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Old 03-03-2009, 06:30 AM
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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.
This is my favorite current pic.
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Old 03-03-2009, 10:05 AM
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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.
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
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Old 03-03-2009, 10:09 AM
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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.
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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!
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Old 03-25-2009, 01:39 PM
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I just bought the front 17"x8" Vantage V45 wheels her Mustang.

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Old 03-30-2009, 06:37 AM
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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
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