I have a 67 fastback that i'm doing a ground up restoration. I have a good shell to start with. no motor trans interior or wiring. it is a C code lime gold color,c4 auto. ihave found a#s matching 289-2bbl c4 trans(c code). should i do an original restoration,or would it hurt the value to install power rack steering &power disc brakes & midnight blue paint. anyone wiyh good info would be apriceated
67 fastback
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It would be cool to do an original restoration. I doubt the value of the car will be significantly altered by some upgrades though. If you want to paint it midnight blue then I say do so. You'll want to go with black interior or something other than the gold interior.
I would say that your better off keeping the factory front suspension and doing the Shelby drop. You can get a roller idler arm and roller spring perches etc. Generally speaking there is little or nothing to be gained by doing a rack and pinion conversion. Most people will agree that a properly adjusted factory setup is better.
I would say that your better off keeping the factory front suspension and doing the Shelby drop. You can get a roller idler arm and roller spring perches etc. Generally speaking there is little or nothing to be gained by doing a rack and pinion conversion. Most people will agree that a properly adjusted factory setup is better.
zookeeper
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Please don't take this as a knock on your car, but I honestly don't think a C-code fastback is worth an original restoration. How do I know? I have a '68 C-code fasback! Mine was a 91,000 mile original I purchased from the original owner, a 93 year old woman. It was garaged every day of it's life until she moved into a rest home two years before I got it. It would have been the perfect car to restore, rust-free, all the original stuff, date-coded everything, all the service reciepts, etc. If the car had been a big block, four speed GT or something things might have been diffferent, but it was a bare-bones Mustang with nearly nothing to make it special except the fact that it was a fastback. Would it have been worth more if it were restored to stock? Not likely. Build what you like, it'll still be a nice car and you won't have any trouble selling it later if you make some well-thought out choices like discs and R&P steering.
zookeeper
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I just re-read my original answer and am really not sure it says what I think, so let me re-phrase it. I think the '67-;68 fastbacks are the best-looking, most graceful and swoopiest of all the Mustangs ever built. Not to say I don't like the others, but for me, the '67-'68's are it. You are quite fortunate to have a good one to start with, regardless of what engine it came with. But the true value of the car is first and foremost the fastback bodystyle. So as long as you're not considering cutting the roof off or something radical that is unreversable, you'll be fine. Now, how about some pics?
mudbilly
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.......build it up big and bad...........
mudbilly
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is that a cleaveland ??
personally, i don't think that would be a good fit for your car,,,,,,
i wouldn't even want one in a wide body...............
personally, i don't think that would be a good fit for your car,,,,,,
i wouldn't even want one in a wide body...............
zookeeper
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They actually fit without too much drama. A freind of mine has one in a '67 coupe, and aside from the headers, it went right in. Very nice looking motor as well as being a stout runner. The problem is parts prices and availablity. His swap was done in the '70's when the 351C motor was THE Ford small block. But today parts are rare and expensive if you're buying used. He paid nearly $400 for a used single plane intake that needed a bit of work reparing holes.
zookeeper
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If it's a true Boss 351, then I believe it would have the 4-bolt mains and closed chamber heads, but I may be wrong. I also thought those were a 1971-only motor, but again I may be wrong. If it's a true Boss 351, snag it fast, those are the best.
zookeeper
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I wish. It's a plain-Jane C-code fastback that I bought from it's original owner. It was a very nice unrestored car when I bought it and I really had to think twice about making it a clone, but it's what I really wanted. Still, it really hurt to cut up the pristine taillight panel as well as drill 3" holes for the brake scoops. All the original Mustang stuff went on ebay to help finance the job and brought what I felt was insane prices. Here's a couple pics:
zookeeper
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Thanks for the kind words, Tim. The motor is a 306 ci small block with lightly ported 351W heads, 9.5:1 compression, a Comp Cams 268XE cam, roller rockers and dyno'd at 328 hp with a single 4 barrel. I sure it makes less with the dual fours, but I love the way it looks so that's why they're on. The carbs are a pair of 390 cfm Holleys running direct linkage, so both carbs open at once. I tried to use progressive linkage so it only ran off one carb until you put your foot in it, but it was such a dog I put it back to direct. It doesn't get wonderful mileage (13 mpg or so) but the throttle response is instant wth no hiccups. All in all it's a fun car, but since it's been "kinda done" (are they ever really finished?) I feel like I don't have anything to do after work!
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