Project WeaponX_66 Mustang Coupe

[WeaponX_66]

Well here we go. I have been out of the game for about 5 years now. We were hit hard during the housing crash here in San Diego, but I'm back in the game......kind of. Tight budget and I'm sure I will come to stand stills when I run out of money, but that's what overtime is for right?



So this was an impulse buy for sure. I was walking my dog one day and this guy down the street from me has had this car in his driveway for the 7 years that I've lived on this street. I asked him if he's ready to sell that thing and he said "I'm putting it up for sale tomorrow." I was like whoa hold on, let me see what I can come up with. Long story short I bought the car for 6k. It had a running 289 and a body kit, but it was in rough shape. I couldn't keep the 289 running and when I pulled a valve cover and it looked like a BBQ grill that hasn't been cleaned in 10 years! Right there I decided the car was going under the knife. I decided that I was going to make a nice street rod.

I knew from the get go that I wanted to put some meats on the rear, so I bought a mini tub and 4-link kit from Martz Performance. When I started the mini tub I noticed that the car had been rear ended and had some crappy repair work done to it. Good thing all of the parts for these mustangs are readily available. Little did I know that none of it fits right! Anyway, I've only been working on it for about 2 months now, so let me see if I can get some pics up.

I moved the frame rails in on both sides and finished the mini tubs. After that I started tearing out all of the bad sheet metal that was damaged.