Thread: Mustang II

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I kinda liked the early iron bumper Vega's and the Monza 2+2's, but if I had owned one, it would have gotten a V8. The Monza'a could be had with V8's front the factory, but were kinda rare around here and most only got 262 small blocks, which were really crappy motors. Even crappier than the other crappy motors back then, but I do remember when these cars were new.

Either of those cars would be a great candidate for an LS swap and subframe connectors (BIG subframe connectors)! A cage would probably be better or eventually you probably wouldn't be able to close the doors! Can you say "chassis flex"?

Also, one other thought about modern muscle cars. Most of them are heavy pigs compared to their older namesake counter parts. A new Charger/Challenger will go well over 4000 lbs. The Mustangs and Camaro's are similar. Their engines in the earlier cars have a big advantage in performance if you can get them to hook up. Of course, you loose the safety, luxury, and handling of the new cars.