Jon Muir 1970 Mustang
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Jon Muir's Mustang as it rolled out of our shop |
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| The first cut. The front suspension firewall forward is cut away. | Body sides braced, the rear floor, trunk floor and inner wheel wells are removed as well as strips in floor for the new frame. |
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| 5 men and a boy (well OK a cherry picker) positioned the body on the new frame. The frame is buried in the body to retain as much interior room in the car as possible. | The new frame mated perfectly to the old transmission horns and was welded on. The Heidt universal cross-member and Mustang II front suspension is a natural fit with AFCO coil-over shocks and springs. |
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| Rear frame rails with rear end tunnel and trunk floor installed to use the stock fuel tank | Now this beats crawling underneath to weld bottom of car and having the sparks rain down on you |
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| Rear end is Ford 9" with four link and AFCO coil-over shocks and springs. Wilwood disc brakes with spot E-brakes provide rear stopping. |
4130 roll bar for added rollover protection |
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| Jon's 351 C engine needed a rear sump and external oil pump to clear the Mustang II cross-member. A new transmission cross-member was fabricated to accept the Richmond 6 speed transmissions mount position. |
Engine and transmission mounted in the car |
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Front suspension |
New hood mounts, removable inner fenders and master cylinder mounted on the new flat firewall |
