My new car??

[BigCat]

Steve, Please build this into a retro-Trans Am racer with a 351W (dual-quad) and T-56, one heck of a track car!!! (Oh, by the way I'll be living my dreams through you, since my '66 Mustang and '72 Maverick seem to be taking forever.)



Nice find! Can't wait to see progress pics!

Luke

[Steve1968LS2]

Steve, Please build this into a retro-Trans Am racer with a 351W (dual-quad) and T-56, one heck of a track car!!! (Oh, by the way I'll be living my dreams through you, since my '66 Mustang and '72 Maverick seem to be taking forever.)

Nice find! Can't wait to see progress pics!

Luke

That is the look I want.. not a copy of a TA car but the flavor of one. A manual trans is a must and a 351 looks likely but I haven't commited yet. One reason I wanted the 67/68 was the bigger more 351 friendly engine bay. I will probley fix the floors first, do the mods then paint the car. Not the way I would do a real car of mine but make more sense for the book.

I can't wait to see the damn car.. lol.. I wonder how it will do through the cones bone stock.. hmmm

[Steve1968LS2]

I posted this in tonys thread before I realized That quarter is definely going to have to be replaced as with most of the metal in the car. Make sure to get under the car and look EVERYWHERE.!

Tony answered this in his thread.. sounds like the car is pretty good. The floors would have most likely been fine if it wasn't for the poorly designed Ford heater core.

What color are you painting yours? I was thinking white or platinum silver..

[TonyL]

Yeah. we went all over the car, fine toothed comb style. the only real issues were the rust in the floor the quarter and possibly a small workable situation on the decklid where a truck had been used to push the car. you may even get away with replacing a section of the quarter instead of the whole thing.

still cant get over how quick it started up and how smoothly it idled.... someone knew what they were doing when they set her up. Im sure you'll find something i missed, but it's not going to be major.

steve, did you get transport figured out? and is that pic of her usable?

[MrQuick]

steve, did you get transport figured out?

Yes if he calls me...are we good to go?

[yody]

hey there, what a nice car you are buying, I really like it.

[Damn True]

Might be interesting to do a rebuild of the suspension using all new moog bushings and ball joints etc and checking, slalom, 1/4 mile, skidpad, and lap time. Then continue to do the testing as you make improvements to the car.

I know...more work, but comparing all new aftermarket stuff to clapped out old stock parts is an apples to pencil sharpener comparison.

[Steve1968LS2]

Might be interesting to do a rebuild of the suspension using all new moog bushings and ball joints etc and checking, slalom, 1/4 mile, skidpad, and lap time. Then continue to do the testing as you make improvements to the car.

I know...more work, but comparing all new aftermarket stuff to clapped out old stock parts is an apples to pencil sharpener comparison.

Good point.. Rebuild the stock suspension, not like it would cost that much.. then test..

First performance part to be bolted on and tested will be the Fay's 2 watts link. The cool part is that it is bolt on so I can test the various parts with and without it.. how much does it help a stock car? How much does it help a modded car?

I like the "apples to pencil sharpener" deal.. might have to steal that.. ;)

Vince: bought the car and I will call you, what we discussed before sounds great!

<-- writing like crazy today

[Damn True]

Lets see, thats four words @

How much are you guys paying per word these days?



Project names:
"Other side of the tracks"
"Track Star"


BTW, I have been away from your mag for a while...bought the last couple of issues, the quality has REALLY improved.
My old favorite has slipped A LOT since Smith left and Ro took over.

[wantahertzdonut]

That is the look I want.. not a copy of a TA car but the flavor of one. A manual trans is a must and a 351 looks likely but I haven't commited yet. One reason I wanted the 67/68 was the bigger more 351 friendly engine bay. I will probley fix the floors first, do the mods then paint the car. Not the way I would do a real car of mine but make more sense for the book.

The 351W's like to rev high, and with a big cam and some high compression, you'll be getting good numbers which will make for fun days at the course.

Another idea is what a friend of mine had in his drag car a couple years ago. He bought a 302 short block for about $200 at a swap meet. Did some serious port work to some GT-40 heads (this was before AL heads were affordable), had a wild crazy cam, and high compression (12:1 or maybe higher), and although this thing idled at about 2000RPM, he could FREE REV the engine at 9000RPM. Stock bottom end too

He literally had to put his foot to the floor for a second but the engine didn't even blink at winding that high with no load. Never blew up. He sold the engine before I had a car or I'd have bought it myself.

Nothing sweater or more intimidating than a V8 spinning that fast! And yes, the car was fast. I'm sure you can get something even better with a 351.

[Steve1968LS2]

Lets see, thats four words @

How much are you guys paying per word these days?

Project names:
"Other side of the tracks"
"Track Star"

BTW, I have been away from your mag for a while...bought the last couple of issues, the quality has REALLY improved.
My old favorite has slipped A LOT since Smith left and Ro took over.

I have a name for the project (they wouldn't let me use Track Whore)..

Given my paycheck I get about .03 cents a word.. If I use your phrase I will mail you a check.. lol

Thanks for the comments on the mag.. Ive been here 6 months and I am learning more and more all the time.

[kmcanally]

First performance part to be bolted on and tested will be the Fay's 2 watts link...

I could not find Fay or his/her 2 watts link on a Google search..are you sure that is not Phase 2 Watts Link? Who makes it?

[Steve1968LS2]

I could not find Fay or his/her 2 watts link on a Google search..are you sure that is not Phase 2 Watts Link? Who makes it?

www.fays2.net

The guy is a racer and knows his stuff.. seems like a good part and being bolt is a plus.. I'm curious to see what improvements it may give.

[kmcanally]

www.fays2.net

The guy is a racer and knows his stuff.. seems like a good part and being bolt is a plus.. I'm curious to see what improvements it may give.

very interesting! I had a panhard rod on my Mustang before I realized that I could not run the exhaust over the rear so I axed it.

[B Cichocki]

very interesting! I had a panhard rod on my Mustang before I realized that I could not run the exhaust over the rear so I axed it.

I just put the Maier racing fully adjustable PHB on my car over the summer. Any good exhaust shop can route the pipes. I wasn't about to get rid of the GT valance/tips on my car.

-Brian

[dropit69]

ok steve where do i sign up for a job where they make you have project cars????

[kmcanally]

I just put the Maier racing fully adjustable PHB on my car over the summer. Any good exhaust shop can route the pipes. I wasn't about to get rid of the GT valance/tips on my car.

-Brian

BTW... love your car

Mine was a Maier as well but it seemed there was no way for the exhaust to go over the rear with it in place so we cut the brackets back off of the rear housing. Got any pics of you PHB?

Also sent you a PM.