New to me 66 Coupe

[Kabuki_notch]

Hey everyone, I post mainly over in the 79-93 forums, but I recently picked up this 66 Coupe from a friend who needed to offload it for personal reasons, I figured I would introduce myself and show some pictures, it's a 66 Coupe with 351 4spd toploader, newish interior and it came with a trunk full of new parts.

I also have a question about my exhaust setup, should I run the stock manifolds (Came with brandnew set and a full JBA stainless gt catback) and make up some custom downpipe to mate to an h-pipe or do they sell something that will work for me? I can get swap headers but I don't know if it's necessary or if they will fit. I'm just trying to put the car back together so I can drive it by the fall, and it doesnt seem like I can find a solid answer on this subject.

 

[02 281 GT]

Nice car!

For now, the stock manifolds will probably be fine. The shock towers in the 1965-1966 Mustangs take up a lot of space. You're very likely to run into fitment issues with any aftermarket header, especially with a 351 under the hood.

 

[wicked93gs]

Very nice coupe. "Catback" doesn't apply to that car though. It really depends on whether the JBA pieces you have were meant for longtubes or were meant for a factory-type H-pipe...kinda hard to give any advice not knowing exactly what you have.

For me...I would just put back on a stock-type exhaust system if you are unsure...the problem is that until you do research you do not know what headers will fit and what headers will interfere with your Z-bar clutch linkage...and until you know its a big risk to buy, especially considering your 351w is exactly the same width as my 3.7L...my custom-made headers have less than 1/4" clearance at the steering box and the passenger side shock tower "swell". So finding headers that fit a 351w swap for sure is tough and should be left till later on if you are looking to get it on the road.

 

[WingsOfGold]

Sweet!