Heather’s 67 Mustang Coupe to Fastback conversion. Update 8/12/11 Saleen S281 Exhaust
 

Here is a link to the page I made for her. http://adfabdesign.com/Site/67Mustang-677.html
I know its been a long time since I posted but I wanted to give everyone an update on Heathers 67 Mustang. As some of you might know it was in Popular Hot Rodding magazine a couple years ago in the hometown hot rodding section as a coupe. The plans were to fix it up, paint it and sell it so we could buy a 67 fastback.
Well plans have changed and we decided that instead of selling her very first car, we are going to keep it and build it into a budget build fastback. We have the Eleanor GT500 fiberglass trunklid and extensions that we will install after the top is welded on. We also have the top front Eleanor clip. Other plans are eventually disk brake conversion, 18” wheels, Shrifter conversion, recessed fuel cell, lower vents modified to cool rear brakes, HOK Sunset pearl orange with white stripes, white interior with racing seats, and more including a very unique exhaust idea.
Here are a few pics of our current progress. My website with her Mustang coupe pics will get a major makeover in preparation for the fastback conversion. While it seems like a step backward, it has actually been a major step forward toward in achieving our ultimate goal of owning a 67 Fastback Mustang. Thanks for reading.
Recent pics 5/28/08
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WELCOME BACK!! I MUST STOP BY AND CHECK OUT THE PRGRESS. LOOKING GOOD!:thumbsup: :unibrow:

Adam,
Glad to see that you are back posting. Looks like alot of fun.

Just a couple weeks ago i wondered what happened to Adam?

Thanks for the replies. I have still kinda been around. I got a job promotion about a year ago so I have been very busy with work and never go online to the car forums. I have to admit, I have saved a lot of money since I quit visiting these forums. :yes::lol:
We also spent most of the summer tearing her moms 73 mustang completely apart, redoing all the body work, and painting the car inside and out. Consumed most of last summer and we got burnt out.
I do still attend road track events with my 69 Camaro at least 1 or 2 times a year. We will be building her Mustang into a Pro-Touring / Lateral-G machine similar to how my 69 Camaro is built. Its nice hearing some familiar voices again.

You just need to lay off the xbox and you would have some more time on your hands! :D

Adam, that conversion looks pretty damn good. I'm glad to see the motivation is still there. I look forward to seeing any progress on this project.

I will try to keep everyone updated on the progress.

Here are a couple pics of how the coupe used to look. Hard to believe its the same car.
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Wow that is a nice project, i did not think this could be done. BUT i think the question I should be asking is how are you doing that. I would like to have a fastback for a coupe price. This seems like the way if done properly!! Keep us updated please!!

Welcome back Adam, stick around this site. That is a killer idea to change a coupe to a fastback. :thumbsup:

Welcome back Adam!! Those pics are nice...but can we see some with her working on the car...we miss those!! :unibrow: :cheers:

Looks good so far.To turn a coupe to a fastback your looking 4 grand plus in parts to do it and a lot of small things are not remade yet so gotta find them used.So 3-5 grand for a good coupe plus 4 grand for the parts or buy a real fastback for 8-10k and fix some rust.Only downside is if you sell it you won't get a fastback value out of it since the vin shows its a coupe.

I dont ever buy cars that are finished. Whats the fun in buying a car thats already done. You dont have any heart or soul into a car if you do it that way. Plus how would I have been able to teach Heather how to weld and do bodywork on cars if I bought one already finished. Buying rusted cars and bringing them back to life is what I do.
To start with, we will be able to build this Fastback conversion way cheaper than most people can imagine especially since I will be doing everything myself.
We managed to pick up her 67 Coupe for only $700.00. Brought it home put a few electrical parts in like starter, distributor, plugs and wires. Instantly started and was drivable. We even drove it to the lake for a photo shoot for Popular Hot Rodding magazine. All the electrical in the entire car works perfect. Meaning heater, dome light, brake lights, turn signals. Everything works perfect. So thats another great start.
After that we welded 2 rear quarter panels on, floor, and so far a pass fender. That was also very cheap.
Now for the best part. We managed to pick up the fastback for the conversion for only $300.00. Incredible deal. We also got the top eleanor front clip for free. Along with picking up the fiberglass trunk lid and extensions for very cheap on e-bay. With all of that we only have a couple grand at most into this car. So for under what you said we would pay for a coupe we already have the entire fastback conversion, a running and fully drivable car, plus Eleanor parts.
Also we will NOT be selling either one of these cars. :thumbsup:

You may have got all the sheet metal for 300 theres a lot of small interior parts for the back that are not remade yet.Im not sure if they make the rear glass or not.Good luck on the fiberglass i haven't seen a eleanor part that fit perfect yet.The reason i brought up selling it is most think you can just swap roofs and sell it for the fastback price it don't work that way.The last one i know of done here was a 66 the guy that did it said it was 3 grand after painting it and all the parts it took and his looked great.

