My 68 GT/CS
 

I'll use this thread to chronicle the resurrection of my 68. Here's how she sits today. This is a crappy cellphone pic, but my painter promised to get me some better pics tonight.



More to come....

Sweet. :popcorn:

I agree with Ben. I love the '68 Mustangs. I used to have one back around 1990-91.

Thanks, guys!!!

This is what it looked like in its glory days.

Damn, everyone gettin paint!

If the market were better I'd seriously considering switching from the old Vette to doing a "resto-rod" on an old Mustang like this. the GT-350 in particular remains one of my all time favorite cars, so something that design direction, with Coyote, etc.

They are cool cars they just are missing something for me to really lust after them.

Are you just going to restore it or mod it as well?

I can't ever leave one of my cars stock. I always modify them.

Plans are a 347 stroker with Holley 174 blower and AOD transmission. The front has coilovers. It has subframe connectors, under rider traction bars, limited slip diff w/4.10 gears. I might put rack and pinion steering in it. I still haven't decided. I have big sway bars for front and rear.

What do you like about that 174 so much? It's cool, but not so effecient compared to modern designs. :huh: Or do you just love the look and the extra lope that comes that setup?

I like the look and it makes more than enough power with that engine. For the money I paid, you can't beat it. I don't know what you mean about extra lope. I didn't really have that. It was actually pretty tame.

The lobes are big an paralel AIR causing more variation in intake pressure than with a screw/twisted lobes. I'm not positive, I'd just guess it would have more variation in pressure.

Its still going to depend on the cam. If the cam is mild, the blower will sound so as well.

Not in my experience.

Some repairs being made:

Wasnt it wrecked on a loading ramp or something like that? Are you going to eliminate the leaf springs out back or did i miss that?

Yes.





Keeping the leaf springs. They're mid-eye GT springs, practically brand new.

What happened exactly?

Throttle got stuck wide open. This car will have a throttle cable instead of the linkage that it normally would have.

Nice, i'm sure it happened to quickly to shut off the ignition.

Embarassingly enough, I didn't even think about it. I was entering our parking lot and there is a slight dip there, so I braked almost to a stop. Then when I tried to accelerate, the pedal wouldn't move so I pushed a little harder. Something was obviously obstructing it. When it broke loose from the obstruction, it went to the floor and stuck there. I tried to pull the pedal back with my toe and when I looked up, I saw I was heading over the loading dock wall.

When my wife came to the hospital and I told her what happened, she immediately asked me the same question you did. I promptly answered the same way I'm going to answer anyone else that asks this question.

FUCK YOU!!!

:smack:

Shit happens

Good answer. I look forward to seeing the finished product.

Getting there. Come get mine when you are done and do the same thing.

That's how the blue car looked last week, i keep forgetting to grab pics of it in primer. I will when my painter gets back though.

Hopefully mine will be in primer next week.

I hope i can debut at the same time as you, but you have everything already so my bet goes towards your car.

I hope to get the car done this year. After paint, I'll probably do the rest of the work myself in my spare time (when I feel like it), so it won't go very quickly.

Mine wont go very quickly because i'm poor :smack:

You're poor. I'm old and tired. My bet is on you finishing first.

Just got some new parts for the car. I'm hoping this gives my car a more modern steering feel.

http://www.borgeson.com/mustang.html

So if we're betting each other finishes first how are we gonna get anything done? :D

Hells ya. I love first gens. I really want a 67 with a BBF, tubbed out. Maybe with massaged fenders in the back.

Good luck! When making heads and cam selection, always pick a size up from what you're thinking.

I already have a built 347. It has aluminum Dart Pro1 heads (2.02/1.60 valves, 195cc runners). The cam it currently has is a hydraulic roller with 222/232 degree duration @ .050, 510/534 lift, and 114 LSA. Comp Cams recommended Comp Cams part #35-775-8 with 236/248 duration @.050, 579 lift, and 114 LSA. I may switch to that cam. I haven't decided yet.

Remember this will be a roots blown motor.

More pics

Very nice, seems we're neck and neck

He's jamming it and putting it back together this week. He has a booth reserved for the weekend so hopefully paint it this weekend.