66' Mustang GT-350H

[vizio93]

i got the 66' GT350H kit for a birthday some time ago and i just now ripped into it. i'd like to make it kind of like the, fast and the furious 1, Dodge. i want the back to ride a little high and the front either low or stock.

can anyone help me get the stance looking good?

here are some pics:

Thanks

Edited May 4, 2009 by vizio93

[diymirage]

i would start by getting some slightly larger rear tires

that will bring the tail up a tad and give it a much more agressive looking rear end

[vizio93]

ya that would wouldn't it. i like the wheels though and i don't know if they would fit in the slightly larger one's that i have. i'm thinkin that i should paint it gloss black and have a big blower. would that look good?

[dwc43]

I like the way it looks in the pics you already posted. Looks realistic. Any bigger on the tires or angles just wont pull off that realistic muscle car look in my opinion.

[58 Impala]

Those wheels and stance give it a 60's nostalgic look, I'd leave it like that.

[vizio93]

thanks you guy's i'll post some pics as soon as i get it painted some time this week. Do you guy's think that if i put a big blower coming out of the hood that it would make it look too drag-ish or not ? because i like the idea of it lookin like the fast and furious charger but i still want it to have the aggressive street look?

Thanks

[dwc43]

It might look a little dragster looking, but if you keep the paint scheme a single color I think it'll look good. As well a stock interior without the racing stuff in it. Make the engine look like a street engine too. Put carbs on the blower instead of an injection hat. Put the 3 hole scoop on it and run a linkage wire from the scoop to the carb. It'll look more street that way.

Edited April 21, 2009 by dwc43

[jbwelda]

i think it looks good in front but the back should be brought down just a bit to close up the gap between the rear tire and the wheel arch. it would still look like its raised in the rear with the front low, but it would just kind of lower the whole thing overall just a bit over how its sitting now.

[Blue coyote]

i think it looks good in front but the back should be brought down just a bit to close up the gap between the rear tire and the wheel arch. it would still look like its raised in the rear with the front low, but it would just kind of lower the whole thing overall just a bit over how its sitting now.

I agree. Tuck the rear tires just a hair up into the fender lip and it'll have more of a "street muscle" look, and a bit less of the "1/4-mile waiting to happen" look

[vizio93]

O.k. i will put the blower on it and put the detail like you were saying. I agree with lowering the back a smudge, it is a little high it will probably look good if i just raise the rear leave springs a little.

has anybody ever done a project like this ?

[dwc43]

has anybody ever done a project like this ?

On many a car in the past, just not that Mustang. I think it will look good though.

[vizio93]

On many a car in the past, just not that Mustang. I think it will look good though.

Thanks

[vizio93]

Here's a pic of one I built about 9 years ago. I think you're on the right track,just stay with it.

hey that is a nice 'stang ! What engine do you have pushin that thing?

i like that exhaust. i was thinking about putting side exhaust on it. i need to know were to get some or if it would be eaiser to make it. can i see some more pics ?

anyway nice build

[dwc43]

You know what else it needs? A set of traction bars. Nothing says street car like a $20 dollar set of Lakewood traction bars that never seemed to provide any extra traction on the real cars.

[vizio93]

hey that's really nice. I think that the exhaust is just fine. i just get mine painted either thurs. or fri. I don't know if it should be black or silver now i think i'll stick with black so mine won't look too much like yours!

did you have any trouble with the stance?

[vizio93]

I finally got it painted and it came out beautifully. i decided on a different color. The paint is testors grey primer. It is a great color and i mostly changed my mind because i ran out of black, but what ever. Hope you like

Here are some pic's:

please comment

Thanx

[MyBradKeselowski]

can't C the color U painted it,

UR pic's R 2 dark.

U might make them brighter...

[vizio93]

sorry i painted it last night. and it was kind of dark. I 'll post some new pics today.

[dwc43]

Primer is always a great base for some black paint after a light scuffing up you know. Easy to change your mind that way.

[vizio93]

Alright i got some new pics and The engine looks great. i believe that it will give it that agressive look i'm going for.

Here they are:

Thanx for looking. please coment

[dwc43]

Not bad. Throw a wired dist. in there and some linkage pieces and it'll look like it's ready to hit the streets.

[vizio93]

yeah i just need to get down to my LHS and get some wires. i might need to get some exhaust tips too. i plan on getting the exhaust to come out the side of it like my 68' firebird i posted earlier.

Thanx.

p.s. do you run the wire from the carberators to the distributor or where?

[dwc43]

Get your dist. from here. They look more like the real thing than what my Hobby Town carries.

http://scalemodelingbychris.com/mad_distributors.htm

You can use wire to connect both throttles on both carbs together and then run another wire to the fire wall to the carbs once the engine is installed for the throttle linkage.

Once you install the new dist in the hole in the block you can run the wires between the headers where the spark plugs go. There's [ics on this site of the engines and how they are wired up.

[dwc43]

By the way, stock Ford uses blue cap and black wires. You could go blue cap and yellow wires for Accel performance plug wires, or red wires for Mallory, or Blue for Moroso or MSD.

[vizio93]

thanx for all the advise. those wires are really nice. i think the yellow wire's will set the engine off.

thanx i'll post more pics as soon as i can.