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  1. mustbereel

    67 mustang question

    Yes, put two on Ebay and sell them. The cash you get will go a long way towards restoring the third.
  2. mustbereel

    67 mustang question

    I'll give you $1500 ea. for them. You'll triple your money!
  3. mustbereel

    Bonehead

    Many years ago I had been working on a 68FB that was my daily driver at the time. I was driving home late at night and smoke started pouring from under the hood. I pulled over and lifted the hood to see the wiring harness on fire! About this time a guy on a motorcycle pulled up just in front of...
  4. mustbereel

    Independent Rear Suspension?

    I've been following the mustangirs progress for awhile but didn't realize they had a complete bolt in kit ready. They only charge $500 for installation so it must be pretty easy to install. It looks like a good set up but in the video you can see the lower A arm isn't parallel to the ground at...
  5. mustbereel

    Independent Rear Suspension?

    I've done both the Heidt's kit and adapted a 2003 Cobra IRS. The Heidt's kit requires lots of fabrication. It's a universal kit not designed specifically for the Mustang. It is available in a variety of widths so it can fit all cars. The Cobra IRS is too wide for 65/66 cars without major...
  6. mustbereel

    Torsional rigidity test: 67 coupe

    70vert, Don't worry about the drawing it's still effectively shows your idea. I doubt the tube running from the shock tower to the torque box will add much more that extra weight. Instead I would use that extra weight to reinforce the area aft of the firewall. All the extra reinforcement...
  7. mustbereel

    Just a child with more wallet

    Yep, 45 and I still like to burn rubber like I did in my 68FB when I was 17. You know what the say about men and boys -- the price of their toys.
  8. mustbereel

    Shock Tower Braces

    My tests showed that it's hard to improve on the orginal "Shelby" type export brace. The Maier version looks lighter but I doubt it's substantially stronger. It does look better. The GW looks like it might actually be stonger than the Shelby part and looks good two. In side by side testing...
  9. mustbereel

    Torsional rigidity test: 67 coupe

    The main problem with a structure that is "too" stiff is that instead of the energy of the collision being absorbed by the crush zone it is passed on to the occupants. This means there is more energy for the secondary collision - you and the steering wheel or shoulder belts, etc... To this...
  10. mustbereel

    Torsional rigidity test: 67 coupe

    I like the idea of connecting to the outer shock tower/spring cover. SN65 has done that on their new projects: http://www.sn65.com/images/Fire%20&%20Ice%20Images/06-10-09%20027.jpg
  11. mustbereel

    CPRstreetmachines 1969 Turbo'd Pro-Touring GT2 build

    I like what I see but the single headlights threw me for a minute. At first it looked like a 67/68 with 69FB scoops and no louvers. Is the Dart block Al or Fe?
  12. mustbereel

    glass goddess

    May not be "played out" in South Africa. If that is the look you want and it is unique (pun intended) where you are go for it. You'll find there are Eleanor fans here but most of us prefer to come up with our own design or stick to the Shelby stuff. Welcome to Stangnet.
  13. mustbereel

    Finally got some new wheels! Lots of pics (56k no way)

    Exactly the wheels I was planning to use on my 67. Your car confirms that they'll look great. Did you get custom backspacing on the rears? Newstallgia used to show many more options on their website for the JYD including custom backspacing and wider sizes but they disappeared recently. I'm...
  14. mustbereel

    looking for info on mustang II swap

    There was an extensive thread on the mustang II swap last year. More searching should pull it up. With regards to ride height the R&C MII kit allows you to adjust the height 2". With the drop spindles the lowest setting is very low. I set mine to the highest setting and it's probably 2"...
  15. mustbereel

    65 Fastback 4.6 DOHC Turbo Progress Pics

    That looks like a nice project. The turbo plumbing looks really good. I'm putting a 4.6dohc into a 67 so I know what it takes to put a mod motor into a classic. But I have to ask - why a carb if you're going turbo?
  16. mustbereel

    custom door panel

    I think I saw Velcro mentioned somewhere.
  17. mustbereel

    custom door panel

    Here's one possibility. I'm looking at these or making something custom from their universal panels. http://www.roddoors.com/pages/mustang.html I think I've seen a picture of one installed but I don't remember where.
  18. mustbereel

    bad handling, some body rot

    That's a nice looking Mach. I'm looking for a '69 Mach I for my next project but the last one I looked was full of rust too. If your rear shackles are attached to a rusty subframe I wouldn't drive the car again until replacing the rotted metal. Same goes for shock towers. As I'm sure you...
  19. mustbereel

    11:1 compression too high for pump gas?

    There's a place in Rancho Santa Fe that sells 100 octane for $7.99/gal. It's for all the high powered high dollar exotics all those millionares drive. That's $7.99 full serve of course.
  20. mustbereel

    Media blasting

    That's the original plate to the '67. Like the rest of the car it's in great shape. It will go back on when finished. I'm not sure about the bullitt reference? There sure is a lot of stuff in my garage. Eventually I'll have all the tools and enough spare parts to build a whole Mustang...
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