How To Install a Fox Body K Member #FairmontProject

1. Hey, question about this almost 4 years later, could you have just left the stock engine on the K frame, and then lifted the car off from the engine?

2. Was waiting to see how long it would take you to realize the struts were still connected after you supported the rear end for a second time. lol

3. I just chain the coil to the car so if it does try to fly, it can't kill me.,., you seem kind of scared of them Eric. lol

4. People who cannot find fault in their actions or admit culpability are often psychopaths. Keep making sane videos.

5. Ford Fairmont is the granddaddy of all Foxbody cars.

6. I did not have to cut the springs on my fox body mustang, you do need to pry them out (fronts), but they will not spring out onto your face.

7. I have no clue how that frame is going to handle 600+ HP.. One reason they use Art Morrison frames. Way better. Stronger and faster to build. In the end it's cheaper…..

8. At around 25 minutes, you are fitting the K member bolts to the frame; you decided to grind out the slots on the K member to accept the wider spacing. Is there a reason you chose that route instead of cutting the tapped backer plate in the middle? (Trying to learn, not trying to critique. From a structural strength perspective I would have imaged some other trimming may be more idea. What did I not think of?)

9. I thought you sold the Subaru ! lol

10. I would Love to see a Video of the old Front end being thrown into a metal shredder!

11. I am doing the same thing to a 1989 Fox Mustang that came with a 2.3. What brand of K-Member is the one you installed? I do enjoy your videos, they are down to earth so a simple guy like myself can understand them. Keep them coming. Wild Harold

12. i was going to say you need plumb bobs and align front to back and X dimension..

13. gravity is a theory and earth is flat

14. my team z k member bolted right in no problems

15. lazy

16. Lol! I love your side jokes!

17. Just a quick note… the old K member bolts 'are' stretch the yield and should not be reused. If you wanted to replace the K member bolts it is suggested the use new flag nuts that are still available due to they're long run on the Mustang. Great build!

18. Nice job, Eric. Note that those aren't struts; they're shocks. Remove them completely prior to dropping K member to reduce the risk of them swinging out and hitting you or the car during removal (you almost dented one of your fenders). This would also allow you to simply remove the springs (using a jack or similar for safety) rather than cutting them with a torch under compression (presents other risks, including fire, burns, or the spring flying out as it is being cut). Also, PBBlaster or other penetrating solvent is your friend prior to removing any fasteners, particularly crusty suspension bits exposed to the elements for nearly forty years.

19. Apparently Emperor Palpatine does not have much luck with impact tools and loctite lmao had me dying of laughter

20. Despite this video being for the Fairmont, I am enamored with Acura Vigors in the background.

21. Some day,I want to see your daughter weld some steel.

22. Eric i watched your videos and i wonder, do you pre-losen those bolts before using those electric torque guns? I got a snap on one and it cant do the with the 3/8 gun and using a 1/2 is so cumbersome. If its the gun then what brand and torque they rated at?

23. instead of lifting and lowering the car so many times, I'd recommend getting a 10ft ladder.

24. Did you manage to figure out the fender clearance issue since putting in the new K-member and new control arms? About to buy a tubular K-member on my fairmont and wondering if i really need the new control arms or if I'll still have to make some modifications either way

25. As a standard rule, ANY slotted hole should have a washer under the bolt head. The bolts that were there had flanged heads, and I suppose that was 'good enough' for Ferd in '79 – but in a situation like that it would have been advisable to put some washers on all of those bolts before putting them in place.

    Mainly I mention this as a matter of future reference. If you're ever bolting something on with slotted holes like that, you should really put some washers on the bolts. Even if they weren't there before.

26. Do you not have any spring compressors? Would be a lot less scary to just compress the springs a bit…

27. in oz 8 cylinder and 8 cylinder cars have the same front ends if the 6 cylinder comes out with a v8 option

28. Whats the update on this project?

29. What does the pneumatic impact have over the electric? Torque?

30. I see a wastegate with a dump big smile lol….i didnt know you were going turbo but i likey

31. $1.8k for MM K-Member- Eric's not messing around here!

32. $1.8k for MM K-Member- Eric's not messing around here!

33. The need to hog out the rear holes is a known issue on early Fox bodies. As you've discovered, the spacing between the holes is slightly different on the later cars (which the K-members are designed for).

34. Eric buddy…. Let's see some engine videos!!! I wanna see what you got together to put in there…

35. What kind of k member is tha?would you sale it?

36. Spider hiding at 23:24

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