How to Build a Mustang for CHEAP: 1968 Mustang

It's a classic story: a sleeping legend resting in a dusty barn somewhere, neglected and sometimes even forgotten. Historic muscle just waiting at a second shot at life.... This was just the case with Gilles 1968 Ford Mustang. The car sat in a barn for many years until finally it came time to see the light again. But this can didn't just a basic restoration; it was much for man that. This Mustang was given a full restoration and outfitted with modern technology. We are talking about disc brakes, Mustang 2 rack and pinion steering, modern power brakes, roll cage, frame connectors, upgraded suspension and much more. But the best part about this build is it was built on "the cheap". That's right Gilles built this car economically with idea of fixing the car with "autozone" parts readily available at the store. There are no custom or performance parts on this car, but rather a mishmash of affordable, available and easily replaceable parts. But to do this Gilles had to really do his homework to compose to performance cocktail. In this video Gilles walks us through the modifications he made to his 1968 Mustang to enhance its agility, ensuring a streetable yet aggressively dominant presence on the roads. This 1968 Ford Mustang has been meticulously fine-tuned to guarantee reliability while exuding raw power. Discover the secrets behind its incredible performance upgrades that make it a force to be reckoned with. With its timeless design and impressive performance capabilities this restoration project extends beyond its aesthetics. We recognize the importance of safety in today's fast-paced world and have taken extensive measures to enhance it. Discover how cutting-edge safety features were seamlessly integrated without compromising the originality and charm that make this 1968 Mustang truly fast and furious.
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Chapters:
00:00 1968 Ford Mustang muscle car preview
02:35 Barn find recovery of 1968 Ford Mustang
03:25 Inspection better handling of the car due to rack and pinion, front suspension, coil springs, control arms, sway bars, disk brakes
03:55 downfall of uni body cars reinforcing frames with steel bars
05:50 sourcing local readily available parts for breakdowns
06:45 Gearing ratio
09:16 Safety features then vs now
11:07 Look of the car caul induction hood
12:11 Restoration process of 1968 Ford mustang barn find
13:10 Floor pan restoration
15:25 Unique Paint job
20:08 1994 F150 351 Windsor hydraulic Engine specs
20:58 8-cylinder 5.8 Liter 435 horsepower
21:40 Compression ratio
25:00 Test driving 1968 Ford Mustang
25:40 Transmission
29:52 Next time Mustang Shelby supercharged 800 HP
Master Episode 029
S02E12
Series: Between the Wheels
Episode: 1968 Ford Mustang
Year: 2023
Host: TrooperMax
Theme: Anthony Jarrett
Video Equipment Consultant: Mark Dalpe
Shot & Edited by: TrooperMax
Intro Graphics: Rahul Ralan
#SubdivisionAuto #betweenthewheels #fordmustang #mustang

[@scario64]

That was awesome...as always...He stepped up his game with that one...Bravo

[@SubdivisionAuto]

THank you for the kind words as always glad you enjoyed it. A great build indeed thanks for watching as always my friend

[@blaynepaige2898]

This is a great restomode on a coupe. I really like what Gilles Rochon did to this car. Aside from the thorough restoration of the body, it's his personal touches that take this basic coupe to a whole new level. This coupe has style and class. Great job Gilles. Max you did it again! Your production values just keep going up with every segment. You just keep hitting it further out of the park every time. Got to get you out one Friday evening. 👍👍

[@SubdivisionAuto]

Thank you Blayne really glad you dig the episode as a fellow Mustang owner. Yeah Gilles is a good builder for sure hopefully this video can help others reach their restoration dreams on a budget. Thanks for dropping in!

[@seanof30306]

You big hosers embody every stereotype (positive) of Canadians we have down here in the US ... two super nice guys showing us a REALLY cool car. Thanks. How about we go get some poutine and Molson now, eh?

[@SubdivisionAuto]

Haha awesome comment. How about it eh? Cheers bud!

[@jessicaleduc9250]

Great episode! Loved all the valuable information and the walk through awesome build Gilles!

[@SubdivisionAuto]

Really glad you enjoyed the episode and found the information useful

[@thyubernoob]

Awesome looking...everything I want except I really like the old school Torque Thrust wheels...

[@SubdivisionAuto]

Fair enough cant go wrong with the classic look!

