Curtis Horne's 1966 Ford Mustang - Rolling Premonition
| WHERE THE MONEY WENT | | 1966 Ford Mustang: | $6,000 | | Paint & body: | $6,500 | | Wheels: | $1,000 | | Tires: | $600 | | Engine block (buddy supplied): | $0 | | Rotating assembly: | $1,500 | | Rings and bearings: | $250 | | Machining: | $500 | | Cam: | $300 | | Lifters: | $70 | | Pushrods: | $40 | | Rockers: | $225 | | Timing set: | $50 | | Cylinder heads: | $1,200 | | Intake manifold: | $225 | | Carburetor: | $450 | | Distributor (buddy supplied): | $0 | | Ignition box: | $150 | | Plug wires: | $60 | | Nitrous: | $1,200 | | Oil pan: | $325 | | Oil pump: | $30 | | Gaskets: | $250 | | Headers: | $700 | | Mufflers/collectors: | $200 | | Fuel system: | $800 | | Radiator: | $500 | | Water pump: | $60 | | Cooling fan: | $200 | | Trans: | $2,500 | | Shifter: | $60 | | Rear end: | $1,500 | | Rear suspension: | $500 | | Front suspension: | $100 | | Brakes: | $1,000 | | Seats: | $0 | | Gauges: | $1,000 | | Total: | $30,045 | BY THE NUMBERS | 66 FORD MUSTANG | | Curtis Horne, 42 • Valley View, Tex. | | Best 1/4-mile e.t.: 10.57 @ 128 | | Total cost to build: $30,045 | | ENGINE | | Type: | Ford 347ci small-block | | Block: | production 302-block bored to 4.030 inches | | Oiling: | Melling oil pump, | | GT350 cast aluminum pan | | Rotating assembly: | Scat 3.400-inch forged crank | | and 5.40-inch steel rods; | | forged 10.2:1 JE pistons | | Cylinder heads: | Edelbrock Victor Jr. | | aluminum castings w/2.05/1.60-inch valves | | Camshaft: | Cam Research 232/238-at-.050 | | hydraulic roller, .555-inch lift, 110-degree LSA | | Valvetrain: | Ford Racing lifters, | | double-roller timing set, | | 1.6:1 roller rockers | | Induction: | Edelbrock RPM Air-Gap intake manifold, | | BG Mighty Demon 650-cfm carburetor, | | Wilson tapered spacer | | Ignition: | Mallory distributor; | | MSD 6AL ignition box, coil, | | and timing retard box | | Fuel system: | Aeromotive pump, | | filter, regulator | | Exhaust: | Ford Racing stepped 1 ?- to 1 ¾-inch | | long-tube headers, Dr. Gas 3-inch X-pipe, | | Hooker mufflers | | Power adder: | NOS direct-port nitrous system | | with auxiliary enrichment fuel cell | | Cooling: | Griffin radiator, | | Edelbrock water pump, | | Derale electric fan | | Output: | 520 rear-wheel horsepower | | at 6,500 rpm and 500 lb-ft at 4,800 rpm | | Built by: | Charles Machine in Arlington, Tex. | | DRIVETRAIN | | Transmission: | g-force five-speed transmission, | | McLeod bellhousing, B&M Pro shifter, | | Ram heavy-duty clutch and billet flywheel | | Rear axle: | Ford 9-inch rear end, | | Moser 31-spline axles, Detroit Locker differential | | CHASSIS | | Front suspension: | stock replacement springs, | | Competition Engineering shocks | | Rear suspension: | stock replacement leafs, | | Calvert Racing traction bars, | | Rancho adjustable shocks, | | Mustangs Plus subframe connectors | | Brakes: | SSBC 11-inch slotted rotors | | and 2-piston calipers, front; stock drums, rear | | | WHEELS & TIRES | | Wheels: | American Racing Hopster | | 17x8, front (4.75-inch backspacing); | | 17x8, rear (4.75-inch backspacing) | | Tires: | Yokohama 225/45R17, front; | | 245/45R17, rear | | |
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