1970's Maverick Ground Up Build...Starting....Now...

Okay technically it started in 2013...time...money or lack there of got in the way. So even though I dinked around with it over the last couple of years...the work we have done in the last two weeks makes this my start time to me. We...my friend Bob, master car builder. I've never built a car from the ground up...though with my first 1972 I had a hand in things but had no idea what I was doing.

So...in 2013 I decided I was tired of my 1966 Pro Street Mustang. Why? Everyone freaking owns a Mustang. I loved my first Mav...My second Mav...and so that's what I wanted, to go back to the future so I bought this beauty for $500.

What am I going for? Big Block...Pro Street. BUT...that depends on God keeping me alive and probably more important... $$$$! Lets just say...this is a budget build with an awesome parts car for my pleasure.

So this was back in 2013.

BTW I am doing the big pics because the little icons are a pain and you don't always see (because you pass by) the best ones when you are scanning others builds or their cars.

 

Summer of 2013...Phase 1...yeah there will be like 30 phases. lol Strip it down to metal...





Throw on a little primer spray can protection...and I am good to go right? OH...the doors, fenders and deck lid
are in a container...still need to find a hood.

 

Seconds...minutes, hours, days...months...years...monsoon storms...go by. Fall 2015...back to rust and of course with no axles we needed to figure out how to move it around (didn't have an area to store it on jack stands or rack....next best thing...Ford Explorer frame.



A month from these pictures...we start....

 

Check that...not explorer...1956 Ford Frame.

 

Onward and upward...time to set a point for the rear and cut out the back of the car to make the bigger than small tires/rear end fit.


Time to make the doughnuts...


No more back seat. : /


The view from the ground through the trunk...


Next up...framing....

 

Prepping and getting the cross bar and framing started...

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To post in order I need to re-post these three sorry...prepping for it to be back-halved...

 

Time to bring in the parts car...

My 1966 Mustang Coupe / 347 Stroker / Paxton SN-92 / 456 Gears...
btw "GRNNRGY" is the Mavs future plates...at least for now.


Time to grab the Tires & Wheels...and 9"...

 

Setting up the rear-end / frame...

 

Great photos - I'll be following your progress closely

 

Thanks it's been a challenge (time/money) and it's kinda insane to tear down a perfectly fine pro-street Mustang to do a Maverick. But my friend gets it (he's built a Maverick, see next post) and for me...everyone freaking owns a Mustang. lol

 

They guy working and helping me...some of his builds...kinda knows what he is doing, so that helps.

 

Finishing up the back for now....then on to the frame connectors and roll bar/cage...

 

Better start looking for a couple of parts I am still short...hood (easy find I am sure...and the holy grail...Grabber trunk/spoiler).

 

Are you caging your car?