Project Pegasus 71 Mustang by Goolsby Customs
 

I just noticed someone had commented the 67 Chevelle built by the team at Goolsby Customs and thought it may be a good time to introduce a project I've been fortunate enough to be involved in for months now. I'm sure one of the guys over there will be chiming in soon with some progress pix, specs and updates throughout the build.

Josh gave me a call back in Feb with a slight hesitation in his voice when he told me they had a new project that needed some help. When he told me it was a 71 Mustang, I think he was a little surprised to hear my excited reaction.

These forgotten Mustangs often seem to be passed by at car shows and ignored by the performance crowd looking for something more agile and less barge-like. We took this as an opportunity to knock the ugly off of a potentially great car and get the proportions back under control without losing it's DNA.

I want to thank Josh and Goolsby Customs for letting me take a swing at it.
I hope you like it and comments, positive and negative, are always welcome.

Here's a little icebreaker to get things rolling.....

A quickie photoshop chop to tweak proportions
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...nj6/71chop.jpg

Here's the rendering we're working from
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...tang_small.jpg

Looks good Ben..
Nice Renderings:thumbsup:

Should be a cool project.:thumbsup:
Killer rendering as usual Ben!:cheers:

Thanks for the kind words Ben and eveything you have done , we are extremely excited about this build and the challenges we will face this is a follow up build to the 67 chevelle for the same customer..... sort of the anti-everything the chevelle is it is riding on another Roadster Shop custom chassis... as we could think of nothing else worth putting under this and those guys have to be the absolute best in the business and by far the easiest to work with.

For power I will let the pictures speak by itself.....many more build pics coming soon .....

Well it appears you can make one of these look GOOD!

Nice job Ben, it looks lke you shrten the fron over hang about 6", behimd the front wheel about 2 " and another 4 to 5" of the back. Does that sound about right.

Base on the pictures, those changes loo like they are going to make a major difference.

Thanks for sharing. :thumbsup:

By the way, the interior looks killer. I love the door panels, heck I love the whole concept. Sweet project!

Sweet. I can't wait to learn more.:thumbsup:

Thanks guys.

I forget the actual dimensions of the cuts but even shaving a little off made a big difference right away. We altered the drip rail area to soften the shape of side window and make the roof look a little less flat. The intent was to create a more refined and aggressive look to the profile of roof and side glass. Another major mod is that we tunneled out the rear deck so there's a pass through on the rear spoiler. This resulted in a more sculpted rear roof but from the side it appears unchanged.

The whole rear of the car and the grill needed some massaging and detail work to achieve a more balanced and modern look. There's a lot of machined parts and fine details that'll hopefully tie the car together and reinforce the contemporary, industrial theme we were going for.

How'd you get a 2011 5.0?

Great to see you guys take on the challenge of improving on the fastback's design. Always liked the front end styling of these cars and the convertible models.

I stopped by the shop and saw this build in person today. They have made some good progress on the front cut. I can't wait to see how it turns out. It should be another killer Goolsby build.

Good to see Goolsby getting some recognition on here. He has always done great paint work. I have seen the Chevelle and it is awesome. This new project is going to be pretty sweet too. Nice to see that they are doing more pro-touring style builds.

Awesome project! I love the design!

Here is the creampuff we started with
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...hfbm37/216.jpg
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...hfbm37/218.jpg
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...hfbm37/228.jpghttp://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...hfbm37/220.jpg
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...hfbm37/241.jpg
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...hfbm37/245.jpg

I see a little bit of an Australian Falcon look to the 1/4 panel after the mods. Very cool project. People are going to like it, but won;t be able to figure out what you did to it. Looking forward to seeing it finished.
Tim

mocked up on the chassis ( wheels are mock up only)


http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...hfbm37/279.jpg


this will show just how long those front fenders really are (again wheels are mockup only



http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...nderbefore.jpg

the first cuts of the PEGASUS' rhinoplasty

http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...m37/fender.jpg

Very Cool. Keep the pics coming :thumbsup:

OOOh man....!
 

