Being a moderator, I'll just say its husky. :BlahBlah:

:D

Seriously, glad you didn't settle for the Shelby R code look Matt.

Yep. And I'm still impressed how much of the work you are doing yourself Matt. :weld:

Well you know my opinion, to look correct, it needs to look more like this.LOL

http://57hemicuda.smugmug.com/Cars/M...DSC00063-L.jpg

When you're carrying the right front off the ground -- nobody cares what the front end looks like... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA





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Its looking good Matt. I think the chin spoiler running to the wheel opening will bring it all together. He does some nice work.

Matt, I like the direction you are going, and can't wait to see it.

Hey Matt. Pretty impressive project. I'm excited to see the rest of the build. I'm working on a basic 66 mustang for a friend and he's giving it to his daughter. It's a 6 cylinder/auto car that's needs some love. You happen to have or know of any spare parts? Are you going to Goodguys Scottsdale? Paul and I are headed there minus the women this time. Hopefully we'll get to work the camaro over some.

Thanks, Cal.

Dam, I miss that Stang
 

Let me know when you are going to sell it

Probably next month when it's due for its quarterly teardown.

Quarterly? It's been down three times this last quarter! LOL


Jack built it too well for me to ever want to sell... It's just way more fun to drive than the Lotus.

This coming from the guy building a sprint cup car. :D

You know pro-jackstand cars are also susceptible to undergoing yearly, sometimes quarterly tear downs.

And I speak from experience as the guy who just junked his fiberglass GT350r front end that had a good amount of work put into it.

Mattman --- That's why I always refer to what we do as a HOBBY.... it is just that. If someone doesn't enjoy upgrading - changing - rebuilding (whether they do the work or pay someone else) - they should just find something else to do.

The fun is staying relevant - dreaming and scheming - hunting and gathering....

Hey Cal, I just signed up for Jimi Day's Laguna Seca event that same weekend. If you and Paul have the time you should look into signing up for that one instead of Good Guys Scottsdale. I know it is a bit of a drive, but it should have plenty of seat time with autocross, speed stop, cruise, road course and plenty of good people, or maybe I should just call them the usual suspects. :lol:

Matt ---- I'll have "Da Rig" at Laguna Seca that weekend for the USCA event. I'm going to pick up the RideTech Camaro and haul it off to the GoodGuys Fort Worth Texas event (March 14/16) and then the following weekend (March 21/23) is the USCA Fort Worth (Texas Motor Speedway) event....


I'm looking to haul one other car (three car hauler) - Bret's Camaro - My '33 - and one other... to those Texas events and then return to California on my way back home.

I've asked Brian Hobaugh if he would like me to take his car -- or The Pozzi's... but as of now - I have an empty space. NO CHARGE by the way... I'm not commercial... I'm just doing it because I want to.

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I LOVE THIS!! I have a 65 that will get built someday down the line and agree that the 65 R front end is overdone... This is greatness and your car looks like it's coming together well! Keep it up and posting pics!

Greg, that sounds like a fun tour you're going on! I'm supposed to go on a cross country road trip sometime in March. If I could just stop in Texas that weekend. Wait, that will never happen. I don't think I will be allowed to spend a whole weekend doing car stuff on the trip... Maybe I can plan to stop by for a day, although I doubt we will be doing much planning.

I will run in by Paul. I'm dropping the wife and kids off in Palm Springs
with Paula and then Paul and I are hooking up the trailer and going(somewhere). We may see you. If not, at some point I will pick your brain on some mustang parts for this car I'm working on.

Thanks, Cal.

:horsecollar:

Welcome to the club :D

Found out that depending on timing I might be able to make the event, although if I do it will probably be to cruise around on Friday. Wouldn't want to embarrass anyone on the autocross in a Ford Focus rental car. Was also asked if she needed to look and dress the part for a car event. :lol:

Anyway, here is a little more progress. Thinking about how much of a splitter I need for the front. I'm trying to keep the core part of the design timeless, and possibly have a few agressive looking race car parts that can bolt on and off.

http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/o...pscc65022a.jpg

Looks great!

