The CalTracs would not fit so we had to trim the bracket.



We put it on the ground and found out the other side was in a bind. Months went by then finally we took it apart and modified the frame rail.



This was inside the frame rail



Brian made a patch







I started out this was going to be a race car than I changed my mind and it was going to be a street car so I sprayed the bottom with SPI bedliner. Changed my mind again after talking to Steve Baur the editor of Modified Mustangs and Fords Magazine since he wanted to do a series of Drag Racing related stories. I will leave it on there it can't weight that much. Now it is time to paint the car so we can start putting it together.

Ready for another round of primer



Sprayed a couple of coats of SPI white epoxy to make the red pop.



After a lot of wet sanding sprayed 3 coats of SPI Red the next day 3 coats of SPI Universal clear.

We are building this old school with leaf springs and CalTracs.

My son Brian does all the fabrication so I had him mini tub it.









I did a little bodywork

At the time I did not want to spend around $700 for a new quarter so I straightened it.














Sprayed a couple of coats of Slick Sand Polyester primer over SPI black epoxy primer



Block sanded to find the highs and lows. Primed and blocked a few times







I would have been better off with a new quarter would have saved a lot of work.

Other than the bad quarter the car was pretty solid only needed a few patches.



We cut out the floor



2 x 2 subframe connector from the rear torque box to the front torque box and tying into the rocker and also a place to weld the roll cage.

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