1966 Mustang Convertible update

[Provertstang]

The chassis and suspension are finished
New front sheetmetal is mocked up
Firewall and dash are smoothed
Cowl is welded shut
Next is full quarters, trunk floor with fuel cell, tubs, battery tray.



Brent

[65chevelle''ss'']

Holy S*^t look at the lip on those rear wheels!!! Keep the pics coming Brent. Nice work!

[streetrod77]

That looks low even on jackstands. What type of suspension are you running?

[Provertstang]

Thanks alot.

The rear is a narrowed 9", torque arm, panhard bar, anti roll assy., CM lower control arms and QA1 ext. adj. shocks, Wilwood brakes.

The front is stainless tube upper and lower a-arms, QA1 external adj. shocks, Heidts 2" drop spindles, Wilwood brakes, Wilwood rack.

Thanks,
Brent

[BADVELLE]

Very nice, even looks mean at this stage of the build!!

[Restomod]

Nice!!

[ProTouring442]

Sweet!

Good Grief I have to get back on my car!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

[Z06killinSBF]

Looks great. More pics. Deff want to see your dash.

[kadettcqp]

Nice stang!

What brand are those wheels? Are they junk yard dog? And what measurements and backspace?

[Provertstang]

Thank you

I will take more pics this week.

Hope to have the quarters and trunk done this week.
Fuel cell should be here on Wed.

Brent

[LMDGUY]

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Provertstang]

The wheels are Coddington
Smoothie II smooth lip
18X10 4.00 backspace
17X9 5.125 backspace

Thanks,
Brent

[kadettcqp]

Thanks alot for the info. They look incredible on that car. The proportions are spot on!

[MuscleRodz]

Haven't seen a PT vert Mustang yet. I like what you got going on there!

Mike

[Provertstang]

I have not seen a '65 or '66 Vert done this way either.
The farther we get into things I see why. The top of the tubs are flat from the factory. Not nicely done either. They look like they were beaten with a sledge hammer. The convertible top lays flat on the top of the tubs so it has taken a lot of time to get a descent ride height without air bags. The unibody/torque box/center vert brace, stuff is NOT PT friendly. I like the '67 and '68 body style a lot but the whole "Eleanor" thing, in my opinion, has gotten out of hand. I wanted something different. So far I am very pleased with the progress and the stance. I can not wait to sit it on the floor and take a look.

Thanks for the comments,
Brent

[spddmnjay]

I really like the size of wheels you chose. They look really meaty! Awesome built you have going. I'll be watchin' the progress.

What vendor did you purchase the new sheet metal from? I will also need sheet metal for my 66 and have heard that not all companies that supply sheet metal are the same as the original (fit, etc.).

[Provertstang]

I purchased everything "original Ford tooling" I could get. I have been happy with everything other than the quarter panels and the wheel houses. They required a lot of work around the wheel lip with a shrinking tool to get the houses to match the quarters.
I ordered everything from Tony Branda (www.cobranda.com) and CJ Pony Parts.

Have fun,
Brent

[HsvToolFool]

The farther we get into things I see why. The top of the tubs are flat from the factory. Not nicely done either. They look like they were beaten with a sledge hammer. The convertible top lays flat on the top of the tubs so it has taken a lot of time to get a descent ride height without air bags.

I've heard that they were beaten flat with a 2x4 and
a big hammer on the assembly line. This is the one
catch I was worried about with using mini-tubs on
a first-gen covertible. I would love to see any other
photos you have of your solution to this problem.

Did you flatten the mini-tubs? If so, do you expect
the larger the wheel-size and/or lower ride-height
to rub much?

Did you experiment with the top before the tubs
were flattened? If so, how much did the top
protrude above its normal down-position?

[Given2Fly]

Look'n good so far. I am also interested in the interior and, in particular, how you will be approaching the seats and restraints up front.

[Provertstang]

Will go with H4
Don't really like LEDs in classis cars

Did not want the AOD cable or computer
Don't plan long road trips, had a 3 speed in my last 5 mustangs and it worked fine for my driving. May go to a 5 speed manual later.

Thanks,
Brent