I Rebuilt An 'UNFIXABLE' Boss 302 Mustang!

Introducing the HO$$ 302.. We've spent the past month giving a destroyed Boss 302 a new lease on life! A full chassis swap, tons of mods and the cheesiest vinyl you've ever seen. We brought this Mustang all the way back to life, until we didn't...

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[Foxbodyslife]

Quick tip for you. If you hold the clutch in and put the gas pedal to the floor, the car goes into “clear flood mode”. This cuts the fuel system so you can turn it over without starting. It’s a good thing to use if you’re priming the motor as well. If you have an auto car you can mash the brake pedal and gas at the same time and it will do the same thing. Works on all ford vehicles at least since 2005ish from my experience. 20:54

[raymondjohns]

The Hoss 302 lives on. It's a bummer, but you know it's all part of it. Hopefully not a cracked block, and just a rear main seal. Still awesome. Thanks Ray

[turtlethomas]

Just bought a new to me 2012 GT/CS off a good friend of mine two days ago for dirt cheap because the Coyote has a rod knock. Thanks to this video and the first one done on this car, I know roughly what to expect and what upgrades to do while the engine is out. Thanks, Lee!

[GTcruzin]

Always wanted to do this. With the insurance rates of a 6 cylinder car. That’s a BIG WIN LEE!

[tetreaulthank]

Lee, love your channel and as a very long time supporter and as a 45 year collision shop owner/retired, I believe it’s time for you to invest in at least a used unibody frame bench and a measuring system which can be picked up used very reasonably. Yes, I can see just how talented you guys are with your forklift but your life and beloved projects. would be so much happier 😊

[alleybuilds]

100% its the rear main seal, bad backfire will cause this. When you lost that intake cap when it blew off was the same time the rear main seal blew out. i will put money on it.

[usmcbugler]

On a second watch I was thinking it is a good thing you changed over the dash/key/wiring… that way you keep the red key and the track tuning that ford made for the Boss 302.

I have a 13 Boss and a friend just bought a used 12. His didn’t come with the red key and we have to do a bunch of things to get a new one.

The red key is what makes the Boss a BOSS!

Also… not sure if the Laguna Secas shocks and struts survived… but you should use those in the Hoss… the LS did have different suspension than the regular Boss.

I regret I should have bought the LS suspension when I had a chance.

[JMLRacing]

The silver and red boss 302 got hit by a North Myrtle Beach police sergeant he was drunk driving we was there it happened at mustang week 2023 he hit it in a jeep the mustang was in mint condition till that

[THATGUYVR]

Lee said he has to swap over the entire electrical system…..I immediately think oh god, I’m praying for his sanity to stay intact ( hopefully it goes a lot smoother than the demon )

[caseypainter]

the little yellow connector on the passenger side is for the curtain airbags. It runs down the A pilar only on the passenger's side and connects right under the dash. I know this because I just changed the ac blend door actuator in my f150 and remember the same plug.

[pathfinderdiscovery]

Hoss 302 nice, I had a 1988 strawberry red mustang 5.0 5 speed back in the day, bought it brand new an had HOSS’ N placed on the windshield drove it for 3 yrs never had an issue then traded for a 1991 LX notch back crystal blue 5 speed an man I loved it, drove it 5 yrs an 230, 000 miles an sold it of 5500 bucks in 96 an had few more fox bodys an now old an drive a f150 97 step side stx truck so hope y’all get oil leak fix cheap ❤the car man

[golfradioman]

This is the first of your long videos I've really watched. I enjoyed it a lot. Sorry to see you've got an oil leak that's going to require some disassembly. Unless there is a block issue, I agree with your preliminary assessment of it being the rear main seal. I hope to see a followup video on it.

[osrr]

17:00 I know they're not soldered from the factory but it adds a nice little professional touch if you do it.

[gingerstew]

i have a 2012 gt/cs that i’m building, this series definitely made me fall in love with the channel!

[xbackspace]

that antenna looking thing you talked about on the deck lid of the red 5.0 is a Satellite antenna for the shaker radio system. That’s why the boss doesn’t have it because it’s a base

[whipzsurgeon]

Definitely worth the time and money.. I think it's AC negative you need to weld aluminum. Not all tig welders are for aluminum.

[djtjpain]

Guessing the H pipe tapers down due to the side pipes. Wonder if widening might create too much negative pressure for the side pipes to function properly, or even for the setup in general

[barrycrease]

I repaired one years ago easiest way to do this. Clip it from rear to front with florist and windshield posts and it came out beautiful rather than go through all that with this trying to repair things for Clips would be the deal. Trust me on that. Good luck with it Barry. 1:13

[sss.m]

Some gloss black skirts and mirrors would make it look so good, match all the nice black on it 💪🏼 just any of the bland black plastics, i did it to my BA falcon and it's literally nigĥt and day. So SO much better.

as another red/black ford owner, i love the build man.