67 evil eleanor

Ryan & Ryan, have fun with the project. Also I would recommend a firewall behind the rear seat. You can cut a template out of cardboard and use an old fridge door for the steel. Also keep in mind the steering column and wheel. The solidsscare me in a frontal. I think that they changed in 67. The Explorer rear disc may require a spacer for the bearing (the thickness of the mounting bracket). These can be easily made. Otherwise they work pretty good and I havethem on my track car.A 13 second car is very fast to me.

spdrcer34

As for the SVO hood, I've never liked the off set bulge they had....I like the symetrical look.

We are probably going to graft the 87/88 Turbocoupe hood 'scoops' into the Mustang hood.

Just for reference sake, and for confirmation of my skills to you guys, here is what I have done with my Explorer:

Igrafted 67/68 Deluxe Hood scoops intothe Stock Hood of my Explorer:
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=199149

I installed 10th Anniversary Cobra Brakes onto my Explorer:
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=193870

I have re-built, and dida write-up of the re-build of the Manual Transmission in my Explorer:
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...t=M5OD+rebuild

Modified MAF:
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=216291

I made a CustomIntake Spacer:
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=192015

Modified Throttle Body:
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...tle+Body+shaft

tarafied1

My 67 was built in July of 67 and still has the solid shaft like a 66. My 68 FB has the rag joint column.

Nice work on the Explorer! Do you have pics of the finished hood?

spdrcer34

Yeah, the finished product was on Pg. 3 of that thread....

OR it can also be seen here:



Ryan

tarafied1

Cool, thanks. I didn't realize there were more pages. Looks good. Nice work. I have a 68 FB with that hood but it's thrashed. I also have the steel hood off my 67 that doesn't have those scoops but it's perfect. I thought about grafting them on but worried it would be wavy cuz it's such a big flat panel. Can you tell where the welds are or did you get it nice and flat?

spdrcer34

Can YOU see the welds?

In the later pages of the thread you can see where I welded it up, but after the body work, you can't see ANY of the work....

Ryan

tarafied1

It's hard to tell from a picture. I have seen photos of cars that looked good until you see them in person. I was just wondering if you had any wavyness or areas that looked like it had been worked on. Didn't mean to insult you in any way. It looks good in the pics!

Tang 72

Nice work on the hood and good luck with the SVO

spdrcer34

No offense taken....but I learned how to weld in high school, and have been welding ever since. Iwill teach my daughter to use myMIG welder.Andfor this Mustang project, I am going to get a TIG welderand teach her how to weld with that too...

Ryan

4reboy

good luck with your project Ryan, I built my mach 1 with the help of my dad, truly a great experience to do the father/son and or daughter thing. I know my car inside and out since I've removed nearly every nut and bolt, and that has definitely come in handy.

Right now I'm building a custom trunk for my car so I can install my sub and amp, and to just make the trunk floor look more "finished".

I still wish I knew how to weld though, thats the only thing I wish I knew how to do, so definitely teach your daughter that, and teach her well!

best of luck, keep us posted with your project!