Muttstang
 

I've been posting my Mustang project over at Pro Touring,but I kinda feel like my Cuda was featured here so:For those who haven't seen it.I found a total peice of crap Mustang Fastback in a junkyard for $400 and thought I would challenge myself to build as exotic a Pro Touring car as I could for $5000.Built the chassis from scratch,with C5 corvette front suspension,and Nascar truck arm stuck I got off of Ebay,tried the Ford Mod Motor route,but found it to be too expensive,so I sold it and went the LS1 route.Rear is a Dana 60 with 410's and a powerlock out of an old Mopar powered bread truck.Sheetmetal is dirt cheap for mustangs so most of the panels have been replaced.The width of the C5 vette stuff forced me to go the Imsa Monza wide body route.I truthfully have already blown the budget,with the last pile of sheetmetal I purchased,the budget is floating around $6,240. http://57hemicuda.smugmug.com/galler...08514066_RN8P8
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pretty cool - I like these sorta projects! And the LS engine for all intents and purposes is really just GM taking the small block Ford and perfecting it, which Ford should have done v. that mod motor mess IMO :thumbsup: so it is more appropriate in many aspects than the mod motor would have been.

Keep the pix coming as progress is made. Immediately reminded me of Libby's car - I suspect you are aware of it but if not pix are on this site - he did some cool stuff with older Fords as well (his Fairlane was in PHR mag and also on this site)

https://lateral-g.net/members/libbymustang

This build was the inspiration for my build up.Keep up the great work.
https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=16956

Thanks for sharing the link with us, it will help me a lot.

Finished the quarters,still not sure if I'm going to put some sort of trim ring on the side vent.Made most of the wheelwells out of an old Ford van side.She's looking really pretty fat{I don't mean phat}What a pile.Can't wait to get started on the front fenders. http://57hemicuda.smugmug.com/

Looks wicked, man, that is going to be killer when you get it done. Glad to see someone else going the truck arm route, makes me feel a little less crazy :lol:

I love the low-buck route; makes me wish I was better at it.

Jody

Wow, awesome pics. What a cool project.

looking awsome you done an incredible job :cheers:

Constructing belly pan in the back,Ive got to come up with some weight savings ideas,too much metal in this car.Ron

Got the tail panel fitted looks kind of like a Mustang again.Love this angle of picture for some reason.Ron

Check out the big american bulges,it turned out to be just about a foot wider then a factory Mustang.Kind of looks funny.Ron

Got the fenders fabbed and most of the hood hinges done.Ron

Thats really cool I'm lovin the wide fender look. And your work is looking pretty amazing. :hail:

That is super cool

very cool
 

thanks for the update
its gonna look great with that widebody all slicked out.
keep the pics coming

tom

Look great to me the flares look better then the fiberglass ones they sell for it.Any thoughts on Shelby side windows or filling them in.Or running a r model rear window?

I've made some covers for the side windows,but I kind of like the vents also.The rear window will have to be the factory one that I have,a high dollar R model one isn't in the budget.The paint is going to be a solid color{haven't desided yet} with flat black on the tops of the hood and fenders.Ron

:thumbsup: really cool pics and project , nice rims too ....

love it !!!

Got a few of the down bar bent and welded.Ron

Got the coil and radiator mounts made,hoping to be making smoke very soon.The cool part about the way the chassis is made,is that I can terrorize the neighborhood with no front clip on the car.Can't wait.Ron

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Got the brakes up,getting ready to fire it up,love the way the fenders come off so easy and the hood flips that far forward.Ron

Here are some pics of the cars first blast down the street,still cleaning the bugs out of my teeth. Ron http://troyboy468.smugmug.com/galler...7_HN3dp#P-6-15

Ron, you really need to change the title to this
 

thread. This car is so much more than Muttstang. One of my favorite builds in quite some time.

Mustang/ Corvette hybrid would even give a better description.

So have you hammered on it yet? Enough power?

:thumbsup: :cool:

Yeah Payton,it just blows the tires off.Roads up in the country where I live aren't exactly perfect.I really have to start the beautification process though,until the car has some glass in it I won't get a true sense of how it feels.{Everything feels fast when the wind is in your face}.Ron

Ron,
Thanks for posting your pictures.

Your car looks tough...I like picture #79. :thumbsup:

How do you guys like the strap and chain dragging behind the car in the pics?There is no back shocks installed,I put the car on the lift,and to limit axle droop,I had to strap the rear up.The truck arm suspension will completely unload,to 90 degrees to the frame,tearing the brake lines off.In my haste to do burnouts,I forgot to unhook them{lucky I din't runover them}Ron

This is going to be one heck of a car.

Started roughing in the front fenders,pretty happy with how it turned out.The hard part is trying to keep both sides exactly the same.

Got the one side roughed in this weekend,its hard to beleive this car is going to be painted and in Georgia May 14th.Check out the waistline of the widebody.Ron

That is so awesome. I like it more than any mustang I have ever seen already.

I cannot wait for a ride
 

Down in Ga. When are you driving down? Are you going to do it in one shot?

I should be down thursday evening Payton,I'm so worn out and tired from thrashing on this thing,I hope I don't fall asleep at the wheel on my ride down.Man I'm beat,must be age.Ron

What? So GM just took the Ford Small block and perfected it? You base this on what?
Anways
Very cool mustang. It definitely looks heavily modified but manages to keep its Mustang charm. Can't wait to see this one done.

Love the exterior, not that many are done properly like this with the bulging fenders. And a Chevy motor in a Stang? Kinda like tits on a man, but hey whatever gets it going! :lol:

Why don't you stay at my house Thursday night.
 

You have to pass through Charlotte on your way to Ga. From my house it will be another 3 to 3.5 hours to Canton. We can get up and drive down together Friday morning.

I will treat you to beer and a big fat steak.

Got some color on it fiinally!!Metal to color in 2 weeks,amazes me.

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