I’m new to this forum, and I thought I would share my journey on my next build. I got my first Mustang when I was 15 years old, my dad bought me a 72 coupe. This was my first experience at tinkering and restoring which caused me to develop the disease or “mustang fever”. Next was a 71 Mach I and a 68 coupe while working at an auto body shop during high school, then a 69 convertible which I never finished and sold when I moved to another state. While going to college I worked at an auto body/automotive shop and restored someone else’s 66 coupe and a 65 convertible. After college, moving, marriage, and 4 kids, I haven’t owned or worked on a mustang for 15 years, but the fever was always there.
So a couple of years ago I purchased a 68 coupe, it was mostly in pieces. The previous owner bought the car for his kid and was having his friend fix it up for him (I won’t call it restore because of the subpar attempt) the guys friend ended up passing away during the build and it sat in his barn for about 10 years until I purchased it. It is a pretty solid car, it has a 289, C4, power steering, factory A/C and a vinyl top and a good price, just what I was looking for. I didn’t want anything rare because I wanted to build a clone of the legendary “Green Hornet”. A 1968 Shelby coupe prototype EXP 500.
My plan is to make it look like the Green Hornet on the outside but modern underneath. I want this car to be a driver, I want to be able to jump in it and go across the county to car shows and road trip vacations with my wife.
Plans are for a full rotisserie “Restomoderation”, tubular A-arm Coil over front suspension, shock tower deletes, power rack and pinion, power disc brakes, hopefully a Coyote engine or a fuel injected 408, TKO600 5spd, 9” rear end (IRS like the original is pretty pricey). 17” Shelby style 10 spoke wheels, LED Shelby tail lights, GT500 front end. Mostly stock interior, with modern comfortable seats and aftermarket gauges, modern A/C system, and nice audio.
I finally got my dream shop built and the car is completely disassembled so I’m ready to start. I hope you enjoy watching as much as I do working on it! Feel free to comment, make suggestions, or ask anything.
So a couple of years ago I purchased a 68 coupe, it was mostly in pieces. The previous owner bought the car for his kid and was having his friend fix it up for him (I won’t call it restore because of the subpar attempt) the guys friend ended up passing away during the build and it sat in his barn for about 10 years until I purchased it. It is a pretty solid car, it has a 289, C4, power steering, factory A/C and a vinyl top and a good price, just what I was looking for. I didn’t want anything rare because I wanted to build a clone of the legendary “Green Hornet”. A 1968 Shelby coupe prototype EXP 500.
My plan is to make it look like the Green Hornet on the outside but modern underneath. I want this car to be a driver, I want to be able to jump in it and go across the county to car shows and road trip vacations with my wife.
Plans are for a full rotisserie “Restomoderation”, tubular A-arm Coil over front suspension, shock tower deletes, power rack and pinion, power disc brakes, hopefully a Coyote engine or a fuel injected 408, TKO600 5spd, 9” rear end (IRS like the original is pretty pricey). 17” Shelby style 10 spoke wheels, LED Shelby tail lights, GT500 front end. Mostly stock interior, with modern comfortable seats and aftermarket gauges, modern A/C system, and nice audio.
I finally got my dream shop built and the car is completely disassembled so I’m ready to start. I hope you enjoy watching as much as I do working on it! Feel free to comment, make suggestions, or ask anything.