Mustang Photo Shoot
Merry Christmas to all! Now that holidays have come I can share a photo shoot that I did a few months back without spoiling a surprise since these photos ended up as part of a photobook for my father, Ken Stroh, who helped me build my ’67 Mustang into what it is today.
Early on an October morning I set out in my camera to try and capture the car in some interesting locales. Not that I have any inkling that I can approach the talent of the Speedhunters, StanceWorks, Petrolicious, or Depth of Speed guys I wanted to do something a little different. (more…)
Steps Forward and Backward
Been a bit of a frustrating day at the shop. Step back to Friday and I get 2 / 3 orders for parts in, still missing the right lower ball joints that I need, but I can make do with what I’ve got.
The big step I needed to do was put in my mockup motor so that I could start making sure that the steering rack was going to fit and figure out where to put the upper shock mounts. Since we’re changing to 180 degree headers, this was a bit of a concern for us…
With the motor in-place I bolted up the headers… well, the driver’s side header. The passenger side was a different story. (more…)
Steel and Bytes
Been making some progress both in the digital realm and in reality.
New wheels are coming together. Just a little difference in backspace…
Everything is fitting together fairly well…
And the steering rack is moving forward with plans to start cutting steel this weekend!
More to come.
Mustang Corbeau Classic Bucket Install
I actually completed this a long time ago, but haven’t had time to post until now. After a few drives in the Mustang with the Corbeau FX-1 Pros I decided it was time for a change. Don’t get me wrong, the seats had great support and the cushion was fairly comfortable, but let’s face it – the ’67 is not a race car. The shoulder bolsters simply pushed you into an uncomfortable position for day to day driving.
So where does that leave us? I still had a headroom problem which needed resolution. (more…)
Preview…
If all goes according to plan, sparks will be flying and wrenches turning this weekend, making this pile of parts into some form of a front suspension!
Stay tuned!
SEMA 2012 – My Favorites
While I didn’t attend SEMA this year, I do keep tabs on what the various websites are picking up as their favorites. All the pictures and descriptions below are snagged from various sites which I’ve linked to at the bottom.
My favorite of the show has to be the Mach 40 Mustang. It’s a ’69 Fastback that’s been seriously worked over and now is mid-engine with an engine from a Ford GT! There’s been a fair bit of coverage on this car, check out Inside Line and Hot Rod Magazine for more!
This ’51 Ford, spotted at Speedhunters is another favorite with a WWII theme. I’ve wanted to build something similar with a bit of a rat-rod slant out of a ’67 Mustang with a Jaguar V-12… After all, WWII P-51 Mustangs came with British V-12s so wouldn’t that be a fitting homage? I love the interior with the plane seats and gauges, exactly how I was planning mine! Perhaps one of these days…
The T-5R Martini Mustang is another one that I had a list. Which nothing extraordinary from the outside (the livery is pretty sweet though!) it’s the Indy V8 under the hood that is really special. There’s a nice feature on it over at Speedhunters.
This 1966 Ford Bronco, done by Galpin Autosports was another favorite. More pictures are over at Inside Line.
There were others that I liked as well, but these stood out for me!
Bumper Stickers
Got to thinking the other day about promoting the CP class. I think one of the best ways of doing this is getting some attention – whether it’s at the events, online, or wherever.
CP has always had some “cheerleaders” of the group, rustling up support which is great. Something I thought that might be fun is to build upon the old CP logo with some modern interpretations…
This is the original CP sticker done up by Ron Riffle from the Kentucky Region. It’s been around a longtime.
Since a lot of CP’s inspiration draws on Trans Am, I thought I might take some cues from old Trans Am liveries and the decades the cars ran in to see if I could put something together that works.
I thought this did a nice job of showing off the 1960’s with some Shelby style stripes and a font which looks like the old emblems on cars of the era.
What fits the 1970’s better than Creamsicle orange and a Super Fly inspired font?
The 1979 Ford Mustang Pace Car colors with a Blade Runner style font, though from the ’70’s actually fit the 1980’s better in my opinion…
The 1990’s were tough, but at the end of the day, Tommy Kendall’s All Sport Mustang gave me the right inspiration.
So what do you think? Bumper stickers? T-Shirts? Complete and utter crap?
Speedway Motors 2012 SCCA Solo Nationals Music Video
Speedway has released their latest music video. Lots of good friends get some video time here with a brief shot of the Camaro around the 3:19 mark!
November Sports Car & Official Nationals Results
Opening up your mail box to find the duo of the Official SCCA Results and the November issue of Sports Car is always a mixed bag, depending on how you did this is either a very good thing or a frustrating one!
With a 3-4 finish, you can generally expect a mention, but certainly not glowing press from the Sports Car writers! As usual they didn’t provide a whole lot of commentary on Day 2 which saw much closer racing than written (look at the results – Janish and I tied for 2nd fastest on the day, ~0.5s back of Maier). Nonetheless, congratulations are due again to Mike Maier for the win!
Donna’s win got a good writeup and a great picture of our car! Congratulations again to Donna for her win in CP-Ladies!
Check out the first of the results pages for a little more perspective on the results!
You can also view the whole magazine online here: Sports Car
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