Anvil Mustang

[Throttle]

Nice Mustang

[hotwheels]

Sorry for not having any updates for awhile. I've been thrashing along with Steve and the boys and had to get some get the panels fit for paint and didn't want to hold up progress.
Here's a shot of the wheels with the back hoops welded on and the tops of the spokes machined. They look killer and they're still not done.

[hotwheels]

Here's some pics of the latest carbon fiber goodies.
Underside of satin trunk lid

Top side of trunk lid

Rear bumper fit to car

Rear parts rough fit to car

[hotwheels]

Here's another really cool detail that Steve came up with for where the side exhaust exits.

[tazzz25906112]

MaTT, between you and Steve you're gonna make me a Ford lover..... The car looks "great" buddy...

[Bjkadron]

Bugger! he stole my idea! haha! very nice!

[coolwelder62]

WOW!!! Matt this thing is frickin awesome,and is going to a real hit at sema.Matt,yourself & Steve are Setting the bar to high for the rest of to reach.Good job.

[LeighP]

Man, that stuff is soooo cool!

[MK70]

I'm surprised no one has posted and identified the taillights yet. I really like those on the car; and the widened fenders. Cool wheels too. I even dig the white paint. Any car looks good black, but a car has to have really nice lines to be white. The only thing I'm not crazy about is the hood. I actually like the peak in the middle. I think of it as a spear or flying wedge instead of an "ironing board". But, hey, that's just my opinion, everybody has one.

Nice build!

[Bjkadron]

Is that fiberglass matting inside the trunk lid?

[wellis77]

The wheels look amazing, I love those! I really like the add-on around the exhaust outlet. I was thinking something similar to mine and you may have just made that a definite.

[hotwheels]

Is that fiberglass matting inside the trunk lid?

No, that's carbon fiber, but the parts you see in the open areas is the underside of the top skin, so it's a little rough, but not as rough as fiberglass.

[hotwheels]

I'm surprised no one has posted and identified the taillights yet. I really like those on the car; and the widened fenders. Cool wheels too. I even dig the white paint. Any car looks good black, but a car has to have really nice lines to be white. The only thing I'm not crazy about is the hood. I actually like the peak in the middle. I think of it as a spear or flying wedge instead of an "ironing board". But, hey, that's just my opinion, everybody has one.

Nice build!

Thanks for the compliments! I don't think the stock hood is necessarily hideous or anything, it just seems like it could be more updated. Someone told me the reason that peak was put on there by Ford designers was that someone high up at Ford at the time wanted all the cars in the line up to have the same identifiable profile with the high peaks on the fenders and in the middle of the hood. I suppose it was a brand recognition thing. Now I've gone and spoiled it for them, ha, ha!

[hotwheels]

Here's one of the wheels when we dropped them off at the powder coaters. Evod sanded and polished the tops of the spokes which was a big job and turned them around in no time for extraordinary results! The tops of the spokes and the polished rims will be masked and the middles will be powder coated a sort of magnesium color.

[DFRESH]

Here's one of the wheels when we dropped them off at the powder coaters. Evod sanded and polished the tops of the spokes which was a big job and turned them around in no time for extraordinary results! The tops of the spokes and the polished rims will be masked and the middles will be powder coated a sort of magnesium color.

Matt, you are hitting it out of the park bro---this whole car is Bad A man. Cannot wait to see it at SEMA----these wheels are going to be Da Bomb on this car--great, great work and congrats.

Doug

[hotwheels]

Thanks Doug! I'm very excited abouut this project, but you know how it is when you are so close to something like this, it's hard to judge it without a jaundiced eye. Thanks for your "fresh" observations on the subject!

[hotwheels]

This shot gives a better idea of the mods that were made to get the exhaust to exit out of the rockers. They had to modify the floor and go through the frame rails.

[ArtosDracon]

Where can we get more information on that torque arm rear suspension, I sure missed it in this thread.

[Bryce]

I thought it was Maier racing????????????

[ArtosDracon]

Nevermind, it is Maier, it just isn't listed as an individual component, it only comes as a part of their extreme rear suspension kit with the cantilever coil-overs.