Muttstang

[57hemicuda]

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

[lhkustoms]

Originally Posted by 57hemicuda

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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[linkstar69]

Originally Posted by lhkustoms

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click on the link.......

[byndbad914]

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 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

[aussiebj]

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

[Technosurfer]

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

[SteveMcqueenRules]

Originally Posted by byndbad914

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 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

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.

[CptKlutz]

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!

[byndbad914]

Originally Posted by SteveMcqueenRules

What? So GM just took the Ford Small block and perfected it? You base this on what?

Have you ever had an LS apart? Take the LS engine apart, take a 289/302/351W apart and lay them side by side and you will see incredible similarities, especially if you tear apart a 350 and lay it down as well. The LS is far more a next iteration of the 90deg Ford platform than the SBC platform.

The head gaskets on the LS are damn near exactly the same as a SBF - to the point of uncanny. I was astonished the first time I saw an LS head gasket having built a ton of both GM and Ford engines and immediately thought it was a SBF gasket that was somehow mixed in by accident.

It is just too bad that GM didn't use the taller 9.5" deck height v. the more Cleveland-like deck - you could get a better stroker out of them. My blood ran Ford blue until the the mod motor started changing my taste and LS engine series and 6th gen Vettes have virtually nailed the coffin shut.

Back on topic, the color looks great! Is that Grabber blue? And man, that girl's got some hips!