djl@fisher.UUCP (Dan Levin) (01/15/86)
I am the proud owner of a '65 fastback, with ~320 hp 289. I enjoy
stock/original Mustangs a great deal, but would like to make
this one handle a bit better than Ford sixties parts will allow.
Does anyone know of any dealers or parts; suspension or steering,
that they would suggest I look into? I am especially interested
in RP steering, or power assisted steering, as the original
manual steering is too loose and vague, and the Ford power units
make the road feel about a mile away. A list of parts I already
know about/have follows:
koni shocks
stiffer/higher rate front springs
relocate front control arms
frame stiffeners, ala monte carlo bar, export brace
larger front/rear sway bars
Any other hints/pointers greatly appreciated.
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***dan
{allegra,astrovax,princeton}!fisher!djl
The misplaced (That car sure is rusty!) Californiantw8023@pyuxii.UUCP (T Wheeler) (01/16/86)
I once owned the same Mustang, '65, red, white interior, rag top. I bought the car second hand and it had the BIG engine just as you describe. My first inkling that it was different was when the guy at the Motor Vehicle Inspection Station ran it up on a lift to check the suspension in the front. It was OK for the size engine. I asked him what he was doing and he replied that many of these Mustangs needed a heavier front end in order to compensate for the bigger engine. If the front end had not been beefed up, he said he would have to fail the car until it was fixed. I can't help you with what to use under there, but perhaps if you went over to a ford dealer, they might have an old timer around who can help. T. C. Wheeler