Payback - Garage built full frame 66 fastback conversion mustang project

[h8rbuilt]

Hello all, I've been waiting sometime to finally start a thread for my car. Since I was 17 I have been lurking these forums. Now I'm 23 years old and I'm building my all time vision of a dream car in the garage with the help of my dad, and a friend who is 20 years old who aspires to build cars like me as well. I have had a few late model mustangs, 70 c10s, and this is my second old mustang. Currently I have a fully built sn95 mustang and this car. I will be building a full custom frame for this car, grafting a fastback roof, using a four link rear suspension, c6 front suspension fabbed to fit my frame, custom floor pans, flares, 6 speed, and I'm not sure of the engine yet. The plan is too use alot of modern cnc accented features, some ringbrothers pieces, and to make my own custom sheet metal. Its going to be built 80% in my garage at my dads until we can take it to our paint shop for the finished product. Here is my progress as of now...the last pic is to show the mock up of the track width I want to run the car as I'm basing most of my dimension on a c6 z06.

Specs:

Car - 1966 Mustang Fastback(conversion)
*tentative list*
Suspension-
Custom frame
Heidt's rear four link
JRI shocks
c6 front suspension
c6 rack
custom sway bars

Brakes-
c6 z06 brake system
wilwood master cylinder
custom bent lines




Powertrain-
Engine ???
t5 gforce
Moser 9" housing, with 31 spline axles, and 3.70 gears
Custom headers and 3" exhaust

Exterior-
Wheel flares
Custom Scoops
Ringbrothers accent trim

Interior-
Custom sheet metal
Rackpak
Ferrari inspired suede interior
Bride Gias II seats

Wheel/Tires-
HRE 448r 18x10 and 18x12
295/35/18 and 335/30/18 nitto nt555s and nt555r

[h8rbuilt]

Somemore progress pics. Just waiting on some more suspension parts to mock up drivetrain so I can start building the sheet metal and what not. Another thing I'm pondering what material for the cage and how am I gonna bend it so it looks right. Any advice let me know please and thanks lol.

[65 347]

Interesting build. I'll be watching for updates. Good luck.

Mike

[WSSix]

Are you sure you need the top front end bars and structure? I'm referring to the vertical and curved bars holding the fenders up. If you're planning to cage the car, I would think you could go much lighter tubing to hold those pieces in place and that also are incorporated into the cage itself. Just curious. I certainly don't have a clue. It just seems like a lot of material to me.

Good luck with the build and thanks for starting the thread. Sounds like it's going to be a great project.

[Vince@Meanstreets]

Originally Posted by WSSix

Are you sure you need the top front end bars and structure? I'm referring to the vertical and curved bars holding the fenders up. If you're planning to cage the car, I would think you could go much lighter tubing to hold those pieces in place and that also are incorporated into the cage itself. Just curious. I certainly don't have a clue. It just seems like a lot of material to me.

Good luck with the build and thanks for starting the thread. Sounds like it's going to be a great project.

I agree, your going to have down bars anyways. Just tie into the fenders with 16g MS.

[h8rbuilt]

Originally Posted by WSSix

Are you sure you need the top front end bars and structure? I'm referring to the vertical and curved bars holding the fenders up. If you're planning to cage the car, I would think you could go much lighter tubing to hold those pieces in place and that also are incorporated into the cage itself. Just curious. I certainly don't have a clue. It just seems like a lot of material to me.

Good luck with the build and thanks for starting the thread. Sounds like it's going to be a great project.

Honestly I just wanted to use square tubing to be different the whole car will be tied in with Dom 1 3/4 tubing after this point. I just wanted to do some different square tubing as it will be hard to use tubular for me as a tubing bender adds a lot of expense to the budget so at this point I can mock up the drive train without the extra expense of a tubing bender which will allow me to prolong the expense of one. Hopefully this week I can set the drivetrain in it.

[strtcar]

Awesome build

[WSSix]

I gotcha. You may want to check out pirate 4x4 about benders if you're not already aware. They have plans for home made benders that are much cheaper than purchasing one. Good luck!

[h8rbuilt]

Originally Posted by WSSix

I gotcha. You may want to check out pirate 4x4 about benders if you're not already aware. They have plans for home made benders that are much cheaper than purchasing one. Good luck!

Thanks man I will look into that forsure! Any advice I can take is welcome. Thanks others for the comments. Just collecting parts right now. I purchased a sbf 302 for a mock up engine and need to pick up my c5 control arms and spindles. I can than start mocking up the drivetrain so I can move further in the build and make some sheet metal. Here is some parts I gathered so far. Its not much but tilton pedal set, t5 core that will be sent to gforce, mustang ii crossmember I will modify to accept c5 control arms, moser 9" housing, 4 link panhard bar setup, and the c5 upper control arm brackets.

[waynieZ]

Nice project. Keep up the good work.