dhutton

Is that a custom chassis? It looks great. I didn't know that AME had a C2 chassis. Does it use their Mustang 2 suspension or the C5/6 arms and spindles?

Thanks,
Don

64 Smoothie

Wheels are Bose 19 out back 18 up front

64 Smoothie

Ford 9 inch the LS supercharged should put 600 hp to the rear wheels needed something to handle the abuse.

64 Smoothie

Hey Don Yes AME has the C2 but some things are missing so they dont advertise it like engine mounts trans mount and x member and body mounts they have kits for it to fab up but I ended up Fabing most of the stuff myself.As far as Mustang 2 Scott over at AME says please dont call ours that LOL he said ours is call Sport IFS and will handle as well if not better than the C5 C6. Pics coming soon.

64 Smoothie

Fabbed up Body Mount



Here I used a replacement captured nut for the rear body mount on top of the mount I fabbed not pictured is the rear mount but i made it removable to make it easy to get the body on and off. Ifyou have ever taken one of these bodies off you know thw bottom of the rear quarter hangs up we fixed that LOL



If you look on this pis at the front of the frame rails are the front mounts had to do a little trimming for the big *** sway bar but its strong and works perfect





Should make the back out of lexan thats to pretty to cover up LOL

dhutton

Did that teddy bear help you through a particularly tense moment during the body drop?

I had AME subframe on a 69 Firebird. The ride quality etc was excellent. Looking forward to watching this build progress.

Don

64 Smoothie

Yeah him and my Black Lab who owns him helped a lot its hell workin with the animals talk about tense woooo

64 Smoothie

New seats arrived



NewTrans too 4L65e with Billet converter Phoenix Transmission builds a fine trans



Dewitts Radiator and fan setup fot the LS in a 64



And I hope I never ever ever have to do this again Bring on the fiberglass









And it cane out Awesome

64 Smoothie

New Trans x member Goin in its not removable yet but it will be



Gotta love street rod motor mounts



Trans x member is now removable





Smootin up the engine compartment see that big whole where the winshield wiper motor goes?



Gone!!! made a nice cover to hide that ugly thing

Roger Walling

I am wondering about the lack of the X member. (not the trans crossmember)
I have a 57 that has the X removed along with the two front inside rails.
I notice that your frame looks about as mine does and I was going to replace the X, Now I wonder if I need it?

64 Smoothie

I couldnt tell you for sure the Art Morrison chassis is a lot wider than the older ones and designed to flex with the way the suspension is setup if the car is supposed to have it I would put it back that way the wat the engineers had intended just my 2 cents

Ausbrian

Nice wheels, what size width tyres are you running?

64 Smoothie

Shaved the door handles and took out the vent window and it aint goin back in One piece power window






No emblems gonna airbrush them on made new rocker skirt molds out of steel will soon be fiberglass





Seats getting bolted in



Cut the parking light turn signal housings off and glassed them up goin smooth

Joe Inama

Did you have to make the body mounts? Are the rear and front bumper mounts built into the frame? thanks

SpartyGW

Are you remounting front turn signals somewhere else?

64 Smoothie

Yes had to make the Body mounts No bumper mounts on frame we are going bumperless in front and I made molds for the rear bumpers and are molding them to the body pics coming soon Thanks for looking

64 Smoothie

Yes the front will be Smooth so maybe Grill we will see I may put them in the body and clear over them so they are part of the body still trying to figure that out Thanks

SpartyGW

Well I think your build so far is top notch! I can't wait to see how it progresses.

64 Smoothie

Thanks for the complements, its moving along pretty good. Your not to far from where I am. I'm near Clayton Ga in the Mountains

64 Smoothie

Fresh out of the molds rear bumpers gonna mold these to the body





Flush mounting the Rear Glass and front windshield Have to move the rear glass back 1.5 inches in order to move it up to much work but will be cool







Front windshiel gettin the same treatment but much easier