not much yet, but finally getting slightly motivated to get after the poor old mustang... started making the rotisserie mounts up yesterday(a couple years after putting the rotissery/gantry frame up).
rough plan:
1) roll over for comfortable stripping the chassis to bare metal
replace whatever rot we run into
2) RRS tower notching kit
3) some sort of coilover/strut front end- if cant modify something readily available with junkyard/parts store stuff, may have to go RRS, but its awful pricey.
4) discs all around of course
5) still undecided on tranny... have a posi 8.8/disc rear for it, but dont think it would live with a stickshift...
6) my 69 429- cheap rebuild, rings and shells...everything checked out ok long ago, dont require machining, so leaving it dimensionally stock...
motor wishlist:
05 up mustang engine controls- knock sensors, fab a hydraulic cam advance mechanism, port injection/o2 sensors/electronic throttle/everything...thinking mapping a set of 05-up cam profiles and having a similar roller cam made would be cool...built a 4th axis for my mill, could maybe even make one at home...if things go really well, a set of Kaase boss heads top the dream list- the wife will definitely have a issue with that though, even thinking about that kind of cost is a bit scary- but man those are some cool looking heads.
expect this thread to fall flat often, maybe for years or another decade, but I think if I kinda start the diary thing like I did on Ben's galaxie, it keeps my goof butt motivated to get out in the garage and try to do something...
for starters, heres pics of the car from 1984 just before it got mothballed, and as its sat under the rotisserie frame in the messy garage since late '09 (been sitting in a garage engineless since '84):
rough plan:
1) roll over for comfortable stripping the chassis to bare metal
replace whatever rot we run into
2) RRS tower notching kit
3) some sort of coilover/strut front end- if cant modify something readily available with junkyard/parts store stuff, may have to go RRS, but its awful pricey.
4) discs all around of course
5) still undecided on tranny... have a posi 8.8/disc rear for it, but dont think it would live with a stickshift...
6) my 69 429- cheap rebuild, rings and shells...everything checked out ok long ago, dont require machining, so leaving it dimensionally stock...
motor wishlist:
05 up mustang engine controls- knock sensors, fab a hydraulic cam advance mechanism, port injection/o2 sensors/electronic throttle/everything...thinking mapping a set of 05-up cam profiles and having a similar roller cam made would be cool...built a 4th axis for my mill, could maybe even make one at home...if things go really well, a set of Kaase boss heads top the dream list- the wife will definitely have a issue with that though, even thinking about that kind of cost is a bit scary- but man those are some cool looking heads.
expect this thread to fall flat often, maybe for years or another decade, but I think if I kinda start the diary thing like I did on Ben's galaxie, it keeps my goof butt motivated to get out in the garage and try to do something...
for starters, heres pics of the car from 1984 just before it got mothballed, and as its sat under the rotisserie frame in the messy garage since late '09 (been sitting in a garage engineless since '84):