jonk67
01-12-2013, 10:51 AM
Hi all, I came across this group at event held in the parking lot at the Nashville Super Speed Way in '2011, our Mustang club was having our annual show/track event on the speedway. I was instantly drawn to this '66:
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Spoke with the owner for a while and watched his runs, he was extremely nice to take time to talk to me and let me sit in his car as we are the same height to see if I fit (6'1"). His 2 tall sons were with him and one rode in the back seat from the NE coast, after crawling over the roll bar! His car was similar to the mods I have been doing to mine and Fords were in the minority, even though I look at all makes (yes, even Dodge) at events to get ideas. Unfortunately the Speedway closed at the end of '11 and I live ~15min. from it...
My car is a '67 coupe with the original 289 2v, C4 auto, 8" 2.79:1 rear. I tore my car down from stock about 4yrs. ago after driving it for a year, the flywheel teeth chipped enough that I had to carry a socket with me to turn the crank so I could start and drive off eventually so the flywheel had to come out. Since either the engine or trans would have to come out, why not both? I figured.... 4yrs. later and I'm getting closer to first start after never ending 'while I'm at it's'. Here's how it looked after purchase, then prior to teardown:
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Mods during teardown were - original 289 > stroked to 333ci; C4 3sp > built AOD w/OD lockout switch 2500-2800 stall; 8" 2.79:1 > 9" 3.50:1; 4wh. drums > front PDB rear larger hawk shoes; stock susp. > 4.5 leaf mideye rear with poly bushings (panhard planned), welded subframe connectors (to do), roller spring perches, 1" drop springs, adj. strut rods, (better shocks - biltstein/koni planned), 1" sway (planned) along with other minor tweaks that don't come to mind. Plan for the car is a DD and long distance traveler (TN > TX, TN > LA, TN > NY, etc.) that can be run on the 1/4mi., open track, PT events, etc. for fun and experience.
After it's running it'll go in for bodywork (minor wheel well rust) and paint. Theme will be TransAm Series style, CandyApple Red (red int.) with the TA flattened black on the hood, fendertops, headlight buckets.
Hope to see ya'll soon at the RTTH in the Smokies and other events.
Jon
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Spoke with the owner for a while and watched his runs, he was extremely nice to take time to talk to me and let me sit in his car as we are the same height to see if I fit (6'1"). His 2 tall sons were with him and one rode in the back seat from the NE coast, after crawling over the roll bar! His car was similar to the mods I have been doing to mine and Fords were in the minority, even though I look at all makes (yes, even Dodge) at events to get ideas. Unfortunately the Speedway closed at the end of '11 and I live ~15min. from it...
My car is a '67 coupe with the original 289 2v, C4 auto, 8" 2.79:1 rear. I tore my car down from stock about 4yrs. ago after driving it for a year, the flywheel teeth chipped enough that I had to carry a socket with me to turn the crank so I could start and drive off eventually so the flywheel had to come out. Since either the engine or trans would have to come out, why not both? I figured.... 4yrs. later and I'm getting closer to first start after never ending 'while I'm at it's'. Here's how it looked after purchase, then prior to teardown:
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif
Mods during teardown were - original 289 > stroked to 333ci; C4 3sp > built AOD w/OD lockout switch 2500-2800 stall; 8" 2.79:1 > 9" 3.50:1; 4wh. drums > front PDB rear larger hawk shoes; stock susp. > 4.5 leaf mideye rear with poly bushings (panhard planned), welded subframe connectors (to do), roller spring perches, 1" drop springs, adj. strut rods, (better shocks - biltstein/koni planned), 1" sway (planned) along with other minor tweaks that don't come to mind. Plan for the car is a DD and long distance traveler (TN > TX, TN > LA, TN > NY, etc.) that can be run on the 1/4mi., open track, PT events, etc. for fun and experience.
After it's running it'll go in for bodywork (minor wheel well rust) and paint. Theme will be TransAm Series style, CandyApple Red (red int.) with the TA flattened black on the hood, fendertops, headlight buckets.
Hope to see ya'll soon at the RTTH in the Smokies and other events.
Jon