Here it is the new project.

[95MkViii]

well as most of you know ive had a few mark Viii's recently my last good mark was wrecked.

before

after

so i stopped with mark Viii's for a while, had a couple other project cars i was working on, also was enjoying my cobra.
so early this year i was looking around for a project car and found this. 1989 mustang 4cyl automatic nice
clean interior paint was alright but not the best.

so i wanted to build this one. started putting parts together. biggest thing was deciding on an engine, 5.0? or 351?
well i couldnt decide. so i found good deals on both and picked up both of them.

i ended up selling the 5.0 to a guy i work with and didnt want to wait on the machine shop with my 351.
so out came the new engine for the foxbody. here is the engine still in the old car on the way to pull the engine.

and it just fell out the 4.6 dohc out of my old lincoln, going in my new fox body!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so here is where i am at now. i have all my parts ready. just need a clutch and a shifter.

just rebuild TR-3650

cobra rear end with cobra rear brakes.

96gt k member

2004 cobra front brakes

old 7.5 stock junk rear end out of car

new 8.8 cobra rear in car with cobra brakes, also picked up another set of cobra wheel for this car.

so that is how the car sits now, and for now im in the middle of wetsanding and buffing the whole car.

only question i have now is who do you recommend to tune the mark Viii pcm? thanks guys!

 

[-stew-]

Why did you put in the sn95 front k-member?

 

[Right on the Mark]

When I first saw engine choices I was like why not a mk8 engine. Then I felt better. LOL

 

[95MkViii]

Why did you put in the sn95 front k-member?

So I could bolt in the 4.6 dohc in my fox.

 

[chris2523]

only question i have now is who do you recommend to tune the mark Viii pcm? thanks guys!

Lonnie Doll at Blue Oval Chips is very familiar with the Mark VIII engine and has done a fair number of DOHC swaps into things, a lot of tbirds and such.
i would call and talk to him about what he can do.

 

[95MkViii]

thanks chris, ill give him a call!

 

[Markviiiedrea]

This is awesome, glad to see your Mark VIII still breathing life!

More pictures please!!

 

[-stew-]

So I could bolt in the 4.6 dohc in my fox.

Awesome! Was unaware that this was needed to put a 4.6 in a fox.

 

[95MkViii]

yes it is needed, the k-member in the fox doesnt have the correct motor mounts, and the sn95 K-member is a direct bolt in. well aslmost, you just need to elongate the rear mount holes.

 

[95MkViii]

On another note, i need help. i need a complete wiring harness for a 95 Mark Viii. the complete engine wiring, does anyone have a
parts car with a complete wiring harness. i ****ed up and only grabbed the wiring for the top of the engine... not realizing that i missed a whole bunch of wiring.

 

[ford nut]

Go obd11, hit the junk yard to get what you need or hit up Eric "Markviiiedrea", pretty sure has a gen 2 parts car laying around.
Check out modularfords.com.....Modular V8 and V10 Conversions and Swaps lots of great info on modfoxes.

 

[Right on the Mark]

Yeah why not run 96-98 Mustang Cobra wiring? People are parting out those cars alot.

 

[95MkViii]

Go obd11, hit the junk yard to get what you need or hit up Eric "Markviiiedrea", pretty sure has a gen 2 parts car laying around.
Check out modularfords.com.....Modular V8 and V10 Conversions and Swaps lots of great info on modfoxes.

how would that work with the IMRC's? anyone know what would have to be swaped to run an OBDII harness?

 

[ford nut]

how would that work with the IMRC's? anyone know what would have to be swaped to run an OBDII harness?

If mark wiring is used... swap to gen 2 IMRC's cobra intake... or do what Frank pointed .... get cobra wiring.
Check out the web site I posted....and read
No need to reinvent the wheel.

 

[Markviiiedrea]

Swap to a cobra Intake and run IMRC deletes.

 

[95MkViii]

Swap to a cobra Intake and run IMRC deletes.

Wont that kill my lower end torque.

 

[Right on the Mark]

Wont that kill my lower end torque.

It will be a lighter car with a stick and most likely some gears right? No problem.

 

[Don Pfau]

Very interesting and good luck.

 

[dnsherrill]

another Mac Attack...looks good
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with the IMRC delete, is a stall converter needed?
re; tune, here in Ga there's a highly-skilled retired Ford mechanic who does Dyno tuning, mostly GT's and Cobras...Larry Day Performance, super nice and smart guy

 

[marked8]

I have a Cobra intake and fuel rail with IMRC deletes. Maybe we can work out a deal since I am local.

 

[95MkViii]

Alright guys, been throwing ideas around. I got the engine and trans out sunday before work. Need some input... since the engine is out should I paint the engine bay? Now the car isnt going to be a show car by anymeans. Its just a fun tinker toy. What would you guys do? Paint it or just leave it as is and enjoy it the way it is.

 

[Svets96]

Since it looks great wet sanded and buffed so far. I would keep doing that. Looks real good!

The mustang looks really clean, I mean really clean. Maybe repaint some things underneath....just thought.

Sorry about the Mark viii getting reared like that! I fell out of my chair when I saw that! ugh.

 

[95MkViii]

Ita honestly one of the cleanest foxbodys ive seen. Interior is mint. Car only has 86k miles on it. Its clean

 

[Silver06S281]

lx does look clean to bad it has blue interior ewwwwww

 

[markup97]

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