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J P Stein |
Aug 31 2013, 03:18 AM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
No pics except for the CL ad.
My work here is done. OOPs.......the ad has expired but I just happened to save a pic on my puter. Attached image(s) |
JawjaPorsche |
Aug 31 2013, 04:13 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,463 Joined: 23-July 11 From: Clayton, Georgia Member No.: 13,351 Region Association: South East States |
No pics except for the CL ad. My work here is done. OOPs.......the ad has expired but I just happened to save a pic on my puter. 66 Fastback?! Nice score! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
billh1963 |
Aug 31 2013, 05:44 AM
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Car Hoarder! Group: Members Posts: 3,403 Joined: 28-March 11 From: North Carolina Member No.: 12,871 Region Association: South East States |
The fastback is the only early Mustang I really like....nice!
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KELTY360 |
Aug 31 2013, 06:37 AM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,081 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Oh man! That takes me back. Had one in the early 70s, 289/4V. 1st car I ever put radials on...what a difference. Traded it in on a '73 914 1.7. Wish I had both of them back.
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Porschef |
Aug 31 2013, 06:37 AM
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How you doin' Group: Members Posts: 2,175 Joined: 7-September 10 From: LawnGuyland Member No.: 12,152 Region Association: North East States |
Nice. GT rims. Is it a GT? they actually had front discs.
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jtf914 |
Aug 31 2013, 06:53 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 428 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Burlington, CT Member No.: 58 Region Association: North East States |
Nice! My second car was a 71 Mach 1 with a 351 Cleveland. What a beast (and a boat)... Have fun.
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J P Stein |
Aug 31 2013, 07:21 AM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
Nice. GT rims. Is it a GT? they actually had front discs. No, it's a non numbers matching car....originally a 3 speed with drum brakes. The body work/paint are of driver quality. I found no rust.....but I know it's lurking there somewhere. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) It has the makings for a good hot rod......nice but no too nice to hack on......the solid white is a plus ......I can't deal with matching metallics. I wasn't particularly looking for a fastback but this kinda fell into my lap just a few miles from home. Fastbacks are gettin' tough to find for moderate bucks. Even this was $20k+. First off is suspension & brakes.......a good winter project. Then a HP infusion. |
r_towle |
Aug 31 2013, 08:00 AM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,624 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
My first car in high school was a real 66GT fastback.
I am very jealous... Rear trunk floor is key...the rear end is welded to the floor....in a not very smart way. They also sell a full frame kit to tie the front and rear together....look into that, worth the time prior to adding power. Have fun. |
J P Stein |
Aug 31 2013, 08:27 AM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
Hay, Rich.
Ayup, the subframe connectors are in that winter mix.....Another car to figure out & I'm working on it. Gonna go buy a 120V welder and do another round of DIY engineering.....hay, that worked on the 914. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) My son has a coupe & I saw it up on a rack down in CA after he had it blasted. If ever a car needed seam welding, that was it. The assembly of the sheet metal bits on that unibody (where ya can't see em') was gawd awful......or worse. Unfortunately I can't do that to this car with out burning it up.....maybe I can do some of it in manageable chunks. |
r_towle |
Aug 31 2013, 08:31 AM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,624 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
Look at the rear end and rear trunk floor things...
