'68 Mustang Coupe Drag Car

[WConley]

Yes - Super cool!  That's going to be a fun one 

[mbrunson427]

Thanks guys! I'm pressing hard to get this car out at the track this summer. My '62 Galaxie is taking a bit of a sideline to it.

[Nightmist66]

No shortage of cool projects at your place. 

[bobb428]

Mike, are you going to keep the 29" front tire? Also I would take the 69/70 insert out of the scoop so it looks more 68ish.

[mbrunson427]

No shortage of cool projects at your place. 

Thanks Jared. They don't get done very fast but I swear I work on them!

Mike, are you going to keep the 29" front tire? Also I would take the 69/70 insert out of the scoop so it looks more 68ish.

We ordered M/T 29" front runners for it and got the same M/T tires Richie runs for the back. Should look much better with the new wheels/tires. Richie just slapped that set on there for shipping it here. The wheels he had on it were nice but not very nostalgic.

I didn't realize the scoop insert was a 69-70 thing. I'll take it off!

[mike7570]

Will 29" fit a '68?  I thought 28" was going to be a bit tight. Those front tires in the pictures look a lot smaller. 
This is a 27" at full compression without springs.

[mbrunson427]

Will 29" fit a '68?  I thought 28" was going to be a bit tight. Those front tires in the pictures look a lot smaller. 
This is a 27" at full compression without springs.

Mike, look at the front fender closely. It's been massaged in the front of the wheel well to make the bigger tires work. The wheel well lip has all been pinched too.

[bobb428]

Did you do bias or radials? For Bandimere I would start out on bias slicks because of how they prep.

[bobb428]

Will 29" fit a '68?  I thought 28" was going to be a bit tight. Those front tires in the pictures look a lot smaller. 
This is a 27" at full compression without springs.

Most stockers ran 29's now. On this coupe, they really folded the opening outwards. On Richie's car, he cut the fender opening. A 28" is as tight as you can go with the factory opening.

[bobb428]

You can see how they opened the front by bending outward.
166706152_10218258722081236_5531579689067251767_o by Bob Smith, on Flickr

[mbrunson427]

Did you do bias or radials? For Bandimere I would start out on bias slicks because of how they prep.

Richie had radials on it, we were going to run the same ones. I have also thought about buying some 275's for it, little wider, little shorter tire.

[mbrunson427]

By the way Mike, Bob is a good resource for the stock class stuff! Not sure if you've met him.

[FE4SPDMustang]

There are some very nice builds going on.  How many are a decade or further into their build and still not done?

[bobb428]

Mike, who did the decals? I have always wanted to do a smaller version to put on my cowl.
DSC_0405 (2) by Bob Smith, on Flickr

[mbrunson427]

Mike, who did the decals? I have always wanted to do a smaller version to put on my cowl.

Our friend Jolene. Her dad was a stock class guy, last name is Novak, I don't remember his first name. She has the design now, I'm sure she could shrink it down.