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Haggspeed:
G'day, my name is Jeff, I live in Melbourne and I've been lurking about the forum for years.  I figure it's time I created a post about my Mustang project and by doing this it'll spur me on to finish the job!

This has been a very long term commitment.  I bought the car, a '67 Fastback, 289, C4, drum Brakes & 8 inch diff in 1989.  Built in late 1966 in San Jose, California, it was certainly nothing special, except that it had a very solid and rust-free body.  My idea was always to build a hybrid Street/Track car but beyond that I did very little planning and this combined with other events like getting married, having kids and buying houses, meant the project only progressed in fits and spurts.  At last I'm in a financial position where I can afford to finish it.  I turn 58 in July and my target is to be able to drive it by the time I'm 60!

Here's a run down of the current specs and build state:

To be registered as Victorian M-plate (Modified) CAMS approved Tarmac Rally Car.

BODY: All steel with welded mild-steel CAMS compliant Roll-Cage, Sub-Frame connectors, 85 litre Fuelsafe Fuel Cell, composite Race Seats, Harnesses etc, finished in House Of Kolor "Majestic Blue" paint.

SUSPENSION: Front:  RRS power Rack & Pinion steering with electric pump, RRS coil-over Strut conversion with Koni inserts and Kings Springs, tubular adjustable Sway-Bar, all bushes replaced with adjustable Rod-ends.  Rear: Custom fabricated Parallel 4-Link with adjustable Rod-Ends, fabricated adjustable Watts-Linkage, Koni coil-overs, adjustable Sway-Bar.

BRAKES: Harrop 343mm 4-piston Discs all round with adjustable bias Tilton Pedal Box.

WHEELS & TYRES:  Work Emotion M8R flow-formed alloys, 18 x 9.5 front, 18 x 10.5 rear.  Yokohama Advan AD08R 265/35R18 front, 295/30R18 Rear.

ENGINE:  1974 tall-deck 351 Windsor block bored and stroked to 418 cu in, CHI Cleveland 3V alloy Heads, Morrison 8-throttle body EFI, Custom grind Crane solid roller Cam, T&D Roller Rockers, Dailey Engineering billet Dry-Sump.

DRIVE LINE:  G-Force T-56 Dog Box possibly with S1 Sequential Shifter, Mantic twin-plate Clutch, Harrop alloy case 9-inch (3.9:1 currently but that may change) with billet yoke and full floating EN26 Axles.

Here's some pictures showing the original condition and a few progress shots.       

crikeyrob:
Looks great! Can’t wait to see the updates.
I’m in Melbourne also and it would be great to see you on the road or at a cruise one day in the future. My build has taken 6 years now and is almost on the road.

What’ll be first up to do on your list?

Dwayne:
Wow, great build.

HRTZ65:
Looks great and good luck with the rest of the build. I've just started the 69 convertible build. Will watch yours with interest.

mwizz:
Great job. Keep us posted.

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