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  1. davidathans

    . GT/CS Sighting!

    Hello Everyone! Remember me? haha it's been a while since i've posted anything on here. Well I was driving home from Vegas yesterday and I recognized that special rear end haha and quickly sped up and snapped a picture! Anyone recognize this car? Is the fellow who was driving it on this...
  2. davidathans

    1968 Taking apart my car, need some Help please!

    Hey everyone, i'm having a lot of fun taking my car apart! check out the pictures! A few questions: 1) what is the best way to get the steering wheel off? i have the big nut off, but the steering wheel won't budge! 2) The main electrical loom passing through the firewall is very hard to pull...
  3. davidathans

    Any Bowlers out there?

    I've gone bowling 49 times since June 13 (out of 85 days), so i guess you could say bowling is a passion of mine. I've been keeping track with an excel spreadsheet since June 13, because I bought a new bowling ball that day. I've been bowling with a Storm-Virtual Energy 15lb. ball with a...
  4. davidathans

    1968 Roll Cage Pictures

    I Spent $155.34 on plastic, tape, 320 grit sand paper, 3 cans of VHT Flat White Primer SP118, 3 cans of VHT Flat White SP101, and 6 cans of clear coat. Here are some before, during, and after pictures. I will post more when i put in new headliner and carpet and put the interior/seats back in and...
  5. davidathans

    1968 Shock Tower Notch Kit/ Rack & Pinion Help

    Now that i have finished painting my roll cage, the area of the car that needs attention is the engine compartment before i build the next motor. I want to know if anyone has used the Flaming River or RRS Rack & pinion for their 1968 Mustang? Which should i buy? or is there another i should...
  6. davidathans

    1968 Chromoly Roll Cage Installed!

    The pre-made Chromoly roll cage was made by Autoweld Chassis in Pennsylvania. With all the extra options (bent side bars, bent rear support bars (which were not used), swing-out side bar kit, removable seat brace), roll cage padding, and $183 shipping cost the total cost was $899. It took an...
  7. davidathans

    1968 Black Leather Recaro Sportster CS Racing Seats in GT/CS

    Installed my new black leather Recaro Sportster CS Racing Seats in my GT/CS yesterday. Next step is to install the 10 point Chromoly Roll Cage.
  8. davidathans

    . Anyone built a high revving 351 stroker?

    I'm in the process of designing my next motor, but i would like some advice.... I want to go with a Dart Iron Eagle 9.5" deck height block. Due to limitations in the size of the wheel wells of my 68 mustang i can only run a 26" tire and i have a 3.70 gear ratio in it. Therefore i want to...
  9. davidathans

    . Tested the Limits of Ford's 302 Block, lets just say its no Chevy 350

    When i had my latest engine built back in October of 2004 i was shooting for 400 Engine Horsepower and a quartermile e.t. in the 12's. As time went on i eventually made 384HP AT THE WHEELS and went as quick as 11.989 @ 111.79mph on just the motor. When the competition (Joe De Los Santos) broke...
  10. davidathans

    1968 How do you take off the windshield wipers!?

    Hey eveyone, i have disconnected everything under the dash, but i cannot pull it all out until i pop off the windshield wipers. I have spent the last 20 minutes trying to pop off the driver side windshield wiper. It is impossible! any helpful tips would be greatly appreciated. I noticed a...
  11. davidathans

    1968 Electrical Endeavor

    I am cleaning up the wiring on my car. I previously had the factory front wiring harness replaced, but it wasn't a neat job. I am coming across some wires that were not plugged in and i have some questions that i'm sure some of you know the answers to. Here is my first and only question at this...
  12. davidathans

    . Racing and Dyno Results from July 18, 2009 in Fontana

    As many of you already know, i've been spending money like crazy trying to get my car to run in the 10s for the first time. Here is my story... The last time i raced was December 6, 2008. Back then i had a 4.11 gear ratio and just installed an edlebrock nitrous wet shot on the car. I didn't get...
  13. davidathans

    . Who says you can't break a ford 9" ?

    Well, im spending money, alot more than planned. Trying to get the CS ready to run 10s at Autoclub speedway in Fontana on July 18th... Went to do the gear swap from 4.11 to 3.70 and found a surprise that might have saved my life and my car. Check out these pictures looking into my Auburn...
  14. davidathans

    . Someone Famous Mistreating their stang!

    I watched this video and could not believe what i saw! Looks like he put on our fiberglass scoops. Also, check out his dash! This guy is one of the Jonas brothers and he has Miley Cyrus or Hannah Montana in the car with him. Check it out...
  15. davidathans

    . Race Day Results, Battle for the Title of World's Fastest GTCS

    I went out to AutoClub Dragway at California Speedway in Fontana to race Joe De Los Santos this weekend. I made it out to the track at about 6:45am and there were already hundreds of cars lined up, waiting for the track staff to start passing out the Tech Cards. I waited in the Tech inspection...
  16. davidathans

    1968 How much do you pay to Register your CS?

    I don't know if this topic has come up yet, but i was just curious... I just got my piece of paper from the DMV to register my 68 CS for next year.. they are charging: $56 (Registration Fee) $4 (License Fee) $30 (Specialty Plate Fee) mine is GTCS347 $10 (County/District Fees) Grand Total of...
  17. davidathans

    No More Old Gallery?

    When i clicked on the Gallery link on the left, it no longer takes me to the old style gallery, but to the new one. My question is...is there a way to transfer the old gallery to the new one? Cuz for me that would be alot of work to retransfer everything i used to have in that old gallery to the...
  18. davidathans

    Drag Race Video Link

    Hey everyone, here is a link to my race against the Trans Am WS6 (my best race) Im getting closer to post the link to the video against Joe's 07 GTCS it will be in just a few more days http://www.motorgen.com/vid/showphoto.php/photo/564/cat/517
  19. davidathans

    2007 GT/CS vs. 1968 GT/CS Historic Racing Results

    Joe De Los Santos and I met out at California Speedway today to drag race. As far as I know, this is the first time a 1968 California Special has raced against a 2007 California Special. However, this race almost didn't happen... Joe got to the track less than ten minutes before i did...
  20. davidathans

    Insurance for Classics and Collector cars

    im looking into getting either classic car insurance or collector car insurance. If anyone has these types of insurances, can you please say who insures your GT/CS or mention the names of insurance companies you have heard of that do this thanks David
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