My Little '67 Mustang

[Z06killinSBF]

Looks good, what did you spray it in?

[bwkelley76]

Happy Holidays everyone! Here are some updated pics of the undercarriage and trunk, as well as my new rear double-adjustable Varishocks. The shocks are a HUGE difference over the Bilsteins and I LOVE the adjust-ability.



I think once I learn the "recipe" I'll be able to race this thing on the auto-x and the drag strip all in the same day. Can anyone say biathlon? lol



...Props to Varishock for a really cool product.





Anyone ever done this? ...The joys of building THEN PAINTING! (Backward I know) In a perfect world it would now be time for disassembly, paint, then reassembly. Call me lazy, or maybe skilled? ;) lol..







Hah! just in time for the Holidays! ... I just realized this thing looks like the sleigh from "A Nightmare Before Christmas" ".......on Dancer, on Prancer, on Edelbrock, Quick-Fuel, and " ....wait, I think I'll stop there I don't want to break any copy-write infringement laws. ;)

[bwkelley76]

Looks good, what did you spray it in?

Thanks! Lucky for me this car was never undercoated so clean-up and prep was a snap. I'm also pretty good at masking and painting around existing parts, etc. lol.

I used SEM "Low VOC" undercoating and Orr-Lac semi-gloss for the components and/or touch-up. Both are great products for rattle cans. On a high-dollar "rotisserie" build I use Hippo-Liner and a spray gun though, that stuff is TOUGH AS NAILS. The SEM works good for builds like mine and regular street cars. I like the mild texture and although it's rubberized, it still dries pretty hard and is durable. It comes with your choice of a straw and 2 different nozzles for different textures and easier access to crevices, etc. I spray it right out of the can with the "regular" nozzle in most cases.





I hope everyone had a great New Years and Xmas!?


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[bwkelley76]

Gear oil everywhere! ...Yikes, I refilled my rearend, about 1/3 way up the axle tubes as required, so that my tapered style/submerged axle bearings would have enough oil, and what a mess the next day! My garage floor and the undercarriage of the car looked like the Exxon/Valdez oil spill. Turns out after driving the car and getting things hot, the gear oil was siphoning out from the breather hose which is located at the top of the axle tube.

So, here's my quick-fix for that problem. ...After this addition I drove the car real hard and luckily no oil came up into the container the next day or that night, so I should be good. ....I may replace this with a smaller and nicer separator later on. If anyone has ever run "set-20" tapered bearings before they might understand my woes here. I also will need to install a new fill-plug and maybe a drain plug on my rear axle housing one of these days, since the factory 3rd member "fill hole" does not allow a high enough oil level for tapered bearings. To gain the correct oil level I literally had to fill the diff through the vent tube and check the level as I went. ...Annoying.

[bwkelley76]

I hope everyone had a good Superbowl Sunday? Time to start getting our shop ready for the big Sacramento Autorama this month, then it's off to the Goodguys Pleasanton Show with the Mustang next month! The goal is to get her out there and hit the autocross for the weekend and see what she can do!

[bwkelley76]

Gettin' ready for Auto-X next month, let the stickering begin! (more to come)

[E-Vukets]

Love the car, good luck at Auto-x with stock seats! I have the pony seats in my 66 and I can't stay in them going straight haha! Beautiful car, I really like the colour and rim choice.

[Carl @ Chassisworks]

That VariShock sticker is sweet. I like it from this angle.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

dude I want to skate that bank right there..

nice mustang too!

[Carl @ Chassisworks]

dude I want to skate that bank right there..

nice mustang too!

Ha! It's not a very smooth transition. Chris' grandson used to pull some pretty gnarly BMX moves off it before he discovered girls and cars.

Here's another photo. I am hoping to add a few more to what Brandon sent me from his build and put it on the TCP facebook page later this week.
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[bwkelley76]

Love the car, good luck at Auto-x with stock seats! I have the pony seats in my 66 and I can't stay in them going straight haha! Beautiful car, I really like the colour and rim choice.

Thanks! I'm going to need to hold on to the steering wheel damn good! lol

[bwkelley76]

That VariShock sticker is sweet. I like it from this angle.

not bad!

[Crestronwizard]

I like!

[rwcstang]

glad your finally making the stang perform better! :D great build man! sell you my TT wheels.. lol they dont fit my car with the new brake set up lol

[rustomatic]

Dude, stock seats, with that suspension? Apply glue to cheeks, or suffer. One quick trip through Auburn ravine to El Dorado Hills should help you figure out the details...

[bwkelley76]

Dude, stock seats, with that suspension? Apply glue to cheeks, or suffer. One quick trip through Auburn ravine to El Dorado Hills should help you figure out the details...

lol, I've taken it through the majority of El Dorado County bangin the turns without too much trouble.

[bwkelley76]

lol, I've taken it through the majority of El Dorado County bangin the turns without too much trouble.

..I'm also kindof built like a monkey and I can hold on real well. lmao

[bwkelley76]

2 more weeks till Goodguys Autocross in Pleasanton!

[nitetrain4590]

Nice work. The car looks great!

[bwkelley76]

Nice work. The car looks great!

Thanks!

Prepped and painted the underside of the hood (This has been bugging me for a while now) ...looks MUCH better! Sometimes it's the little things that make the difference.