I absolutely can NOT believe it's been 3yrs already... MAN, does time fly! Merry Christmas from central Texas yall ! ... and yes, my car is still on skates. . LOL
I did it on a 67 fastback and installed 07 drivetrain. 5.4 supercharged 6sp trans. Also installed the rear torque arm setup too. Fast car and gets high 20s for fuel mileage
Right!?! They did a lot of good work and part of me get bad cutting it out. But also, it no kidding took at least twice as long to remove everything. Definitely wish I started with a non race car at this point. Would of been a lot cheaper since I’m cutting off everything I paid for and a lot faster.
Here is a summary based on working about 8 hour days on the car and mostly solo but getting a second pair of hands from time to time. The car is located over an hour away so I can't work on it more than about 8 hours in a given day. 1 day to trailer the car to the shop and pull the engine and trans. 1 day to pull the old suspension front and rear. And about 1.5 days to cut out the shock towers and prep the frame rails (I didn't show the grinding or frame rail prep). That includes prepping the rear part of the frame rails for the subframe connectors and cross member. On a stock Mustang you could easily cut the shock towers, remove the strut braces and prep the frame rails in 1 day or less. All of the extra stitch welds and reinforcement plates more than doubled the removal and clean up time for me. Also, without all the extra welding and plates the job is very doable with just an angle grinder.
That's not blasphemy if you're doing a cross it's almost necessary those shock towers are made of weak weak metal. They always try those Monte Carlo bars to fix it but I believe tubes is a win and you can always switch back it's not that big of a deal
Actually your car is much much easier. You don’t have to cut out the shock towers like this. Your car uses a bolt in subframe. TCI makes one for your car and it would be much easier to install than the early Ford stuff.
The kit is a fair amount of work to install but opens up a lot of possibilities with engine fitment and bigger front tires. I like it so far. But I’m mostly looking forward to using it on track.
Love your 67 Mustang! :) Can I ask you something? Would you be interested in video feature on my channel. You just need to make short walk around video about your project telling what has been done, current status and what still needs to be done, and something about your car's history why this car and not something else! :) And send me your video via email or any file sharing platform. And if you have Instagram or Facebook page where subscribers can get in touch with you besides RUclips!
Doing well all things considered. But the car stuff has nearly ground to a halt. No racing and I can’t work on the Mustang 😬. Looking forward to working on the car again soon and more importantly driving it one of these days!
Thanks for the update. I'm planning on developing pieces I can use to build a SLR for 91 Fox coupe. This video helps in the prep.
You have to show the follow up to this video..... can’t wait!
Doing final edits now. Might be up by morning :)
AutoXandTrack awesome.
Can’t wait.
Starting to cut my shock towers out for a rod and custom front.
I absolutely can NOT believe it's been 3yrs already... MAN, does time fly! Merry Christmas from central Texas yall ! ... and yes, my car is still on skates. . LOL
Nice work! Really learned a lot from your video. I liked your attention to safety too. Thank you for sharing. Cheers from Motown/Dearborn.
Thanks!
Nice.
Thank you for sharing the process.
I did it on a 67 fastback and installed 07 drivetrain. 5.4 supercharged 6sp trans. Also installed the rear torque arm setup too. Fast car and gets high 20s for fuel mileage
Nice!
Holy Baby Jesus, that was like like 50lbs of welds ! !
Right!?! They did a lot of good work and part of me get bad cutting it out. But also, it no kidding took at least twice as long to remove everything. Definitely wish I started with a non race car at this point. Would of been a lot cheaper since I’m cutting off everything I paid for and a lot faster.
Man, I need a lift!
Good stuff Chad. Question: Through this Part 2 episode, how much time have you spent on this part of the project?
Here is a summary based on working about 8 hour days on the car and mostly solo but getting a second pair of hands from time to time. The car is located over an hour away so I can't work on it more than about 8 hours in a given day. 1 day to trailer the car to the shop and pull the engine and trans. 1 day to pull the old suspension front and rear. And about 1.5 days to cut out the shock towers and prep the frame rails (I didn't show the grinding or frame rail prep). That includes prepping the rear part of the frame rails for the subframe connectors and cross member. On a stock Mustang you could easily cut the shock towers, remove the strut braces and prep the frame rails in 1 day or less. All of the extra stitch welds and reinforcement plates more than doubled the removal and clean up time for me. Also, without all the extra welding and plates the job is very doable with just an angle grinder.
That's not blasphemy if you're doing a cross it's almost necessary those shock towers are made of weak weak metal. They always try those Monte Carlo bars to fix it but I believe tubes is a win and you can always switch back it's not that big of a deal
Are you installing a k member? from what company?
Would this be similar to a 63 chevy nova as well?
Actually your car is much much easier. You don’t have to cut out the shock towers like this. Your car uses a bolt in subframe. TCI makes one for your car and it would be much easier to install than the early Ford stuff.
I am considering this for my 66 mustang build what are your thoughts on it?
The kit is a fair amount of work to install but opens up a lot of possibilities with engine fitment and bigger front tires. I like it so far. But I’m mostly looking forward to using it on track.
Were did you get the fender flares?
They are Maier Racing 3.25” molded flares
Love your 67 Mustang! :)
Can I ask you something? Would you be interested in video feature on my channel. You just need to make short walk around video about your project telling what has been done, current status and what still needs to be done, and something about your car's history why this car and not something else! :) And send me your video via email or any file sharing platform. And if you have Instagram or Facebook page where subscribers can get in touch with you besides RUclips!
I’d be interested in that. I’ll check out your channel and try and get a feel for what you guys do.
How yall hold'n up out there in Covid-CALI Chad ?
Doing well all things considered. But the car stuff has nearly ground to a halt. No racing and I can’t work on the Mustang 😬. Looking forward to working on the car again soon and more importantly driving it one of these days!