1967
Mustang Coupe, 302ci, C4 Trans
This is right after we brought it home.
I've got new Cragar SS wheels and
BFG TA Radials to go on it.
Air Shocks will have to go.
This is about the only body damage the car has.
Other than a few places in the paint that wasn't prepped real
good.
I don't even like the shifter, so it'll have
to go.
Messy, messy.
Not too bad from a distance, but it needs a
lot of TLC.
Lotsa cleaning in here. And a real
butcher job on a lot of the wiring.
I've removed the power steering setup since
it was leaking pretty badly. Maybe in the future when i after
some
extra cash, i'll reinstall it with new components.
Updated Pictures amd info
351
Cleveland, .030 over.
Its
slowly coming along.
The
Pro Car Elite seats are much more comfortable than the standard buckets.
A little further along now. Seats, carpet, rear seat and 3
point belts in.
The crunched up quarter
panel came out pretty good. New Cragar Street Star wheels and BFG
Tires.
Paint is coming out pretty
good. New rear glass and windshield installed.
I
It's pretty much done and on the road
now.
Updated
engine pics. Decided to go with a Quickfuel 780 vacuum secondary
carb. Seems to run much better with it.
I
also added a/c from vintage air last year along with dual electric
fans. The regular fan with no shroud wasn't keeping it cool
enough.
The
a/c makes it a little more crowded, but it's nice on the hot summer
days.
So far i've upgraded the 8"
rear end to a 9" with posi and 3.25 gears. New rear brakes and
wheel cyclinders. New u-joints. Dropped the tranny pan and
it looks
pretty good and it shifted ok on the way home. Installed a new
Hurst
V-matic shifter, but also have the stock unit if i don't like the
Hurst.
As i said before, i removed the power steering setup since it was
leaking
so bad and the car was all over the road. I've also got a set of
Cragar SS wheels, 14x7, with BFG TA Radials. I wanted 15's, but
the price
was right on these. I've got new carpet, inside/outside door
handles
and window cranks, new instrument bezel, ignition switch, headlight
switch,
heater box assembly (since it didn't have one) and heater cable set.
I'm
trying to get the dash area and wiring straightened out right now.
Then
i'll probably start on the quarter panel and see how it comes out.
I'm
planning on new upper/lower control arms, 1" lower coil springs, new
shocks
soon. Also new bumpers, paint and some of the chrome trim.
The
engine seemed to run pretty good on the way home, so hopefully it won't
need
too much right away, other than a good cleaning in the engine
compartment. I'll try to update as i go along. I decided to
go with the Cragar Street Star wheels, 15x7 rear and 15x6 front with
BFG TA radials.
I did some checking and found out the engine
is a 78 block with 351w heads. I pulled the valve covers and it
looks
pretty clean, but i'm going to pull the pan and check the bottom end to
see
how it looks.
I finished replacing the front suspension. I bought one of the
complete front suspension kits, plus the 1" drop 620 springs.
I've also replaced the front radiator support and the right front apron
since they were rotted out from battery acid. A new Optima red
top will definitely go in there. I also decided to pull the
engine and go through it. It was smoking pretty good, so i
figured what the hell. One of these days i'll get around to the
quarter panel. Seems like something is always coming up.
That's it for now.
It's been awhile since i updated, but figured i should try to add a few
pictures. I decided to go with the 351c instead of the 302.
Its all fresh, .030 over, mild cam, Weiand X-celerator intake, HEI,
Quickfuel 780 vacuum secondary, double roller chain and
Fordpower
headers. I also just recently changed to a set of Ford Racing
roller rockers. I also
changed the C4 pan fill over to a case fill and freshed up. Also
added a 10" converter. I also decided to swap out the
shifter. I went with the new TCI Outlaw Shifter. New
aluminum radiator was added after installing the Vintage Air
Conditioning. I also removed the power steering. I never
really cared for the feel of it, plus leaking and hoses hanging down.
The body work is pretty much done except for the front fenders and
doors which don't need a lot of work. A new headliner is going in
next week and hopefully the paint will go on the body so i can put the
windshield and back glass in. A new billet grille is also laying
in the bedroom (along with a long
of other chrome trim pieces)
awaiting time for their installation. The Scat Pro Car Elite
seats look really nice sitting in there. I'm also adding 3 point
belts.
Hopefully by the end of summer it will be on the road. Still
quite a few small things to do, but it should go fairly quick.
Its slowly coming together. I've still got to finish the doors
and install new regulators. Then on to the fenders and hood.
Pretty much finished with some minor things to do as i go along.
Finally got it on the road in April and registered it on May 1,
2007. I just had to put new leaf springs in the rear since
the old ones were sagging and letting the tire rub when going over a
bump.
I also added the Haneline gauge set with electronic speedo and they are
pretty nice. Much easier to read than the original gauges.
I've also changed out the rear center section. I went with a
TracLoc with 3.70 gears. That change definitely changed the way
the car feels. Also added some traction bars and got my kickdown
for the C4 working.
Hopefully i'll get it out to the track this year and see how it runs.