66 Fastback

[manOwar]

Finally, its my turn... :attn:

After searching more than a year for the right car, I found it in Pennsylvania on Craigslist. It's a completely rust free A Code from Arizona and has been sitting in a corner of a shop since 2001. It was stripped and the MII front end was installed before the work stopped. After more than 12 years, the guy decided to part with it.....

I scored when I found this..... I drove up from Florida and picked it up. It had all it's parts less the front seats, engine and trans.

The day I pulled it into my driveway....

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I work out of the country so before I headed back to work, I dropped it off at the shop to get started.....

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After tearing it the rest of the way down and getting it on the rotisserie, we still couldn't find any rust!!! So off it went to sandblast... it came back today!!

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Looks like he missed a spot under the lip of the dash.

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For the engine, I wanted an original 427 Side Oiler but couldn't find one in the 600hp range like I wanted. So during my search, I came across a deal I could not pass up. I picked this up right after Christmas. It's for sale right now as I found the Side Oiler I was looking for a couple days ago.... an original 1966 427 SO that was just finished to ~650hp.... Hope I can work it out, if not I'll have to "settle" with this one @ ~800hp and the 8800 rpm's it'll turn!! Bummer eh!!

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My Wheels also Shipped today. True Forged Super Sports, 18 x 12 and 18 x 8. I had them leave em' ready to for power coat as I haven't decided on a color for the car yet.

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Seats, what a search that turned in to. I started out wanting Recaro Orthoped or Experts, then I came across a set of classic Recaro Model C's. These seats are from the late 70's thru 80's and were a $6000+ option in Audi's, Porsche and Mercedes. These seats have power adjustable seat back, electric air pump for three lumbar air bags, manual adjustable seat base bolsters, side bolsters, knee support, shoulder and head rest. I will be mounting them on a set of Jag XJ6 - 6 way power base's under both seats.

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This is a shot of a set just redone...

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[LeadFootDriver]

:drool:

[DC-69]

Dang nice don't see many RUSTANGS in that good a shape, keep the updates coming I love the fastbacks.

DC

[Yellow66]

Subscribing...:seizure:

[Josh@Ridetech]

Very cool build!

[Auto Rod Technologies]

Looks like you are off to a good start, nice solid car!!

[kencobra]

Going to be a great build! What has been done to it fit 12" wide rims under it? I mini tubed mine and moved in the rear frame rails and I know I can fit an 18 x 10.5 with a 315/35 but I don't think I have enough room for a 12" wheel.

[kmdracer]

Subscribing. Nice find!

[GT500KR_Vert]

nice

[manOwar]

Hi all,

Not a lot to update.... The shop was working on removing the drip rails when I was there last.

I mocked up the rear end. It'll have 1.5 in of clearance between the tire and fender lip.....

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Also spent some time drawing up some ideas for the seat control.... I'm using a set of switches from a BMW. I'll send them in and have them etched along with a new switch panel made.

For the lumbar, the idea is to have the button run the pump, the other button will let air out or the section selected by the rotary switch...

The seat warmer needs to be either a toggle or rotary switch which I like best.

Take a look, I'd like to hear some ideas and opinions.

Option 1 -

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Option 2 (left) and 3 (right) -

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[67speedfreak]

Nice score ! Looks like a great project !

[manOwar]

kencobra,

Sorry for the late response. It's getting a narrowed rear sub frame from AME.

[bikefreak600]

those wheels are sick !

[manOwar]

A little progress, the drip rails are gone and stated on the fire wall. I finally decided on the pedal set up so the rest of the fire wall can be smoothed as there won't be a booster, master cylinder or clutch linkage hanging off it!!!

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[manOwar]

Making some progress, hope to have it all primer next week.

Got the firewall just about finished up....

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Welded up all the holes in the and started working the rocker panels....

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Smoothing the roof....

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[manOwar]

Also got a few things in,

Reverse floor mounted pedals. We'll have to notch the floor board to move the pedals back a couple inches. The floor pan will be reworked to match up with the cover...

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Billet Specialties Formula steering wheel with black pad and horn button....

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I was able to unload the T56-R I had and found this Viper Spec T56 with a 2.97 1st and .50 6th. It was for a project that never got started so I ended up with the Trans, 2 SBF bellhousings, Pro 5.0 shifter, Clutch and an Aluminum Driveshaft.

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Now the best part... The Borla (TWM) Stack Injection complete with ECM, Dual Sync Dist, MSD Ignition, 70lb injectors, rails and Dual Wide Band O2 module.... this shot was just before it was pulled off. It was run less than 2200 miles.

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[drflex]

off to a great start...

[manOwar]

Making a little progress. Got one of the tubs finished. Had to add 5 1/2" to fit the 335's.

[ndpace]

what size wheel and tires are you going to run on the front? Are you going to flare the fronts?
Thanks, Jim

[manOwar]

what size wheel and tires are you going to run on the front? Are you going to flare the fronts?
Thanks, Jim

18 x 8 with a 5" BS, 225/45 and rolled lips. We shouldn't have to flare anything. I might have been able to go with a 245/40 but it would have been real tight.

[67redrocket]

Looking forward to see those pedals mounted, great project!

[67cougnut]

Great build! blue ovals are popping up around here daily!

[manOwar]

Looking forward to see those pedals mounted, great project!

Unfortunately, that pedal box wouldn't work. I need a couple more inches to make them work but didn't want to cut into the sub frame. So, I'll use this overhung set.

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[manOwar]

Made a little more progress. The AME rear clip is going in. The car had a R&C coil spring setup in it when I bought it so we swapped it over to coilovers.

