Hello, I just joined up. I've had the same '77 V8 Mustang II coupe since 1988. It's steadily gotten quicker over the years. I built it for road course racing, but it's still just a street car. The car is surprisingly gentle and well mannered as long as I'm light on the throttle.
332" SBF - 4.030 bored '72 iron 302 block. 3.25" stroke old Eagle (USA made) steel crankshaft, old Eagle(USA made) 5.5" H-beam rods, free floating pins w/ JE forged ultralight pistons, 11:1 CR, cam is a 250/260@.050 w/106 LSA solid flat tappets, ported Track Heat heads, ported Victor JR intake, 750 Race Demon carb. Edelbrock mechanical fuel pump, aluminum underdrive pulleys, and a manual steering rack so there's no p/s pump. 530hp at the crankshaft, I shift it between 8000-8500 rpm depending on traction. The car weighs 2450 lbs on the scale, with 3.10 gears in back, in a 9" housing taken from a 1959 T-bird. Wheels are 1995 Cobra R 17s, with 255/40ZR17 Toyo Proxy R888 tires. The automatic transmission is a manual shifted reverse valve body C4 Roller Mite w/5000 rpm converter from Dynamic Racing, and I shift it with a B&M megashifter. I've never raced it on the strip, but it's pretty quick from the GPS test runs. It's a handful to drive when I'm into the throttle, I shift into 2nd gear at 80mph, and into 3rd at 136mph. I'm not sure what its exact top speed is either, but it's gone fast before. I guess a theoretical top speed would be 204mph @8500 rpm, but there's no salt flats here in upstate New York to test it. lol
This is an ever-evolving project, I've spent much of my life playing with various drivetrain setups, etc. It's a labor of love.




My 500+ HP Mustang II and my Cummins-powered '78 Bronco in the background.

 

Welcome!

A Pushrod V8 Loving Old School Gearhead!

I'M Sorry To The Newer Cars But The Sound of The Old School Horsepower is Simply The Best! Car Sounds Great!

Still Rocking a Cassette Player in the II! Love it!

Glad To See You Here!

I Refreshed All The Forums with Vids awhile Back With The II'S Being No Exception!

https://themustangsource.com/forums/f869/

You Are Welcome To Chronicle Your II Exploits as Much as You Like in The Section! Vids and or Stories!



Kc
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Now that's what I call a true die-hard Mustang II enthusiast... Thank you very much for sharing your long history of building up your Mustang thru the years and also appreciate sharing your photos with us...
In the meantime, you may also want to share your build in the 1974-1978 Mustang II subforum section with your fellow Mustang II owners, as I'm sure they would be very interested with your build history as well...
I also went ahead and attached a thread link for the Mustang II subforum section below and also welcome aboard...

https://themustangsource.com/forums/f865/

 

Thank you! p.s. Yeah, that old cassette deck still works good, lol Can't hear much from it unless the engine is off, but the radio is light weight, that is why I kept it. lol

 

Thank you for the links!

 

Our pleasure!

 

Always happy to see another II still rolling.

If it wasn't for the Mustang II, the Mustang story might have ended in 1973.

The 70's were not great years for American cars. But the II made every Mustang that came after them possible.