WOW. Just a few changes (well maybe more than a few;) ) make a HUGE difference in these cars!! Absolutely awesome!! I'll definitley be watching. :thumbsup:

Just wnted to take a moment and thank the sponsors that have come on board so far...
Nutek wheels, Pirelli tires, Wilwood brakes, Roadster shop, Vintage Air, Classic Instruments, and more to come. Thanks again to eveyone that is involved with this project



A few shots that are a little scary looking
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...hfbm37/305.jpg
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...hfbm37/309.jpg

I will try and post some finished fender pics later tooday

Here is a few of the front fender after being ground down ....now on to core support and inner fenders
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...bm37/side4.jpg
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...bm37/side3.jpg
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...7/aftercut.jpg
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...oshfbm37/1.jpg
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...bm37/side2.jpg

sorry about the blur in a couple ...wont happen again

and tell me what you think of these wheel ....the more and more we look at them we are thinking of starting a new trend....PRO-BLINGING

Coming along nicely. I'm gonna have to swing by there sometime and check it out. Maybe I'll get Brit to tag along and we can get you guys some clear pictures :D .

Yeah those wheels are hawt! I'm not sure if I like those or the wheels on Ironworks project Donkey Kong better HA!

John

Wow. Way to take an ugly car and make it something special. I wouldnt expect anything less from the Goolsby Crew. Keep us updated with pics. Where are you going to debut the car?

Sorry it has been a few days ....here are some pics of the progress on the hood sectioning
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...fbm37/0142.jpg
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...fbm37/0192.jpg
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...m37/0252-1.jpg
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...fbm37/0322.jpg

and here are some of the inner fenders... it is becoming increasingly difficult to build inner fenders and do an underhood treatment that hasnt been done a hundred times so I hope this works
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...fbm37/0412.jpg
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...fbm37/0422.jpg
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...fbm37/0432.jpg

Very nice. That engine bay looks great!:thumbsup:

Loving it! Very Nice.:thumbsup:

Subscribed! :thumbsup:

Looking great. The motor looks Bad A$$. in there! Nice ideas on the inner fenders to keep them unique and still have that prototype/concept car look you were going for.

Any Pics on the Firebird yet?

Look very nice

Love it!
Just gotta love it :thumbsup:

Alway's liked this body style since I saw gone in 60 second's as a kid.The iner fenders are killer.Awesome fab work.:thumbsup:

man i like the hell out of that engine. nice work on the inners. :thumbsup:

Thanks lilbuzzy I like this motor more and more every day ... As far as the chevelle motor set back I don't think it is but let me double check the specs in the morning and I'll get back to you ... Next time your down near the ham let me know you can come by the shop and I'll buy you lunch

It looks great , sweet looking engine.

I'm really digging this build. It's about time these later Mach 1s get some love. I like the way Ben modernized the lines of the car. It's going to be real interesting.
Mustangs are coming on strong in '10!!!

will do man. hurry up and finish the mustang. i can't wait to see it all together.

looks good.:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
rick k

thanks man we appreciate it a lot and its crazy you say that about the mustang's new found popularity , after a couple conversations with the Ring Bros. at Sema we talked about our next project being a 69 fastback and they informed us of their 70 project and we said wow cool,...then we nail everything down with Phil and Jeremy at RS about them doing the chassis and they let us know about their next track car and we said oh,.....THEN we hear through the grapevine of yours and Steves collaboration and we said OK... and ask the customer that instead of continuing on the 69 we were 20% into what he thought of testing the uncharted waters of the 71-73 boat of a car to try and stand out in the what we feel will be a sea of STANGS over the next couple years (its gonna be a revolution) ..and he never questioned it he said lets do it...and to top it off several months ago we see the first renderings AND YOURS IS WHITE which is the color this customer wanted from the start of all this ...So I say all of this to say its interesting to see that when a group of very talented innovators from all over the country try and think outside the box they all end up outside the box together ...thats funny... anyway thats just a liitle background on the car and our thought process hope it all works out and I cant wait to see what you guys pull off , should be awsome Strope has a style all his own and thats awsome when everyone is all keep it clean this and keep it simple that he really acheives it.... perfection through simplicity ,amazing. Oh and by they way I think we met in Columbus when I was talking with Phil and you stopped by for a minute it was good to meet you and cant wait for the next update

don't know if i can make it for lunch, but i will be at uab this moring. plan to drop by...........if you guys are going to be there.

richie

Look forward to meeting you

Thanks!
 

Had a great time checking out the projects today. You were all very hospitable. Thanks for taking the time to show me around. People if you are looking to get a pt car built, and you live in the southeast, you need to get in line at Goolsby's before it gets too long.


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