How to start the upgrade process on a 68 Mustang

[Anonymous]

I just purchased a 1968 Mustang with a 200 cid engine, automatic c-4 transmission. Does anyone have suggestions on some upgrades I can do to my mustang? I have the engine and transmission out right now, but I dont know what to do next. I am VERY new to this stuff, so any suggestions need to be as basic as possible. Should I upgrade the carb, if so to what? Headers, cams? What should I attack first? Also, I don't want to get too expensive with things, so keep that in mind.

Thank you!
Justin

 

[hasa68mustang]

I believe headers would be a good start, very easy to do, and relatively cheap.

 

[Anonymous]

Check out my website for ideas...under consruction though...sorry!

http://www.geocities.com/mustang_man_1966/index.html

Later,

Doug

 

[Anonymous]

http://fordsix.com/shop.php

Here you go--most anything you need is right here.

 

[Gene Fiore]

Check out my website for ideas...under consruction though...sorry!

http://www.geocities.com/mustang_man_1966/index.html

Later,

Doug

Hey Doug, any idea when you will have the link regarding the 8" rearend buildup ready to go? I am very interested to see what you have done. Thanks.

 

[CZLN6]

Howdy Justin:

The very 1st thing you should do is a good tuneup, including; checking to make sure there are no loose vacuum hoses, or electrical connections. No cracked or leak prone spark plug wires or fuel hoses. All filters are in place and serviced or replaced. The by-product of all of this is that you will become more familiar with your vehicle and its parts. You might want to invest in a Shop manual for your car.

While doing the tuneup, set your initial advance with an additional 5 degrees over stock specs. Add a can of fuel system cleaner to a half a tank of gas and spray down the inside and outside of the carb with a spray can of carb cleaner.

Start planning for a long term goal for your engine and vehicle. A plan will save unneccessary expenses.

Know what you've got, and start with a plan in mind. If you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you get there?

The biggest single performance inhibitor to a '68 200 is the fact that Ford downsized the Autolite 1100 carb from the 1.2" venturi in pre '67 200 to a 1.1" venturi in '67 and '68. The 1.1" carb is rated at 150 cfm while the 1.2" venturi carb is rated at 185 cfm. The plus is that the '67 & '68 carbs do not have a spark control valve and these Distributors have both centrifugal and vacuum advance built in.

The solution is to find an Autolite 1101 from a '69 Mustang 250. They hav a venturi diameter of 1.29" and are rated at 215 cfm. The carb is virtually identical to your stock 1100 so fuel line, air cleaner and linkage fit. The only mod is to taper the inside throat of the carb adapter to clear the larger butterfly valve of the 1101. These carbs were available for both standard and auto trans. The series number are C9OF-B for manual and C9OF-A for auto trans.

The combination of the 1101 and the estra advance will be very noticeable and likely produce better mileage to boot- unless you enjoy it too much.

Adios, David

 

[CobraSix]

Check out my site. It's 2 years out of date (but not much work been done since then either).

www.kastang.net

Look at the order of my work and you may get some good ideas:

http://www.kastang.net/kastangwork.html

Slade