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This Mustang has had a total rotisserie restoration from the ground up with plenty of custom features. We added a modern independent rack and pinion coil over front suspension and a fully adjustable 4 Link rear suspension. The engine bay has been cleaned up with the shock towers shaved and the inner panels smoothed. All the wiring to the engine is hidden and out of sight. The 302 engine has dual cold air intakes and is backed up with a modern T-5 transmission. The interior is completely custom on this cool yellow 'Stang. It has a completely modified dash with smoothed features and a wicked custom billet aluminum gauge cluster. Modern air conditioning and leather interior upholstery keep the driver comfortable while driving.

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Here's a shot of the 1966 Fastback before we began the build.

This is the first mock up of the Heidts rear 4 link kit.

All the windows in the Fastback have been smoked from the factory to compliment the overall look of the vehicle.

Another angle of the assembly of the car.

Another shot of the engine compartment showing the cold air intakes.

Another shot of the subframes and rear end.

Here is a shot when the Mustang was on the rotisserie. You can see the complete subframe under the floor pan.

Here is a straight-on shot of the custom gauges. You won't see any other Mustang with this type of dash and gauge set-up.

Here's the 4 Link after it has been painted finalized.

Lower side scoops. We molded them to the quarter panel for more of a seamless look. We also installed custom black grills in the front openings for a nice clean look.

Ryan discussing the custom features and components on the 1966 Fastback with the show's MC.

Since the cap is now gone from the tail panel. We decided to black out the panel for a more agressive look. We also went with the Scott Drake billet aluminum tail light bezels for a nice finishing touch.

The original upper vent grilles were used. They were meticulously cleaned and restored to look as close to new as possible.

We are starting to assemble the Mustnag after paint and suspension installs.

We decided to do something a little different with the gas cap. So we located it up on the rear quarter. We like the looks of the 1971 Mach 1 cap so that's what we decided to go with. Then, we recessed it so it would flow well with the body panel.

We had completely customized the dash on this 'Stang. We built the dash around this beautiful custom billet aluminum gauge cluster from Classic Instruments.

We installed the subframe connectors and chassis stiffener kit. This provides strength for the unibody of the Mustang by connecting the front and rear frame rails where they stop at the front and back of the floor pan.

We opted for the billet aluminum coil overs on the rear 4 link from Heidts. They provide 10-way adjustable rebound and dampening. They also have an adjustable collar for spring tension and ride height.

We the shaved the original shock towers, welded custom ribbed panels flush with the original inner engine panels and painted the engine compartment yellow to match the exterior.

We used a 302 engine with a modern T-5 manual transmission. We installed a dual a-arm independent front suspension with modern rack and pinion steering and disc brakes. To finish off the 302 engine we installed a polished dual cold air intake system.

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