Vehicle Owner

Member ID: d_ford

Location: Nelsonville, OH

Vehicle Info

1968 Ford Mustang

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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    • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Oct 08, 2009

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Doug’s Ford Mustang
“427 fastback”

  • Currently 3.9043478260869 /5 Stars.
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1968 mustang fastback 427 FE all aluminum Tunnel Port bored .030 and stroked to approximately 460CI. Big spline toploader 4 speed, nine inch 4:11 posi rear, centerforce dual-friction clutch with hydraulic throw out bearing. Painted wimbledon white with guardsman blue stripes. Just back from paint. Tribute car to the 1967 Shelby GT500 Super Snake. The following pages show a progression of the build of this car. Please go to the last page for the most recent pics and updates. 
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d_ford's 1968 Ford Mustang

I finally got it home from the body shop. It was there about a year and a half. I've been working on this car almost 4 years now and I've had this exact car pictured in my head for many years before that. It's starting to finally come together. A friend of mine owns the body shop and although I did a lot of the work myself it was still a $10K paint job. The paint turned out beautifully though.
d_ford's 1968 Ford Mustang
d_ford's 1968 Ford Mustang
d_ford's 1968 Ford Mustang

Some shots of the painting process.
d_ford's 1968 Ford Mustang
d_ford's 1968 Ford Mustang
d_ford's 1968 Ford Mustang
It spent several months on the rotissorie, cleaning up welds, completely sanding underneath, painting, and installing brake and fuel lines.
d_ford's 1968 Ford Mustang
d_ford's 1968 Ford Mustang
d_ford's 1968 Ford Mustang
d_ford's 1968 Ford Mustang
d_ford's 1968 Ford Mustang
Engine installation.
d_ford's 1968 Ford Mustang
d_ford's 1968 Ford Mustang
After paint, block sanding, and buffing, there was lots of hand polishing to do. Naturally I got stuck with the job.
d_ford's 1968 Ford Mustang
It sure looks a lot better now.
d_ford's 1968 Ford Mustang
I'm trying to find some pics of it before I started working on it. If I can find any I'll post them here.
d_ford's 1968 Ford Mustang
d_ford's 1968 Ford Mustang
d_ford's 1968 Ford Mustang
d_ford's 1968 Ford Mustang
d_ford's 1968 Ford Mustang

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1ponybeast  

Posted by: 1ponybeast

07/26/2009 05:39PM

...wow..sweet stang...love that FE motor!..great job on resto..5strz for sure..love to see car on rottisserie, proves that everything is being taken cared of..

FordRulesAll  

Posted by: FordRulesAll

07/26/2009 05:18PM

You have a Garage most only dream about, 5* to all of your rides + SOTW Vote for this beautiful '68 Fastback!

PureBusiness  

Posted by: PureBusiness

07/26/2009 05:17PM

Cool stuff!! 5*'s

djalexspeed  

Posted by: djalexspeed

06/12/2009 03:21PM

You have a very nice ride, I gave you *****5***** stars. Hope your having a great day. Just had to stop by and show my respect for what you have done. Drop by my page, check out my Mazda Protege, and let me know what you think. Hopefully you will like what you see and hit me back with a good rating. I look forward to hearing back from you. TKS Alex - 04 Mazda Protege!

cwbyfil  

Posted by: cwbyfil

04/06/2009 04:15PM

Awesome car! 5*'s for ya. Love the 67/68 stangs!

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: d_ford

Location: Nelsonville, OH