Dragcar notchback build up thread.. plenty o' pics!

[Bad92GT]

This is my notchback build up thread.. were going to be building this light light light 82' into a badass drag car. Bought it for 200 bucks and have already started work on it. All the specs about the car are below..

69' 351w bored .40 over
Manley H beam's forged
Flat top forged pistons .40 over yielding 12:1 compression
GT40P heads (made to fit the windsor) ported
High rise intake from edelbrock
Barry Grant Demon 1050 double pumper
MSD ignition
Custom grind cam
Roller rockers (ratio to match cam)

C4 custom built by this racing shop in SC
manual valve body
3500 stall
trans brake
B&M Z gate

98 GT rear housing
98 GT brakes
Lakewood drag shocks/struts
4 cyl springs cut down
Maximum motorsports lowers
Ford racing uppers
spherical bushings
no sway bars
34 spline moser axles
4.88 gear
Mini spool

Jegs 8pt roll cage
subframe connectors
DS loop
Torque box reinforcements
Fuel Cell
Electric fuel pump
Custom built wiring harness

Thats a simpler version of the big list.. thats motor is just the first season motor till we can fork out the cash from the big gun, 7.0L. Not sure about what front end we'll go with.. might put a aero nose since we have a cowl hood for one already. This is what were starting with.. I'll post frequently with pictures and info.. Thanks guys!

 

[Bad92GT]

Update Oct. 2, 06

We managed to do all this yesterday.. which is a good portion of all the interior thats required in it.. all of the hand made anyway.. about to send the 351w off to get treated to manley forged H Beams, 12:1 Forged pistons and a set of worked P heads.. ordering the roll cage, maximum motorsports lowers, ford racing uppers, and spherical bushing in about a week as well as the subframes and lakewood shocks all the way around.. might put a coilover kit out front though.. still much to do before all that.. its getting the 5-lug treatment soon as well.. thankfully i have an entire 96' 5-lug in my garage already LOL

Probably going to finish the plating on the dash and MAYBE mount the seat tonight..

 

[grey5.0beast]

looking good, keep us updated.

 

[352Ford2]

Keep the rear swaybar or put in an aftermarket adj one, you will thank me when you launch and it doesn't make a turn into the wall

 

[Dean85GT]

looks like alot of fun....keep up the pics

 

[Bad92GT]

Update Oct. 3, 06

Last night we finished up the dash, made a few patch panels for the floor and firewall as well as did the forward mount for the seat and even mounted the shifter.. it wasnt bad but are welder didnt want to work right. Tonight pa's finishing the seat, im mounting the MSD box and doing patch panels whereever i find em'. Blocks are in as well and i'll start on the wiring of the whole car.. im just using fuse panel from a 86 GT dash harness and wiring it like we need it..

heres my wonderful patch panel

My old man working on his masterpiece of a seat bracket
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Fast forward to this and this is what you get!

 

[rigamaroles]

Damn, you guys work fast.

 

[ryan218]

that color blue in the engine bay.

 

[Woodrow]

Were is the cage?

And damn 1050 for that motor?

 

[9350coupe]

sweet keep up the posts.....fast is not the word! You guys are not playing games

 

[RS200]

Will the P heads be enough? A 351w needs A LOT of air.

 

[ExplodingGopher]

Holy Shifter Batman !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bad92GT]

Will the P heads be enough? A 351w needs A LOT of air.

LOL yea.. we work fast.. haven't missed a day yet just for a break.. want to be ready for the 1/4 mile for next season.. we just bought it saturday, did the first update sunday, second monday, and third last night.. tonight were just finishing up a few details in side as well as we got the weld skinnys and fat en's out back.. and the motors came.. we also managed to clean up the shop a whole hell of alot.. i'll post pics of it in about an hour

 

[spiff]

Looks great, you arent wasting any time! That colour in the engine bay is sweet, you should paint the car that colour. +1 for doing your own wiring and using a fuse panel. Its easier than messing with existing old cracked wires.

 

[grey5.0beast]

I wish I had time to work on my b lower, its my DD and I got work at 4.

 

[mercurycapri]

Heck yea there is no time wasted here my pop's and I put his 408 stroker 83 mustang together about 1 year. Doing pretty much what you're doing.

 

[Bad92GT]

Update Oct. 4, 06

We just fixed up the shop, setup our metal shop bench and our bender and got the motor home.. 69 windsor baby

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Welds

and the 69's casting
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[ryan218]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
NICE

 

[MARX91]

nice project