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Member Projects / Cobrastang
« on: January 11, 2019, 10:42:57 AM »

 
   
I bought Ken McLellan's Cobrastang 1969 SS/G factory backed Mustang in 1973 on the way home from the Winternationals in Pomona. Ken got out of Drag Racing when he lost his Ford sponsorship. Ken set the SS/G record many times, the record was 11.09 when I got it. In 1971 Ken won Super Stock at the World Finals in Texas. In 1973 I took the car to the Gatornationals because I broke a converter in my car. I had not driven a 4 speed car in 4 years. With no practice the first time run was 11.11. Broke an axle during qualifying. I raced it only a few times because it was breaking a lot of parts; axles, wheel studs, clutch, etc. I used the engine as a spare for my SS/GA and set the record in 1974 with parts from it. In the early 80's we backed halfed the car, put a roll cage in and stripped it to race brackets (what a mistake). It has been in storage for over 20 years. Only has 21 miles on it.





This is how it looked in 2005



It is finally time to get the Cobrastang out of storage and start the restoration. It has been in storage a long time 









It is in the shop. It looks good in the photo but there is a lot of work to do. This will be a long term restoration because we have to repair it in our spare time. We have a lot of customer cars to work on.








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Member Projects / Mustang II restomod sorry not FE powered
« on: February 17, 2018, 10:27:48 PM »
Jay said it was okay to post this build. I traded this 1978 Mustang II for some labor on a Mustang we are restoring. This is what we started with.





Not the best job cutting out the hole.



Looks better after Brian cleaned up the hole



Rust around the gas filler that was filled with bondo



I bought an Eleanor gas filler kit





I had to get rid of those crash bumpers. I bought a fiberglass bumper and front valance but I didn't like the fit so I cut it to match the fender and glassed the valance to the bumper so now it is one piece.










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FE Technical Forum / 50th Anniversary Cobra Jet Reunion
« on: December 13, 2017, 02:07:13 PM »


Save the Date…50th Anniversary Cobra Jet Reunion August 23-26, 2018
December 3, 2017 (Santa Ana, CA) - Get out your your calendar and be sure to
schedule a very important weekend for a must attend event for all Cobra Jet
enthusiasts and fans. ProMedia Events is pleased to announce it is working with
several major partners to produce the exclusive 50th Anniversary Cobra Jet
Reunion at its NMCA All-American Nationals event at Summit Motorsports Park
in Norwalk, Ohio, August 23-26, 2018.
Presented by TascaParts.com, this once-in-a-lifetime special event is open to all
Ford vehicles powered by the iconic Cobra Jet engine combination. Cobra Jet
vehicles, including Mustangs, Shelbys, Fairlanes, Cougars, Torinos,
Cyclones/Montegos, and Rancheros (all tributes/replicas permitted), will invade
the Buckeye State in celebration of their legacy, from 1968 to present, with
activities that include a huge Cobra Jet car show, vintage and modern Cobra Jet
drag racing, invited celebrities from the ‘60s to today, and a special Friday
celebration dinner for vehicle owners, Cobra Jet royalty, sponsors, media, and
fans.
Stay tuned on NMCA | and RacePages Digital | RacePages for a
major formal press release in early 2018. In the meantime…save the dates of
August 23-26, 2018, for the exclusive 50th Anniversary Cobra Jet Reunion.

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Member Projects / Mustang II Restomod by request
« on: January 04, 2017, 07:27:32 AM »
Sorry not FE powered but I have had requests to post the build.

I took this in trade a few years ago toward some of the labor on restoring a Mustang. This is what we are starting with. The hood scoop has to go. I have always liked the Mustang II and I plan on making this my driver.








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Member Projects / 1969 Mustang race car that I have owned since 1970
« on: November 09, 2016, 08:45:20 AM »
Mustang is back at the shop. Need to do a lot of work getting it ready to race in A/SA or B/SA. The 428 CJ will be on the dyno later this week. I painted this in 2005 using SPI clear and it has never been waxed. It has been in an enclosed trailer for 6 years in the Florida heat. I wasn't sure what to expect when we unloaded it. After washing it the paint still looks great.






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Lost Muscle Cars book came in the mail today. This is a very good book and it includes 3 missing cars that Hubert Platt once raced. This is the story about the 1968 Mustang that Hubert Platt raced at Pomona in 1968 and I bought from him November 1969 after working with him a couple of months with the Ford Drag Team.






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Member Projects / Ken McLellan's SS/G Cobrastang
« on: January 19, 2015, 12:24:20 PM »
I will be starting the restoration of Ken's 1969 SS/G record holding 1971 Super Stock World Championship winning Mustang very soon. I bought this from Ken in 1973 on the way back from Pomona. I would always spend the night at his house on my trips to Pomona. We were talking and he said he wanted to quit and offered to sell the car and truck. I called my Dad and he said OK we could sell the truck at his car lot. I agreed to make payments and left with his truck and car without any money changing hands at that time. We paid it off over time. In the late 70's early 80's my brother in-law and I modified it and made it a bracket car. It will be a long term project but my plan is to restore as raced by Ken.



   

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Member Projects / B/SA 1969 Mustang
« on: October 18, 2014, 12:55:54 PM »
The engine has been out a long time. Tomorrow I will take the bellhousing and starter to my engine builder so he can install it on his dyno Monday. Tuesday or Wednesday we should be making a few dyno pulls. The engine is for B/SA with cast iron heads and intake.


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Member Projects / 1967 Fairlane Super Stock
« on: August 22, 2013, 11:11:14 AM »
I started this project a long time ago and I believe at this time we will be building it with a 390 to race in SS/IA or SS/JA. Modified Mustangs & Fords magazine will be featuring tech articles in upcoming issues.

This is how it looks right now without the front fenders buffed.





This is what we started with and I will catch you up on the build as time permits






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