Funny, I think Mario and Rob might love you for that comment. Somethings just don't need to be changed, and maybe a Ford in a Ford is one of those things :lol:

Matt

I'm good with Cindy's boobs as they are.:D

In the end it's your car so do what You want with it.:thumbsup:

You should sell me those seats though.

Not a chance on the seats bro. I'm also going to liken those seats to Cindy's boobs. If you got your hands on them, would you ever let go of them?

If for some reason they don't fit in my svelte, lightweight little car, I'll make sure they find a good home in your boat.

Matt

Little update. Or maybe it is a big update without any pictures. I bit the bullet and ordered suspension. The front is DSE's new Aluma-frame
Link: http://www.detroitspeed.com/1964-197...uma-frame.html

Part of the reason I went with DSE up front is because I should, in theory be able to run a really big front tire. a 265 measures about 10.7" so with a 2.25" stretch maybe I can fit a 315, which is about 12.6." If I end up with a 295 I won't be disappointed either. As for the back, I could have bought a Quadralink, (and I'm very happy with the one in my Camaro), however Mike Maier's torque arm got my money. I really like the adjustability, i.e. ease of making spring changes, not having to crawl under the car to adjust shocks, etc. It also comes standard with a Speedway Engineering floater built into the cost of the kit.
Link: http://www.maierracing.com/
I've been working on the back part of the car, and as per usual, it has been fighting with me. Fitting the quarter initially was the easy part. The contour of the quarters has changed so much that I was forced to build my own outer wheel houses from scratch. As for the inner wheel houses, I just pushed them inwards to the factory frame rails. The goal was to get a 335 in the back, however the frame rails curve out to much at the back to be able to accomplish that, and it looks like I'll end up with a 315. Hence why DSE's new kit has an asterisk that notes that '64.5-'66 cars need to have their frame rails narrowed 1" for a 315 tire.

Made sure that I've got some space for some kind of oil cooler and/or brake ducting.
http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/o...A/IMAG0563.jpg
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More pictures to follow as I get the back part together. All of the suspension should be arriving in about a month :D

Matt

Matt

Sounds like you will have a slick suspension platform to dial in.

Is the rear kit the one with the cantilevered shocks in the trunk?

When the suspension stuff comes in let me know I'd like to stop by and have a look at it.

I promise I won't get near your seats:rofl:

Matt your my Hero, I didnt want to be the first to buy the DSE Kit. after all the stuff Ive been going through to make my existing R&P kit fit the gateway front suspension....... I'm to the point now where I'm ready to just go DSE and get rid of the other stuff. please keep us updated!

Matt - love the.suspension choices! I saw the DSE mustang in Columbus and that Coyote motor fits great...:D

You would have to search pretty hard for those seats. We made sure to find and out of the way spot for them. :unibrow:

And yes, the rear kit is the cantilevered "Extreme" setup. I'm getting a couple different sets of springs and rocker arms with different motion ratios just to keep up with all the cool stuff is keeps finding.

As always, you're more than welcome to drop by the shop to see what's going on. I'll be sure to let you know when everything comes in.

Good, you will have to tell me about how awesome it was when you get a chance. And I'm glad the Coyote motor fits. I ordered the kit with Mod motor mounts (none of my friends seem to have trouble free LS engines, except Shipka, and I don't even want to talk about my LS history) so I am looking forward to trying to stuff a blown Coyote under the hood. I want to keep it as close to factory Ford/Ford Racing as I can. Basically I want something reliable, and I think the best way to do that is to get a Ford Racing Aluminator which comes with forged crank, rods and 9.0:1 pistons built for boost.

Matt

Been busy sanding filler. Since I got pretty crazy with the metal work and it looks like the car might actually turn out nice, soon I'll be handing it over to Jesus at the shop to go over the side one last time for me and fix all of the wobbles and heavy sanding scratches along the side. Then it will finally get a coat of primer, well at least one side will. I'll be busy buttoning up the other side in the mean time.

Right now it looks like one of those funny test cars with splotchy camo on it, so forgive me if the side just looks like a blob.

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Just for reference I snapped some shots of another customer's 1965 coupé, which he has owned since new. From certain angles you can really see how much the side of the car has been changed!
http://i366.photobucket.com/albums/o...A/IMAG0585.jpg
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Matt