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66 Fastback progress

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Runningriot

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Bought my 66 fastback when I was 15, it was my first car believe it or not. Nightmist blue 66 fastback 2+2. The original 289 was long gone when I got it. It had a 1970 302 2bbl in it when I got it and it didn't last long because the oil pump failed. That started a snowball effect of modifications and its all been worth it!

Day I picked her up:
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The dead motor:
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Welcome aboard and glad to see another build thread.

Night mist blue, sure looks amazing. Had a car that was Midnight mist blue, it was sweet.

Can't wait to see more.
 
With the motor trashed, I started building up a 5.0 roller cam motor.

GT-40 heads with fresh rebuild
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Work in process:
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Made some changes since I got it running again, but here is the current motor set up.
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87 GT 5.0 roller block with complete rebuild
Trick Flow stage one cam
New dual timing chain and gear
Cran's 1:6 Roller Rockers
Edelbrock Air-Gap intake
Holley 650 4bbl double pumper
Tri-Y headers
Rebuild 93 GT-40 heads
8mm wires
Flowmaster exhaust 40 series
Aluminum Cobra air cleaner
3" tall Cobra valve covers
3 core radiator
Moroso front sump oil pan
3 core Aluminum Griffin radiator. Rated to 600hp
custom made fan shroud
K&N air filter
power brakes
dual master cylinder

Here is a better shot of the fan shroud that I came up with
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Also rebuild the stock c4. Added a shift kit to optimize the cam and installed a trans cooler. The trans cooler is mounted to the lower front of the radiator.
 
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Next, rebuild the front suspension.

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CSRP disc brake conversion kit
all new stock front suspension (upper lower A arms, shocks, coil springs etc)

Only problem is that it really jacked up the hieght for the front because of the old leaf springs in the back being worn out. So I lowered the front suspension and built it to Shelby Specs.

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1" Shelby front sway bar
600lb rated high performance coil springs by TMC Co.
Shelby drop

Right away I noticed the car was 1.5" lower as soon as I put it back on the ground. Now that the front end has settled more, I'd say its a good 2" lower then a stock car set up.
 
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I really like the look of the AC cobra Raydot mirrors on the GT350Rs so I added them to mine.
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New retro racing seat belts. Ray Brown/ AC cobra repros. They're sweet, all cars should have seat belts like these!
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Last summer I went to Ford Carlisle and scored a great deal on this. I had wanted to do a 9" conversion for awhile but this got the project going. Cutting the old leaf springs with a sawzall really makes you realize there is no turning back!

'57 Ford 9" small bearing, 28 spline. Basically a straight drop in. I bought a 67' posi center section with 3.50 gears but the guy lied to me and it was really an open rear....

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Those leaf springs are 5 leaf mid eye springs to drop the rear 1".

Unfortunatly I don't have any "before" "after" pictures on this computer, so this one will have to do.
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-'57 Ford 9" axle housing
- 28 spline axles
- Eaton truetrac posi unit
- 3.50 gears
- '67 Ford center section casing
- Disc brake conversion from getdiscbrakes.com
- all new brake lines, breather, hardline etc.
- new gas shocks
- new leaf spring shackle
- Majer racing 5 leaf, mid eye, 1" drop leaf springs
- 65-66 Traction Master Shelby 3/4" rear sway bar
- cobra automotive spring plates
- cobra automotive 3" u-bolts
- Custom made 3" diameter drive shaft by Hartman Drive Shaft of Reading Pa
- modified Traction Master 66 Shelby under ride traction bars to work with the 57 housing because those use a 3" axle tube.
 
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OK, I've been trying to decide if I want to go to the trouble when it comes to paint to change the outside to Vista blue or just do a silver blue like Mark.

My question is that since your interior is the same color as mine, where dose the dark blue end and start? Front jamb painted dark I assume and the side jamb? what about the body jamb not the door side?

All can be answered with a couple pics....Thanks in advance.

Nice ride and welcome aboard!

Mel
 
"guruatbol" said:
OK, I've been trying to decide if I want to go to the trouble when it comes to paint to change the outside to Vista blue or just do a silver blue like Mark.

My question is that since your interior is the same color as mine, where dose the dark blue end and start? Front jamb painted dark I assume and the side jamb? what about the body jamb not the door side?

All can be answered with a couple pics....Thanks in advance.

Nice ride and welcome aboard!



Mel
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Thanks!
Only the interior surface of the door is painted light blue. All the door jambs are painted the body color. Sorry I can't get you any pictures at the moment because I'm at college.
 
Not much to report, but I did a few things to the stang while on break from college. Was able to get my signed glove box door and the new valve covers installed. They are the S/T valve covers from Cobra Valley, I was having some issues with the height of my roller rockers.

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"70_Fastback" said:
LOVE those valvecovers!
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Same here, first time I saw them I knew I had to have them. I think they look great on the motor. Cobra Valley makes them for big block applications as well.
 
"Runningriot" said:
So were you the buyer or the seller? :sarc
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ouch.... nope. could never knowingly stick it to anyone like that... I did sell the pumpkin for a reasonable price, quite a bit less than I paid for it as a matter of fact :roul
 
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