I wanted to widebody the rear from the start. I figured I could put a ridiculously large tire back there but after months of searching for rims and tires and combining size with performance and not niking a jugular in pricing, I settled for 315's. I wanted 355. No one made a tire that was wider than 315 but with sidewall. I don't like rubber bands for my muscle cars. If there was a Perrelli Pzero rosso 355 in 29" tall I probably would have to mortgage my house.
It's a cobra mustang upgrade. 12" and 11" converted to 13" and 12".Really nice article my friend!! So cool!!!!
Where have you found those brake kits you are talking about?
My thoughts exactly. The joy of Recognition comes from fellow gear heads and piers respecting what your doing. Without that , there's nothing. Mags, car shows, cruises, forums, people & friends, all good stuff. Lol. Whatever brings the joy, it's joy, one of life's rewards. Keep up the great work so we can enjoy it too.
Happy to be picking up my Fast fuel injection system. First injected muscle car. I'm told I won't go back to carbureted after I get this in the car.
Jeff knows his sh*t. He always gives great input on all the cool sh*t...::thumb::
I also ordered this Hydramax hydraulic clutch system. Anyone have it in their car. How are you liking it?I had looked at that set up and considered it, but in the past have never been a huge fan of hydraulic clutches when you are dealing with a performance application. I just feel I didn't get the amount of pedal feedback and clutch feel that I wanted and got from a cable set up. It is for sure a lot easier on the old left leg though. I went cable set up on mine. If you go this route let us know what you think. I like the idea and engineering behind this set up as opposed to a separate clutch slave cylinder actuating it though, but if you have a problem then the whole trans has to come out.
Hey Chopper.
Thanks for the compliment on the build. I to have a cable set up on my 68. It's the same cable for 10 years. Yes it's stiff but I'm used to it. Not problematic at all and I really push that car. I went with this set up because it's a power steering, power brake car with a sweet stereo, less sparse interior, electric pump, elect. Fan, fuel inj, adjustable exhaust note and so on. Taking a different approach I guess. I want it to perform well but I don't plan on autocrossing with it. I've never had hydraulic before now but car guys I know that have one do like it. I guess I will find out either way. With my luck I will be yanking that tranny more times than I'd like I'm sure. Thanks for your input.
Today was another day of testing my will power. I picked up a set of these medium tube headers. I say this because I know long tube are preferred to get max HP but this way I get a good signal for the Wideband O2 sensor being closer to the engine. After all these years Im aiming not to smell like a gas station. Also I get a tighter fit under the car for clearance since we're going low. I don't mind giving up a few hp. To me anything over 400 is good because this car is all about the joy of driving. It's purpose built for the road. Truth be told, with all the big money cars around these parts I've been hearing more complaining about the drivability of these big hp cars than I ever thought I'd hear. It's as if anything under 650hp doesn't get a second look and yet you can't sneak up on the pedal to save your life. It's s catch 22. Lol. You build it like you can't get enough and then it's " why did I go so far". Now, I'm only speaking about what I've seen here in the 40-60 yr olds. At 20 years old you could strap a rocket to my back and I was ready for two. It wasn't easy to pull back since with the same money I could have built a 550 hp screamer, which don't get me wrong, fun!! Just not every day and not in traffic. I drive my cars to my shop and back every nice day for the 6 months of good weather we get. So if I'm down to 425 then I'll have to make sure it hooks ya.
