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Hi Everyone,

Thanks for the add. A little introduciton. My name is Robert and I currently own a 67 cougar. I’m also on the mc.net forum as well. I’m doing a coyote swap with an Art Morrison sport IFS and a custom 3 link. Car was painted Ford Kona Blue and I mimicked Boss Mustang stripes. The idea behind the build was to use as many stock parts form various vehicles that I deemed consumables in the event I need to get parts later down the road. Below are some photos of my build.

I brought her home from Yucaipa, CA

The first of many parts I ordered. Brakes from a 2013 Shelby GT500 adapted to Wilwood Pro-spindles used in the Art Morrison front suspension.

Here is the caliper bracket design I came up with

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here is the front suspension installed mostly


brakes installed


initial mock-up of a Gen I coyote I borrowed from a buddy


followed by hydroboost mockup

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Nice!

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here is how I mounted the hydroboost to the factory pedal support. I used a modified reproduction Boss 429 mustang brake booster wedge to clear the valve cover. The hydraulic clutch is from the 2011-2014 mustang GT. I tried to re-purpose some components from the newer mustang to make the clutch master bolt in.

This is how everything kinda sits in place.

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I did have an early Christmas. New engine is a Gen II coyote with Ford Racing controls pack


I would later discover that the Charge Motion Control Valves (CMCV) on the Gen II would interfere with the firewall. The CMCV are not on the Gen I coyotes. So I modified the firewall accordingly. I wanted it to still look stock-ish which I think I achieved.


There is about 1/2" of space in there even though it doesn’t look like it.

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I wanted some custom touches so I had accent pieces made for the valve covers


Life constantly changes and for me that was getting married. My fiance, now my wife, thought it would be a great idea to have the car in our engagement photos. I enlisted a friend to paint the car and this was the base he had to start with. I was surprised to find out it started life as a vinyl top car, and the roof was in good shape. There was some previous repair that needed to be fixed though.


Here is the car after epoxy primer.

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Got some color and stripes laid out.

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Got the car back with 2 weeks to go before engagement photos. So the thrash was on to get the car mobile. I use mobile because I knew I could have my family help push the car into position. :smiley:

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With the help of family, friends, and the wife we made it time for the photos.

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Thanks Neal

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Cool project and always a bonus when the wife is onboard.

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Well done Robert!

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Been watching your build for while. Nice work!

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Thanks everyone.