Remember that rear-mounted radiator setup we talked about? Well, this is a side effect of it. There’s very little Mustang left out back, as the trunk lid has been eviscerated and trimmed down to the bare bones. In addition, wire mesh vents have been installed to allow air to flow out the back. You can just make out the fuel filler and some of the radiator equipment.
You can also see the fuel filler neck for the fuel cell, whose clear tube also doubles as a level gauge of sorts.
The cradle holds the SFI-rated Jaz fuel cell, and you can also see the fuel filter sitting on top.
A Whiteline rear antisway bar ties the two sides of the suspension together and, nestled carefully in the differential housing, is a simple spool. Just because it’s not fancy doesn’t mean it won’t work.
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Great build. Very efficient use of resources.
I have shocks that extend into the engine bay and I had some tie rods with spherical bearing rod ends that I bolted to the top of the shocks which I triangulated to the firewall. For about 5lbs in weight the increase in steering precision is phenomenal. I have never seen anybody else do that mod but I swear to god it is the best upgrade I have ever done in terms of price. I had to carve out a divet with a angle grinder and reinforce the mounting points on the firewall. Great bang for buck, though.
Swaybar endlinks tied to the rear bumper support? Am I missing something? Maybe it is just the angle of the pic on Pg7.
Somebody please tell me I am wrong.
The swaybar is mounted to the axle, and the ends are bolted to the chassis.
Backwards from how it is on most cars, but the end result is the same.
Ah, yes. Thank you. I thought the Mustang was multi-link now, but I must have missed the Chevy live axle part in the build description.
The S197 was still live axle with a 3-link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang_(fifth_generation)
The S550 (newest generation) moved to IRS.
There were a few previous special Mustangs with IRS, like the SN95 Cobra:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang_SVT_Cobra#1994%E2%80%931995:_The_SN-95_Windsor_Cobra