crikeyrob New Member 20 Member For: 10y 11m 25d Posted 04/08/14 09:58 AM Share Posted 04/08/14 09:58 AM (edited) Hi all,I am now about 75% through my project of fitting late model running gear into a 1966 Mustang Coupe. Engine: Ford Barra 270tGearbox: ZF 6 speedTo share my progress along the way I have built a website to capture it all. It will be updated as the project continues. If anyone has questions I am happy to answer them. Hopefully the site will give some inspiration to others trying a conversion a little bit different or with the Fg setup.Engine and gearbox mounts are now complete so have a look.Site is www.boostedford.com Edited 04/08/14 09:59 AM by crikeyrob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRK Member 361 Member For: 12y 4m 6d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 04/08/14 12:13 PM Share Posted 04/08/14 12:13 PM Well, you are not mucking around with this, that is for sure. It will be an interesting swap over the usual 289 - 347 Windsor that goes into these. I would be idley curious as to the combined weight of the windsor ( with the usual alloy head upgrades etc ) and its trusty companion, the c4, versus the barra 6 and the ZF. Thinking aloud, power and torque wise the Barra will be ahead. The modified Windsor is no slouch but it might have to lower its colours in this contest.Hope it goes smoothly for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needfordspeed Member 166 Member For: 21y 3m 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 04/08/14 12:14 PM Share Posted 04/08/14 12:14 PM Looks good mate, is the hall effect sensor on the back of the box the only extra thing you will have to do to get the ZF working? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyP MattyP Cruise Control 6,317 Member For: 11y 11m 15d Gender: Male Location: Central Coast Posted 04/08/14 12:44 PM Share Posted 04/08/14 12:44 PM This is my dream car Either this or a coyote Should be killer bud keep it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr6tnv PC LOAD LETTER Donating Members 388 Member For: 12y 6m 2d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 05/08/14 09:55 AM Share Posted 05/08/14 09:55 AM Wow mate ! I had a look at the site with all the work that has been done so far and it looks fantastic ! Can't wait to this completed and work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crikeyrob New Member 20 Member For: 10y 11m 25d Posted 05/08/14 11:37 AM Author Share Posted 05/08/14 11:37 AM Looks good mate, is the hall effect sensor on the back of the box the only extra thing you will have to do to get the ZF working?The FG wiring loom was modified to be a stand alone setup by killa kustom kables. This included all wires to go to gearbox and electronic accelerator. Steve who did the work said that all I needed to do to get the gearbox to work was to use the Hall effect sensor he supplied. This would tell the ECU what speed the car was travelling and then the gearbox can work out the shifting points from there. It also needed an 8 tooth trigger wheel attached to the diff or gearbox output for the sensor to read. The ECU also needs to be flashed and recalibrated to suit the sensor. Bullet Performance Racing did this for me.I will use the same shifter in the car, but it will be stripped back and incorporated into a custom centre console.So just the sensor, trigger wheel, calibration and shifter.Hope this helps.Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyP MattyP Cruise Control 6,317 Member For: 11y 11m 15d Gender: Male Location: Central Coast Posted 05/08/14 11:43 AM Share Posted 05/08/14 11:43 AM Who's doing the tuning bud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crikeyrob New Member 20 Member For: 10y 11m 25d Posted 05/08/14 12:31 PM Author Share Posted 05/08/14 12:31 PM I think I'll take it down to Nizpro for the tuning. I have had initial discussions with them, and from what I hear they have a good reputation. Aim is to get 350rwkw on the standard turbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyP MattyP Cruise Control 6,317 Member For: 11y 11m 15d Gender: Male Location: Central Coast Posted 05/08/14 01:01 PM Share Posted 05/08/14 01:01 PM That'll be really punchy Nizpro I've heard good things about.Pitlane (ratter) I've always heard great things about if your down in vic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crikeyrob New Member 20 Member For: 10y 11m 25d Posted 09/08/14 09:36 AM Author Share Posted 09/08/14 09:36 AM Tunnel is now finished and shifter mount complete.Update can be seen at http://www.boostedford.comWorkshop will begin to mount the handbrake, fuelpump & fuel filter next week. I'll provide an update when these are complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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