Good to hear from you Adam. I was just wondering what you were up to the other day. The mustang is looking fantastic! Have you made any other changes to the Camaro?

andrewmp6,
I am not concerned at all about the interior parts that I need. I can find all of those on e-bay or if they are metal parts I will make them myself. As long as the car is drivable thats all I care about. I am not concerned about little detail parts.
For the rear glass I can buy that local from just about any Mustang store and go pick it up to avoid shipping cost.
As for the Eleanor parts I will have no problem making them fit. I mean I just cut a car in half to make another car, along with putting the entire interior from a 2002 trans am into my 69 camaro. How hard can it be making a little fiberglass part fit? :lol: There is nothing I cant do when it comes to body work.
There is a huge difference between the price of a 66 Fastback compared to a 67 fastback Eleanor. So like I said if we ever decided to sell this we would have no problem making a profit. But we have no plans at all to ever sell either one of these cars.
TonyL,
No I havent really done anything else to my 69 Camaro since the Murcielago rear exhaust set up with the split bumpers and the frenched plate. That was 2 years ago and thats the last major update to the Camaro. Besides beating it up at road track events each year. I have another one of those events coming up saturday July 26th.
Thanks again to everyone for the replies.

Hi Adam, was wondering what you guys are doing lately,

Mustang looks cool as hell, Congrats on the job promo,

Keep beating the 69, Later Steve

Thanks Steve and also Thanks Scott for moving my thread to the "Project Updates" forum.

Just a teaser pic of what we have so far. More pics coming monday.

I set up an appointment to get the front windshield installed into Heathers Mustang on Monday August the 11th. Thats next monday which is only a few days away. This means we have only this week to get the car all welded together so the windshield can be installed. I do my best work under pressure so I did this on purpose to help get us motivated again.
New pics will be coming monday 8/11/08 and the car should look a LOT different. :unibrow:

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Worked our butts off all week to get the car ready so we could have the windshield installed today. Still a lot to do but it went real well this week.
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I added a link in the first post that goes to a web site I made for her car a long time ago. I try to keep it updated. http://adfabdesign.com/Site/67Mustang-677.html

The fastback saw its very first car show last night. Its just a local car show with about 100 cars but the event itself was very exciting. While we were there Heathers mom showed up in her 73 mustang that we finished building for her this year. It was the first car show her mom ever put a car into in her entire life. The event was such a great experience. My mom even showed up after a few minutes. Both Heather and her mom had a great time showing of their cars and Heathers 67 Mustang got a LOT of positive attention. It truly was a rewarding experience after all the hard work Heather and I have put into both Mustangs. I couldnt stop smiling seeing the cars side by side like that. Some time I would love to have my 69 Camaro down there with both Mustangs.

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wow
 

awesome work adam.


vince

Finally 2 1/2 months later the seats arrive. The worst customer service I have delt with in my entire life. The packaging was also horrible. The boxes were crushed and several of the edges were ripped open. This usually isnt a problem but it was so poorly packaged they just set the bolts in the cardboard box and some of the bolts and necessary hardward fell out of the holes. Then if that wasnt enough, they said they would send a set of 5 point racing seatbelts for free because of the wait. Well those also were not delivered. Do not ever buy from shophyperformance.com
The seats look pretty good and feel comfortable. I will install them next year.
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looks really good... any new updates?

T/Y. When it comes to vehicle progress we are dormant in the winter. It should start warming up within the next month and we will be back at it.
The first major change this year will be a carbed 302 V8 swap in place of the weak 200 straight 6. Also want to do a front disk swap for sure before even thinking of taking this out to the local road track events. I would also like to start throwing some paint on it here and there. :yes:
This is my favorite current pic.

thats a great pic.... i actually owned a 67 fastback when i was in highschool but my parents found out i was drag racing and made me sell it :(

i just recently acquired a 67 coupe and was searching the web on fast back conversion and i saw this site come up... it has def given me some ideas on how to get this done.. i just need to find a donor car to take the roof...

