$5000 budget Mustang

[67SSDan]

I like the window upgrades. I was just thinking the other day that when you get tired of this car and sell it to me, I'd be putting some sort of interior in it. I guess if we put that off long enough... you may do it for me.



Dan

[GNon18s]

It was a fun weekend, I so have to get a GoPro. When I came off the track, someone asked if I was a dirt track driver. I was following Kyle Tuckers lead, saw him sideways in front of me most of the day. As tight as the car used to be, I can't beleive its the same car. Honestly, I was having so much fun roasting the tires at speed, I'm sure it slowed me down some. I do hope somebody got some good video. We need to get an official video guy for the series.

I agree about needing an official video guy. I'm no drifter, but damn if I didnt find myself hangin the back end out everywhere! I can only imagine you guys with 100-200-300 more horsepower than me!!

[Ron S]

Kyle was saying after about 4 laps the tires went away, so you needed to come in to let them cool down. He was right, the car became a hand full once the tires went away. The set up was so new in the car I wanted to see how it would act, and how predictable it would be. Early in the day spun the car once, while Kyle was chasing me, I got all excited, and rolled on the throttle too hard in the turn, total driver error. I know it was the track, but I have never drifted anything like that at speed, it was a hoot. I know the sliding slows you down, and in the future I need to get more serious, but that was a crazy fun weekend.

[Kylemaggard]

Where did u get them made, the fender flares???? u made them youe self??? Im a Fire fighter in the air force, dont have a lot of $$$ but how can i get somwthing like that? Cj ponys are to wide i need like 2-3 inch flare

[Payton King]

Ron's daughter is getting married so he is a little tied up. Go back and look at the start of this thread and you will see he went through a couple of different styles until he settled on the ones he has now. Yes he made them and they are metal.

[Norm Peterson]

Kyle - wait until you find out what else Ron fabbed up himself (and I'm not going to spoil it by saying what).


Norm

[johngross]

I was wondering where he was... now I know

[Camster]

Good stuff man, thats what its about competing and having tons of fun.

[LSXZ28]

Hey Ron - how is it going? Haven't heard from you since you called me about the tuning on the new engine... Hope all is well!

[Ron S]

Things are going good Brett, hows that bundle of joy doing?

Kind of busy on a new project, will be calling you to tune it in the not to distant future.
https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...tal-full-frame

[LSXZ28]

Lyla is doing great - 19 months old already - total Daddy's girl! She loves race cars already - imagine that... She takes her little cars on the floor and drag races them making car sounds - and I didn't even teach her that - must be in the genes. Looking forward to getting her a Jr dragster one day. Also have some more big news - she is going to have a baby brother in October! We were about to give up on her having a brother or sister, and it happened! At our age, if it didn't happen soon after Lyla, it wasn't going to - he snuck in before Daddy could get to the snip-snip LOL!

I'll check out the thread on the new one - you mentioned you were starting another one when we spoke... Let me know on the tuning!

[sb67]

Hey Ron have read through your entire post and loved what you did! Was wondering on how you determined the suspension mounting locations? The reason I ask is because I'm working on a 67 mustang coupe and planning on swapping the c5 front suspension along with the transaxle and rear suspension(got a deal on everything and couldn't pass it up). Was thinking if I could get the mounting data I can draw up and test the frame on CAD and get everything perfect before I start fabricating.

Thanks Josh

[Ron S]

Mine was based off the C5 Vette, but I don't have any mounting data.

[sb67]

so you used the stock mounting locations?

[feeble]

Best advice I can give is to read lots of books, model the parts and position them according to what you read and design your frame around them. Don't be afraid to ask questions.

[Ron S]

Yeah, the mounting points are stock C5.

It is alot easier to base the suspension off factory geometry, and give yourself a little more adjustment then the factory did.

[sb67]

okay ill try and find the x,y,z points for the c5 and work the frame around those.
thanks for the help

[67coug5.0]

Hey Ron, just wanted to say I love your stang. It's gotta be the best one out there. Awesome build! I was wondering if you could make a YouTube video of the car. Maybe a walk around or anything that shows the current progress? Thanks man!

[Ron S]

The rear is out of the car right now, out being straightened. Moser put a back brace on it when they built it and sort of toed it out a bit, and I'm doing a gear, and posi unit swap while its out. Have some prettying up to do also, but should be ready for optima. I'll post some pics when I get a chance, been working twelve hour days for the last two months, butt is kinda dragging.

[BADDRIDE II]

Ron, just a suggestion but from experience I have seen snouts move slightly from originally installed "straight" or "cambered" position from putting this much heat so close to the tube/snout end, if one snout moves slightly one way.....and the other side moves the other, it could definately be enough to cause premature wear on drive plate/axle spline/diff spline. May want to double check "through alignment" if snouts were originally installed straight to verify perfect alignment? Good luck!

Rechecked the the housing straightness with my rear narrowing jig, which was OK, the axles slid right in. The tig welding helps because you can keep the heat down. The 5 bolts kind of suprised me too, its really no different then the 5 lugs that hold any rotor on, it is the standard of the stock car industry. It is all shear load, no lateral forces at all, I will keep a close eye on them though.

Cool Ron, easier to check now and adjust if needed, than after paint/powder coat. I was not sure if you would see a difference or not, typically its just a caliper bracket that only gets a weld around 1/2 the tube which seems to pull slightly but since this was a 360 weld I imagine it does act equally as you have proved.

The rear is out of the car right now, out being straightened. Moser put a back brace on it when they built it and sort of toed it out a bit, and I'm doing a gear, and posi unit swap while its out. Have some prettying up to do also, but should be ready for optima. I'll post some pics when I get a chance, been working twelve hour days for the last two months, butt is kinda dragging.

Ron, I thought you checked for straightness/alignment after you welded the parking brake brackets on? How did you come to realize it was "toed"?

I have a set of snouts on the shelf calling your name