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Mercury · 07-03-2001, 01:05 AM

I'm trying to decide what my next Muscle car should be. I plan on starting in about 5 years, give or take a year. I'm trying to decide on what to build up. I have a stout 289 sitting in my garage I built up, and quite a few FE parts.

I'm debating a several cars to keep and eye out for to make into a PURE 100% STREET TERROR. My 64 1/2 Diane can hold her own on the streets, and my 2000 GT Tina can give out a mean a$$ Whoppin (I'm no where near done with her yet. Gears, intake manifold, and when the warranty expires.....Forced induction.)

But I'm lookin to build something comparable to the THUNDERBOLT, to be my Fast occasional cruise night/street racing car.

I know of a few early 60's falcons that are cheap and would make awesome light weight Terrors with a well built cammin, rockin, firebreathing 289. Or building my own Thunderbolt/64 fairlane with a 390 instead of a 427.

Then I look at my friend Eric's 67 Fairlane, and get goose bumps and ahhhh....ummmmmmm....

Yeah, anyway that car gets my blood pumping.

Or possibly trying to find either a 58-60 T-Bird with a 460 385 series bigblock.

I have so many ideas, and sketches done with engine and tranny plans. Its hard to pick.

It would probably be cheapest to go with the Falcon and a rip roaring small block, but nothing feels like a thumpin BigBlock.

Dangit.....ARGHHHHHHH To many cool ideas, to little money and time. I need to own a Junkyard or something..

I would Rod my 64 1/2 Jolene (6 cyl) but its a real early production car, and I want to restore that one to show car quality, that will be when I'm in my mid 30's probably.

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64 1/2 "D" code Red Mustang Coupe. 289, C4, Mallory duel point. Ported & Polished 65 heads shaved .01 with 351 valves, 11:1 comp, 1.7:1 rockers, blue wolverine lumpy cam, modified 4100 Hipo 4 barrel. GT Apperance pkg. And to many others to list
2000 Perf Red Mustang GT. 5spd. BBK Underdrive pulleys, Flotech off-road H pipe. Hurst T-Handle, 40 series Flowmasters, Steeda Tri-Ax
64 1/2 red 6cyl coupe.

07-03-2001, 01:05 AM	#1
Mercury The Redneck James Bond Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Fayetteville NC Posts: 1,707	Planning Ahead. Need Advice on Next Rod to Build! I'm trying to decide what my next Muscle car should be. I plan on starting in about 5 years, give or take a year. I'm trying to decide on what to build up. I have a stout 289 sitting in my garage I built up, and quite a few FE parts. I'm debating a several cars to keep and eye out for to make into a PURE 100% STREET TERROR. My 64 1/2 Diane can hold her own on the streets, and my 2000 GT Tina can give out a mean a$$ Whoppin (I'm no where near done with her yet. Gears, intake manifold, and when the warranty expires.....Forced induction.) But I'm lookin to build something comparable to the THUNDERBOLT, to be my Fast occasional cruise night/street racing car. I know of a few early 60's falcons that are cheap and would make awesome light weight Terrors with a well built cammin, rockin, firebreathing 289. Or building my own Thunderbolt/64 fairlane with a 390 instead of a 427. Then I look at my friend Eric's 67 Fairlane, and get goose bumps and ahhhh....ummmmmmm.... Yeah, anyway that car gets my blood pumping. Or possibly trying to find either a 58-60 T-Bird with a 460 385 series bigblock. I have so many ideas, and sketches done with engine and tranny plans. Its hard to pick. It would probably be cheapest to go with the Falcon and a rip roaring small block, but nothing feels like a thumpin BigBlock. Dangit.....ARGHHHHHHH To many cool ideas, to little money and time. I need to own a Junkyard or something.. I would Rod my 64 1/2 Jolene (6 cyl) but its a real early production car, and I want to restore that one to show car quality, that will be when I'm in my mid 30's probably. ------------------ 64 1/2 "D" code Red Mustang Coupe. 289, C4, Mallory duel point. Ported & Polished 65 heads shaved .01 with 351 valves, 11:1 comp, 1.7:1 rockers, blue wolverine lumpy cam, modified 4100 Hipo 4 barrel. GT Apperance pkg. And to many others to list 2000 Perf Red Mustang GT. 5spd. BBK Underdrive pulleys, Flotech off-road H pipe. Hurst T-Handle, 40 series Flowmasters, Steeda Tri-Ax 64 1/2 red 6cyl coupe.