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Harry 6674 12-22-2013 09:28 PM
Re: 1978 Mustang II
 
Are mini-spools legal?

Mark Yacavone 12-23-2013 12:44 AM
Re: 1978 Mustang II
 
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Originally Posted by Harry 6674 (Post 413524)
Are mini-spools legal?


Yes ,but all spools must have aftermarket axles with them.

Robert Swartz 12-23-2013 05:15 AM
Re: 1978 Mustang II
 
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Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone (Post 413548)
Yes ,but all spools must have aftermarket axles with them.
Yep, what Mark said.

farmco r/sa 01-14-2014 02:46 PM
Re: 1978 Mustang II
 
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Originally Posted by Robert Swartz (Post 413520)
A small bit of progress. Finally cleared enough crap out of the garage to put the Mustang II inside. Have acquired a few pieces to start with. Hadn't planned on this but came up with a small aluminum fuel cell. Also have a good Holley electric pump and regulator. We now have the correct heads and intake for a 1978 FFFord 302. Thanks to John Presing, we have a set of Mustang 2 Hooker headers.

Also have the 4.62 8" gears and a mini spool. Stumbled across a guy in Louisville that had two good 8" carriers. Start working on the rear. Have a set of old "universal" Lakewood trac bars. Still studying on these, believe I have a method to make them functional. Going to take a little work and fabbing.

Still a long ways off but maybe we can get this gift motor car off the ground.
wow. 139 hp advertised/139 nhra. 20+ pw factor. should be a great U auto. look forward to seeing it. hope it works out well. love U/auto U/sticks!

Joe Toller 01-14-2014 04:18 PM
Re: 1978 Mustang II
 
I took a pair of the universal slappers and welded them to an extra pair of spring plates so they are like the better bars.

Robert Swartz 01-18-2014 11:35 AM
Re: 1978 Mustang II
 
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Originally Posted by Joe Toller (Post 416471)
I took a pair of the universal slappers and welded them to an extra pair of spring plates so they are like the better bars.

Yeah, that's pretty much the plan. Going to either use the present plates. Or maybe, see if I can find something that I can adapt to the Mutt II. Not rocket science, just a little hillbilly ingenuity. Plus, we're not making killer torque. Just need to find a way to get the car to react that it likes.

One of my headaches with this body, is shocks. Rancho makes a set of fronts. I have not searched much, yet, rears are going to be a bit of a pickle.

Billy Nees 01-18-2014 11:50 AM
Re: 1978 Mustang II
 
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Originally Posted by Robert Swartz (Post 416963)
One of my headaches with this body, is shocks. Rancho makes a set of fronts. I have not searched much, yet, rears are going to be a bit of a pickle.
That's one of those things that you don't have to worry about until after you get the car to the track! What's the sense in buying shocks when you don't know what the car is going to want for shocks yet?

Robert Swartz 01-18-2014 01:08 PM
Re: 1978 Mustang II
 
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Originally Posted by Billy Nees (Post 416967)
That's one of those things that you don't have to worry about until after you get the car to the track! What's the sense in buying shocks when you don't know what the car is going to want for shocks yet?
Haven't even budgeted for shocks yet. Just commenting that this will be one of the more difficult parts to come by. Like you told Joe Toller, finding parts for 40 year old Fords can be a challenge. When you pick a body style that was not as mass produced as a Maverick/Comet. The challenge gets heavier. On top of that, I haven't much done anything with a Ford as a race car since the 70's. I started with no Ford parts lying around.

Biggest thing with this car is to keep it in focus. Make a plan and stick to it. Keep the car in runnable condition thru each phase. Start at the rear and work forward. The only item we've stepped out of bounds so far, is an aluminum fuel cell. We got that cheap, pure stumble upon deal.

Charlie A 01-18-2014 01:29 PM
Re: 1978 Mustang II
 
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Originally Posted by Robert Swartz (Post 416984)
The only item we've stepped out of bounds so far, is an aluminum fuel cell. We got that cheap, pure stumble upon deal.
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Robert Swartz 01-18-2014 07:37 PM
Re: 1978 Mustang II
 
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Originally Posted by Charlie A (Post 416990)
Thanks Charlie. Crappy dark photo taken from a phone. This wasn't in the plan. I can rob some pieces and fittings from my bracket car. Be easier to get a good fuel check from a cell. Cleaning the old fuel tank would be a pain, that was what I originally had planned to go with.


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