32V S/C 67 Mustang

[Finch]

Hit a major milestone in completing all the major body work on my Mustang project so it is time to create a project thread.

What I am building is a 67 Mustang coupe that is just a little past stock.

For the body I have added a 67 Shelby hood and nose, Shebly rear deck lid and extensions, Shelby side scoops & Shelby tail light panel. For the tail lights I am using a full LED setup from Mustang Project.

Under the car I fabbed up some custom sub frame connectors and fully welded them into the floor boards. I also cut out and moved the rear wheel tubs in 3 inches to fit some extra rubber.

Suspension is a Rod & Custom complete Mustang II Front suspension with Double Adjustable Shockwaves & Rear a complete mustang Air Bar setup from air ride Technologies. Rounding out the air ride stuff is the Ride Pro E2 system.

For the drive train I am using a 2003 mustang cobra 32V Supercharged 4.6 with a 6 speed. Followed up by a aluminum driveshaft from Denny's Driveshaft and into a narrowed 9 inch with 373 gears mounted to an Eaton Tru-trac and 31 spline Moser axles.



Wheels and tires are 18X8 and 18X10 Shelby replica wheels with 245/35 & 285/30 BFG's



These first pictures are from last year when I completed the fab work and took the car out for some shakedown runs.

[Finch]

These pictures are from today. I completed all the body work and covered all in Epoxy primer. Now begins the block primer block primer block primer................you get the idea. Paint coming soon.

[Finch]

Engine

[andrewb70]

Dude your a bad ass!

Looks awesome.

Andrew

[GHOSTDANCER]

Looks great

[LMDGUY]

very cool!

what are you doin to the undercarriage? paint , undecoating..

[highboost]

Awesome project man... You need to throw a Kenne Bell on that motor. I'm putting a similar motor in my '00 GT. Good luck with your project and keep the pics posted.

[Finch]

very cool!

what are you doin to the undercarriage? paint , undecoating..

I have it prepped for full paint but have decided to go with Spectrum from Second Skin since this car will get lots of road time.

[bamadale]

your car is going to look great. i'm working on a 66 coupe and still am far from being finished.

[705.0Merc]

Its looking good. How difficult was it to mini tub? Any pics of that and the sub frame connectors?

[Finch]

Its looking good. How difficult was it to mini tub? Any pics of that and the sub frame connectors?

Mini tub was simple, Plasma and add 3 inch wide patch.

Here is a pic of the wheel well and the subframe connectors I made.

[kmcanally]

Nice! What color? It seems that a 315 would fit with the extra 3"? Did you move the inner wheelhouse flush with the outisde of the frame or did you scallop into the frame rail?

I can't wait to see it finished...

[DJ Mabe]

Looks like a great project. Why wouldn't you run a little bigger tire with the mini tube set up? Love the motor choice and set up. Really looks like it will be a killer ride when done. Keep us posted.

[Finch]

Looks like a great project. Why wouldn't you run a little bigger tire with the mini tube set up? Love the motor choice and set up. Really looks like it will be a killer ride when done. Keep us posted.

I will go to a bigger tire in the future. I purchased the current wheels and tires before I mini tubbed it. One of the many lessons one learns as they go along.

[705.0Merc]

Thanks for the pics. They look good. Will the back seats fit with the mini tub? I want to mini tub my Cougar, but i want to keep the back seats.

[67turbostang]

nice project! keep up the good work

[blown9746]

How hard was it to fit the cobra motor in there? I haven't kept up with the mustang stuff. Is it something you had to fab up yourself or are there vendors for conversions now. I know in the past people have said it was a pita.

[6fastback7]

How hard was it to fit the cobra motor in there? I haven't kept up with the mustang stuff. Is it something you had to fab up yourself or are there vendors for conversions now. I know in the past people have said it was a pita.

i looked into it last year on mine and it required removing the shock towers and running a Mustang II front suspension (that motor is very wide)...looks like thats exactly what he is running here.

My question does that allow the engine to be mounted any lower and still use the stock hood? I know ive seen some other setups that required a raised hood

[Finch]

Thanks for the pics. They look good. Will the back seats fit with the mini tub? I want to mini tub my Cougar, but i want to keep the back seats.

I am running the back seat from the 03 Cobra donor car and the upper sections fit. The lower will require a minor change just to match the contour of the 67 side panels. I have fitted the stock side panels in the car after the tub mods and they will work with no changes. I do know that a stock 67 seat back would require some work to fit it in but would be very simple.

[Finch]

i looked into it last year on mine and it required removing the shock towers and running a Mustang II front suspension (that motor is very wide)...looks like thats exactly what he is running here.

My question does that allow the engine to be mounted any lower and still use the stock hood? I know ive seen some other setups that required a raised hood

The front is a Mustang II kit from Rod & Custom and the motor mount kit that comes with it allows you to decide the final position of the engine. I am running a 67 shelby hood and have plenty of clearance. I feel the stock hood would clear this setup but it would be very close. I could set the engine down another inch if I had to.