'66 Vert Project

[Brent]

Tony,

Something like this.
It will bolt in and be chrome, however, the braces will come forward not backward so the bars are nowhere near my girls heads.

[Jeff 427]

Lots of progress.................. with fantastic planning and of course great
results!!!!

Keep the pictures coming!

[pgermond]

Brent,

It looks like it is coming along very well! I've been out of the loop for a few weeks (traveling) so I'm catching up on things. You have waaay more ambition than most

[Naumoff]

Should look good.

[ralphscott]

Wow Brent the suspension/drivetrain really looks hi-tech. I am very much impressed.

Ralph

[Brent]

Thanks guys.

The next part is the watts link and a bolt in torque arm mount. The watts link is going to be a challenge. Trying to make everything and just buy the heim ends.
Will see how it goes and let you know Monday.

Put the car on the ground last night..........32" from the ground to the bottom of the hood......From the oil pan to the top of the air cleaner (lowest drop base avail. just like Justin's) 32 1/4"
Oh well.....I wanted to cut that junk Milodon pan in pieces anyway.

[Slither]

Incredible... the fabrication skills of some folks really amazes me.

Impressive!!! Great job Brent.

[Brent]

Hey Paul,
I hope all is well with the rebuild of your home. Still thinking about you and your family.

Thank you for the compliment, however, I am the grunt on this project. A very good friend of mine owns a chassis shop (Mat Wright @ BRC Racecrafts)
He is the brains and methods to this project. I just do what I am told.

This is a project I could NEVER do without someone like him. I am very lucky.
Credit will go to whom credit is due.

Thanks

[Slither]

Hey Brent, things are proceding, albeit slowly, but moving forward little by little. We've started with the cottage, as it is a smaller, more manageable project. So, it will get us out of the FEMA trailer faster. After this it will seem like a mansion!

We got the roof dried in a day or so ago, and all the metal exept one piece on one side of it (simple gable roof). I hope to have it done in a day or two, then get the housewrap on and most of the windows in (impact rated windows).

Thanks for thinking of us. If I ever get back up to Terre Haute, I'll look you up on the way. Missed you at the Homecoming...

[Brent]

Small change of plans.
The shock/control arm mounts stand so far off the back of the housing the Watts link would need to be spaced back a bunch to clear everything. Instead a full width panhard bar and now making a anti-roll bar assy for the top of the housing. Things are getting pretty tight back there, just a few more bars.
The front torque arm mount is finished...Now just the antiroll assy and we can sit it back on the ground to start the front suspension. The front will get interresting to say the least. A new frame rail above the existing to get the ride height correct.

[traveler]

I wish I knew enough about cars to build something like this . If I did I would most likely have a garage full .

[ralphscott]

Wow Nice change Brent. Those shocks look like a tight fit. Nice engineering.

Ralph

[eliminator]

One thing for sure it's not going anywhere, good beefy stuff. Should handle anything you want to power it with.

[daveg]

Brent,

Great to see you working on the car. As I mentioned, I am doing a '69 vert as well (must be a Cobra owner thing). Nothing like the fabrication you are doing - more just updating, maintence thing. I won't rule out more in the future but I am not the cutter/welder you are. Wife is loving driving it, though, so I have more excuses to get out in the Cobra.

One site I have liked during my restore is below:

http://www.1969stang.com/mustang/forum/

All builders of the old cars - questions - thoughts - they would love your project.

Posting some pictures Gerry Hagel took when he was up with his Cobra....

[Brent]

I love the '69 body style. May be the coolest stang ever.

Well the front suspension is finished and the front sheetmetal is mocked up. Took 2 weeks to design and fabricate a forward tilt hood assy. I have to run a cowl scoop for engine clearance and I only like them if they go all the way back to the windshield. The hood raises,rolls forward 11", then stands up to clear the grill.
All of the holes in the firewall and existing frame have been welded shut and smoothed. Next is replace both rear quarters, wheel tubs, and trunk floor.

The file is too large so you can check the cardomain link below if you want to see it.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...61_23_full.jpg

[ralphscott]

Looking good Brent. 1 piece fiberglass frontend I bet that was a humdinger to get supported so you can flip it and tilt it so it clears. Susan or the girls pick the color yet or is that a choice for a family caucus?!

Take care

Ralph []

[Brent]

Hey Ralph,
The hood,valance, and fenders are all seperate. Just the hood tilts forward.
They all have black primer on them so they look like one piece. I guess the fit and finish is ok if you thought they were all one piece. (-:

[Naumoff]

It is looking good Brent.

How high does the cowl scoop have to be? I like them only if they are not to big and look proportional to the rest of the car.
But from what I see so far I think what ever you do will look great.

[Brent]

Tony, I could not agree more. I have fought the idea of a scoop from day one but I just do not have a choice at this point. I am having VFN make a fiberglass cowl scoop for me without a center body line and with rolled edges to match the contour of the fenders and wheel opening roll. It will be 57" long so I can cut and cut until it fits right. Or throw it away (-:

We shall see.

[Brent]

Removed everything and treated with POR 15 rust preventer.
Drivers quarter and outer wheel house are finished.
Now on to the passenger side and the trunk floor.
Hope to have everything welded,smoothed and the cell mounted before the weekend. Anxious to sit it on the floor for the first time in 1.5 years.