team_southside's Outlaw Drag Radial Fox Mustang Build

[team_southside]

In reply to all the requests for the progress pictures of the build of my mustang. The car is being purpose built for outlaw drag radial. It is a 25.5 chassis with the KTS racecars touch. It will be rolling on a completely custom fabbed ladder bar suspension and 9" rear end. This build would not have been possible without Dave Kelsey of KTS racecars. Dave and I have worked side by side on this thing the whole way though and I owe him great thanks for that. The car is really starting to take form now is turning out simply awesome and i can't wait to get it completed and get it back on the track. Any how here are the pics from the start of the build all the way to where the car is now.

First three shots are just after i tore the car down to a shell and put it on the chassis dollie to take it out to KTS.

 

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next three shots are the prep work and weight removal from the body of the car. this part of the build was down, dirty and time consuming as hell. Not fun.

 

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at one point the entire rear frame rails and floor were removed from the car to sand blast and prime them along with smooth the framerails out. and remove weight from them. took a total of 48lbs. of weight out of them between removal of stock suspension provisions, tabs and sandblasting. pics of that and the roots of the chassis. The ladder bar crossmember, and round tube, subframes. Also a shot of the first few bars of the cage. The dash bar blows through and is welded to the a-pillars.

 

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shot of the framerail notching for the 36" wheel tubs with retaining stock frame rails location for drag radial class legality. Also shots of the cage.

 

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custom built 9" housing. backbrace and tube braces still to be added. The ladder bar brackets were custom designed by Dave Kelsey, and were sent out to be laser cut.

 

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funny car cage almost complete and rear framerails started.

 

[dirtybird]

Sweet!

 

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rear wheel and tire mocked up. ride height will be only 1.5" higher than this. Tire size is 325/50/15 Mickey drag radial on a 12" wheel with 3.5 in. backspace.

 

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front ladder bar bracket. also custom designed by Dave Kelsey. and 36" wheel tubs completed.

 

[OrangeF150]

Damn....alot of work there.Looks good Nick!!!:jawdrop2:

 

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shot of door bars.

 

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recent shot of cage and rear bars/frames and fuel cell being located.

 

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more pics to come. If you have any questions about the build. PM me or Dave@KTS.

 

[team_southside]

Damn....alot of work there.Looks good Nick!!!:jawdrop2:

thanks rob. it will be rewarding in the end.

 

[fogged10]

very nice looking BAD ASS!

 

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what mtr combo are you running?

 

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shot of what the car looked like prior to the build.

 

[team_southside]

what mtr combo are you running?

initially it may be a nasty smallblock with nitrous, just until the big combo is complete which will be a built 5.4 4v. with a large frame turbocharger and water to air I/C the trans will be a TH-400 with both motors. the mod motor mockup has been done in the car already.

 

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shot of what the car looked like prior to the build.

nick i loved the car back when it was running around town! i really can't wait to see it now! what ever happened to the mtr in the car? lmfao

 

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nick i loved the car back when it was running around town! i really can't wait to see it now! what ever happened to the mtr in the car? lmfao

pullied it to 18psi. at the end of 2006 season to see how many passes it would last. lasted three passes and then this happened.