[manOwar]

It's been awhile so thought I'd throw some progress photos up...

The AME rear clip is finished up and started on some of the sheetmetal around it.

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Roughed in some rear air ducts...

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Got the cowl finished...

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[manOwar]

Next, the door handles are roughed in....

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Mocked up the engine and set it back a few inches...

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[manOwar]

Got the pedals installed. I still have the drivers seat at the house working on the control panel so we set the passenger set in just to get a feel for the set up....

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Roughed in the Fuel fillers... put one on both sides.

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[manOwar]

A few more shots.....

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[Kcrain]

I like bring on more picture and more info. We can never have to much.

[Auto Rod Technologies]

Looking good in those last few pics!!

[Spork82]

Lovin the metal work on the car!

Which motor mounts are you using that R&C front clip?

[I_make_oil]

Looking good. I like the way your going with this car.

[manOwar]

Lovin the metal work on the car!

Which motor mounts are you using that R&C front clip?

The mounts are Energy Suspension 4-1122G from Summit but with the engine moved back, the drivers side will need modified to clear the steering.

[85coupe50]

Very nice work...

[BlueGhost93]

Ok the fuel filler idea is awesome! Reminds me of the Ring Brothers mustang build. Very cool idea. Cant wait to see the finished product!

[Crestronwizard]

Digging this build!

[manOwar]

These oughta do!

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[BlueGhost93]

These oughta do!

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These are awesome!!! Great choice in gauges. What brand are those?

Also, might be a stupid question but what are all those brass colored plug things in some of the photos above? They are sticking in the sheet metal.

[manOwar]

These are awesome!!! Great choice in gauges. What brand are those?

Also, might be a stupid question but what are all those brass colored plug things in some of the photos above? They are sticking in the sheet metal.

The gauges are Classic Instruments Autocross Series.... and the brass things are Clecos which are used to hold the sheetmetal in place prior to welding.

[GTOtzel]

Love your build, car is looking great. Those are awesome gauges. We are using them in the car I'm co-designing with another employee at CJ Pony Parts.
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[manOwar]

Love your build, car is looking great. Those are awesome gauges. We are using them in the car I'm co-designing with another employee at CJ Pony Parts.
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Very nice!! Looks Great... I like the addition of the lower facia. I'm heading in that direction too but haven't finalized a decision yet.

[manOwar]

Finally got around to getting a rendering done. Tavis Highlander hooked me up.... great guy and easy to work with. I didn't want anything real "Loud" sort-a-speak so this is what we ended up with. I'm very pleased with the out come!

The color will be as close to Ferrari's Grigio Ferro as we can get it. The wheels will be anthracite centers with gloss black lips.

I wanted to do something different with the front marker/turn signals so we're going to try LED's in the lip of the splitter.

[BlueGhost93]

I love it! I cant wait to see this done. I like the turn signal idea and the side exhaust. Ill be putting oval on my falcon. What wheels are you going with?

[neongreen]

These oughta do!

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I'm also eyeing Classic Instruments for my gauges, I think I'll go with Hollywood Hotrod on mine. Where did you get that gauge panel? It looks amazing, and I'd love to have one like that in my Falcon.

[manOwar]

I love it! I cant wait to see this done. I like the turn signal idea and the side exhaust. Ill be putting oval on my falcon. What wheels are you going with?

Thanks, the wheels are True Forged Super Sports in 18x12 and 18x8.


I'm also eyeing Classic Instruments for my gauges, I think I'll go with Hollywood Hotrod on mine. Where did you get that gauge panel? It looks amazing, and I'd love to have one like that in my Falcon.

I picked up the panel and gauges from Mustangs To Fear.

[67TXStang]

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Great build! Who produces the hood scoop you installed? Looks great.

[manOwar]

18 x 8 with a 5" BS, 225/45 and rolled lips. We shouldn't have to flare anything. I might have been able to go with a 245/40 but it would have been real tight.

A quick update..... After upgrading the front brakes to 14" and getting the ride height finalized, we ended up with a 6.25" BS for the front.

[manOwar]

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Great build! Who produces the hood scoop you installed? Look great.

Thanks, the scoop is from Ring Brothers.

[manOwar]

Got the Aston Martin door handles working!


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[65 Fastback]

Some nice work! I will be following along!

I love the front splitter design! When you are done with it you should make a mold and start selling fiberglass or plastic copies without the parking/turn signals.

TIm

[manOwar]

Tim,

I got your note and owe you some photos... but the ones I have are pretty rough. To hold you over, here are a couple ideas I had while doing the rendering before finally deciding on the lighting in the splitter. I don't want the traditional lights in the fascia so I tried these as an option.....

[Kcrain]

Any update on this car? Really like what your doing to it

[Crestronwizard]

Great Ideas. The front fascia is probably the part I like least on my car. Be interesting to see some ideas work out in that area. Hope you'll post some updates.

[Z06killinSBF]

Very cool build, should be neat

[Eurostang]

Great Project

[Godbolt]

Any updates? Just saw this thread. Very nice indeed!

[65 Fastback]

I would love an update on this project!

Tim

[manOwar]

Hey Guys,

Nothing to update in the last year... working in the Gas and Oil industry, gas prices set the tone for all our projects... I spent the last year on LOA from my company and working locally. The good news is, I hadn't lived in my house with my wife in twelve years... so for the last year, we got to get to know each other again... Sooo... spending money and/or time on the car was not an option. I'm back to work now and hope to get the build going again soon!

[Godbolt]

Looking forward to it.