Factory Five Racing Mk3 Roadster Assembly Manual page 23

PARTS: Donor car rear wiring harness.
1. Remove bulb bases from the rear light housings if they are still on your donor. Use tape and a marker
to label the wires.
2. Remove the rubber body plug from the fuel harness exit point in the base of the trunk area and unplug
the connector.
3. Follow the rear harness toward the front of the car pulling it away from the wall of the car as you go.
It is helpful to remove the panels that cover the harness as it goes into the cockpit. This makes pulling
the wire assembly through easier.
4. The rear harness ends at the front driver's side of the cockpit.
5. The transmission harness must be removed along with the rubber plug. This runs along the driver's
side of the transmission tunnel.
6. Store the rear harness and transmission harness.
ATTENTION: Handle the Mustang Catalytic Converters with care since the honeycomb inside breaks
easily. Most parts yards will want these, since they get a recycling credit for each. They are
not used.
TOOLS: Combination wrench set.
PARTS: Mustang exhaust bushings (rubber), O
1. The rear exhaust is removed from the H-pipe in the middle area of the car with four bolts.
2. Keep the rubber bushings that hold the rear exhaust up for use later. You will use these small oval
rubber pieces to hang the rear post on the side exhaust to the frame.
3. The H-Pipe is mounted to the headers using four nuts, and is mounted to the transmission cross-
member with sliding ⅝" pins inside rubber sleeves.
4. The air tube is connected to the H-pipe and must be loosened or cut off.
5. Disconnect the O sensors from the engine harness.
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6. Remove the nuts connecting to the headers so that the H-pipe can be moved rearward sliding the pins
out of the transmission cross-member sleeves.
7. Lower the H-pipe assembly and remove.
8. Remove the O sensors from the H-pipe with an adjustable wrench. Do not touch the ends. Store in a
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safe place.
ATTENTION: Make sure to use an engine hoist that has sufficient load capacity for the job. Use
extreme caution when moving engine assembly. Work on a clear and level surface.
TOOLS: Engine hoist, socket set, combination wrenches, floor jack, used tire or engine stand, rags.
PARTS: Mustang engine/transmission assembly, engine mounts, transmission mount, OEM fasteners.
1. Remove the two large nuts that hold the engine mounts to the frame of the car. The driver's side
bolt-hole is notched for ease of removal. The passenger's side engine mount has a single bolt
hole.
2. Disconnect the drive shaft from the rear end pinion Using a 12-point 12mm wrench or socket.
3. Remove the drive shaft carefully. Do not damage the front snout. Thread the bolts back into the
rear end so you do not lose them.
4. Drain the transmission fluid. This can be done on the passenger side of the transmission through
Exhaust
/ " socket, socket extension, adjustable wrench and hack saw.
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