{"id":153848,"date":"2026-10-07T06:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T11:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=153848"},"modified":"2026-10-06T19:06:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T00:06:40","slug":"1986-mustang-gt-with-a-godzilla-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=153848","title":{"rendered":"1986 Mustang GT with a Godzilla V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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JH Restorations<\/a> created several amazing vehicles at their company in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. We’ve covered their LSx-powered Celica<\/a> and their EcoBoost-powered Merkur<\/a>. For their next project JH Restorations set out to transform a 1986 Ford Mustang GT into \u201cFoxilla\u201d; the ultimate Fox Body Mustang.<\/p>\n

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The project’s heart is a 7.3 L Godzilla V8 producing 550 hp (404 kW) and 626 lb-ft (848 Nm) of torque. The big-block motor features a Brian Tooley Racing Truck Norris camshaft, Ford Performance intake manifold and throttle body, Holley oil pan, and Holley high-mouth accessory drive. A set of custom exhaust headers route to a stainless steel exhaust. Behind the motor is a Ford 10R80 10-speed automatic transmission. A Driveshaft Shop aluminum driveshaft sends power to a Ford Super 8.8-inch rear end with a limited-slip differential and 3.50 ratio.<\/p>\n

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JH Restorations upgraded the 40-year-old suspension with Ridetech’s front SLA (short-long-arm) coilover suspension and independent rear suspension. The braking system received a late-model Mustang\u2019s hydroboost master cylinder to assist Wilwood six-piston calipers with 14-inch rotors in front. The rear brakes are single-piston calipers.<\/p>\n

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The Mustang’s iconic body was enhanced with custom steel fender flares and custom steel and aluminum ground effects. JH Restorations installed a Cervini fiberglass hood and Carters Custom Aero aluminum diffuser. The entire body was covered in BASF “Ford Shelter Green” paint. Under the fender flares are Forgeline CV3C wheels (18×10.5, 18×11) wearing Toyo Proxes Sport tires (275\/35, 295\/35).<\/p>\n

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Opening the driver-side door shows a custom interior filled with Relicate leather. The premium leather is used on the door panels, dashboard, and console. The driver and passenger sit on custom-shaped TMI seats covered in black leather with distressed brown leather inserts. The center console holds a Lokar automatic shifter made to look like a manual transmission shifter.<\/p>\n

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Source: JH Restorations FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

JH Restorations created several amazing vehicles at their company in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. We’ve covered their LSx-powered Celica and their EcoBoost-powered Merkur. For their next project JH Restorations set out to transform a 1986 Ford Mustang GT into \u201cFoxilla\u201d; the ultimate Fox Body Mustang. The project’s heart is a 7.3 L Godzilla V8 producing 550… Read More »1986 Mustang GT with a Godzilla V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":153852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-153848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mustang"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":123499,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=123499","url_meta":{"origin":153848,"position":0},"title":"1998 Mustang GT with a 4.6 L PI V8 on Late Model Restoration’s Dyno","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 18, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Michael Schnick visited Late Model Restoration with his 1998 Mustang GT for a dyno tune. 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