Wide body 1965 Mustang Fastback

[Aronsson]

Bad a$$,, i love it

[Tbcworks]

Nice build!

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

yeeesssss!

love how this is coming out!!

[Lamoogle]

That is how they should have come from the factory!

Can't wait for an update!!!

[AusMarty]

I thought this was gonna be really ugly.

I prefer the Ring Brothers approach.

But wow - it does look very subtle, and it looks VERY good. Keep it coming.

[boodlefoof]

Awesome work! Looks great!

[Matt@BOS]

Great looking build! Have you picked out a power plant?

Haven't picked out a power plant yet. I'm thinking of either a 427 Windsor or Clevor, if I go old school. If I go with a modern motor it will most likely be a blown Aluminator Coyote with a magnacharger on it. I know this car will never be the fastest, all conquering, Stielow beating car on the planet, so I'm trying to strike a good compromise between a streetable engine I wouldn't mind driving a few days a week, an engine with a linear power band and pretty flat torque curve, and also something that fits the design/theme that will have. I know I will need to compromise one way, just haven't decided which way yet.

Thanks for the positive comments guys!

Here is a little teaser shot.


I will get more pictures up soon. The body is completely in primer, save for nose and tail pieces that bolt on. Suspension will follow. Someone was very close to guessing the pile of parts. I've got an aluma-frame for the front, and a Maier torque arm for the rear. I'm shooting to fit 295-315s on the car. I might have space for a 335, but that will just probably hit the frame rail.

Matt

[Jetfixr320]

Very Nice! Keep the pics coming!

[EastYorkStang]

Very cool!

[linkstar69]

Great wide body approach, hard to pick with out searching it out.

[zbugger]

Hey Matt, saw the car today. Work looks really good. I can't wait to see your finished product.

[Widetrax]

Matt, great job on the widebody Mustang! I have been working on a 68 firebird widebody for a few years. You can see it if you look up 68 Widetrax. I went out 3 inches out and 2 3/4 in on a minitub. For 18 inches of wheel well.
Again, great job. I will be following this!!

[csouth]

I thought this was gonna be really ugly.

I prefer the Ring Brothers approach.

But wow - it does look very subtle, and it looks VERY good. Keep it coming.

Just proves there is more than one way to skin a cat....
Awesome build. I'm subscribed....

[85coupe50]

Very nice lines!

[Z06killinSBF]

This is awesome, looks great!! Makes me motivated to hammer on mine some more.

[Aronsson]

Graet project, whats is the last opdate ;-?

Simon

[Matt@BOS]

Ok, got things working with photobucket on my computer. I went to upload photos and realized I had been slacking on progress. I also realized I'm not a prolific picture taker like others on here. There are lots of different parts of the build that I took pictures of, but most of the time I failed to capture either the beginning, middle, or end of each little sub project.

The drip rails had little patches of rust, and while it would have been easier to shave them off, I really wanted to leave behind as many classic elements of the car as possible. On my Camaro I wanted to incorporate a bit of a modern grand touring vibe to an old muscle car, but on the Mustang I'm try to stay away from a flashy car show custom type of look. So, off I went making new section of the drip rails. It probably took me 25 plus hours to get the shape right so that the trim would fit. At this rate, I need to hire a pro if I ever want to finish.




Next I had to replace the "rear cowl panel." the edge around the glass, as well as the metal under it was all rusted out and everything underneath had to be made from scratch. I need to give a hat tip to Craig of Paradise Wheels in San Marcos for lending me some original fastback glass to test fit. Craig owns and maintains vintage race cars, (mostly Shelbys). If you're in the area, his shop is worth dropping by.












Finally with the main parts of the body in primer, it was time to work on the front of the car. I've always like the the Shelby "R" valance, but have also been bothered by the fact that it looks to awkardly cluttered with holes. So, how does one go about making it better? By adding Camaro parts, of course!
I started with the old busted up fiberglass Marquez Design '69 Camaro front valance. I cut out everything but the rounded mounting ring, which I used to locate the park lights, and then filled in the rest with fiberglass/Fiberal. For the amount of space I needed to fill (3.5" max) the fiberal was more than strong enough, and much easier to sculpt with than fiberglass.







Right now the front end is back off the car so that I can install the aluma-frame. When it goes back together the BOS body shop with clean up where I left off, get everything to a presentable level of fit and finish and prime it!

[Aronsson]

Any news ???

[ent72olds]

Wow! The car looks so much more "chiseled" with what you did! I like! If you could find a way to make moulds of the sheetmetal, and reproduce for public consumption, you could really be on to something!

[gsxrken]

Love the subtle mods. Like Anvil.
Go with a super-charged Coyote and paddle shifted auto and you might drive it everyday.