my new 69 fastback project 351c 4 speed shaker

[GT350 16]

351C 4bbl heads, Holley 750, Edelbrock dual plane manifold, custom radiator, MSD, electronic distributor, real shaker hoodscoop / ram air, K&N filter, PS, Power disks, fiberglass hood, rear wheel fender flares, KYB shocks, Pro Motorsports Engineering front suspension mod, front / rear sway bar, stiff & lowered front springs, Rear spring lowering block, new front ball joints & steering linkage, trunk battery w/ 00 gage cables. Interior is original, rare "maroon" red, new dash pad & carpet, center console, horn ring works great, all gauges and clock work, has air conditioning set up but no plumbing forward of firewall. 4speed T-10, 9" rear w/ 3.25 gears, dual exh w/ "turbo tube muffler". Magnum 500 15x8 front, custom 15x10 rear, BF Goodrich 265s and 295s. New tail light assy, new chrome door handles and other trim pieces. This car needs a coat of paint and the engine freshened (not rebuilt). It was garage kept for 15 years. Engine ran great w/ nearly 400 hp. This car has over $20000 invested w/ receipts and is a ton of fun to drive. Many new parts and other spare parts too many to list.

[Grabber70Mach 107]

Nice, :thumbup: Looks like you got a great car to start with. What are your plans for it?

[GT350 16]

Nice, :thumbup: Looks like you got a great car to start with. What are your plans for it?

Get it roadworthy then paint it black with mach 1 decals.jaced

[Grabber70Mach 107]

That will look sweet, you going to go with the flat black on the hood treatment. I've seen it on the 03 Mach's and love the way it contrasts.

[bnickel 10,004]

very nice, me likey!!!!!!! do those front tires clear everything without rubbing? any chance you could measure the backspacing on the front wheels for us? that is an awesome look and i'd like to try and replicate it on my 69 cougar. reminds a lot of an old trans am racer or early 80's canyon carver/mulholland drive street brawler.

[GT350 16]

Thanks guys i will measure the wheel's backspacing when the car gets over here to scotland u.k in about 4 weeks time its still in maryland usa.javed

[GT350 16]

That will look sweet, you going to go with the flat black on the hood treatment. I've seen it on the 03 Mach's and love the way it contrasts.

yes i will go semi-gloss mach 1 style black paint on hood.javed

[bnickel 10,004]

Thanks guys i will measure the wheel's backspacing when the car gets over here to scotland u.k in about 4 weeks time its still in maryland usa.javed

 

 

thanks Javed, i would really appreciate that very much.

 

BTW, BFG no longer makes the 265/50-15 but there are a few other companies that do, i'll see if i can dig up some info for you on them

[bnickel 10,004]

found the info on the 265/50-15

 

http://ssl.delti.com/cgi-bin/rshop.pl

 

there are 7 other companies that make that size. i personally think BFG was stupid for stopping production of that tire and the 275/50-15 too. the 275-50-15 and 235/60-15 are my favorite size tires with the 265/50-15 and 295/50-15 being next in line.

[unfrozen1969 11]

Nice looking project, feel free to post more photos.

 

Bill from Ottawa

[GT350 16]

[flight96 14]

It looks fairly solid!! It should be an eye catcher over there when it's done!! Im guessing ya don't see many 69 stangs over there ?

[GT350 16]

It looks fairly solid!! It should be an eye catcher over there when it's done!! Im guessing ya don't see many 69 stangs over there ?

theres quite a few varied classic stangs over.javed

[GT350 16]

[Grabber70Mach 107]

Glad that it got over there to you. Bet the wait seemed forever.

[opie_803 14]

That is great to see it made the trip in one piece. My dad had a car shipped from the UK back to the states when he was in the military, they dropped it...

 

The garage in the picture, is that the only place you have to work on your cars? Looks crowded.

 

contrats on getting you car. cant wait to see more pics.

[GT350 16]

That is great to see it made the trip in one piece. My dad had a car shipped from the UK back to the states when he was in the military, they dropped it...

 

The garage in the picture, is that the only place you have to work on your cars? Looks crowded.

 

contrats on getting you car. cant wait to see more pics.

The garage is crowded but its extended further out back where i keep all the parts/tools/work benches etc

[cphsonic 11]

Nice looking resto candidate. Lots of room for rubber too. :thumbup1:

[opie_803 14]

glad to hear there is more room on back. i once restored a jeep cj7 in a single car garage and had very limited room. it makes things tougher.

[95venom 10]

looks like a great project car but honestly I hate the way the fender lip is rolled out.

even if it allows for more rubber...

[stangme428 33]

wow ... looks great! i bet its a blast to drive! cant wait to see progress.. keep uploading those photos!

[69 S-Coder 10]

Hi – I am a newbie and enjoying this forum. GT350 – your project is interesting to me because I recently bought a similar project with flared rear fenders and would like to fill up the wheel well with rubber. Where did you find the 15x10 Magnums? Are the rear and front suspension stock or did anything have to be modified to fit the bigger tires? Do the fronts rub at all?

[GT350 16]

i sold this 69 sportsroof to my pal spencer as i have another 69 mach 1.here are some of his pics as the car is now.The 351c and shaker motor i have and he replaced them with a nasty 427 stroker

 

Edited July 3, 2010 by GT350

[gjs14 12]

looks good, did he change the size tires? if so what is he running?

[GT350 16]

looks good, did he change the size tires? if so what is he running?

 

still the same rubber