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Dave and Bobby, just on the serious side of thought, I bet the average rodder would probably spend the $15,000 trying to replace all the rust that he would find on a typical 67 or 68 fastback Stang here in the midwest. If (and that's a big if) I had the money I think that option would be the way I'd do it. JMHO

Fordman actually parts are fairly cheap for the 67-8 models , quarters being in the $200 range , trunk floors for $29 . My 67 i have replaced metal with a dime size rust out just because parts are so cheap to buy. FB quarters are just at $400 for a full panel .

I want a fastback, everything I look at is nothing but a rust bucket, or spend $20k on a project to tear apart and redo... Thinking this just might be the way to go. The company is in Mesa, Az, sounds like an excuse to head south and catch some warm weather this winter!!! Maybe I'll find something else, but slim pickings for a decent fastback!!!!

The sheet metal is the cheap part, having to tie up all those dang hours to put the thing together would mean a bunch of time away from other projects that actually pay $$$$$. Even then, finding a decent '67 to start on would easily kill $5k!!! Lots of coupes around, but I gotta have a fastback!!!!

Actualy looks like a really decent body Dave, enough to make a Ford man shutter in his sleep! I am looking forward to watching her come together with one of those DOHC engines, very cool.

Gonna be awhile...Got to get some stuff sold and some money and time freed up first. Doesn't mean I can't start planning and doing some parts chasing. hmmmm. Now which of the T-Birds had the 8.8 IRS....

help,i have a 350 sb with a E750 double pumper gas lines and i cant get the mixture right any suggestions with this problem

Idle mixture, part throttle, or full throttle? If it's a Holley, adjust the idle mixturewith the screws in the side of the metering block. An Edelbrock has mixture adjustment screws in the base of the carb on the fron Other mixture changes must be done by jetting with a Holley, metering rods and jets with an Edelbrock. Main thing to consider, unless it's a radical cam and big heads running a bunch of RPM that's way too much carb. A 600 CFM would work a lot better. If it's an automatic, I'd suggest a vacuum secondary instead of mechanical....

Once I got my little holley 650 sf/vac sec dialed in it has worked really well and is getting around 19 mpg.

Waiting for parts on the Merc, so I took a day off and worked on the Maro. Got the new rear window opening and sail panels roughed in, the bottom of the window opening is the new size, the top still needs an 8" wide piece welded in and the sides will have another 1 1/2" added to them. The new back window will be some 3/8" dark tint Lexan. Wish I had more time to finish it up!!! Here's some pics for you;

Dave coupe look on that body looks good . See some thing here chevy missed. What you mean time its all we have left LOL .

Thanks Bobby, got a few hours of tin work left on the rear window opening, hoping to get back on it sometime this weekend....IF I can get Merc 2 ready to head to the upholstery shop.... Might even have some time next week to get my pickup done!!!!

Never enough weekends i know . I'm working this weekend myself but not for me its for the company . Good thing is i have some aluminum there that the welders are working on for me .

Weekends??? Heck, the Hot Rods is all I do!!! Around here can't even tell when it is the weekend. I always know when it's Wednesday, though....both the Snap-on and Matco dealers come by the garage!!!!!

PS---if you noticed in the background...that's my Ranchero that I haven't even touched in about a year.....So little time, so many projects!!!!!!! Wouldn't have it any other way!!!!!!!!

Hey ya'll,
I haven't posted in a while because I haven't got much garage time in. So I took three days off and told everyone I'll be outside. It felt good to make a little progress. i got the body back from the sandblaster; cut out the bad spots and gave it a couple good coats of etching primer. I also got the pads welded on the rearend, front suspension together, dropped spindles on, shocks relocated, disc brakes installed, and started building a crossmember for the rack and pinion. Whew! Oh yeah, also sold the 4.6 to a mustang guy and picked up a 2001 5.3 Vortec and a 4l60e. Too much fun; I wish I had about a month off!