67 Mustang Fastback

[67greengt]

Hey all,

It's been a while since my last post of receiving my new wheels and tires; it seems like forever since there's been any progress with my car but I've been feverishly gathering parts, researching, working/saving money/spending money lol

Attached are some pics of recent progress:

Dutchman Street and Strip axle housing and third member mocked up with air ride triangulated 4 link
Rushforth 18" Wildsides mounted
Baer 14" Pro Plus Brakes fit
Complete Air Ride suspension kit mocked up, plumbed and wired for up and down use temporarily

Pics to follow - cut the front rad support and the front left and right inner fenders to build a custom new one (special thanks to the ring brothers and staci for their help and advice along the way - I'm sure there will be many more!)

Also got a Be Cool Rad Module 19x26 with dual 11" fans and the a/c condensor to go with it.
Ordered and received Wilwood Pedal Assembly
Ordered and received my Complete ISIS 3 cell wiring kit
Ordered and received Flaming River Column
Ordered and received a PIAA HID Headlight kit - thinking of going with HID Driving Lights too?

Next on the to do list

1) Save money!! lol
2) Finish up eng compartment fabrication
3) Fit front fenders
4) Finish Rear wheel tubs
5) Order Hood (probably a 67 shelby hood)
6) Order Ring Brothers Hood Hinges
7) Order Vintage air Kit and mock up
8) Mock up steering column and pedal assembly
9) Begin Fabrication on dash
10) Figure out fuel injection setup

I'm hoping to get most of the above done by the end of the summer, give me a chance to save over the winter and get going full steam ahead next spring

Coupling things I'm still thinking about

* Thinking of going with a complete line of electric life accesories - door poppers, power windows and switches - any suggestions/comments?

* Looking at going with a custom sheet metal fuel injection intake - Hogans Racing or Precision Metal Craft - I like the look of either a single tuned port and dual tuned port injection - I'm totally new to the whole fuel injection thing so it's definitely going to be a learning process! I want to do a fuel tank with a submersed "in tank" pump, and have a management system thats programmable by laptop - need two tunes, one for air care emissions and the other for street driving.

* Thinking about going with One Piece Products one piece side glass - elminates the vent window - has anyone used their stuff before?

* Still need to figure out the look of the front fascia and rear tail panel - I'm thinking I might get a custom finned tail light panel made up without the gas cap in the middle - thoughts?

Anyways, hope you like the couple pics and bit of a recap i'll post some of the eng compartment this weekend

Tom

[waynieZ]

My favorite year Mustang. The car looks great .I like that color, the wheels look great with it. Nice work.

[v8livin]

The best colour for a 67! Nice project, hope to see some more!

[66GTFB]

It looks awesome! I love that rear 3/4 shot. Will that be the ride height? Will you get a further 2 inches or so lower with the bags deflated? What size wheel and tyre combo did you go with? It's gunna be badass when it's finished.

Joe.

[67greengt]

Thanks for the comments..

The rear 3/4 shot is actually about .5" from deflated, right height will be about an inch higher than that - the back is the easy part, its the front that will end up dictating how low I can go. The rear wheels are 18x10 with 4.75" backspacing - rear end was narrowed 2.5" on either side from a stock widtch 67-70 rear end. Fronts are 18x8 with 5.25" backspacing.

Color is actually going to be changed to a much darker and deeper green - the same color as the reactor mustang that the ring brothers built - it's the inspiration behind my build.

[67greengt]

forgot tire sizes... rears are 295/35/18 and the fronts are 245/40's. The 295's actually look huge when they are under the back of the car...

[Racecraft]

Very cool, great stance.

[67greengt]

A little bit of progress.

After reading the posts on the bmw front seats... it helped me make up my mind on the front seats. I was going to go with Recaro Expert M seats, but they were going to take 10 weeks to make (apparently) and were 1500 each and didn't have any power adjustments etc.

I found a mint set of 2005 bmw m3 coupe seats with all the goodies - test fit them in the car and they are going to fit perfectly! I was going to lower the seat platforms already so I figure I'll lower them about 2.5 or 3" and they'll be exactly where I want them.

Also been working on the engine compartment fab - building everything around the radiator - it's all modeled after the ring brothers reactor and kona mustang engine compartments.

Hope ya like
Tom

[ja.stoner63]

Looking awesome.:thumbsup:

[Rybar]

Killer project, keep us posted! :thumbsup:

[War]

Nice project. What is that E-brake handle out of.

[67greengt]

It's out of the same 2005 m3 I got my front seats from.. I talked the guy into throwing it in ;)

[War]

I thought so. I was looking at the same seats and e-brake for mine. Do seat seat frames look like they have some room to go down?

[67greengt]

Go down? how do you mean? I have to lower the seat platforms quite a bit to get them to sit where I want if thats what you mean? The seat is adjustable up and down though?

[War]

I meant do the seat tracks look like you can cut and raise them into the seat and not hit the motors.

[67greengt]

I'd say no... there's quite a bit of electrical stuff under there all pretty compact..

[Travis77]

Great looking build.
Hogans intake is going to be a PITA trying to fit under anything other than a 3-4 cowl induction hood(gt40style). Been there done that and it's still on my shelf.
What wilwood brake pedels are you going to run and are you going manual?
You asked about the removal of the side vents. I am not sure how this could be done while keeeping the glass functional. About the electric windows, may do a search to realize that there are many here that are dissapointed with the performance of some non AC delco window motor kits. May consider keeping it manual to make it easier to compress the gasket thus reducing noise.

[67greengt]

Think I'm going to go with the Inglese 8 Stack and then machine an air box for each bank... a friend is installing one of these on a 67 fastback right now, and its pretty nice looking stuff. I'm looking at the one piece products side glass along with nu relics (after reading some not so good experience with electric life) power windows.

Hows your car coming?

[Travis77]

I hope to get a cage in next week. I hope to post my progress soon.

[ja.stoner63]

I hope to get a cage in next week. I hope to post my progress soon.

OK, it's been well over a Month. How about updates with pictures please.:D

Did you think we forgot you?:willy:

[67greengt]

Haha, I wish I had progress to report! Been too busy helping my dad with a 69 Shelby GT350 Convertible and my sister 68 Coupe to even look at mine! I'm about a month or so behind where I'd like to be:( In Sept I'm going to order my parts I think to finish the front end

Front Valance
Front Valance Air Scoops
Front Bumper
Hood Hinges
Export Brace
Billet Hood Pins
Billet Hood Bumpers
Fiberglass hood

I'll post some pics when I get the parts.... don't hold you breath though, it likely won't happen that quick haha

[Travis77]

Cage is still not completed. Busted balls to get things ready for him and now I am debating whether or not to tell him to hurry the f$$$ up. Relax, it's not up to Ring Brothers Standards :hail: .