Anvil Mustang

[DarkBuddha]

Looks awesome! I just keep coming back to check it out. I am curious though... what does the stock steel hood weigh, and what is the weight of the full carbon hood? I can only imagine it's a significant savings.

[Matt@BOS]

Here's the back side of the 100% carbon fiber fender.

Nice! I saw (and held) the carbon/fiberglass ones at the shop. You guys did an amazing job flaring it while keeping all of the body lines as they should be. Are those dry carbon? I can't imagine how light they would be.

Matt

[hotwheels]

These are the vacuum bagged 100% carbon pieces. The dry carbon parts aren't ready yet, so we are using these for the car. We should have the dry carbon parts to show at SEMA. These parts are less than 1/3 the weight of the original steel parts. I weighed them, but have the notes back at my shop, so I'll have to look them up and post later.

[hotwheels]

Doors have been fitted and hood and fenders have been rough fitted prior to paint. The hood is fitting very well and will be fine tuned once painted.

[Bjkadron]

Doors have been fitted and hood and fenders have been rough fitted prior to paint. The hood is fitting very well and will be fine tuned once painted.

Actually, that looks pretty stinking cool just like it is.

[Motown 454]

It looks great, I love the hood.

[Bryce]

Matt,

Agent 47 has some new headlight buckets that save like 20lbs or something. They are stereolithography. Made from plastic. Might be a cool addition to your car and for some more weight savings. Anyway looks cool!

[DarkBuddha]

That looks pretty darn awesome, but I prefer paint over the carbon look generally. And the Agent 47 buckets do sound like a good idea. Wonder if they're gonna make 'em for '70 too?

[nvmyss]

Looks good Matt, can't wait to see it at the show.

[hotwheels]

Matt,

Agent 47 has some new headlight buckets that save like 20lbs or something. They are stereolithography. Made from plastic. Might be a cool addition to your car and for some more weight savings. Anyway looks cool!

I didn't know about the Agent 47 headlight buckets. If they are stereolith. then they can't be cheap. We ended up using fiberglass ones from Maier Racing. They are definitely lighter than the metal originals, but I don't know how they compare with the Agent 47 units. I thought about making carbon fiber ones, but knew they would be difficult to make and figured the market for them would be small, so didn't bother at this time. Probably won't make them unless there is an outpouring of Mustang fanatics convincing meotherwise.

[ArtosDracon]

I hate, hate, hate that my two favorite cars here are mustangs. I had a chance to pick up a 69 two years ago and passed on it and you're making me regret it, damn you both!

[hotwheels]

I hate, hate, hate that my two favorite cars here are mustangs. I had a chance to pick up a 69 two years ago and passed on it and you're making me regret it, damn you both!

That's funny! I've always been more into GM cars, but always liked the '69 Mustang fastbacks alot. I think they are one of the coolest looking cars ever designed. Right up there with the '63 spit window vette and Ferarri Daytona. I think the '69-'70 Mustang's time has come.

[DarkBuddha]

I think the '69-'70 Mustang's time has come.

Based on the sheer volume of high quality, high effort versions being built by so many builders lately, I think you must be right. The killer for many of us long time sportsroof owners/fans is that you guys are getting around to doing stuff that we've been dreaming and envisioning for years. I just hope it doesn't spawn something akin to the gawdawful Eleanwhore craze after the Nick Cage "Gone in 60 Seconds" movie. I still don't think '67-'68 Mustangs have recovered from that tragedy.

[a73formula]

wow this is looking awesome, nice work. 69 and 70 mustang fastbacks along with the fox bodies are pretty much the only fords I like and your making this one look wicked.

[wblanton]

This is an awesome build. I think it would look killer to put the BOSS logo on the front fenders showing the carbon fiber fenders.

[ArtosDracon]

That's funny! I've always been more into GM cars, but always liked the '69 Mustang fastbacks alot. I think they are one of the coolest looking cars ever designed. Right up there with the '63 spit window vette and Ferarri Daytona. I think the '69-'70 Mustang's time has come.

My dad had a 63 split window for a few years, then jumped to a built L88 vette, had to get rid of them both through some tough years. I've always been partial the C3s, especially the early ones with the chrome nose, in gloss black with the chrome rear bumper. Just gorgeous. As for 70s Italians, I like the Mura, modern lambos just aren't the same after you've seen a mura in person.

[hotwheels]

My dad had a 63 split window for a few years, then jumped to a built L88 vette, had to get rid of them both through some tough years. I've always been partial the C3s, especially the early ones with the chrome nose, in gloss black with the chrome rear bumper. Just gorgeous. As for 70s Italians, I like the Mura, modern lambos just aren't the same after you've seen a mura in person.

I too like the early chrome bumper C3s, but still not quite as classy as the mid year vettes IMHO. You're right on with the Miura. It defines 60s exotic like no other. I suppose the Countach took over for the 70s, but was over the top and not as classy.

[hotwheels]

This is an awesome build. I think it would look killer to put the BOSS logo on the front fenders showing the carbon fiber fenders.

We did think of that as we were thinking of ways to let a little carbon show through, but nothing we came up with seemed good enough for the car. It's just too clean and we will probably have a small badge on each fender a la S Line Audi. Steve's builds are always somewhat constrained and this car is probably the furthest he's gone from stock as far as body mods.

[twosaturns]

Actually, that looks pretty stinking cool just like it is.

it does, seriously. I mentioned earlier that it should be left naked. kind of a shame to cover up the cool weave AND add some weight back w/ paint.

[LV42DAY]

you guys planning on making carbon fiber fenders for the first gen camaros?