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Specs On My 1977 5.0 Mustang II
By Dan Polk
Note: This car was sold to Brian Achey in Spring, 2001 then Brandon Mervine in Winter 2002.
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Click for a larger view Welcome! This page contains the history and up to date progress and specs on my current project: a 1977 302 Mustang II Ghia that I've labeled "Project '77".

  • Archives Last Updated: 5/23/99
    Click Here for archived & current pictures of the rebuild (sorted by date), or scroll down to see only the most recent.


Click for a larger view A few facts about my MII before I started the rebuild:
  • Exterior: Paint was polar white with blue pinstripes, Ghia vinyl top, rear defrost, bumper guards w/black and white bumper trim
  • Interior: Ghia deluxe interior, teal with cloth seats, flip-down map light, factory stereo FM radio, air conditioning, fold-down rear seat, wiper delay, digital dash clock (still works!)
  • Engine: Stock 139 HP 302
  • Tranny: 3-speed C4 automatic w/light shift kit
  • Rear End: Code 3 (2.97)
  • Exhaust: Rear exit duals with Thrush Turbos



Click for a larger view The picture on the left is my high school senior shot taken in 1993 in Bismarck, ND near the river. I parked the car 1 year after this picture was taken to head off for college at the ND State College of Science in Wahpeton, ND.

Project '77 Statistics:

As of 8/8/99: The front apron is done & mounted, the roll pan is finished. The car will lay a block of rubber without trying - I'm afraid to step on the gas any harder! I have one small rust area to fix in the pass. side rear fender area and it'll get painted. All bodywork is finished otherwise.
Interior

  • Autometer Phantom style gauges (5&1/2" Tach & Speedo, 2&5/8" Fuel, Oil Press, Water Temp, Alt, Trans Temp, Vacuum) Click for a larger view
  • New interior carpet, headliner & trunk carpet
  • Interior panels covered in charcoal grey & black tweed
  • '82 Mustang bucket seats, remove rear seat
  • (Hopefully) front seat-belt system from late-model Mustang
  • Interior color changed to black with charcoal grey & bright yellow accents
  • Yellow driver and passenger side 5 point harnesses
Exterior
  • Repainted with a Monroe Handler paint scheme, no emblems or side molding
  • Ghia top removed, rectangular rear quarter windows removed and replaced with larger ones
  • Rear 3 windows tinted
  • Functional 1982 Turbo Mustang hood scoop
  • Shelby-style side scoops - made functional to cool rear wheels/brakes
  • Front bumper removed & 1965 Mustang GT-350 R Model front apron modified to fit (45lb loss)
  • Rear bumper removed & Monroe Handler roll pan put in place (45lb loss)
  • 2-post spoiler from late model Pontiac Firebird
Suspension, Steering & Wheel Click for a larger view
  • New upper & lower ball joints from McQuay & Norris
  • Complete urethane bushing set for front suspension from Racer Walsh
  • Front & rear solid aluminum sway bar mounts with with UHMG insulators and adjustable rod end end links
  • Solid aluminum bushings with UHMG insulators for rear leaf mounts and shackles
  • High durometer front spring eye bushings from Racer Walsh
  • Competition Suspension package sway bars (1" front and 3/4" rear)
  • 1976 manual rack to replace 1977 power rack (35lb loss)
  • Entire car lowered approx. 2.5 inches via custom rear shackles, custom aluminum spring pad replacement blocks & cut front coil springs
  • Custom-built subframe connectors & 1.25" medium-wall steel pipe engine compartment braces
  • Competition Engineering 6 point roll bar
  • 16x7 late-model 5-spoke "pony" wheels with BF Goodrich rubber
Engine Click for a larger view
  • Original 302 block, 2v heads, crank & piston rods
  • Edelbrock Performer kit (4bbl intake manifold, 600cfm #1405 manual choke carb, #2122 camshaft and lifters)
  • Ram-air system using a modified 1975 400cid LTDII air cleaner assembly
  • Edelbrock Victor Series water pump
  • Carter "Super Street" electric fuel pump with intertia, oil pressure and override switch
  • Comp Cams roller-tip rockers from Summit Racing Mail Order
  • Crane pushrods, guideplates & screw-in studs
  • Edelbrock 351M Performer valve springs with chromemoly keepers
  • Enlarged stainless-steel swirl polished intake (1.9) and exhaust (1.6) valves
  • Professionally ported, polished and flowed heads
  • Cloyes True-Roller double-roller timing chain
  • Sealed Power pistons & rings - 9.7:1 compression
  • All K&N breathers/air filters
  • Chrome everywhere, complimets of Jeg's Click for a larger view
  • Accel Super-Stock coil with late-model 351W bracket
  • MSW 8mm plug wire set
  • Single-belt serpentine system from mid-eighties Ford 302 Wagon
  • Champion spark plugs
  • Dynomax headers & "turbo-tube" mufflers
  • Electric fan with 195 degree thermostat and thermostat bypass switch
  • Side-exit 2.5" dual exhaust with "Turbo Tube" mufflers
  • A/C system completely removed (50lb loss)
Drivetrain
  • Rebuilt C4 automatic with shift kit
  • B&M MegaShifter with ratchet-shift
  • 1976 fully webbed MII carrier 8" with 3.25 ratio gears
  • Driveshaft safety loop from Summit Racing
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Last Updated: 8/8/99

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