Newbie here - Help me spend $5K on my '66

Mercury · 05-29-2001, 01:40 AM

If your going to do the disk brake conversion, you should go ahead and convert the car over to five lug, change the rear axle out to a 8 inch or 9 inch if you can find it. I believe (I could possibly be wrong) the front suspension is the same except for the springs.

One problem area might be since your keeping the straight six and tranny in there, but may be changing the rear axle out is the Drive shaft will need to be shortened. I'm not sure about the dimensions of the 7.5 alxe, havent worked on many of them (even though my little 6 has one) Thats nothing expensive though, and any machine shop should be able to handle the task.

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64 1/2 "D" code Red Mustang Coupe. 289, C4, 3:1 rear gear. Mallory duel point. Ported & Polished 65 heads shaved .01 with 351 windsor valves, 11:1 comp, 1.7:1 sled rockers, blue wolverine lumpy cam, modified autolite 4100 Hipo 4 barrel. GT Apperance pkg. Period white wall tires. And to many others to list

2000 Perf Red Mustang GT. 5spd. BBK Underdrive pulleys, Flotech off-road H pipe. Hurst T-Handle

64 1/2 red 6cyl coupe. Auto. project car. Mods, Rust, rust, and more rust

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05-29-2001, 01:40 AM	#9
Mercury The Redneck James Bond Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Fayetteville NC Posts: 1,707	If your going to do the disk brake conversion, you should go ahead and convert the car over to five lug, change the rear axle out to a 8 inch or 9 inch if you can find it. I believe (I could possibly be wrong) the front suspension is the same except for the springs. One problem area might be since your keeping the straight six and tranny in there, but may be changing the rear axle out is the Drive shaft will need to be shortened. I'm not sure about the dimensions of the 7.5 alxe, havent worked on many of them (even though my little 6 has one) Thats nothing expensive though, and any machine shop should be able to handle the task. ------------------ 64 1/2 "D" code Red Mustang Coupe. 289, C4, 3:1 rear gear. Mallory duel point. Ported & Polished 65 heads shaved .01 with 351 windsor valves, 11:1 comp, 1.7:1 sled rockers, blue wolverine lumpy cam, modified autolite 4100 Hipo 4 barrel. GT Apperance pkg. Period white wall tires. And to many others to list 2000 Perf Red Mustang GT. 5spd. BBK Underdrive pulleys, Flotech off-road H pipe. Hurst T-Handle 64 1/2 red 6cyl coupe. Auto. project car. Mods, Rust, rust, and more rust