1970 Mustang Street/Autocross Machine

[Walker Built]

Hows it going gang! Im a first time poster so go easy on me! I love reading everyones post and decided it was time to make one of my own, so here we go.
Having a deep background in Motocross it was very obvious what kind of machine I would be interested in building. One that does not just go in a straight line quickly (certainly no disrespect to those who are into pro-street) but can also attack corners. Autocross was the obvious choice of interest. I'll be sure to keep you guys as current as possible on the build. I know you guys like a lot of pics.... so do I, so ill make sure I post them!! I am young and learning so be sure to comment and let me know your thoughts, because I am very interested in them.
I am starting with a 1970 Mach 1 Mustang. Ironically, this is an old customers car that our body shop did body and paint for it a little over 10 years ago. Some of the fun stuff we have in store for it are:

Fab9 rear end (shortened)
Chris Alstons full double adjustable suspension system
351 stroked out to a 408 w/ fuel injection
roll cage
Tubed front end
ADV.1 18" rims
Strange rear axles (shortened)


Keep in mind this is my first full on build and things may (WILL) change as we go along, especially with the valuable input you guys share.
http://walkerbuilt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/unknown.jpeg


Cheers,
-Colton

[DBasher]

Good looking rendering and a great plan to start out with. I love the 70 Mach, I actually owned one for about 48 hours.....:buttkick:
What do you mean by "tubed front end"? Are you cutting out the inner fender structure?
Looking forward to seeing more.
:thumbsup:
Dan

[Walker Built]

Good looking rendering and a great plan to start out with. I love the 70 Mach, I actually owned one for about 48 hours.....:buttkick:
What do you mean by "tubed front end"? Are you cutting out the inner fender structure?
Looking forward to seeing more.
:thumbsup:
Dan

Thanks Dan! Yea the front end will be constructed mostly our of tubing. Like this one.
http://www.pro-touring.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=100228&d=1406432130

We are keeping the shock towers so it will be interesting to see how we incorporate the tubing with the shock towers.

-Colton

[DBasher]

I shouldn't have looked...I've thought of doing the same and decided to just stay the course, maybe next winter.

Damn you Colton!

[Walker Built]

I shouldn't have looked...I've thought of doing the same and decided to just stay the course, maybe next winter.

Damn you Colton!

hahaha staying the course it the toughest thing to do for sure. Ill be sure to share some progress shots when I take some my man!

[WSSix]

Welcome Colton. Sounds like a great project. Good luck to you on the build.

[Walker Built]

Welcome Colton. Sounds like a great project. Good luck to you on the build.

Thanks a lot Trey!

[RDuke]

Welcome. You may want to Google search ADV wheel quality before you decide to put them on something you will be going to the track with. I've had a few friends on other forms have some scary experiences, both with their old company (360 forged) and new company. They have some great photoshop skills though in their marketing department.

[Walker Built]

Welcome. You may want to Google search ADV wheel quality before you decide to put them on something you will be going to the track with. I've had a few friends on other forms have some scary experiences, both with their old company (360 forged) and new company. They have some great photoshop skills though in their marketing department.

Oh yikes! I for sure will look into that. Thanks for the heads up! What are some wheels you would recommend?

[RDuke]

Oh yikes! I for sure will look into that. Thanks for the heads up! What are some wheels you would recommend?

Take a look at what people on here are using on their personal builds. You'll get some brand names quickly (forgeline, formula 43, OZ, Etc).

[latoracing]

I am in the process of building a 1970 Mustang as well. Just about the same M.O., but with a T/A twist to it. Look forward to what you come up with.

Nice company name by the way...

Mike Walker

[Walker Built]

I am in the process of building a 1970 Mustang as well. Just about the same M.O., but with a T/A twist to it. Look forward to what you come up with.

Nice company name by the way...

Mike Walker

NICE! Do you have a thread going? Im glad you like the name Mr.Walker!

[latoracing]

NICE! Do you have a thread going? Im glad you like the name Mr.Walker!

I do, but not on here, unfortunately.

PM sent

[Walker Built]

Here is the lovely lady before surgery and make-up...
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Getting started, we pulled everything from the chassis to get the undercarriage media blasted as well as gutted the vehicle of its interior. Aaaaaaand to our surprise, it looks like this car was in a front end collision that snapped one of the frame extensions in half and bent the other. For a fix, it looks like someone crudely welded the passenger side back together and filled with body filler:bang:. So before we can really jump into the build, that issue needed to be addressed. the remedy of course is to simply swap the extensions out for new frame extensions. Once we got the frame aligned, it was time to install the Heidts subframe connectors. Only needing to shave a few areas, the connectors went in pretty easily. Next, for the purpose of adding more rigidity to the chassis, we added a roll cage and started tubing the front.

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[tones2SS]

Very nice. Should be a great project.
Looks like a pretty solid and clean car to start with.