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1966 Mustang GT - RD & GT

Quickspecs
Paint

'65 Caspian Blue PPG Deltron base/clear

Car stripped to bare metal, painted, and reassembled

All paint and bodywork by owner

Interior

'70 Mach I seats

Deluxe interior dash and door panels

Air conditioning

Power door locks

Power windows

Power switches custom-mounted in console

Suspension

620-pound front coil springs with 11/43-coil removed

Upper control arms relocated

Adjustable strut rods from Rose Hill Performance

151/416-inch front sway bar

KYB gas shocks

Total Control power rack and pinion steering

Rear leaf springs from '68 CJ Mustang

Angled 1-inch lowering blocks for revised pinion angle

Drivetrain

'69 351W block, bored 0.030 inch

Stock rods, magnafluxed and shotpeened

TRW Forged pistons

Crane roller cam, 0.563-inch lift, 228 degrees at 0.050 lift

Edelbrock aluminum heads

Comp Cams roller rockers

Weiand Stealth intake, port matched to heads

Hedman long-tube, ceramic-coated headers

Cobra aluminum oil pan and oval air cleaner

Holman/Moody valve covers with 1-inch spacer molded into flange

Holley Avenger 670-cfm carb w/electric choke

'70 three-row radiator

Ford Racing World Class T-5 five-speed

Hurst Boss 302 shift lever adapted to Pro 5.0 shifter

Cable clutch conversion by Mustang Steve

Inland Empire aluminum driveshaft

'77 Versailles 9-inch rearend housing

Currie axles

3.70:1 Traction-Loc differential

Brakes

'03 Cobra 13-inch, front and rear

Drilled/slotted/plated rotors

Conversion brackets by Mustang Steve

Power brake conversion by Mustang Steve

'03 Mustang 17-inch Bullitt wheels

Front wheels narrowed on backside to 7-inch width

Rear wheels installed with 51/416-inch spacer and longer studs

BF Goodrich T/A tires, 235x45/17 front and 245x45/17 rear

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