68stang289
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My 70 Mach is an original 351 car that sometime in the late 70's had the 428 scj swapped into it from a wrecked 70 Mustang. Since it's a non-original 428 car, I don't feel bad about doing my resto-mod or swapping out the 428 before I sell it. My first car 7 or 8 years ago was a 68 Mustang and that has become my favorite body style.
I really want to build a 68 convertible after I graduate law school this year and drop the 428 in there. The motor is built and it's pushing some serious power (front end starts to lift up off the ground when you get on it). I know the verts are less rigid than the coupes and fastbacks so I'm afraid that the power might be too much for the body to handle. Is there anything I could do to stiffen up a vert to help better handle that kind of power and torque? I would assume subframe connectors would help and maybe X-Brace up the under carriage? Would that cause exhaust issues?
I would probably end up selling my Mach after dropping a 351 into it after I finish it to fund this new vert project, but before I even consider doing that I want to make sure I'm not getting myself into a giant headache.
I really want to build a 68 convertible after I graduate law school this year and drop the 428 in there. The motor is built and it's pushing some serious power (front end starts to lift up off the ground when you get on it). I know the verts are less rigid than the coupes and fastbacks so I'm afraid that the power might be too much for the body to handle. Is there anything I could do to stiffen up a vert to help better handle that kind of power and torque? I would assume subframe connectors would help and maybe X-Brace up the under carriage? Would that cause exhaust issues?
I would probably end up selling my Mach after dropping a 351 into it after I finish it to fund this new vert project, but before I even consider doing that I want to make sure I'm not getting myself into a giant headache.