Plenty of strength there for sure. It looks great. Nice work.

Thanks!! After adding a torque box on the passenger side, sub-frame connectors, 8 point cage, seam welding the entire chassis and rocker rail support kit I think its fair to say that the chassis is a lot stronger!! :D

There is officially NO body filler on my car!! Cut out the previous bad work on the firewall today. Body filler was 3/8 thick or more in some areas WTF!! In pics 4 and 5 you can see how wavy and warped the sheet metal was. Seems like the body shop bowed the sheet metal inward so they could fill it with body filler. I cant believe the work some people do.

Not sure if I should cut out the factory recessed area from the firewall?? What do you guys think??

any holes gona be reused in the same place?

also good to see that you found work. nice project

Thanks for the feedback!! I was going to use the stock pedals and steering column, but now I'm leaning more towards Wilwoods new pedal assembly. I'm just going bite the bullet and cut out the recessed area out. I guess since everything else is custom on the car why not keep the trend going!!! Now I need to find a sugar mama and I will be set :D

That is a nice pedal assembly .

Those pedals are fantastic! I will be ordering mine once i get the dash put back in to see how long of a pedal im going to need and room im going to have :thumbsup:

I removed the recessed area of the firewall and the bulbous portion that houses the heater box. That changed the look of entire engine bay and opened a lot of room on the drivers side.

The aftermarket AC system fits well.

Thanks for the input guys!!

Most of the chassis fab is done just need to clean some things up. I will focus more on hanging the doors and fenders. Fenders will be tricky since I need to design and fab up the inner fender structure. I will also try to figure out a core support design.

Back at it!!
 

Finally after months of not working on the mustang I'm back at it!! 2012 was a very busy year for me and pretty much didn't get anything done on the car. I'm at a point where I'm putting mustang in a shop to get all the body mods that I want done. I'm leaning towards JCG.

I sold all my engine parts, so I will need to start fresh with the engine build. I'm not sure what engine to run now? Was either thinking a 427 Windsor stroker or a coyote?? Any suggestions? I would love to hear input from you guys!

I've been going back and fourth over the past week trying to decide on what engine I want. I'm leaning a lot more towards the 427 stroker. I'm thinking I'll buy a long or short block and finish the rest off myself.

I would also go with the 427 Stroker Motor

I love the coyote that is in my 69 Fastback.

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Ok folks! I decided to go with the coyote engine. I plan on either getting a built coyote from MMR or the Ford Racing Aluminator XS crate. As for the transmission I'm going with a Magnum T-56.

Can't go wrong with either of those choices. If I was buying a motor again I would definitely give MMR a call to see what they might put together. On the other hand, You know the Aluminator XS will be bullet proof right out of the crate.

Oh, and look at possibly using the Ford T56 Magnum XL. It should place the shifter a little further back and closer to the driver's seat.

Ahhh decision decisions?? MMR can build me a solid built engine for about the same price as the Aluminator XS


I was looking into the Magnum T-56 XL too! Thanks for the advise, Matt

I also plan on moving the engine a few inches back. So still not sure if the Magnum or Magnum XL would be best. I need to get the shifter location dimensions before I make a decision.

Just make sure you get the engine before the transmission. Depending on which manifold you choose, setting the engine back will be... difficult. The Boss and Cobra Jet manifold are very tall. Basically everything except the stock manifold will be hard to package. The Boss 302 engine in my '65 sticks up about .25"-.5" above the cowl, and at least in my case, there is no way to drop the engine down enough to fit it under the cowl.

sweet project once I finish my Chevelle if all goes well in two months or so, I will enjoy it before putting myself throught another build which is a 67 FASTBACK, keep it going so we can see this bad boy finished

I will definitely be getting the first! Thanks for the info! Hopefully I will have just enough room to move the coyote back. I know the 67-68 mustangs are a bit bigger but not sure how much in the cowl and engine compartment.

Thank you! I plan on making a lot of progress this year but we'll see how that goes :lol: Good luck with your projects!!

any updates? :bump:

updates coming soon!!
 

So after a looooong time of having the car sitting its time to get back to work on the mustang!! I sold my house and have some extra funds for the project! plan on getting the suspension bolted on and dialed in. also decided that I'm going to cut out the cage after I noticed some clearance issues and some other issues. going to have a local guy who is a badass fabricator bend and weld me up a new one!!

Glad to hear it! Good luck moving forward with the project!

Got the ball rolling
 

Finally have the project going with some momentum!! Got the car into Seret Speed to start all the custom metal work. Matt Seret(owner) is a metal shaping wizard! He only does metal work no body work or paint. It's so exciting to bring all my designs and ideas to real life. Cut out the old cage before the work began. here is a list of the modifications

* Removed and metal finished gas cap and key hole on a Dynacorn steel 1967 Shelby tail light panel

* Recessed a LeMans style gascap

* Cut out qurter panel to roof seam made patch panels from scratch and metal finished

* widened the quarter panels 1.75" on each side

* pulled out the tail light panel 1" the trunk overhung the tail light panel and looked horrible so we pulled it out and now the tail light panel overhangs the trunk by a 1/8". Looks a whole lot better!!

* Relocated and recessed Ring Brothers billet cowl vents

* Recessed 1965/66 Anvil auto carbon fiber quarter vents

everything is awesome, BUT that patch he made from just a paper template is amazing!

I spent weeks months trying different rear spoiler designs. I wanted something that flowed with the lines of the fastback. I'm really happy on how the spoiler came out!!! Matt's metal work is badass!!

Also narrowed, lowered, welded bumper brackets, shaved bumper bolts and sharpened the lines on the bumper!

My favorite Mustang body style. Really nice work being done on your project.It’s going to be a sweet ride.

Nobody's pickier than me about '67/'68 styling, but I really like what you are doing here, looks good.

Thank you

Matt is a metal shaping wizard!! That piece has a compound curve with 2 curved brakes and a body line.

Thanks!! There’s a lot more to come!

Looks good Gabe, Matt did a great job on the sheet metal work!

Thanks! might have to hit you up for that wheel fitment tool