how much horsepower/torque can these bodies handle before you have major problems?
I've had a rust free perfect j code 68 mustang fastback sitting in my garage for about 3 years waiting to be started since i had a few other projects I had to finish off. The time has now come to where I'm starting to strip it and i'm going to drop it off in a couple weeks to get the paint/body work done. The car is going to get a show quality paint job done on it with a rotisserie, and there will be no expenses spared. The plans are as follows
-302 base motor(aftermarket block and all the other goodies), fuel injected, going to have a shop put the motor together and build a turbo
-tk0 600 trans with a soft lock clutch that has a small amount of slip that it allows when launching at the track to save the driveline the large amount of shock from it being a manual trans car
-basically everything tcp offers
goals for the car is something that can be used anywhere whether it be track, strip, or driving across the country comfortably. The goals I have are for the car to be able to go a 9.99 et in the quarter and have at least 1001 horse power.
I have never heard of these cars in mostly a stock body trim with that much horsepower, and the last thing I want to do is start tearing the car apart at the seams from running too much power. I was wondering if anybody has any experience with these cars and that much horsepower...and how to prep them so the car doesnt tear itself apart.
heres a pic of it as it sits now so you guys can see what i'm working with. It is basically a perfect car and after playing around with muscle cars for a while, i can honestly say this has the best body out of anything i have ever seen...the paint isn't in the best shape anymore, but the metal looks like it did 40 years ago.
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I've had a rust free perfect j code 68 mustang fastback sitting in my garage for about 3 years waiting to be started since i had a few other projects I had to finish off. The time has now come to where I'm starting to strip it and i'm going to drop it off in a couple weeks to get the paint/body work done. The car is going to get a show quality paint job done on it with a rotisserie, and there will be no expenses spared. The plans are as follows
-302 base motor(aftermarket block and all the other goodies), fuel injected, going to have a shop put the motor together and build a turbo
-tk0 600 trans with a soft lock clutch that has a small amount of slip that it allows when launching at the track to save the driveline the large amount of shock from it being a manual trans car
-basically everything tcp offers
- coilover front suspension
- power rack and pinion
- all the subframe connectors they offer
- their motor mounts
- their 4 link rear or the pushrod/watts link suspension
- their fabtech 9" axle housing
- their export/monte carlo brace setup
goals for the car is something that can be used anywhere whether it be track, strip, or driving across the country comfortably. The goals I have are for the car to be able to go a 9.99 et in the quarter and have at least 1001 horse power.
I have never heard of these cars in mostly a stock body trim with that much horsepower, and the last thing I want to do is start tearing the car apart at the seams from running too much power. I was wondering if anybody has any experience with these cars and that much horsepower...and how to prep them so the car doesnt tear itself apart.
heres a pic of it as it sits now so you guys can see what i'm working with. It is basically a perfect car and after playing around with muscle cars for a while, i can honestly say this has the best body out of anything i have ever seen...the paint isn't in the best shape anymore, but the metal looks like it did 40 years ago.
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