JamieK

Thank you for this amazing thread on these amazing builds!! I'm building a 408 fastback and there's a ton of stuff I can learn here!

Can't go wrong with the diesel suggestion :) If you want to keep it (relatively) simple a 408 stroker with decent heads (e.g. AFR ) and cam will get you 500+ hp and is made to fit. There are plenty of recipes on the interwebs. If you want to be different you can always get freaky with it later (EFI, blower, turbos, etc).

I put a T5 in my '67 and the only drama was the cable. With full length headers it's a challenge to route it so it won't eventually fail. It may help to run a longer cable - I believe I used an '03 mustang cable but I"d google it. Is there a '69 cable conversion? The 69 cowl area is different so you need I sawzall to install the '67 kit I have. Ask me how I know :) On a C3 vette t56 I did I went with a hydraulic TO bearing. I'd recommend it.

Thanks Bob. Super nice fastback on your profile! I'm outside Pasadena. I'm trying to get my junk drivable for the Hot Rod/In-and-Out event at Pomona 11/17 if you're down here. Two tickets are $30 + parking. Entering the car show was $40. So yes, this is a show car :)

It was 2006 or so in the SF bay area and interior looked like she had been stored in the bottom of a river :) Got it as a lien sale. Fast forward a bunch of other projects, jobs, moves and she finally has the 408 in place.

Hey there. - Just joined so here are some pics of my 1969 Mustang fastback. This'll be the 3rd Mustang shell I put inexpensive Fox Mustang model fuel injection, etc on. I got it as a bare shell from a towing yard a while back. I swapped in the EFI harness from a Fox Mustang I had and it briefly had the 5.0 in it. It now has a 408 I've been putting together with AFR heads and a Trickflow box intake. The recipe is from a Richard Holdener article that dynoed at ~525 hp. I had to add a fuel system, tank, wiring, clutch pedal, exhaust, seats, shocks, etc. It runs and I'm tuning it with a Moates Quarterhorse that plugs into the "stock" '89 Ford computer. Up next - hooking the Fox-style PS pump to the '69 powere steering with a custom pressure hose. Did the same with my '67 coupe - works fine.