Holy '70 Mustang CP Autocross car!!
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Holy '70 Mustang CP Autocross car!!
http://home.comcast.net/~wrheadle/ws...tos.html-.html
This guy is on an autocross forum I frequent, hes building a CP autocross car out of a '70 mustang fastback...HOLY CRAP CAN YOU SAY FENDER FLARES!!
...and there you go guys, a mustang that can turn...
This guy is on an autocross forum I frequent, hes building a CP autocross car out of a '70 mustang fastback...HOLY CRAP CAN YOU SAY FENDER FLARES!!
...and there you go guys, a mustang that can turn...
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I sure wish my car was newer
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Rep Power: 366 Wow! My, a kid I went to highschool with, has a Mustang in that bodystyle... if he wasn't such a loser, I'd suggest he do that! That's the best looking vintage Mustang I've seen. (From the outside at least. The interior... leaves something to be desired as anything other than a track car. lol)
not to mention that it also turns 
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Rep Power: 274 "rebuilt" ... wow ... that's an understatement! I'm pretty astonished that he just didn't scrap the original junk heap and build from scratch. That is just amazing work, tho so much has been replaced or heavily patched up. I totally dig this stuff people do with old junk cars. Any idea how long this whole process took?
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Rep Power: 320 ^ A little over 2 years, He still has to drop the engine in it & finish some small stuff before its track ready.
From the solo2.org forum...
From the solo2.org forum...
Damn, I have to ask wouldn't it have been easier to just start with some tubing and build up?
You betcha it would have been a crapload easier, but my minimum weight would have been 3020# rather than 2750# due to the way that the prepared rules are. So, I did a whole lot more work at the beginning so I wouldn't have to do as much work looking for places to hang chunks of steel later.
As it is I've already had to put 340# of ballast in the car. Think of it this way, 340# is a chunk of steek 1.75" x 6" by 12 feet long (+/-), cut one section at a time into 25#-50# pieces on a small band saw.... took all day.
As it is I've already had to put 340# of ballast in the car. Think of it this way, 340# is a chunk of steek 1.75" x 6" by 12 feet long (+/-), cut one section at a time into 25#-50# pieces on a small band saw.... took all day.
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Well, I'm a little late getting here, but I only heard about this thread via the VWvortex thread that was linked to another forum I'm on. I appreciate all of the compliments. They help to offset the last 28 months I've spent with little in the way of a life or spending $$. The body guy did a fabulous job forming those fenders for me. The guy does magic with metal.
Anyway, thanks again, and if you've got any questions, I'd be happy to answer them
Bill
Anyway, thanks again, and if you've got any questions, I'd be happy to answer them
Bill
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That car is absolutely gorgeous, man i'd love to drive a car that looked like that. Thats awesome! he deserves a cookie!
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Originally Posted by wrheadle
Well, I'm a little late getting here, but I only heard about this thread via the VWvortex thread that was linked to another forum I'm on. I appreciate all of the compliments. They help to offset the last 28 months I've spent with little in the way of a life or spending $$. The body guy did a fabulous job forming those fenders for me. The guy does magic with metal.
Anyway, thanks again, and if you've got any questions, I'd be happy to answer them
Bill
Anyway, thanks again, and if you've got any questions, I'd be happy to answer them
Bill
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The car is getting a 302. It should be around 525-550 HP @ 8000 RPM and 475-500 lb-ft @5000 RPM. And that's with a carb, no boost.
Aluminum heads with roller rockers and a rocker stud girdle, custom forged aluminum pistons (13.5:1 compression), custom solid roller cam with 0.670" lift, dry sump, crank trigger ignition, gear drive timing, the works. Here is a pic partially assembled:
I looked up boilermaker1 and I know his car. I can't come up with his name, but anyone who's a fan of the boilermakers (my alma mater) is a cool guy to me.
happy holidays everyone.
Aluminum heads with roller rockers and a rocker stud girdle, custom forged aluminum pistons (13.5:1 compression), custom solid roller cam with 0.670" lift, dry sump, crank trigger ignition, gear drive timing, the works. Here is a pic partially assembled:
I looked up boilermaker1 and I know his car. I can't come up with his name, but anyone who's a fan of the boilermakers (my alma mater) is a cool guy to me.
happy holidays everyone.
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Originally Posted by wrheadle
The car is getting a 302. It should be around 525-550 HP @ 8000 RPM and 475-500 lb-ft @5000 RPM. And that's with a carb, no boost.
Aluminum heads with roller rockers and a rocker stud girdle, custom forged aluminum pistons (13.5:1 compression), custom solid roller cam with 0.670" lift, dry sump, crank trigger ignition, gear drive timing, the works. Here is a pic partially assembled:
I looked up boilermaker1 and I know his car. I can't come up with his name, but anyone who's a fan of the boilermakers (my alma mater) is a cool guy to me.
happy holidays everyone.
Aluminum heads with roller rockers and a rocker stud girdle, custom forged aluminum pistons (13.5:1 compression), custom solid roller cam with 0.670" lift, dry sump, crank trigger ignition, gear drive timing, the works. Here is a pic partially assembled:
I looked up boilermaker1 and I know his car. I can't come up with his name, but anyone who's a fan of the boilermakers (my alma mater) is a cool guy to me.
happy holidays everyone.
Justin (boilermaker1) attends school at Purdue, hence the name. The orange wheels make you remember his car
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Rep Power: 425 Hey Bill! Nice to see the car is getting there! Who helped you put that thing together?
See ya in the spring.
See ya in the spring.
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Originally Posted by Boilermaker1
Hey Bill! Nice to see the car is getting there! Who helped you put that thing together?
See ya in the spring.
See ya in the spring.
I'm pretty happy that you guys like the car. I had hoped that, once people saw it, they'd appreciate it regardless of their basic automotive preferences, and it looks like that is happening.
Bill
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