Fox Body Mustang Drifting

[GBC]

Originally Posted by Mars

yea I know, I was just under the impression that not even camber plates could bring the tire straight again from that much camber.

btw tried to sign up on the forum but the anti-spam graph never works right for me

Stupid spam graph things

use firefox, sometimes you need to try twice.

We need to fix that.






Here is where the tire is now

[soultron]

Originally Posted by GBC

Angletown!

Ready for top Drift Battle!

So not fair, but awesome.

[GBC]

Originally Posted by soultron

So not fair, but awesome.

I'm a Chevy man a heart, but I am falling for this mustang. It just needs an LS1.

[d3p0]

Originally Posted by Mars

btw tried to sign up on the forum but the anti-spam graph never works right for me

Should be easier to register now!

[d3p0]

Action-packed-drifting-video-supreme! A punctured radiator and failing diff couldn't keep our mustang off the track. We had an excellent Saturday at Willow Springs following the addition of a significant amount of steering angle and some Dunlop tires. Also, please take a second to rate/comment/favorite our videos on YouTube - http://youtube.com/driftlive and as always check out the website http://www.drift50.com

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[Mars]

Originally Posted by GBC

I'm a Chevy man a heart, but I am falling for this mustang. It just needs an LS1.

nah the few grand you spend on one you can just get alumn heads and a good intake and drop some weight and gain some ponies

sides thats blasphemy! unless its going into a 240

[GBC]

[GBC]

Last Video of 2007

[Mr.Mecha]

The air locker diff is pretty sweet. I had to read up on it just to understand how it works. Anyway sounds pretty cool although wouldn't a 2 way LSD be better if this was strictly a track car? Any other drifting guys using this setup?

[GBC]

Originally Posted by Mr.Mecha

The air locker diff is pretty sweet. I had to read up on it just to understand how it works. Anyway sounds pretty cool although wouldn't a 2 way LSD be better if this was strictly a track car? Any other drifting guys using this setup?

An Air Lockers is a full spool and is locked in both directions when it is turned on.

The name "locker" makes it easy to confuse with a detroit-locker, but this is like a welded diff or a full spool.

Both wheels must move together, no slipping.

The fact that you can disengauge it for daily driving is what makes it such a nice setup.

[Scott]

arb air lockers are nice, as well as eaton e-locks. you have to remember what is available for domestic rides. if i'm correct (which i am often not) your fox body has an 8.8" rear. You can only put in what they make for that car.

the american market is full of drag equipment for old 5.0s. i could almost gaurantee that 75% of fox body 5.0s car setups are for the local 1/4 or 1/8 mile tracks. i would like to see some more domestic cars setup for drift. honestly, i think its all up to the drivers. This is a chance for us midwestern folk to show em whats up LOL!

[DV19]

Originally Posted by Scott

the american market is full of drag equipment for old 5.0s. i could almost gaurantee that 75% of fox body 5.0s car setups are for the local 1/4 or 1/8 mile tracks. i would like to see some more domestic cars setup for drift. honestly, i think its all up to the drivers. This is a chance for us midwestern folk to show em whats up LOL!

The problem is there are only a few companies that make components (I mean actually design not just copy) to make our cars turn better. It has been my experience that until more Mustang owners start requesting/buying parts from these manufacturers they aren't going to pay much attention to our sport. Down here in the South more and more pony cars are showing up at local drift events and people are finding out that they are a good platform once you tweek'm a bit.

As this thread and others have shown, with just a little effort you can have a car that's really fun to drive. The torque a V8 motor provides makes in stock form gives the driver a chance to work on their driving and chassis set-up skills without having to spend money upgrading the motor right away.

That said, the teams that are out there now running the Fox, SN95 and S197 chassis are doing a great job waving the "blue oval" flag....

[GBC]

Originally Posted by Scott

arb air lockers are nice, as well as eaton e-locks. you have to remember what is available for domestic rides. if i'm correct (which i am often not) your fox body has an 8.8" rear. You can only put in what they make for that car.

the american market is full of drag equipment for old 5.0s. i could almost gaurantee that 75% of fox body 5.0s car setups are for the local 1/4 or 1/8 mile tracks. i would like to see some more domestic cars setup for drift. honestly, i think its all up to the drivers. This is a chance for us midwestern folk to show em whats up LOL!

All the 5.0 Fox bodies run the 8.8" Rear. Depending on you mechanical skill level, you can run any rearend of you choosing. Eventually I would like to make a hybrid 9" / 8.8" and get rid of the c-clip axle retention system that the 8.8 uses and move to the pressed on bearing system of the 9". This is of course if the car remains a street car for weekend fun.

If I am going full race I would move to a floater 9" with aluminum center section to save weight and increase axle strength. However, a floater setup costs more then my entire car as it currently stands, so that is pretty unlikely.

Unless Speedway or someone wants to hook me up.

[Mars]

Earlier mustangs had the 7.5". The 8.8 didnt arrive till 87. Lots of companies make a c-clip elimator kit, as far as how it works for them I dont know. Nothing wronng with a 8.8s strength. The weak link is either the axles or the diff itself and those a cheap upgrade away depending whatever route you wanna go. Lots of drag cars with 8.8s under them making 1000 hp and they hold up. The only additional thing is they add some bracing and weld the tubes to the center section since its a pressed in fit. The tubes like to move under hard launching, something a drift car will never really see.

Im still waiting to see fox car in formula d, or at least a non new edge sn95

[GBC]

Originally Posted by Mars

Earlier mustangs had the 7.5". The 8.8 didnt arrive till 87. Lots of companies make a c-clip elimator kit, as far as how it works for them I dont know. Nothing wronng with a 8.8s strength. The weak link is either the axles or the diff itself and those a cheap upgrade away depending whatever route you wanna go. Lots of drag cars with 8.8s under them making 1000 hp and they hold up. The only additional thing is they add some bracing and weld the tubes to the center section since its a pressed in fit. The tubes like to move under hard launching, something a drift car will never really see.

Im still waiting to see fox car in formula d, or at least a non new edge sn95

4 and 6 cylinder foxes have the 7.5, v8's have the 8.8.

[Mars]

http://www.mustanggt.org/86gt.htm

I was off by a year, but the 8.8 didnt arrive till 1986, every car before that had the 7.5"

[Vosko]

a gt was $11k new wow lol

[GBC]

This is the best part of that page:

"The 5.0L GTs were frisky and gutsy and demanding respect."

Love it.

[Mars]

http://www.stangbangers.com/87_Musta...-Z_Article.htm if you wanna read something old school

[d3p0]

Just wanted to let everyone know that we'll be at Drift Day this Saturday (1/12) if anyone wants to stop by and check the car out.

www.driftday.com / www.drift50.com for more info

[soultron]

Originally Posted by Mars

http://www.stangbangers.com/87_Musta...-Z_Article.htm if you wanna read something old school

Hot stuff! Good find.

[GBC]

Thanks to everyone that came out and supported us at the track. I am glad to say that the first track event with the "Drift Button" was a success.

[GBC]

This time the Drift Button lasted for the whole day and the 200 miles of round trip to the track and back.

[Bebop]

You guys are getting good, any rack mods yet?

[GBC]

Originally Posted by blaze1

You guys are getting good, any rack mods yet?

Not yet. We are still pretty much bolt on + cage and tuning.