Stupid idea, mine both broke up into the trunk while....cough cough....racing. Seam weld, maybe, gusset plates on top and underneath, along with some structure would be more what I would do. Someday, I look frequently for just that car....a driver 66 fastback that needs love. Motor...well I personally would go for the DOHC boss 302 motor they finally built. It's a year or two old, and finally....no more push rods. It may be simple to tie the two frames together and do it a lot cheaper than the kits I have seen, but at this point in my life I would probably buy the kit just to save time...which I don't have a lot of. Rich |
Drums66 |
Aug 31 2013, 08:37 AM
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914 Rudiments Group: Members Posts: 5,321 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Coronado,Cali Member No.: 151 Region Association: Southwest Region |
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Drums66 |
Aug 31 2013, 08:46 AM
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914 Rudiments Group: Members Posts: 5,321 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Coronado,Cali Member No.: 151 Region Association: Southwest Region |
.....Please don't cook breakfast....in the trunk!!!!LOL
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J P Stein |
Aug 31 2013, 09:03 AM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
Look at the rear end and rear trunk floor things... Stupid idea, mine both broke up into the trunk while....cough cough....racing. Seam weld, maybe, gusset plates on top and underneath, along with some structure would be more what I would do. Someday, I look frequently for just that car....a driver 66 fastback that needs love. Motor...well I personally would go for the DOHC boss 302 motor they finally built. It's a year or two old, and finally....no more push rods. It may be simple to tie the two frames together and do it a lot cheaper than the kits I have seen, but at this point in my life I would probably buy the kit just to save time...which I don't have a lot of. Rich Oh yeah, about 7-8k for the cammer crate motor ...with the wiring harness from Summit and the shock towers need to go.....I tole ya I was working on it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
Van914 |
Aug 31 2013, 01:10 PM
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Van914 Group: Members Posts: 702 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Cincinnati, Ohio Member No.: 90 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
The Gears TV Show did a 67 Cougar. Removed shock towers. You should be able to Google the show.
Nice car I had a 67 Coupe and a 71 Coupe. Good luck Van |
Maltese Falcon |
Aug 31 2013, 02:41 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,819 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None |
Awesome fastback, good find.
I learned stick shift on a 3 speed '66 fastback 289, and a 3 speed on-the-tree Chevelle '65 six Cylinder. The floor shift Mustang was a dream ! If you need decent restoration parts for your project without the hype: Drake Automotive Group, in Henderson NV. Marty |
Randal |
Aug 31 2013, 02:44 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
That is really nice JP. And with all the great suspension stuff available today you can make a great driver out of her. I'll never forget the first one I heard with a high performance 289 badge on it. So cool. Maybe it was just solid lifters, but you knew something fun was going on under the hood. I hope you're going to put a 4 speed in. Ought to go like hell with about 450hp! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif) |
J P Stein |
Aug 31 2013, 03:55 PM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
It is a 4 speed car now.
No good putting a load of power into it as ya can't get much tire under it without tubbing it...bout 245s are it...a non happening deal with a very nice interior. I'm thinkin' a 331/347/cammer for giggles......after the brakes/chassis/suspenders. A pee pot load of choices for the above. After listening to the 289 run.....it's been breathed on & will duffernow. Marty: Bout all it needs from the resto parts bin are door pulls (maybe some nice black Porshe style straps?) & a padded dash(cracked). I'll post some pics when it gets home. |
Randal |
Aug 31 2013, 04:36 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
It is a 4 speed car now. No good putting a load of power into it as ya can't get much tire under it without tubbing it...bout 245s are it...a non happening deal with a very nice interior. I'm thinkin' a 331/347/cammer for giggles......after the brakes/chassis/suspenders. A pee pot load of choices for the above. After listening to the 289 run.....it's been breathed on & will duffernow. Marty: Bout all it needs from the resto parts bin are door pulls (maybe some nice black Porshe style straps?) & a padded dash(cracked). I'll post some pics when it gets home. A friend I had back in the 60's Dad was a VP for Ford. So he bought his son, my friend, one of the original Shelby 350's. White with blue stripes. Beautiful. Of course he wasn't happy with the original motor, so put an Engle roller cam in the motor. That little 289 was crazy fast after that. And it handled. We used to take it up into the hills above San Jose, take the mufflers off and.....well you get the idea. By the way that car (not tubed) would just hook up and go. Great balance. Shelby knew what he was doing. |
J P Stein |
Sep 1 2013, 09:21 AM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
Sure, I could get it to hook up.....I started out in drag racing......but I'm going down
with the ride height rather than up. I'll get it handling as well as I can but it's no 914. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
JRust |
Sep 1 2013, 09:32 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,309 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Nice ride JP! We need a project thread from you man. Been a while (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif)
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