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Seriously? Another gosh darn Coyote-swapped 1st-gen Mustang? Well, before you swipe left, consider that this one isn't your average restomod. Several thousand hours, at least 4200 and change, went into making this 1965 Mustang one of the most desirable individual examples out there right now. With a modern drivetrain, a tasteful custom-trimmed interior, and timeless looks accentuated with contemporary touches only where necessary, this Mustang has everything you want and then some.
This potential all-time-great Coyote-swapped Mustang restaurant is a project car from the Ringbrothers online sellers of high-end billet aluminum performance parts for a wide array of classic '60s and '70s American muscle cars. From Camaros and Holdens to Cutlasses, F-Series trucks, and, of course, Mustangs, Ringbrothers has a wide array of high-quality products and accessories for any number of different restomods or restoration projects. They're the perfect group of people to take the framework of the archetypal Coyote-swapped classic Mustang and elevate it to its maximum possible potential.
This build starts off strong with a bone-stock 1965 Ford Mustang, which could've left the factory sporting anything from a 2.8 or 3.3-liter Thriftpower straight-six or one of three different small block V8 options ranging from 4.3 to 4.7 liters. With the stock drivetrain removed and some custom motor mounts fabricated, Ringbrothers skillfully and expertly set about installing this restomod's new engine, a five-liter, naturally-aspirated Ford Coyote V8 that we swear to heavens is the new bottom default engine swap choice now that LS-swaps have started to wear out their welcome.
But credit where it's due, Coyote motors, especially in this under-stressed, naturally aspirated configuration, are just about the most reliable, least fiddly engines you could fit in a restomod. That old-school Modular V8 DNA latent in Coyote engines might sound antiquated to you, but we call it durable. With 460 hp and 420 lb-ft of torque to work with, this example makes enough power to have fun but not so much you spin the tires like a burnout machine every single time you accelerate.
All this power is fed to a Ford 10R80 10-speed automatic gearbox, where a custom driveshaft sends power to the rear wheels. With an aftermarket Roadster Shop Fast Track chassis with independent rear suspension, Penske Racing RS coilover shocks running on Continental performance tires with 14-inch brake rotors on Baer six-piston calipers front and rear, and this is the kind of resto-mod that can carve corners far better than any numbers-matching 1965 Mustang.
It's all topped off by a fully custom leather interior put together by Steve Pearson of Upholstery Unlimited of Baton Rouge, LA. With the entire interior, including the dashboard and center console, trimmed in plush brown leather and a set of wicked retro-styled gauges with dual LED screens, this interior matches the exterior. Congratulations to Ringbrothers on one of the coolest Coyote-swapped classic Mustangs we've seen in ages.
This build starts off strong with a bone-stock 1965 Ford Mustang, which could've left the factory sporting anything from a 2.8 or 3.3-liter Thriftpower straight-six or one of three different small block V8 options ranging from 4.3 to 4.7 liters. With the stock drivetrain removed and some custom motor mounts fabricated, Ringbrothers skillfully and expertly set about installing this restomod's new engine, a five-liter, naturally-aspirated Ford Coyote V8 that we swear to heavens is the new bottom default engine swap choice now that LS-swaps have started to wear out their welcome.
But credit where it's due, Coyote motors, especially in this under-stressed, naturally aspirated configuration, are just about the most reliable, least fiddly engines you could fit in a restomod. That old-school Modular V8 DNA latent in Coyote engines might sound antiquated to you, but we call it durable. With 460 hp and 420 lb-ft of torque to work with, this example makes enough power to have fun but not so much you spin the tires like a burnout machine every single time you accelerate.
All this power is fed to a Ford 10R80 10-speed automatic gearbox, where a custom driveshaft sends power to the rear wheels. With an aftermarket Roadster Shop Fast Track chassis with independent rear suspension, Penske Racing RS coilover shocks running on Continental performance tires with 14-inch brake rotors on Baer six-piston calipers front and rear, and this is the kind of resto-mod that can carve corners far better than any numbers-matching 1965 Mustang.
It's all topped off by a fully custom leather interior put together by Steve Pearson of Upholstery Unlimited of Baton Rouge, LA. With the entire interior, including the dashboard and center console, trimmed in plush brown leather and a set of wicked retro-styled gauges with dual LED screens, this interior matches the exterior. Congratulations to Ringbrothers on one of the coolest Coyote-swapped classic Mustangs we've seen in ages.
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