-Raul

The conversion is actually very easy. I did the A pillars the hard way and it was a huge learning lesson. If I had to do this conversion again I could easily do the entire conversion within a day. Its just hard to find a decent doner fastback to take the parts from. I do it all in a regular garage with only a 110 welder. So anyone that has a full shop could do this with no problem at all.
I can easily see myself doing this on another coupe. The entire experience was very fun and I would love to do it again. :D

coupe to fastback
 

Ive been wondering why Dynacorn or Goodmark sell a kit to do this because there are ALOT of coupes still rolling around out there - ballsy job to jump into - keep up the good work!

I just bought the front 17"x8" Vantage V45 wheels her Mustang. :)
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And the new heart transplant begins............$250.00 302 V8 we will be swapping in place of her 200 I6. Once we get it mocked up into the car, we can start buying a new intake, valve covers and other goodies to make it run and look better.
Block numbers indicate it is around a 1974 engine. I still need to look up the head identification to verify what year and what vehicle it came out of.
Also a good thing we put this on the engine stand and put it in the garage because sunday morning we had 2 inches of snow.
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The wheels came in and are exactly as pictured a couple posts back. They look awesome and I cant wait to get them on the car.

As for the front brakes I am going with the Ultrastang kit UNLESS someone knows a cheaper complete kit like this. http://www.ultrastang.com/Page.asp?PageID=3
I talked to Steve last night (great guy) with the brake booster and everything in the pics it is $724.00 shipped to my house. Thats about the best deal out there that I can find.

I am also just going to put a used 2 barrel carb on the 302 to get everything mocked up and running.

Steve suggested that I just get an 8" rear for her car instead of messing with trying the 5 lug conversion

Just bought all this for her Mustang.
Full front disk 5 lug conversion including brake booster which is not in the picture.
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Pulled her old straight 6 200 engine out over the weekend to make room for the 302 V8. Next I will mock up the 302 with the transmission. Then I can lower the front and get the front disk brakes, spindles, calipers, and front 17" wheels bolted up. I also plan to replace and repair the front frame pieces while I am mocking everything up.

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I realize its been a while since I updated. Had a couple year delay due to slipping a disk in my back, then I had surgery for vertigo issues, and then I got married! Soooo now we are back getting motivated on the Fastback again.

I still have the 302 and just bought a C4 tranny, torque convertor, and flywheel for it. So now we just need to get this engine and tranny combo mocked up into the car and at least get this car started again.

I also wanted to finally announce my plans for the Exhaust for this car. It will be from a Saleen S281.

Here is the Saleen S281 exhaust set I bought for our 67 Fastback Mustang. This exhaust system is not easy to find at all.
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This is what the rear of a Saleen S281 looks like.
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Here is the front 11" slotted disk brake conversion kit I purchased a couple years ago.
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C4 Transmission, Flywheel, and Torque converter $125.00
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Good to see you posting again Adam,

I remember reading a lot of your illusion progress 5 years ago around when I bought my car. Really enjoyed reading about what you did. I totally dig that you dive right into projects with an I can do anything attitude. Good luck with the slipped disc. I can relate!

Now don't make us wait another two years!!

Thanks Chad.
We also need a 5 lug rear end for her Mustang. So if you know of anyone that has one, please let me know. I really dont want to use any spacer 4 lug to 5 lug conversion. I was thinking it would probably just be best to get a 5 lug rear end. If you have any other ideas like maybe just swapping out axle shafts or something let me know.

I will try to keep updating more often.

welcome back adam, sory to hear about your back issues...
as for the axles just order a set of narrowed Mosers when you mini tub the car. :yes:

Thanks Vince.
After this post yesterday, I decided to start looking for a rear end that has 5 lug instead of 4 lug. So for the heck of it at lunch time, I e-mailed the guy that I bought the C4 tranny from and asked if he knew anyone that had a 5 lug rear end. Come to find out that HE actually has one from his 68 Mustang. lol It has new drums and shoes and I will be picking it up after work today for only $175.00! Very excited! WOW sometimes things happen faster then I expect. :yes:

Now I need to decide on the tire size for the 17" wheels. The stance on the 67 Mustang will be very similar to the stance my 69 Camaro has. So after viewing some of the other members Mustangs on this site I think I might go with:

235 40 17 IN FRONT.
275 40 17 IN REAR.

I started checking Craigslist yesterday for some used tires for the mockup. I really just want to at least get this car started again and rolling to make sure the engine and tranny work.