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Thread: 66 Mustang Restomod Project
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09-22-2022 #1
66 Mustang Restomod Project
I plan to turn this into a fastback, powered by a Coyote with some kind of power adder. I don't yet have the budget for all the things I want to do so this will take a while. I'll work on things as I can afford them. I plan to build it so that it looks pretty stock from the outside, aside from a few changes. I plan to run it lower than stock with larger wheels and tires that disappear up into the fender wells. The interior will not be stock at all. I won't have a back seat, that will be filled by the wheel tubs. The instrument cluster will be a digital display and the seats will be a modern bucket.
I plan to install a 4 link rear and modern A arm front suspension. I'll extend frame rails to stiffen up the Unibody and will install a roll cage.
The car I am starting with is not much more than a template. It is a good reference point for where all the new stuff goes. It is a rust bucket and I will ultimately end up replacing pretty much everything.
So, now that I have stated my plan, I have no choice but to make it happen.
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09-22-2022 #2
Here is what I am starting with. Rust, rust, and more rust.
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09-22-2022 #3Registered User
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You have your work cut out for you. Is that booger welds on the metal that’s all rusted? I’m glad to see you’re converting it to a fastback. Have you priced out the sheet metal needed yet?
This looks like a good build. Best of luck
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09-23-2022 #4Registered User
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Good luck with the project mate. Those shock towers are a pain in the ass on the Mustang (Wife has a '66). I wish i'd have gotten rid of them and gone with a double a-arm setup.
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09-23-2022 #5
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09-23-2022 #6
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09-25-2022 #7
Out with the 6.
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09-25-2022 #8
Time to start rebuilding the front end.
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09-26-2022 #9
Making some progress on the front. The whole front was kind of a mess so it all has to go. The shock towers are not coming back since I am going with a modern front suspension.
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09-27-2022 #10
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09-28-2022 #11
Front end is all new now. Going to start on a custom hood next.
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09-29-2022 #12