bigmal

My girl (Bimbo) is getting on. Not looking forward to that day.

Great photos! Lots of happy there!

My girl (Bimbo) is getting on. Not looking forward to that day.

My girl (Bimbo) is getting on. Not looking forward to that day.

Awesome, Mal. Loved it!!

OK here are my 2 cents.  I have almost this same setup from a Ford Crate engine.  Honestly the driving characteristics are nice.  The power comes in just right for most cruising and a bit of spirited driving I don't think it would be great on a track.
The heads are noisy and impossible to get quiet.  They use a pedestal mounted design where you pre-set the load on the rocker. You get them in spec by adding shims or grinding the pedestal down until the valve lash is with-in spec (checked with a feeler gauge).  Once in spec you are not supposed to add any additional torque to quiet them down.   The noise is a common complaint (I've seen people write that they think it sounds like sewing machines under the hood) if you search out on the web and it drives me a little crazy. 
If I were to do it over again the big change I would make is when I was selecting a crate engine I would have gone with the crate motor the had the Edelbrock top end setup over the GT-40x.  But that is me.  And it isn't worth the cost/effort to change for me now unless I'm going with a bigger cam and more wild heads.
Now price wise -
The heads on Summit go for $600
The Cam by itself is $200 with lifters and spider tray $425
The Rockers run $200 but are discontinued (M-6564-B351)
Push rods run what $100 (do these come with the deal?)
So assuming the lifters are included (though I don't know if I'd reuse lifers or push rods) the price new is ~1325.  Also I can't remember if push rod guides are needed (or if they are included in what is being sold here) so that could add to the price.  So the price is more than 30% discounted over new.  If that price is without lifters or you will need to replace the lifters you really aren't getting much of a discount to live with the risks of used parts.
How many miles are on the parts? Have they been independently inspected for wear by a good engine builder?
You'll get decent power for the money.  But you might be happier mix and matching new components.  Trick Flow has some really affordable heads ($660 on up) with stud mount rockers.  Edelbrock run more ($800 on up) but seem to be a popular option.
 
I don't know maybe other people like the Ped-Mount rockers, I think they are a pain and noisy.  Is the guys engine running now?  What do you think of the sound?

This is fun to see what others are doing. I wish I had the time, I would be there doing the same.  You gotta be creative! I cant wait to see it.   It reminds me of Bigmal in Australia changing his Mach 1 to right hand side drive.  What a project that was. But the smaller ones are just as interesting, go for it!. 

I thought I would share a clip that was on one of my Aussie Facebook pages. Pretty cool. 
 

That’s some real artistry. Wish I had those skills.

Well, north of 100k could be way more than that :)
Some of these guys pay $40k for paint and prep. 

I really like these mirrors. I am going to have to look at a pair of electric mirrors for mine. It's a real pain when they move each time you slam the door.

Just ran into this guy at the local shops. Right into mustangs but has never owned one. I had to take a photo of his tattoo. If I was to get one this would be it.

Happy fall everyone!
 

This has been a lot of fun following along on. Your car is beautiful. Congrats

Great work bigmal. Good to see a few Aussies on the forum having a crack themselves. I know how hard it can be. 

My build sheet is Gulftream Aqua. I ended up going a hint more blue when mixing the paint.  Its still aqua in colour but when parked in the shed it looks a bit blue. Acapuulco blue and gulfsteam Aqua are my two favourate 69 colours.

I just wanted to Thank all the great cool guys on this forum for sharing their projects, ideals, ways that worked/not worked, ........and for 99% of the time having a positive kind attitude. I have been working on a 51 chevy truck for awhile now and some of the responses from the chevy truck forums I've joined haven't been as welcoming or productive. I am sure there are a lot of good guys on there, but man, one bad apple can ruin the bushel.
Hats off to the great guys on this forum and to the great ones that helped create and moderate 69Stang.com !!!!

Beautiful!!

Nice car Mal.! You have done so well.

It is just an opinion, but I would call that closer to a total interior change than not.  I agree it is a fantastic idea and novel approach.  But there are other choices.   It sounds like with that much of a wait, that a lot of others agree.
I wonder if it could be restored when AM radio makes the big comeback in 10 years?

Looks amazing !

OK, it's not a '69, it's a '65. A twin-turbo, 1400 HP, AWD '65 driven by Ken Block. I used to think it was cool to light up one tire on my small block Mustang. Kind of amazing watching an AWD car smoke all four tires...
 

Hi Mal, it's been a while and your car is looking like a car again. Well done. It's come a long way. The light at the end of the tunnel is getting pretty close for you now. Great work!

So I while I was looking for my perfect badges for my speaker enclosures, I ran across a lot of pieces that were... well let's call them aesthetically challenged.  Some of them I could not believe were actual commercial products.  Some look like they were mutated in some random nuclear accident.  I think the winner of the "WTH is THAT!?" award is this little gem right here:

We get that problem a lot. Once attached to the speaker you will need to turn the speaker upside down. Hopefully it won't reverse the sound. May sound like the devil speaking.