INSTALLING A MUSTANG II KIT!! pt. 2 - Installing the COMPONENTS
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- The crossmember is in, the paint has dried, it's time to start bolting things on!!! Putting it all together like a puzzle, how to pack bearings, how to set up wheel hubs, installing the springs, calipers, spindles, power rack, tie rod ends... erik shows you how to do all of it!
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Perfect! Answered all the questions I had. I usually just hit like when a video is helpful but the quality and detail of your videos on the Mustang II kit install anjd the comparison video made me have to comment. Great job!
Glad it was helpful! THANKS FOR WATCHING! make sure to like and subscribe if you want. THANKS!
Awesome Job Man! Thanks for being so thorough!!
Great tutorial. Thanks for taking the time
Your a natural teacher. Informative, clear and easy to understand. Great videos . I'm now subscribed. Thanks 👍 Watching your videos helps motorvate me to get off my A--.
Thanks and welcome
love your videos!!!! always thorough and well explained. you don't skip the little steps and that's helpful to novice guys like me. Great job and thanks
As a 20 year old building my first rat rod out of a Chevy luv this channel is so much help thank you for the knowledge you provide us
that is awesome! love to see young guys getting into hotrodding!!
Excellent work... nice and clean an a great narrative. the details make all the difference. Thank you- really appreciate your in depth videos
Great videos, I installed pretty much the same kit in my 28 Dodge, there is a weak spot you may want to address. At 217 in the video is a good shot of the lower control arm mount. All your braking forces are pushing rear ward and inward on the the back end of the the shaft in the lower control arm and there is nothing attached to the frame other whats in the cross member and the short bushing. On mine I added two brackets down from the frame for the rear bushing to mount in, you could add one down from the frame on the rear side of the bushing.
Picking up a Mustang 2 front end for FREE tomorrow... will be dropping it into a Geo Metro for the front half of my 302 swap. Appreicaite you helping me visualize what needs done.
Thanks for taking the time to video. The info was very helpful.
Thanks for watching!
Thnx for the videos.i have a 53 belair and u have inspired me to do myself. Keep them coming 👍👍
Great job, very nice how you illustrate the build.
Nice job. I'm thinking about going this route on a 61 comet
Great video, I like to stick to aerospace standart, bold heads always go up or fwd,
Didn’t mention the top ball joint should be of center to the rear to give it more positive caster .
With 2 inch drop spindles I had to cut the spring to get around 11 inches in height.
Nice work, pls keep at it.
I really wanted to see something on the steering column and the angle in which it hooked up...the end for that mustang front end...i have a 51 mustang front end and wanted to compare the part to your build....?
Thank you so much! Keep them coming!
Just a question and you might have already done it and just forgot to mention it did you center the rack when you installed it? In other words found the half way point right and left?Thanks looks good..
Hey brother. Great video. I’m installing the same IFS and the rear race on the brake rotor doesn’t want to go all the way back and “seat” leaving me enough room on the front of the spindle for the front race, washer, and castle nut. Did you have any issues as you seated the rotors? Didn’t appear you did just have to ask for your wisdom. I wish I could post a pic to show you what I mean. Thank you!
Great instructional video my friend!
I ran into the same issue with the steering boot hitting the mounting bolt on my Heidts Falcon IFS. I spaced it with 3 fender washers on each side. Problem solved!
that's what I ended up doing too! thanks for watching!
I ran into the same issue with a speedway kit (entire kit from speedway)..... called tech support and they acted like it was my fault!!!!! Those bushings should be longer, a few washers on mine solved the problem too.
I'd like to see a turbo 4.2 from a trailblazer in one of these. I know now you are doing the 5.3 ls. Either way I'll watch
Sure hope this works for my '53 Chevy Sedan Delivery...
Thank you for sharing. It is looking good.
Do u have any info om how to address slop in the steering wheel. My car drives but has some slop in it. Is there a way to adjust or tighten the sterrimg gear box? Thanks
Awesome job. Was a big help
Glad it helped
That is amazing job 👍👍
thanks!! i have a 58 apache as well! love that truck...
