Gen1 1966 Coupe - Project "Street car" Build Thread Profile - Gen 1 Mustangs

[navseng]

This is the Build Thread for 1966 Coupe - Project "Street car". Reply below.

 

[PatrickStapler]

Welcome...pretty soon we'll outnumber the late model guys... .

Beast of a car you got going there.

 

[navseng]

Welcome...pretty soon we'll outnumber the late model guys... .

Beast of a car you got going there.

I think so too haha... I believe adding my car made us hit 10 cars. Double digits baby!!

 

[PatientZero]

I have my eye on a '65 coupe so hopefully I can join the club pretty soon.

 

[Frank.JD.Perez]

sik

 

[blacksheep-1]

Hey I'm working on it, many people forget this started out as " boss 302 on line" so it's morphed a few times.
I cut my teeth on the 64 to 70 mustangs, GT350s, Boss 302s and 428 Cobra Jets.

 

[navseng]

Few photos of the way things have been sitting for the last few months... I had the engine together last year, but I never went through the cylinder heads and I just did not have a good feeling running used valve train in this application so back apart she came... Getting all new titanium valves, conical springs, and a new cam to work better with the new valvetrain weights .

Having the engine out made me lose motivation for a while. It needs a lot of finish work but I have got the suspension , brakes, steering done. While waiting my transmission finally showed up (after about 5 months) I could not wait and had to mock the engine up so I could measure for a driveline. I am hoping this 4" AL slip shaft holds up.. Time will tell .

Need to get some "wide body" flares going for the thing, I still haven't figured out how I am going to do those (any of you who know me have probably heard me biznitch about that a time or two in the last 6 months.. ) That is all for now.. Hopefully next time I am back the engine is running in the car.. Hah!

 

[navseng]

Here is a few more random photos

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This was exciting, until the engine sprung a leak from either the pan or timing cover seal.... And out it comes again! Was getting ready for a maiden voyage down the road... Damn

In the mean time maybe I should clean up the shop.. lol

 

[Bill Pemberton]

Fun write up for all us old farts who grew up with friends or had 60-70 Mustangs ourselves. My best friend in Wichita had green GT convertible and I have to admit it was the impetus for me to enjoy and desire a Mustang throughout the years. Really fun to watch you rebuild the 65 into a new fire breathing steed and I am sure he will scare the crap out of other machines in the near future.

 

[Dave_W]

Need to get some "wide body" flares going for the thing

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[navseng]

Maier Racing

Ford Mustang fiberglass and suspension parts since 1969.

www.maierracing.com

I don't think anything they have would fit. Maybe the super wide ones but... I am not a fan of the look.... I have the 3" glass fender and they are no where near fitting so I am just going the more custom route.. Only downside is it is going to be steel.. Hopefully I can have some updates on the body in the next few months.. That is the one thing I don't wish to tackle.

 

[navseng]

The only "teaser" I have so far, trying to get the panel about where we want it. This will be the overall shape of the quarter panel though. Going to get a little interesting tieing into the rocker panel but... that may leave a nice area for some side skirts.

 

[navseng]

Yates C3 mustang making a little noise

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Here is a video of the car from earlier this year.. Still needs some tuning on the ecu side which I hope to do as soon as the car is out of the body shop... Made 610/460 on the hub dyno.

 

[blacksheep-1]

Yates C3 mustang making a little noise

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Here is a video of the car from earlier this year.. Still needs some tuning on the ecu side which I hope to do as soon as the car is out of the body shop... Made 610/460 on the hub dyno.

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I love it, im sure it won't be long until some Subi clown writes in the comments on how his car makes 10K HP and can smoke any V8.
I live for that kind of thing.