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Congrats Falcon, I guess you'll be looking for a builder pretty soon huh? Love those grandkids, future rodders are needed to drive our rides when we are gone!

....yep, my Grandson will be driving this when I'm gone....

Daver.

Well, if he is not interested in the car I sure as heck am interested in it! LOL

There's not much that can pull me away from the garage when i get a chance but I did spend a lot of time with my daughter and her baby this weekend. I did get time to load my body on the trailer and take it to the sandblasters. Hopefully have it back in a few days. I'll try and get some new pics posted next week, I've been making a lot of progress. I'm getting ready to set up the rack and pinion, any advice is welcome. Also that 4.6 didn't make the $400.00 reserve on e-bay so it's still available at that price if anyone's interested. It's got all the accessories, plus the engine cradle with the rack and pinion still bolted on. I'll throw in a factory Lincoln Mark VIII wiring manual with it. The engine ran really good when it was pulled and is fairly low mileage. (82,000). Will also trade for a 99-up 4l60E in good shape.

Falconvan, just sent you a PM. I had a couple of qestions. Thanks in advance. By the way, Congratulations on the Granddaughter. I see our two were born on the same day. Kewl.

Originally Posted by falconvan

There's not much that can pull me away from the garage when i get a chance but I did spend a lot of time with my daughter and her baby this weekend. I did get time to load my body on the trailer and take it to the sandblasters. Hopefully have it back in a few days. I'll try and get some new pics posted next week, I've been making a lot of progress. I'm getting ready to set up the rack and pinion, any advice is welcome. Also that 4.6 didn't make the $400.00 reserve on e-bay so it's still available at that price if anyone's interested. It's got all the accessories, plus the engine cradle with the rack and pinion still bolted on. I'll throw in a factory Lincoln Mark VIII wiring manual with it. The engine ran really good when it was pulled and is fairly low mileage. (82,000). Will also trade for a 99-up 4l60E in good shape.

hmmm. Wish mine was newer! I do have a mid 80's 460 EFI short block and heads./.... Let me know if I can help you out. the 4.6 sure does interest me, where the heck is Festus at, anyhow?

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

hmmm. where the heck is Festus at, anyhow?

Dave, I don't feel so bad now. I asked the same question in my PM to him.

Southern missouri ,close to the river.South of st.louis.

Sorry for the misprint, guys, looking for a 4L60E transmission to trade, not a 460. Has to be for a Gen III small block, I think 98 or 99 and up. BTW, Festus is 30 minutes south of St Louis on I-55. Come on by, we'll fire up the grill!

Dang, long drive to St. Louis!

I was shopping for a new car today, think this will probably end up being it, only $15,500, some assembly required!!!!!

Dave nice car and no rust to replace . Pics show some alignment needed also . Tweek , bang aaahhhh there it is .

I want a fastback, everything I look at is nothing but a rust bucket, or spend $20k on a project to tear apart and redo... Thinking this just might be the way to go. The company is in Mesa, Az, sounds like an excuse to head south and catch some warm weather this winter!!! Maybe I'll find something else, but slim pickings for a decent fastback!!!!

Dave and Bobby, just on the serious side of thought, I bet the average rodder would probably spend the $15,000 trying to replace all the rust that he would find on a typical 67 or 68 fastback Stang here in the midwest. If (and that's a big if) I had the money I think that option would be the way I'd do it. JMHO

Fordman actually parts are fairly cheap for the 67-8 models , quarters being in the $200 range , trunk floors for $29 . My 67 i have replaced metal with a dime size rust out just because parts are so cheap to buy. FB quarters are just at $400 for a full panel .

The sheet metal is the cheap part, having to tie up all those dang hours to put the thing together would mean a bunch of time away from other projects that actually pay $$$$$. Even then, finding a decent '67 to start on would easily kill $5k!!! Lots of coupes around, but I gotta have a fastback!!!!