Tell her YES. :D

Did your GF approve of the design? :lol:

Looks fantastic Matt! :trophy-1302:

Contact my son Alex and have him pull a couple carbon fiber versions off there there ya!! Then you'd have something to sell!!



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He's right there in Redondo Beach...

She figured that she would have to bleach her hair blonde and...so on to look like a "car girl." I told her a sweatshirt, jeans and tennis shoes were the typical dress code. She said she didn't have any tennis shoes. :lol:

Greg, I really wanted to make something that could be produced in small volume, but people would have to add two inches to the bottom of their front fenders to make that front fascia work. I don't know why, but people seem to be afraid of buying parts that aren't advertised as "bolt on." Maybe I should advertise them as bolt on. All the other crap out there would probably require just as much work to fit.

I might bring Alex the hood though.

Sitting back on the ground now. One step closer to catching Dave... It might be the only time this little Ford ever does.

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Looks awesome Matt. You have done some great work.

Hell do the whole front end and doors too. Thats how i'd want it.

Post moar pics please :D

Looks good, Matt!

Ok, one more. It looks funny without the real wheels in the back.

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Oh, and Ron because you want more pictures, he is the other project that has been occupying some time, I'll call it the "Super Secret Project.". Ron, you've probably seen since it almost all buttoned up since Brad said you were over at QMP recently drooling over parts for your, uh, formerly super secret project.

For everyone else, here is a little more Mod Motor goodness. size and cost aside, I really like how smooth they run, and how quick they will rev. I think Rob and Skip might be the only other people out there that will find it cool!

http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps6f6f92c6.jpg
Hasn't been dyno'd yet, but we're almost there. It has:
aluminum 5.4 GT500 block, dry sleeved and bored to 3.700," and diamond honed, then destroked with a lightweight billet Winberg crank and complemented with lightweight rods and pistons.
The heads are Ford GT/GT500 castings which have been ported and polished and topped off with custom ground cams and lightweight stainless valves.
Once the Dailey dry sump arrives it will be time to see what it makes! It isn't the cheapest way to make power but it should be responsive, rev to no end and retain more reliability than one of my LS engines..:_paranoid

:drool: I see so many Mustangs with the same stuff over and over so I don't get excited too often but I'm loving the front end on this car... if you don't make parts I'm just going to have to copy it!!


....and what do you mean parts don't "bolt on" to these cars!?!?! :weld:

My weekend is complete. Thank you Matt :hail:

Really digging the lights in there Matt, looks awesome.

Pretty killer stuff Matt!!

I'm glad you like the front end. Part of me would like to make parts for it, or get Alex (Weld) make a run of parts for it. The front fascia might be doable, but would require buyers to add 2" to their fenders and I don't know how many people want to do that. I've also thought about making all of the front end out of composites along with a matching set of door skins, but then people would need to build their own quarters to match the door, and build wheel houses.

I could be like the majority of other manufacturers and advertise that everything bolts on.

Besides, part of the reason this looks cool is because it actually looks different than the typical Shelby or Eleanor restored. :unibrow:

Thanks, it might sound funny, but the yellow fog lights are one of my favorite parts and they cost a whopping $30 a piece.They keep it a little more vintage on the outside.

We both know your weekend isn't complete until you've committed every single brand of tire that is close to 200TW and used at SCCA events ranging is size from 275/18 through 345/19 to memory, and then computed all the data into an excel spread sheet. I'll help if you like. I'm already half way there. Also be sure to ask Rob for help. I'm sure he will be able to provide a supplementary chart of hellaflush sizing.

Thanks Greg!

Matt the new front looks awesome! I would love to have front like this. Can't wait to see how the motor turns out.

Mike

Matt I love the way the front end came out. Sweet looking power plant.

Absolutely not true.

I didn't use Excel :D

Come on Ron, share it with your friends. I want to see what my options are so I can cross shop and compare tread width and real world grip across brands to select the best possible option.

Did somebody ask about Hellaflush:cool: