Is there any type of modern chassis that fits on a classic coupe or fastback? i have a choice of a 65,66,68, and 69 shells but no chassis and i was wondering if i could put a more modern chassis on one of the classic shells. Does anyone know of a chassis that will fit?

 

It would be easier to use the old unibody and add strenth by connecting and plating the sub frame. There is a lot of suspension upgrades that will help make these old rides handle like a newer design. I have a friend that did in fact re-body a 69 onto a 03 and it did come out VERY nice. The fitment of the dash and such was like it was ment to be however it was a LOT of work. He did end up with a one of a kind that has all the modern goodies.

 

other then the unibody the only thing youd be able to do is have a custom tube chassis built for it (think roll cage but chassis and no cage).

i know a guy who did this for an old beetle he dropped a 350 in but then again he traded some body & paint work for the custom chassis as he is friends with a guy who will build racing chassis' and roll cages.

 

Art Morrision does just this. give him a call. I've seen some of his chassis before and all i can say is WOW! they are super nice and stronger than any unibody could ever hope to be.

 

your better off strengthening the unibody with sub frame connectors.

and using a new Mustang II front suspension, and a bolt in IRS system, coupled with a 4.6 and a TKO and your driving about as modern as it gets.

but be warned, your looking at a 10k+++ job.

 

There are a few companies making full chassis for old muscle but they are expensive. Here are a few links. http://www.gmachinechassis.com/ http://artmorrison.com/layout.php?y=...ofile/&x=index

I built my own using some 2"x3" tubing so I could use the suspension and drive train from a 96 mark viii. It may not be as fancy as the two above but it only cost a few hundred bucks to build rather than 8-10k.

 

I have heard that S&W is making a tube chassis kits for 64-72 Mustangs for about $2k. They may be more serious than you want, but they would be certifiable for 7.5sec 1/4 mile and probably many circle track classes. I see no reason they could not be street certifiable and would be rigid as hell. You would have the benifit of being able to convert over to a four link and fully adjustable front suspension pretty easily.

I have considered buying a Janer Sportroof for a good price and parking in the pasture for a full tube chassis project someday. The Repop bodies from Dynacorn look nice, but they are so expensive.

 

urban do you have a link to the S&W stuff?

 

Here is the main site link:
http://www.swracecars.com/index.aspx

Here is the link to the catalog page:
http://www.swracecars.com/Files/pdf/CATpg68.pdf

I saw this advertised in Dragster Weekly (NHRA's magazine) and got interested in it several months ago.

 

Anything is possible.

My friend had a customer at his shop that wanted a special job done.

They took a '58 Corvette body and put it on a modern Corvette frame, engine and all.

The car when finished was literally "too fast"....thing is a death trap IMO.

God only knows how much that cost the guy but that is what he wanted done.

If you want to do it bad enough, I am sure you could find a more modern year of Mustang that you could put a classic body on but it will be very labor intensive.