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1966 Mustang


n2omike

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Hey guys. I'm from central WV, but go to National Trail Raceway once or twice a year to play with my car. I saw on Yellowbullet where you were sponsoring a track rental day, and thought I might check out what you've got going on. I street raced the car back in the 90's pretty regularly, but not anymore. It was the late night out in the middle of nowhere races, not the stoplight stuff with potential for cross traffic.

 

The car has a stock block, solid flat tappet, pump gas 6800 rpm 306 with a 200hp plate, Toploader 4-speed and 9" rear shod with 28x9 slicks at the track. I'm 46, and have had the car for 31 years! (started out very slow and full of rust) lol

 

The car ran its best time a couple weeks ago at the April 6 Test and Tune, even though the 60ft was a 1.500, which was quite a bit off of its best of 1.419 The day ended with a nitrous backfire! The 2-step/line lock button died, I launched at too low of an rpm... and the engine decided to belch on the nitrous. Oops! LOL

 

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l54/n2omike/cars%20and%20toys/mustang10134_zps83b8fc8a.jpg

 

http://webpages.charter.net/hotrods/launch2.jpg

 

http://webpages.charter.net/hotrods/mustang14160.jpg

 

http://webpages.charter.net/hotrods/mustanglanes.jpg

 

http://webpages.charter.net/hotrods/mustangpit1.jpg

 

The awesome $250 tow vehicle! Beats the 4cyl Ranger that pulled it before. lol

 

http://webpages.charter.net/hotrods/truckmustang.jpg

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Is that a massive toe-in during a wheelie for the driver side front wheel ?

 

Very clean and stock-looking car; paint seems to be in a very good shape.

 

It's a 50/50 car... It looks best 50ft away going 50mph. It's very photogenic... from a distance. lol

 

Old 1960's suspensions aren't the greatest, and there's a lot of camber change (what you are seeing) as well as bump steer with the wheels fully extended. It's got Ford Granada front spindles and brakes, which aren't the greatest for geometry... but were still a big overall improvement compared to the 4-wheel drum brakes that use to be on it! Stock spindles can be adjusted with a torch to minimize bump steer.

 

Thanks for the good words!

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