ARTICLES
Bigger Sway Bar – Anti Roll
Author: Michael Yount The Corolla could use some more front roll stiffness. The OEM bar is 17mm. The only game in town, short of a custom bar (at least $600) is Addco. The race car had an Addco front bar ordered some 33 years ago. Amazing. Ordered through Jegs --...
Saleen SA10 Hood?? And Wheel Prep.
The idea of driving this car is getting more and more exciting. At this point I've driven the car less than 150'. That was far enough to get it off the trailer and up into the garage. Since January this thing has sat on jack stands while being worked on. I think...
Chassis Stiffening – Part 2
Author: Michael Yount Continued with work on gussets -- these two for the firewall brackets. I'll probably bevel that weld seam on the backside/bottom since that surface will have to be ground flat to bolt to the firewall.I used my wooden mock up pieces as templates...
Drip Rail Molding – Re-pop Dissatisfaction
These drip rail moldings were a bit disappointing when they arrived a few years ago. I bought them 3 years ago when I was trying to complete Almost 4. I don't remember where I bought them or what brand they were. When they arrived I threw them on the shelf and...
Chassis Stiffening.. Phase 1
Author: Michael Yount The unibody on the Corolla is vintage '73 design - which is to say, not the stiffest "box" in the world. One thing that helps a bit is tying certain bits of it together. A roll-cage helps a lot -- but that's beyond the scope of this course. ...
Going from Freightliner to Foxbody Mustang…
Please subscribe to the YouTube channel if you have not already. Also, find us on Facebook and Instagram as Purist Motorsports. Don't forget to like and share our content. When we were getting Almost 4 the Saleen SA10 #04 chassis project ready for the Saleen...
Radio Antenna – Better Reception!
One of the things I noticed in poking around thus far is that the stereo on the car doesn't have an antenna. Suspect previous owner removed it during the paint/body phase and that, as they say, was that. I recalled having an antenna coax cable extender in my box of...
Fighting With Exhaust… And WE WON!!
Please subscribe to the YouTube channel if you have not already. Also, find us on Facebook and Instagram as Purist Motorsports. Don't forget to like and share our content. We had a battle with the exhaust. So it took two installments on the video side to get this...
Emblems and Exterior Details
Author: Michael Yount I've always enjoyed little touches that 'make the car mine' - but look like something the factory might have done. Big kudos to Dave Barton out in TX - he's my go to for helping me make custom emblems using adhesive vinyl overlays. This...
Swapping a Ford Motorsport H Pipe for…. A Ford Motorsport H Pipe?
Please subscribe to the YouTube channel if you have not already. Also, find us on Facebook and Instagram as Purist Motorsports. One of the options for a Bleakley Ford Impressor Mustang was a "Stainless Off Road Exhaust". This car had an H pipe on it with cats. Once...
Air Dam Fabrication
Author: Michael Yount I started with a bit of cardboard to mock up what an air dam might look like. I'd fashioned something similar for the old TE27 Corolla I raced back in the 80's/90's. After shopping around a bit, I went to Lowe's (an essential coronavirus...
It’s The Simple Things… Belt Tensioner and Air Dam
If you haven't yet, head over to YouTube and subscribe to our YouTube channel here While working on the video for the suspension we talked about the air dam not being attached properly. It's a simple zip tie affair with the 89-93 rear air dam on the Foxbody...
Just Be Cool… Be Cool man!
Author: Michael Yount I ordered a 12" medium profile (2.44" thick) SPAL electric puller fan for the car. Also ordered a Delta Current Control pulse width modulated variable speed controller. I've used a similar combo (SPAL fans and DCC variable speed controller) on...
Rear Suspension… Going Back In Time.
This Bleakley Ford Saleen Mustang has some really good parts on it that a previous owner installed. The shocks and struts are from Maximum Motorsports and are their brand of shocks set up for coil overs on all four corners. The front suspension has coil overs and...
Ooops! I Screwed up!!
Author: Michael Yount Had just gotten back from taking the car out for a test drive with the newly painted valve cover and catch can plumbing. Delightful! A couple hours after I got back, I walked back to the garage and noticed something shiny on the floor - coolant...
Older Tail Lights and Suspension
These are the suspension parts that came off of the Saleen. They are Maximum Motorsports Sport coil-over shocks that are customized Bilstein units that will hold up to street and heavier track use. We're putting the Bleakley Impressor Saleen back stock and these...
A Better Looking Valve Cover
Author: Michael Yount I've never been much of a fan of chrome and polish. Some love it.....not my favorite. So I thought I'd do something about that on this car. Lucky for me, the previous owner included a couple of boxes of parts and there was a spare valve cover...
1990 Saleen Mustang Bleakley Ford Impressor Vlog 1
Join us on YouTube as we document this process in video as well as the blogs here. Our first video here is a walk around the car and discussion of what isn't correct on this vehicle. There are many good parts on it but they aren't Saleen factory correct. There are...