1969 Mustang Project "Nasty" from Christiana Muscle Cars, Inc.

[GPR]

I'm glad Don has a legal cage in it so he won't get in anymore trouble going in the 9's.

[WILWAXU]

Great looking build!

Love the CJ's too

[radrambler]

LOVE THE COLOR

keep the build pics coming

Tom

[Rod P]

Damn IT, I totally Love this mustang body style!! I know what my next project will be!!! your ride looks great!

[byndbad914]

Originally Posted by CMCResto.com

Rusty,
... The new CJ went a 9.67 at 139 at the end of last year with a C-4 auto. This year we are switching it to a stick shift so it should go a bunch faster! ...

why would you expect to go faster with a stick? I ask because it has been my experience every time that people switch to automatics to go faster because it is just so hard to shift that fast. I have seen countless cases of guys with blown Mustangs running in the 11s at say 135 mph with sticks that immediately go into the mid 10s if not faster just going to an automatic, so I don't follow your rationale.

[Jon69RagTop]

That combination of spot on. Great build and "Thanks" for posting the pics.

[CMCResto.com]

Yes I agree with you in most cases. The street cars that are blown especially do pick up a bunch when switched to an automatic. First the blower likes to be tugged on like a stump pullin' diesel. Second the street transmission and clutches just aren't the best for drag racing.

There is a big difference between street stick shift transmissions / clutchs like a Tremec and full drag race stuff. I'm running a McLoud 8" dual disk clutch with iron disks and a G-Force transmission with a vertical gate shifter....you just pull and push back and forth without lifting and without worring about blowing the trans apart and you cannot down shift. Also the clutch is adjustable so you can compesate for a lot of things.

Lastly stick transmissions are all I really know. I've been racing NHRA Comp Eliminator for 15 year with a stick shift deal. I currently have the NHRA Comp Eliminator E/A National Record in my 1992 Ford Probe GT ex pro stock car 2350lbs. It runs a 312 cid sbf with two carbs and no power adder. The engine makes 855HP and the record is 7.64 at 177mph with a 5 speed.

Here's a pic that is a couple years old...

[GMracer]

Not bad for a Ford

I'm kidding that car is gorgeous

[waynieZ]

Nice numbers. that car is sweet.

[byndbad914]

Originally Posted by CMCResto.com

...There is a big difference between street stick shift transmissions / clutchs like a Tremec and full drag race stuff. I'm running a McLoud 8" dual disk clutch with iron disks and a G-Force transmission with a vertical gate shifter....you just pull and push back and forth without lifting and without worring about blowing the trans apart and you cannot down shift. Also the clutch is adjustable so you can compesate for a lot of things...

fully agree, didn't get from your post what level of trans you were using, and agree most sticks are Tremecs, H-patterns, etc, hence why I asked for clarification The trans you are talking is way different than what an average guy would think of as a "stick". I have a sequential shift, full dog tooth transaxle in my racecar that is pretty much "floor it and yank gears" but wouldn't refer to it as a stick trans in conversation