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Dearly Missed
Topic Started: Mar 7 2018, 08:50 AM (285 Views)
Stangfreak
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One good thing about these little cars is, you can either find or customize almost any kind of car you used to own and was very proud of. I did this replica of a 66 Mustang I owned during the mid 70s that I was very, very proud of. I built this car from the ground up and turned every nut and bolt, starting with a good body and chassis. I redid the funky tan and brown Pony interior in complete black, I dropped a 70 Boss 302 in it backed up by a Bourge~Warner T-10 4 speed tranny with a Center Force clutch disk, pressure plate, and fly wheel. Aluminum drive shaft leading back to a set of 4:11 Dana posi gears. The Boss motor was equipped with an Edelbrock aluminum intake topped off with a Holley 780 cfm carb. Heads were basic stock Boss heads with a Crane roller rockers, push rods, and lifters. Camshaft was not a real radical cam, but enough lift and duration to handle the big Holley on top. Heads were machined to port match the 2 1/2 inch Hooker Header tubes. Other heavy duty and high performance parts like timing chain and gear, high compression gaskets, piston clamps and rod bolts were Ford Motorsport parts. Getting these Boss motors to breath and the fuel to match the air flow was a huge trick to squeeze horse power from these Ford small blocks. A set of Lakewood traction bars and this 66 Stang would hook and fly. I put my heart and soul, along with about every penny I made into this car. I crashed it racing on "Red Bank" road late one night into a ditch and struck a concrete sewage barrier. Hardly any visible damage to the body, but I did some extensive damage to the frame and upper control arms. They tore through the inner front wheel wells ripping the thick meal pretty badly. I was racing a 69 Z/28 Camaro for $200.00 and a small toolbox of Craftsman tools. My opponent had the decency pay me the cash and hand me the toolbox before the police arrived, saying "Sorry about your luck there, looks like you're gonna need these tools"... It was a close race, but at least he got to drive his sweet Camaro away. I still sincerely miss this quick little Stang to this very day!!!.

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My replica from a Welly casting...

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Edited by Stangfreak, Mar 7 2018, 09:05 AM.
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daniel60
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Sounds like you know your stuff man. A great read. Yes, the diecast matches your car. I'm thinking of the new one-piece driveshaft too. My Mustang shop says mine is wearing. It does make that clunky sound. Some say it helps a tenth in the quarter of a mile some say it shifts more positive. Did you lose traction in your accident? Oh I too have 4.10 gears. Quick on acceleration and a little tricky on the tires. Got those outstanding Michelins on the back. To get back to your car it was sure was sharp. Sometimes the Mustang Coupe is overlooked over the Fastback. Steve what did you do in the quarter of a mile?
Edited by daniel60, Mar 7 2018, 10:23 AM.
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Stangfreak
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I didn't loose traction Daniel. It was a close, close race and I guess I was paying more attention to his front bumper right at my door than I was the end of the road...LOL. I didn't get stopped in time and went across the the road Red Bank dead ended into and down into the ditch on the other side. I was amazed and glad my car didn't flip. I did fracture both my ankles and had to wear feet casts and get around on crutches for 6 weeks... That "REALLY" sucked royal...LOL
The best quarter mile ET was a 12:92 with my uncle driving. Only 1 time it went into the 12s. Usually, I ran around 13:30s to 13:50s. I was young and not that good of a shifter. My uncle was much more experienced and knew how to power shift by leaving the gas peddle to the floor, and quick enough on the clutch. I couldn't shift that quick, I missed allot of gears trying...LOL
But back then if your car was a 12-13 second car, you was considered quick...LOL
I was sure proud of that car...


I'm not familiar with those shafts you're talking about. Gonna have to check into those...

I can tell ya them 4:10s was a major, major improvement for me. I couldn't believe the difference it made getting out of the chute... Trick there was keeping the tires from going up in smoke. I had to learn how to drive it all over. I ended up switching to 15 inch L-60-15s Good Year tires that was suppose to be a softer rubber compound. They did help.
Edited by Stangfreak, Mar 7 2018, 11:39 AM.
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daniel60
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I can't even imagine driving your car with 15's. Mine has 18's (275/40/18s on the back) and it's tricky. A lot of times I underdrive it to ensure traction but every once in a while it hooks up by itself (if that makes any sense)and acts a fool. My Brenspeed Cams I think took a little away on the torque but once it gets rolling it picks back up) My fifth gear is almost an overdrive and is faster than the old 5th with the stock cams. I'm looking for something like this in the drive shaft.

https://www.americanmuscle.com/frpp-one-piece-manual-driveshaft-0510gt.html

http://www.brenspeed.com/dshaft05gt.html

Sorry about your incident dude. I know she had to be a lot of fun. I had a 65 coupe once but it was just a 200 six with three on the floor.
Edited by daniel60, Mar 7 2018, 12:20 PM.
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Stangfreak
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WHOOOO<!!! Boy~O~Boy what a huge difference in price there... I paid a little under 200 bucks for my aluminum shaft, but that was back around 1975...
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Swifty
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Beautiful car and great work on the replica! Sorry it met a sad end, but at least you beat the Bowtie!
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