I was in high school in the late 80's and I would say it was a good time to be a Hot Rodder. Most kids shunned Fords, but I was loyal to the Stang even then. I showed up to school my junior year driving a Spitfire Orange 65 Mustang Coupe. I paid for the car myself and was very proud of it. Then, a rich kid decided to get his daddy to buy him an even nicer one. So, I sold mine and bought an even nicer 66 Coupe. The competition was fierce, and I would like to say I had the fastest car in school, but I wasn't even close. There was a 69 Nova that was built for the drag strip, another 70 Nova with dual 4bbl carbs that was VERY fast, and a Cuda that was bad enough to shred any engine mount the guy threw at it. My best friend had a 68 Charger with a 440 Magnum in it and I gotta say, that was one BAD car. We were out cruising in it one night and pulled into a parking lot and saw a 69 Charger R/T Hemi sitting there. Our jaws dropped and we had to whipe the drool from our mouth's as we looked under the hood to see a 426 Hemi with the dual 4bbl Cross Ram. It had the pistol grip 4-speed and the car had 13,000 original miles! The guy took my friend and I for one of the most amazing car rides I have ever been on. We left the parking lot and in 2 1/2 blocks we were passing 125mph. WHAT A RUSH!!! I'll never forget that night.
Man, I really miss those days. You youngin's better enjoy them while you can.
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Project: 1988 Coupe - EFI 5.8L Twin Turbo with Victor intake, Canfield heads, F303 cam, March aluminum underdrive pulleys, TKO (or T56 if funds permit), PBR twin piston calipers and 13" rotors up front, 94 Cobra rear calipers and 12" rotors on the rear, 3.73's, Griggs K-member, tubular front control arms, torque arm and panhard bar, polished 99 Cobra wheels.
"The GR-40 kit installation is now complete, and the humble Fox-chassis car will now out-corner and out-stop a ZR-1 or a Viper, and support massive horsepower additions with perfect balance."
Griggs Racing
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