Retro/Modern mustang project build

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I"m posting this on behalf of a friend. both to show what a great job he is doing to everyone, and to gather as much information as i can to help him put together one of the sickest street stangs there are.

Since I"m posting this on behalf a friend, so i'll be as true to the info as i can. this is the car, well, what it used to be. sorry for the bad pic quality and size.

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i say what it once was, because it has very little left of what you see. the car has been modified to the extent that it is no longer the stang you see, but a custom built car, with that cars shell wrapped around it. it is now a body on frame car, that will be one hell of a retro/modern street ripper.

here are a couple more pics.

the early stages or deconstruction

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the outer shell, no longer a unibody, braced awaiting the custom frame.

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speaks for it self

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trial fitting of frame

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the new frame, and major part of the build

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starting to become one again

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frame in shell

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trial fitting of the tires for soon to come suspension and ride hight set-up

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more trial fitting

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yet more trial fitting

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upskirt shot

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close to how the car will sit.

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wait for it


wait for it

still wiating

ok, here it is.

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the engine will eventually become a twin turbo 6.8l v10. <--- that is the only actual engine specing that has been done to date.

he sias he'll cross the road of setting up the engine once the chassis and suspension is set-up. once it becomes a roller, its engine time.

heres where it gets good. like i said, i am posting on his behalf. he is very tied up with work, and gave me the get go to talk and ask questions for him. Here is everyone chane to give input into what this engine will eventually become. the heads, rotating assymbly, and essentually everything about it is up for grabs at this point as far as the final product. it WILL be a twin turbo v10, that is all that is set in stone.

Any advise? suggestions? contacts to the people who need to be takled too. i've told him to contact as many turbo builders as possible, even talk with shops like MMR and VT. the engine is still a bit away as far as getting started working on, but gathering as much info as possible is key. everything is open at this point. 2v, 3v, almost anything. The only thing that we've discussed at length was the intake situation. He, and i agree to an extent, thinks that a dual "log" type intake much like the gen i and gen II vipers (not exactly, and the final design i'm 99.9% sure will be designed by a seasoned pro.) use along with dual throttle bodies. I believe that it is more than possible with 2v heads, but not so sure about on 3v. The info brought up in this thread about 3v heads have tornished my hope that 3v heads will be used.

Again, all that is had of the engine is the block. if you haven't figured out, it doesn't exactly 'have' to be a TT 6.8l v10, but it will. for that reason alone. and it will be made to work. some way, some how. This car is more than the typical mustang build, nothing about it is supposed to be the normal.

SPEAK UP

you are a great bunch of guys, i've enjoyed reading this thread and talking with you all. i hope you like, no LOVE, this car.

any and all feed back is welcome. he and I thank you in advance.


(if most of this sounds familier to som eof you who cross hop forums, its because i'm copying and pasting this around. haha, cross forum post whoring :bunny3: :banana:
 
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The project has kind of been at a stand still ever since the frame was completed. He is in the process of moving and just has a lot of stuff going on right now.

One of the great things about this build that has me, is the fact he has been doing all this at school. Himself and a group of students doing the work and puting in the hours to design and build the car.

when the ball gets rolling again, i'll be sure to give many updates and pictures as the progress goes.

Any type of advice is welcome. Engine, aditional chassis, or suspension advise or oppinions. Anything can help out, as its good to bounce around ideas. Or just the show of interest is equally pleasing to hear. At first, chopping up a perfectly good stang can get under the skin of a lot of people.
 

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Very cool project. Nice that he has the thought to put such a powerful engine on a frame. Sure is going to be quite a car when it is done.

I have no V10 experience or knowledge, nor am I up on turbos.


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yeah, it was determined that the 40 year old unibody would not be up to par for holding all the torque.
 

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That kinda pisses me off to an extent, but I also know that with out innovation we wouldn't have cars to play with period.

IT is going to be sick, and I have enough respect for the project to forget about it buggin me.
 

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