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HRBS
11-05-2007, 06:09 PM
Now that SEMA is over, we headed back home and debuted Dan McDonalds 1969 Mustang Conv. at the Fun Fords Weekend in Englishtown NJ.
The car showed very well. Fortunetly we parked next to a bone stock (very nicely restored I may add) 69 Conv. Crowds gathered after they noticed all the body mods thatmade this so unique. All in all we had a great time and it is was a great place to show a "Ford" for the first time. I was very proud of my guys for a great job on our first "Ford".

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff143/hrbs/mustang/IMG_0173.jpg

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HRBS
11-05-2007, 06:10 PM
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff143/hrbs/mustang/IMG_0178.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff143/hrbs/mustang/IMG_0175.jpg

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HRBS
11-05-2007, 06:12 PM
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff143/hrbs/mustang/IMG_0179.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff143/hrbs/mustang/IMG_0182.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff143/hrbs/mustang/IMG_0181.jpg
HRBS
11-05-2007, 06:16 PM
http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff143/hrbs/mustang/IMG_0180.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff143/hrbs/mustang/IMG_0176.jpg
GT500KR_Vert
11-05-2007, 07:19 PM
Nice,
jimhamptons
11-05-2007, 07:29 PM
Very clean! Congrats on a great build. :thumbsup:
Hdesign
11-05-2007, 07:44 PM
Nice job Steve! Looks awesome.

BTW...Great meeting you at the dinner!
awr68
11-05-2007, 07:51 PM
Looks great, you should be very proud!!
RedRyder
11-05-2007, 10:17 PM
I know I've been waiting to see pics of this build. Glad to see its done now. It looks very clean.
monza
11-05-2007, 10:58 PM
That's amazing looking, for a Mustang, just kidding that is a great car!
Well done, everything looks perfect and you nailed the look, very impressive car.
COYBILT
11-06-2007, 12:33 AM
looks great steve, I would like to say you guys put together a hell of a nice car out there.
kmcanally
11-06-2007, 05:27 AM
That is awesome...great job. I really like that. The side vents amd rear spoiler really change the look of that year vert.
HRBS
11-06-2007, 06:11 AM
Thanks Guys !
It really was a fun car to build.
And it Runs and drive awesome to boot.

Ben, you got your voice back yet ? :lol:
BC69
11-06-2007, 08:20 AM
Your car looks awesome! I really like the gauges and the contrast with the dark interior and paint!

Great Job!

Tim
Hdesign
11-06-2007, 08:49 AM
Yeah, but the Pat's game didn't help much on Sunday. DOH!
Rybar
11-06-2007, 09:35 AM
Wow man! :wow: That thing is freakin Nice! Killer job and congrats on finishing her up! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
wiedemab
11-06-2007, 10:06 AM
Awesome Car!

I may have missed it, but what are the specs on the car. It looks like a blown windsor motor w/ auto? What suspension setup did you used front and rear?

Again - Looks Sweet!
HRBS
11-06-2007, 10:29 AM
Here is a link to the intro and build:
http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=7022

The drivetrain is 93 Cobra 5.0 EFI with a Paxton SC, AOD trans and 94 Cobra 8.8 Rear. Air Ride Shockwaves up front and Shockwaves and Mono leaf in the rear.
RussMS
11-07-2007, 06:37 PM
Steve that is one fine looking car! I have enjoyed watching the buildup and hope to see it one day in person. Thanks for the pics :thumbsup:
andrewmp6
11-08-2007, 11:43 PM
Looks even better finshed good job.
Ummgawa
11-09-2007, 06:34 AM
That car is just awesome. Your rear quarter treatment changes the looks of that car for the better in a huge way. Ford missed what you fixed. Thumbs way way up.
XcYZ
11-09-2007, 11:28 AM
Beautiful ride. I'm guessing the owner is more than happy with it! :thumbsup:
BallnRods
11-09-2007, 11:49 AM
3rd Vert. this week on this site that made me a believer.

I am a newly converted Vert fan thanks to the Cuda, Camaro & now this Stang.
Thanks for the pics.
:D
BallnRods
11-09-2007, 11:51 AM
BTW
Can we get a good side profile shot of this one?
HRBS
11-09-2007, 11:53 AM
Beautiful ride. I'm guessing the owner is more than happy with it! :thumbsup:

Thanks Scott.
During the show last weekend, the owner talked about me building car #3.
So I guess hes more than happy :lol:
(and so am I)
andrewmp6
11-12-2007, 05:14 PM
Whats the 3rd car gonna be anything odd.
DHARROD
11-12-2007, 05:36 PM
You did a classy job - I like how it is 'clean' and not over the top. It looks like pure "MUSCLE"
comp-spec
11-12-2007, 05:36 PM
Nice work!!.... I like the quarters
NOT A TA
11-12-2007, 10:07 PM
Very nice !
HRBS
11-13-2007, 12:42 PM
Thanks guys ! :thumbsup:


Whats the 3rd car gonna be anything odd.
A 1970 Monte Carlo (with a twist :unibrow: )

Nice work!!.... I like the quarters
Thanks Pete.... Nemisis's paint was OUTSTANDING !
Cant believe that was a "rush" job.
Lenie
11-13-2007, 03:36 PM
Very very nice.
HRBS
11-13-2007, 04:03 PM
Lenie... I sent a color sample to Classic Instruments. They color matched a set of their "Silver Series" gauges and custom made the 5" tach and Speedo because that series only comes in 3-3/8". Very nice company to work with.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff143/hrbs/mustang/P0002229.jpg
BallnRods
11-14-2007, 12:31 PM
Steve,
I can't get enough of this car!

