1969 Mustang race car that I have owned since 1970

[GPR]

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.

[fekbmax]

Sweet,,
Keep us posted..

[428kidd]

Looks awesome !! I love it! Great job Rusty.

[GPR]

1972

[GPR]

Hubert Platt told me he had a 1969 body for sale with no drive train. It was a Q code that had been used as a Boss 302 test car. It was built in Oct 1968 and had no quarter scoops, had the front fenders rolled, blacked out hood, deck lid, taillight panel and around the headlights. The quarter panels were made with no brackets for the scoops. Hubert saved it from the crusher

This was the first race after I turned it into a Super Stocker in July 1971 before paint.

[Heo]

Like it a lot

[GPR]

I think it looks better without the wheels and tires used for storage

[jayb]

That paint job is a blast from the past!  When do you expect to have race wheels and rubber on it?  Gonna look cool...

[wsu0702]

Hubert Platt told me he had a 1969 body for sale with no drive train. It was a Q code that had been used as a Boss 302 test car. It was built in Oct 1968 and had no quarter scoops, had the front fenders rolled, blacked out hood, deck lid, taillight panel and around the headlights. The quarter panels were made with no brackets for the scoops. Hubert saved it from the crusher

This was the first race after I turned it into a Super Stocker in July 1971 before paint.

The 69 Boss 302 (and Rusty's car) is the best looking mustang IMHO.  Larry Shinoda got it right he said get rid of the quarter scoops and the c-pillar medallions.

[GPR]

That paint job is a blast from the past!  When do you expect to have race wheels and rubber on it?  Gonna look cool...

I hope to have it back together early next year. I still have these wheels but need new tires.

[GPR]

Picked up 12 hp with Harland Sharp rockers. Peak hp was at 5850 rpm now it has 512 at 6200 and 509 at 6500. We will be testing the PI intake next.

[machoneman]

Cool! Can you run modern thin rings in your class? Could be a good back-to-back test of their effectiveness in gaining some more hp. Maybe a pro-stock super thin syn oil test too? Some draw-backs though......

http://rehermorrison.com/tech-talk-67-the-hidden-cost-of-free-horsepower/

[mike7570]

Nostalgia paint needs nostalgia wheels, the keystones are cool but probably too heavy maybe some super tricks or old centerlines.

[GPR]

Cool! Can you run modern thin rings in your class? Could be a good back-to-back test of their effectiveness in gaining some more hp. Maybe a pro-stock super thin syn oil test too? Some draw-backs though......

http://rehermorrison.com/tech-talk-67-the-hidden-cost-of-free-horsepower/

It does have modern total seal rings.

[jayb]

Picked up 12 hp with Harland Sharp rockers. Peak hp was at 5850 rpm now it has 512 at 6200 and 509 at 6500. We will be testing the PI intake next.

What rockers did you have on there to begin with, factory stuff?  Did you happen to check total lift before and after the change to the Harland Sharps?  I've seen a fair number of factory rockers that are not 1.76:1 for the rocker ratio; if the Harland Sharps are a higher ratio than the ones you replaced, your HP increase makes sense.

Your test with the PI intake will be interesting also.  During the intake testing for my book I found that at horsepower levels around 425, the factory iron CJ intake clearly outperformed the PI intake.  However, as horsepower levels increased, the PI intake started doing better.  Contrary to popular belief, the PI intake is not the same as the factory iron CJ intake, in terms of runner design and volume - Jay