1969 Torino
 

I am building a 69 Torino. This is an original 390 4 speed car. Cool car to begin with but it needed to be stepped up a notch.

Here is where I am so far.

Engine

390 ported stock heads with oversize valves Ford aluminum PI intake and Factory CJ Holley 735 carb. Billet MSD distributor triggering an MSD digital 6 CD box through an MSD blaster coil and wires. Solid lifter cam research cam 230/236 @ .050 with 560 lift and matching springs and retainers, double roller timing chain, Precision oil pumps rockers, stands and shafts and smith pushrods. Percision oil Pumps blueprinted high volume oil pump and billet pump drive shaft. Canton T road race baffeled pan. Stock 11 to 1 shortblock for now. I have FPA headers waiting in the garage and plan on having Spintech install a side exit 2.5" exhaust with X crossover.

Trans

Currently I have the stock close ratio toplader in the car but I have a TKO 600, Mcleod aluminum flywheel, driveline specialties Kevlar clutch sitting in the garage.

Differential

Factory Ford nine inch with a Detroit locker and 3.70 gears.

Front suspension

RRS Koni coilover strut conversion with 12" discs with PBR dual piston calipers. TCP strut rods and Opentracker racing Road race lower control arms. Stambar adjustable 1" front sway bar.

Rear suspension

Rebuilt and rearched stock leafs with Koni red shocks. Caltracks low profile underside bars. Solid front spring eye bushings and urethane rear bushings. 11" RRS rear disc brakes with single piston PBR calipers. I have spoke with FAYs2 about building me a WATTS link for my rear. It is on it's way.

Stock power brake booster with a Willwood aluminum 1.125 master and all new stainless brake lines.

The car sits 2" lower in the rear and 3" lower in the front and rides on some custom Elaisian wheels. 17x8 front with 245/45/17 Firestone Firehawks and 17x9.5 rear with 285/40/17 Firestones.

I'm swapping a 3g 130 amp alternator in this weekend and then working on designing some subframe connectors. When I done sorting out the suspension and driveline I want to paint the car the original Jade Black color but will still do the hood and taillight panel in the flat black (I sprayed them that way as an experiment for the look).

Still a long way to go but I'm getting there.

sounds nice id love to see some photos of it. if the 69 and 70 are the same heres led tailights for it http://www.mustangproject.com/Catalo...9-f0b70fe70f6b

Sounds like a hot car. Post pix ASAP please.

Different body than a 70. I will post pictures soon.
 

But those lights are a cool product. Who knows maybe they are working on or have a set for my year.

I'm sorting out an ignition issue and will have some pictures to post hopefully this weekend. Tha paint on the car now is a 20 footer but the body is prettty good so in photos it looks pretty good. The Paint will be the last thing so for now the pictures will only be so so.

I'm really in the mock up and road test R and D stage of building her now. I research what I think I want to do and install the pieces. Thrash it for a bit and then fix any faults I find and move on to modifying something else.
When I think I have a sorted out piece I'll paint it.

Nice to see another FE member. Let's see some pics!

could try emailing them i love there set up in my mustang.

Got the new distributor in
 

So I took her around the block and snapped some pictures.

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...nstreet008.jpg


Oh yea.............My other car

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/l...nca/67gta4.jpg

Cool looking rides.... :thumbsup:

I've seen this car before...Ford Muscle maybe? Oh man is it SWEET :drool:

Yep it is posted there along with my Torino
 

The 67 is an original GTA 390 power discs, power steering with a C6 and 3.25 rear. Other than Koni shocks, Stambar front bar, the wheels and some internal engine mods she is staying stock. She is sitting on 16x8" vintage wheel works straight spokes with 60 series tires. The motor in her now is the original 390 with one service replacement head. I'm building a new 410 with hydraulic cam, PI intake and universal Ford 735 carb. Stock GT exhaust manifolds with a true 2.5" exhaust with 50 series 3 chamber Flowmasters. She is a cruiser but will have some grunt.