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Posted: 04/19/07 01:42 PM
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Sorry to bother you sir but are you the same Johnny Hunkins that owned the MM&FF project car excalibur?
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Posted: 04/19/07 05:07 PM
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I believe it is
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Posted: 04/24/07 11:30 AM
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Yes, that's me. When I sold the car, it had a new motor and ran low 10s. It was a MM&FF magazine project car for 6 years. The guy who bought it from me immediately parted it out.
Now that's a fine way to take care of a piece of history.
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Posted: 04/27/07 08:54 AM
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Well i have just recently purchased the car,it still has the original paint and chrome trim.But now the interior is gray and the car is certified for 7.50's.I have a lead on the carbon fiber hood that you sold the car with and i'm trying to buy it.I was wondering if you had any old pictures,info or good stories you could email me.I'm trying to aquire all the information about the car i can.I would like to preserve the car/ restore it to the best i can,and still race the car.Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated.I'm only 21 but i understand the impact this car had on the aftermarket performance development of the mustang.Thank you,my name is Mike Avilla and my email is badass383z28@aol.com
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Posted: 04/27/07 02:03 PM
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You'll need to track down a red vinyl interior. I remember ordering the car new with a red cloth interior, and the factory screwed it up. They sent vinyl instead. I decided I liked it since it was so rare. Haven't seen another since. I don't know why anybody would replace it with gray. It also had the upgraded 10-band equalizer and 80-watt stereo--top of the line then. The company that built the hood went out of biz a long time ago, so if you can find the original one, snag it. I gave all the magazines to the owner when I sold it. That's what really gave the car "provenance" as they say. I don't have any of those old mags left--they all went with the car.
To restore it, you'll need to get rid of the cage and the back-half crap. It had a six-point Alston rollbar with a swing-out bar on the driver side. It was painted red with red rollbar padding. The rear suspension was tubular control arms from a company now out of business.
The power combo was this: DSS Super Pro bullet short block (310 inches) Vortech S-trim blower, TFS Street Heat aluminum heads Anderson Ford blower cam & Power Pipe GT-40 intake Auto Speciaties 8-rib blower pulleys Stahl long-tube headers ACCEL DFI fuel injection with 60 lb/hr injectors Level 10 C4 trans & Continental 10-inch converter Cheetah Turbo Action shifter manual reverse-pattern valve body 8.8-inch rear with Auburn rear, 31-spline axles 3.23 or 3.55 gears (can't remember)
On 17 pounds of boost with all race gas, it was good for low 10s at better than 130 mph. I drove it on the street and to work (100 miles round trip) on 93 octane with a small splash of race gas.
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