Hello, good night, I need advice, I bought a kit47-54 Chevy Truck Mustang II IFS Coil Over Stock 5x4.5 Power LHD, my question is which steering pump do you recommend to fit it, it will be fitted in a 1952 truck with its original engine. Thanks
Thank you for these videos. I'm about to start building a 64 international scout, and want to use a mustang 2 front kit like you did. The only issue I see is my frame rails are 29" inside to inside, and 35" outside to outside, but the speedway kits seem to be much narrower. Hopefully I can think up a solution!
contact speedway. they would know. thanks for watching!
@@GODSPEEDGarage I wound up getting it done! I used a kit for a 55-59 chevy truck from speedway motors, and measured the frame of a 58 a friend has so I was able to modify my frame to use the kit. It worked out perfect.
Why did you choose the Heidts crossmember instead of the Speedway one? Thanks so much for the videos!
i already had the heidts one. originally i planned on using it with the components from the Helix kit, but that kit went to hell, and dealing with Johnny Law Motors, Helix, etc. (all the same company) i went through 7 layers of the worst HELL ever!!! ha! i bought the crossmember from Summit, it would've cost $25 for restocking plus shipping. so i just kept it to use with the speedway kit. it worked out GREAT and i'm soooo happy i went with speedway instead of that horrific Chinese kit from Helix...
Great video!
That isn’t much torque for the upper caliper bracket if it’s a 1/2” bolt
I just started watching your videos they are great, I have a 66 c10 that I want to replace the front cross member(I'm doing bags and want it bodied) but don't have the $$$$ to get one from "GSI", "Porter Build" or "Chopping Block" they all are in the $3k range, do you know if there is a Mustang ll for 66 c10 any recommendation will be much appreciated, thanks.
Great job, are you still working on the project?
yep! there is a playlist with all the videos. I'm building a 5.3 Turbo LS for it!!
Hi there, did you ever solve the problem with your power rack boot touching the lower control arm bolts? Im having the same issue
yes! I just put a washer or two between the rack and crossmember. worked great!
Dude nice video thanks for sharing , are you using stock wheels and if so do you have any clearance issues?
they are 15" steelies. stock came with 14", which would have clearance issues. but anything 15" or bigger should be fine. thanks for watching!
Great videos - I'm curious how you installed the original steering..
haven't done it yet... I'm currently building the engine. once I get it installed where I want it with exhaust and everything I'll do a video for steering. planning on installing a bearing, then connecting the shaft to a double D shaft via u-joint, then connecting to the steering pump with the correct adapter. I may have to trim back the frame rail... it's coming along... slowly, thanks to pandemic slowing down parts availability and machine shops... good times... stay tuned!!!
There is another youtuber called sneden werx( or works) He did a similar build and shows the way he did his steering😅
Why would you have to cut coil springs?
to level the car depending on your engine and transmission weight. it's the only downfall to the Speedway kit, but I would still recommend it. THANKS FOR WATCHING!
awesome vid! thanks
Nice video, I have a 1931 Buick in which I'm looking in to doing this set up.
What did you do about the rack spacing?
I added a washer behind it to space it out enough. worked perfectly
I have the gearhead kit that looks like yours . Do you know what rotors these kits use. They sent wrong ones and would like to be able to replace locally . Thanks
should be standard 1970s Mustang II rotors - 74-78 Mustang II, 74-80 Pinto... they may be different due to bolt pattern. I would contact the manufacturer of your kit to confirm
Why would you clean the rotor before you pack the bearings? Why not do it afterwards in case any grease gets on them?
why not do both? pretty sure i cleaned before AND after... new rotors have some casting residue... you DO NOT want that in your grease. any dirt, metal flakes, etc will work it's way into your bearings and shorten the life. THANKS FOR WATCHING!!
GODSPEED Garage that’s probably the best approach.
What brand is that kit?
sorry I think I forgot to mention in this video... it was in the description in Pt. 1, but I added links... it's a Speedway Mustang II kit with the Heidts Crossmember. hope that helps!
hope its an LS swap you are doing!
A "motor" - are you going electric?
yep!! thanks for watching!
@@GODSPEEDGarage awesome!