Can you please post a side profile shot of her?

I found a thread on another Mustang site with a pic of this car @ a car show so, I couldn't resist posting some of the pics off this thread, I hope you don't mind.
HRBS
11-14-2007, 01:36 PM
I'll post a profile shot tonight.
I dont mind you posting pics at all.
PM me the mustang site link.
thanks
HRBS
11-14-2007, 04:10 PM
Chris... heres a profile shot.
It had a flat and I was trying to hurry and take a pick before it lost all the air LOL.
I checked out the stang site.
Thanks for the kind words !

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff143/hrbs/mustang/IMG_0213.jpg
BallnRods
11-14-2007, 04:27 PM
No problem, thank you for the side profile!

Are you touring this car next year?
If so, will you be hitting any big shows in or near Texas?
I’d love to see it in person.
HRBS
11-14-2007, 04:53 PM
The owner really enjoys driving his cars.
Funny how he really isnt into showing them.
I basically loaded the car myself and told him I was bringing it there so he should come and see it. LOL.
I will probably beg him to take it to Columbus and I'll wind up trailering it there along with 2 other cars we are bringing.
So to answer your question, no. Ohio will be the one and only stop next year for this car. It'll probably have 8,000 miles on it and be ready for a new paint job and thorough cleaning by then.
EBMC
11-16-2007, 08:39 AM
This has always been on the "cars I want to build someday" list in my head! you did a great job. hope the owner drives the hell out of it!
HRBS
09-10-2008, 01:16 PM
I had to do some digging to resurrect this thread !
Well... the mustang is back for a rear suspension upgrade.
Originally we built this car with a cool ride type bag set-up with mono-leaf springs for budget reasons.
With the Pocono Good Guys show coming up in a few weeks, and the idea of us thrashing the stang on the Autocross there, we decided to completely rebuild the rear suspension.
We are building a Rear 4-Link for maximum performance and adjustability. The build will include adjustable upper and lower links, upper chassis mount for a panhard bar and modifications to the existing sub frame connectors (where mounts weld to the frame rails). We'll clean up the exist. 8.8 rear by shaving the perch mounts and exist brackets and reuse it along with the existing cool ride bag set-up after modifications.

I should have detailed pics up by the weekend.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff143/hrbs/mustang/IMG_0352.jpg
HRBS
09-14-2008, 05:43 PM
Not much in the way of pics... I'll have it on the ground tomorrow.
Had to come up with a new panhard bracket due to interference with the bag set-up and external fuel pump location.
Ideal would have been a diagnal link rather than the panhard but the exhaust was an issue.
So.....

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff143/hrbs/mustang/IMG_0625.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff143/hrbs/mustang/IMG_0620.jpg

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HRBS
09-30-2008, 05:21 PM
Pics from this weekends Pocono Good Guys show.
The mustang took home the Eagle One Excellent Choice Award.

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff143/hrbs/mustang/IMG_0690.jpg

http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff143/hrbs/mustang/IMG_0689.jpg

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http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff143/hrbs/mustang/P0002348.jpg
bigtyme1
09-30-2008, 05:38 PM
Looks Sweet Steve, Congrat on the award.
will69camaro
09-30-2008, 05:43 PM
Looks good...Is the top broken? I wanna see topless photos of this thing.

William
HRBS
09-30-2008, 07:17 PM
LOL !
No the top is fully functional (electric).
It was raining pretty much the whole weekend with the exception of a few hours on Saturday.
The hartz cloth is pretty hard to keep pressed and looking tight (no wrinkles).
Not to mention those plastic vinyl rear windows are easy to scar up with creases. I'll see if I can get the owner to take a pic with it down.
comp-spec
09-30-2008, 07:33 PM
Congrats man, well deserved
Did they let you drive around the track?
will69camaro
09-30-2008, 08:42 PM
Awesome definitely see if you can get pics with the top down. I am primarily a 69-70 fastback (or "sport roof" whatever they like to be called), but that vert is VERY nice looking.

William
awr68
09-30-2008, 09:18 PM
Nice car! Congrats on the award!! :thumbsup:
camcojb
09-30-2008, 10:11 PM
very nice, congrats!

Jody
HRBS
10-01-2008, 05:31 AM
Thanks guys !
Pete... the autocross finally dried out later in the day but at that point we were almost ready to go back to the hotel.
The owner did get to flog it pretty hard in the trailer parking lot area on the way back and almost threw it off into a ditch after getting carried away. Pretty funny. I wish I had my camera rolling.