Matt Happel from Sloppy Mechanics released several updates on his 8-second Mustang for $8,000 project since our previous article. In the previous updates Matt purchased a used 1995 Mustang GT drag car and installed a turbocharged LSx V8. In the videos below Matt installs a roll cage, new seats, and five-point harnesses. After a dyno … Read more
This 1993 Mustang called “Red Stallion” is being built by Chris Nieves at Nieves Speed Shop in Florida. The Foxbody currently has a naturally-aspirated BF Barra motor with a modified BA/BF front sump oil pan. It sits on custom motor mounts and UPR tubular K-member lowered one inch with spacers. Once the swap is sorted, … Read more
Richard Swan is building his Foxbody Mustang for the street and track. While that isn’t particular unusual, his method is. The engine is a Honda 2.0 L K20Z3 inline-four featuring a Holset HX35 turbocharger and custom intake and exhaust manifolds. Power will be sent to the rear wheels through a Miata five-speed manual transmission and … Read more
This 1987 Mustang was built by Sam DeMartino at his company Forced Induction Pros. Under the hood sits a turbocharged 2.0 L 4G63 inline-four built by Charles Toby Cunningham. It features R&R aluminum rods, Wiesco 9:1 HD pistons, factory crank, Fueltech FT500, custom harness, and Forced Performance FP4205 (76mm) turbocharger. The engine is fed fuel … Read more
Dead Horse Beaters is a 24 Hours of LeMons race team from Connecticut. The team competes in a 1967 Mustang called “Samurai Pony” built in 2017. The project started with a Mustang shell found in a field for $1,000 that originally came with an inline-six. They welded the front clip from a 2004 Honda Accord … Read more
Matt Happel from Sloppy Mechanics released several updates on his 8-second Mustang for $8,000 project since our previous article. For those unfamiliar with the project, Matt is building a 1995 Mustang GT with a turbocharged 4.8 L LSx V8 making 650-700 horsepower for around $8,000. In the videos below Matt fixes some issues and gets … Read more