Fairly recently I was up in Los Angeles for the launch party of the new West Coast location of Gotham Dream Cars. While there I met a young chap named Jason Connor. Mr. Connor is what you might call a motoring enthusiast, like the rest of us here in the Hooniverse, and he started telling me about a project car that he’s working on. This isn’t what you might call a “tame build.”

Jason is putting together a 1968 Ford Mustang that looks like your standard Eleanor clone on the outside. Underneath, however, lives a large bit of forced induction ferocity that will surely make this one wicked fastback.

You might expect to find a massaged 302 sitting betwixt the fenders of this particular pony car. This is not the case with Connor’s ride. Instead, his engine bay plays host to a 351 Windsor that has been stroked out to 408. No that’s not the crazy part, because the 408 isn’t a rare engine for an old Ford. The difference with Jason’s car is that he added two 57mm T4 Garrett turbos.

Torque, say hello to boost. Wave good-bye to turbo lag but hello to OH MY GOD WHERE DID THE REAR END GO!

Here’s the current build list for Jason’s Mustang:

Engine: 
408 Windsor Eagle Stroker Kit, Twin Precision 57mm T4 Turbos 

X02 Racing Air to Water Intercooler with 20 gpm water pump and heat exchanger. 

Intake/Heads: 
Edelbrock Super Victor 351W Intake 
Edelbrock Victor Jr. 70cc Heads 
Wilson Manifolds 90mm Throttle Body 

Fuel System: 
Aeromotive A1000 Fuel Pump 
Custom X Baffled 24 Gallon Fuel Tank 

Ignition System: 
MSD 6AL 
MSD Pro Billet Distributor  
Optima Yellow Top (Trunk Mounted) 

Pulleys: 
March Deluxe Serpentine Pulleys 

Transmission: 
Tremec TKO600 5-Speed 
Quick Time Bell Housing (SFI Approved) 
King Cobra 2 Disc Clutch 

Rear End: 
Currie 9″ 3.50:1 Traction Loc 31-Spline Axles 

Chassis & Suspension: 
Front – Rod ‘N Custom Mustang II  
Rear – Custom 4 Link 300lb Springs (For Testing) 
Custom 8 point Cage 
Total Control Products Subframe Connectors 
Lokar Pedals 
Fox Body Steering Rack 
Flaming River Steering Column 
LeCarra Wood Grain Steering Wheel 

Brakes: 
Wilwood 12.19 Big Brake Kit 4 Piston Calipers 
Black Cross Drilled & Slotted Rotors 
2001 Cobra Hydro boost 
Wilwood Tandem Master Cylinder & Proportioning valve 
Hurst Line Lock 

Wheels & Tires: 
Raceline GT2 2 Piece Forged Aluminum 
BF Goodrich G-Force KDW NT  
Front: 18×8 / 245/40ZR18 
Rear: 18×12 / 335/30ZR18  
Finished with brushed aluminum faceplate with black accents and polished 
drum all powder coated clear 

Interior: 
Custom Stitched Recaro Style XL Front Buckets w/ 1″ Pleating 
G-Force 5 Point Camlock Harnesses 
JME Enterprises Billet Aluminum Dash Bezel w/ Stewart Warner Maximum 
Performance 
Gauges in Grey 
Custom Center Console with polished Aircraft switch gear

It’s quite clear that this is going to be one furious Ford, and we can’t wait to see the finished product. Stay tuned for updates, and watch for Jason to make an appearance on the Hooniverse Podcast in the near future.

[Images: courtesy of Jason Connor]