my77stang

yup, its a shame the fate so many of these suffer.

btw, i'll be welding up my oil pan to fix the hole my rod put in it..... i'll be damned if im going to let the pan go to waste

86GT 93LX

its a 4.2l debored 302 block 80 mustang, very small oilpan. and since the 78 has a c4 that might bolt to this?hmmn theres really only 2 c4 belhousings out there, so it clears or it dont on the belhousing, i dont see why i would have prob clearing, its the tranny it came with.im trying to get the pig to start right now, so we can move it. almost, ive had it running a few months ago, so i know it will. they made the damn starter wire so fn long! it cranks really week even with a big f150 battery thats new! and on a 50 amp boost start! i cleaned all connections except the one on the starte its self. he says u have to remove the header to change the starter! or lift the engine

my77stang

i know i have to remove my front header pipe, the motor mount, and the frame mount to get my starter out. all C4 bellhousings will bolt up to the 302 or the 4.6 but that doesnt mean they will clear the rest of the car or leave any room for exhaust down there.

let me see if i can find pics of the oils pans, because there are a few different types of front sump pans but ONLY the mustang II pan will go in without bashing the bottom of it.


that is a front sump, from a 77 truck - it will NOT fit.


another front sump - aftermarket (65-87) it will NOT fit

the problem is where the pan curves to go down into the sump. the mustang II pans have a sharper bend, which keeps the pan close to being flat longer - this gives the extra clearance needed to fit in the car.

you can take our words for it, or you can fight the install the whole way.

86GT 93LX

mine looks like the 77 truck on and again its a 4.2l not a 4.6 big big diff. the 4.2l make 120hp, lol! the 4.6 is like 230hp. i almost got it started. hes now getting interested, i just want it outa the weeds. ill sand and prime the rust spots for him. eventually ill prolly get it if he never does anything with it and sees me cleaning it up for free.i think once its in a nicer spot ill pull the timing cover off and see if it did skip. he says it was pretty fast,lol, i dunno. said it was alway really hard to crank over, wonder why?? i just want to make it driveable. it just needs paint, nothing else. all the ponies inside are nice n shiny still interior is pretty damn good too

my77stang

we need pictures. if its hard to turn over with a new battery, selenoid and cable then its time to replace the starter. should be alot easier on the V6 than on the V8's i'd imagine. btw if you DO put the 4.2 in there at least pop the heads off and throw some stock 289 or 302 heads on there with a basic intake. the 4.2 has reallllllly small intake ports, and bolting on a set of junk yard E7TE's would be like putting aftermarket racing heads on a stock 302 LOL

86GT 93LX

i got pics we started it drove it and its behind my lex in the driveway all cleaned up

my77stang

that thing looks very solid, and the bumpers look like they are in good shape which is good cause they like to split.

86GT 93LX

all the rust is gone and the primer damn near matchs the paint perfect!! thing cleaned up pretty damn nice huh!!!