Better Brake or Else

How important are good brakes? The brake system on a car is often the most overlooked performance upgrade. I find this odd considering how important it is to be able to stop. Everybody thinks about how fast they can go from 0 to 60. They also need to worry about how fast they can go from 60 to 0. A good set of dual caliper 15 inch brakes will make all the difference. So before you pull out that tired 302 and replace it with a 343 stroker get rid of those drum brakes.

N.O.S. Turbos and Superchargers?

The problem with Nitrous, Turbos, or Superchargers are all one in the same. If you use one on a stock engine you will shorten the life of that engine. Unless you change out most of the engine parts. That means with the increase in horsepower you will also have to replace the transmission, drive shaft, and rear end just to name a few. If you add to much boost without having the proper fuel to air ratio then you are likely to throw a rod. So what should you do if you want better speed and response yet you are on a budget? Drop some weight. This is an underestimated practice. Everybody thinks horsepower is the answer but that isn't always true. If you have a 4000 pound car with 400hp and a 2000 pound car with 325hp the second of the two cars is going to win the race every time.

Other Cars

Here are a few pictures of the other cars. The 1974 Ford Grand Torino, The 1972 Ford F-100 Sports Custom, and The 2006 Dodge Charger with a much FATTER ME

Day 1 of the Rebuild

Today we moved all of the tools out to the shop and got everything ready to get started but then we were to tired to work on the car. So instead we ate brisket. Lots of brisket. Make sure to check out the video of the mustang (fastback burnout) we filmed it last summer.

1967 Fastback

I hope to show the progression of this 1967 Mustang Fastback from beginning to end as my father and I rebuild it from the ground up. Here it is in the beginning. It has an 800 horsepower 351 Cleveland with roller rockers, a high spark magneto, 463 gears, and is made to go very fast in one direction. We have been told by the previous owners that it runs 9.0 to 9.2 in the quarter.