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.



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



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



speaks for it self



trial fitting of frame



the new frame, and major part of the build



starting to become one again



frame in shell



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



more trial fitting



yet more trial fitting



upskirt shot



close to how the car will sit.



the engine will eventually become a twin turbo 6.8l v10.




for slightly more info, this is a repost i just made in the "5.4l swap thread." please follow this link for more information.

i hope you guys like it.

 

so many views, yet no replies.



come on guys, nothing to say about the car?

 

That sounds like its gonna be pretty sweet! keep us updated

 

Not to sound lie a stupid blonde bimbo that eveyone hates, but that is super hot.

 

its never a good idea to predict numbers this early, but if all goes well those nitto DR's may need to be sold in favor of some more serious rubber. haha

 

what size engine is that? I see its a v-10...but cubic inches!? And why did your friend go with a v-10?

 

A 69' mach 1???? Your cutting up a mach 1? Not what I would do.

 

looks like a lot of work to be done there, nothing like re-working the wheel of Ford.

Good luck with it!

 

I'm not cutting up anything. my friend is.

externally, it should retain its stock appearance. it will be reborn as one of the baddest 69 mach 1's to ever hit the street.

he is going v10, just to be different. twin turbo v10 at that. as well as the body work is to be different AND SAFE. i'm sure if the stock body was strong enough to handle 4 degit power figures, there would be no chopping and welding. although shamefull to some, and outright WRONG to others, it is a necessity.

the engine is a Modular 6.8l v10. ideas are being thrown around as how would be the best way to achieve 428ci of discplacement.

the project, like most of its kind, is on temperary standstill for the time being. the owner is in the pocess of relocating and setting up business in a new area.

 

basides, it isn't like he is trashing dozens of them and putting in a Jap engine. (damn you hollywood)

 

I'm the one he posted this for....

thank you for whoring this out for me man, I need any/all opinions that will help me reach my goal, I am in no means narrow minded enough to think I know everything, and that I can come up with the best ideas for everything. But obviously my decision is my decision.....so I may not take all opinions on it...

as for cutting up the car, the floors were badly rusted out, the paint was pretty bad (50 ft car), and it didnt have the original engine......

It had a 428 CJ in it (was bored .040 over, and crank .030 under)

Now IF the idea of me cutting up a 69 Mach 1 pisses you off.....this will really set you over (if you know build specs), it is a S-code, 4spd, candy-apple red and flat black car

 

Did i say I was pissed off? No,I'm saying it should be restored not bastardized. Thats all I was saying.

 

thats why I capitalized the IF......

and its also not directed solely at you, im sure there are some people that it pisses off that I am doing what I am doing

 

I woulda left the mach alone and did it do an older I6.. lol

 

basterdizing it would be giving it a chevy heart.

i'd much rather see this happen to a mach 1, than the sight of a chevy engine in even the cheapest of fox bodies.

 

I hope the Nitto's arent a sign of how much power she'll be putting out.

 

why do you say that?

im actually re-doing the rear suspension to allow a wider tire...

 

They are not very sticky.

 

those are mearly street rims/tires

like i said, i am gonna redesign the rears to set it up for a 345 tire, and those will go on lighter rims

 

Send the FR500s to me

 

no, I am going to still use them, but they will be my street/show rims....

when I go to a track, I will have another set of wheels/tires to use

 

thats going to be a bad *** car. keep us updated on the progress. I want to see some pictures when its finished!

 

I will def. get more pics as progress comes along, I have to be sidetracked for a bit though, as where I am moving, I have no garage and therefore no place to work (just gives me time to save $$$), the plan is to put in a garage next summer, and as soon as thats in, work should be going pretty quickly from there....

pics of completed, most def., who knows, maybe some magazines as well.....not gonna rush it though, it will be done when it is done, and it WILL take a lot of time

 

looks like a great start! keep us updated!