]

thank you. this is actually my first time doing something like this. i used gunk engine cleaner and scrubbed everything by hand then used a spray water bottle to rinse it since i didnt feel comfortable using a hose. i also painted all the pulleys with a small brush

 

[RideThePony2004]

oh and the leaf blower worked wonders drying it lol

 

[RideThePony2004]

ok so I wired everything...put gas in along with a good battery and nothing happens. No dashboard lights come when I turn the ignition and not even the horn works. Any ideas?

 

[Noterminator]

Check all fuses yet? Alt fried? It's hard saying without being there, but it could be a lot of things. You re-check all the wiring?

 

[RideThePony2004]

everything was running fine before i started doing the swap. im going to check that my starter is connected and my grounds as well as wires

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[Noterminator]

Ok man. Keep us posted. We'll help wherever we can if possible. Good luck.