Excellent, the answer to the option I was hoping for.

Thanks Jay, much appreciated!!

That I will do. I will be sure to take my take and get it right. After spending my complete budget on traveling from Aus to the US and back to buy it, to only have driven it off my trailer once it arrived in Aus and into my shed, I then discovered a dropped lifter and worn cam lobe. Along with many other issues. I don't wish to go through this again. It's been 4 years and nearly another 20k on top by the time it is done. The built engine in the car of my dreams, turned into a disaster.

I decided to go with a T56 over the top loader as I live in a small rural town where as soon as I leave, it's a 100kph speed limit, roughly cruising along at 60-70mph for the next 45mins. I wanted it to cruise nicely so I went with the 2 over drive gears and not have it wanting to sit at a high rpm the whole time.

Other than that it'll be around the streets, so short squirts through the first few gears. It wont ever see a race track and it wont get driven like it's at one either. You will have more chance seeing it at the shop or picking the kids up from school. Saying that, I don't drive like a grandma. My other cars are a 66 Mustang and a 76 F100. I just like my old Fords and drive them any chance I can.

To put a horse power figure on it as a target, I'd really just be pulling a figure out of the air. I understand that isn't helpful, sorry. I'm most likely going to just drive it off the bottom of the rpm range the majority of the time so that's where I'd like it to be the most happy.

Hi guys.

My project 69 Mustang has been very very slow. In fact all I have done over the last few years is collect parts. But the time has come to get stuck into it and I'm not sure on a couple of things so some advice from those in the know would help a great deal.

The car is an R-code that is far from concours and will not be going down that route. I didn't buy the car with many of the original parts, pretty much nothing actually except for a virgin bore 428CJ service block. Concours isn't my thing so that isn't a consideration when I have made decisions on parts.

The parts I have accumulated so far are:

Scat 4.25 crank
Scat H-beam rods
Edelbrock 60069 heads
Blue Thunder 427MR intake (thanks Jay, love the book!)
Fast EZ-EFI 2.0 fuel/ignition system along with in-tank fuel pump
SRP pistons which from memory will bring it under the 10:1 comp ratio
Harland Sharp roller rockers

Will also have a T56 trans married to the 3.91 9 inch diff. Wheels are 15 inch American Racing alloys.

I'm doing body work at the moment, replacing the floor pan and working in a T56 trans. While I'm at it, I'd like to mod the already hacked, big block shock towers to give some more room for headers. I had Hooker Super Comps in it when I go it and they were a nightmare to remove so I sold them. At this point I have been leaning towards getting a set of the finished headers flanges from Headers by Ed and building my own.

http://www.headersbyed.com/__ford.htm

But have recently been thinking about a set of off the shelf shorties instead. Just to save some time and some money but am not 100% sure. I'm not one to rev an engine hard when I drive it and it will never see a race track. All I really want is a torque monster to put a smile on my face when I go for a drive. Will there be much of a negative effect if I were to use a shorty over a long tube? I also will be using a hydraulic clutch so no more Z-bar to deal with.
I had originally planned to get a set of FPA's but after speaking to a local guy who did, I am in Australia, said the fitment into his 68 R-code with the FPA's he brought was not good. He told me he ended up having to cut and modify a couple of the pipes to get them to fit. Then have them ceramic coated again. This brings the cost up to around $2k Austrlian with all that done which to me is just too much money. So that deterred me from the FPA's

Next thing is I have no idea about cam selection. All I know is I will be using a set of hydraulic rollers. I've emailed Lunati for a suggestion but have not had a reply as yet. I understand that I will likely have to swap the valve springs in the new heads to suit as well.
I find it hard to understand which way to go and to gauge what others are aiming for when they select a cam. I want a driver car, one that will start at any time, hot or cold, which is why I went with the EFI. As I said, it wont see a race track and most likely never a dyno either. Which isn't the typical, hey I'm building a big ballsy stroker engine, which cam gets me the most, kind of request.

Cheers

Thanks Jay, look forward to getting the book!

I brought Barry's book just before I brought my car. I've read it front to back a couple of times. Great read and very helpful!