[@martinlarocque9269]

Awesome episode 👌beau travail Gilles...love the drone work! sweet car lol@ Only Little Boys wear Bowties

[@SubdivisionAuto]

Glad you liked it hell of a car builder indeed. Hope you stick around for the other builds lots of cool ones coming up

[@CrunchBar301]

I've got my 68, traded a guy my 2017 indian scout for it. It's a bit of a frankenstein - 351w from a bronco, suspension retrofitted from a 2001 V6 mustang, 7.5 rear from the same 01 mustang, drive shaft from the bronco, original transmission... It's been fun to figure it out. Planning on putting a sniper 2 efi system in next weekend, all the parts came in yesterday. After EFI and hyperspark, i plan on re-doing the interior. The guy i bought it from was a young 20s guy, used it for burnouts and a rolling hot box for him and his friends, still have the smell 2 years later.

[@SubdivisionAuto]

That is a wild build but sounds awesome. Let us know how it performs after you get it all done. Are you planning on painting the interior or just new upholstery>

[@jessicahartness8063]

Drum Brakes. FTW!!!

[@hftb0213]

Great video. I tried to go to your website site, but it doesn’t seem operational? Do you have links for Gilles? Years ago I had a ‘68 coupe, and I’d love to get my hands on another one 😉

[@SubdivisionAuto]

Hey Rob, yeah I shut the site down lately when they tripled the fees. I think you are looking for the Foxbody video he did? Its in season 1 or you can go to videos section its there a purple one says "Mustang from hell" in the picture. Glad you enjoyed it thanks for the support

[@RamonNunezRey]

Thats my dream car

[@SubdivisionAuto]

Its a great choice. Awesome thing about dream cars is making it happen. Took me 13 months to find my dream car but was worth it hope you go on your own journey. If You decide to find a project and build your own I can tell you it will be 100% worth it. BEst of luck!

[@stoveguy2133]

Did you buy ifs kit? Or make the bits?

[@SubdivisionAuto]

I think he took it off another car from what I recall...

[@prawnstar9213]

The numbers matching thing I feel should be more niche.. I feel more of these should be restored for safety rather than originality because we should actually want to DRIVE them.. it’s all about the awesome body and old school interior.. if it’s got disc brakes and a safer frame nothing should be wrong with it.

[@SubdivisionAuto]

I 100% agree. As cool as it is for a car to be all original in amazing shape a lot do those people just have them sit in a Garage and look at them. I much rather make the car safe and use for for their purpose.. to drive em. I get it some cars that are super rare but otherwise it should be driven. I know some people who own garages for full cars that never see the light of day. Speaking of safety I'm building a nova on this channel and adding tons of safety measures (frame connectors, 3 point belts, collapsible steering column, disc breaks etc. so when it's done we have the best change for driving safe possible. New video on that series out today if your curious... This mustang inspired me for sure

[@natejones963]

Engine is blowing smoke too...need to do some touches

[@JustATakit]

I highly doubt you got 435 horse power out of a stock bottom end 351 with GT40 heads on it. You may have gotten 350 to 375 maybe 400 but I am not to sure about the 400 HP. Ford 302/351 were not the easiest motors to get horse power out unfortunately. Granted I could be wrong but I don't think I am because I had a 302 that I bored to a 306 or 8 not certain on that and put all light weight pistons and rods and then had it balanced then a used weiand stealth open plain intake then and sometimes a dual plain intake with a 750 holly double pumper carb and I don't think I crack 400 and if I did it was not by much. My only positive was the ability to hit my max RPM range quicker. Oh I also ran a set of Trick Flow heads and a Trick Flow cam that was spec for my engine set up. I tried the ford racing X cam and couple others and they did ok but no where near as good as the trick flow cam did. This was 15 years ago and back then that was a damn good and fast way to spend about $6000 TO $8000 bucks in a hurry.

[@SubdivisionAuto]

Cool details thanks

[@-Jason-L]

Bottom end doesnt build horsepower. And dyno numbers are just good for comparing ither runs on the same day, on the same dyno, with same correction settings.

[@natejones963]

351 cleveland would blow the socks off of it.

[@natejones963]

@@imaouima with 90 more cubes? Maybe. 351C. Would make it cry

[@seanof30306]

With those GT40 heads any edge a Cleveland had over a Windsor is erased.

[@natejones963]

@@seanof30306 I don’t think you understand a GT40 Headed engine without major major port work and combustion chamber and Upping valve size will be around 240-270 to the wheel. A Cleveland will be 300 to the wheel stock, A 4V with just a cam will eat the fuck out of even an Aluminum head and cam Windsor.…I know because I do both constantly. So easy to get 500 HP out of a Cleveland with basic mods. With STOCK PARTS. A Windsor cannot compare!!! They both have their place. But a Cleveland would eat it for breakfast then come back and lunch and dinner before the Windsor finished breakfast. There’s a reason why LS, and aftermarket ford heads are based on the Cleveland design!!!

[@knoxirving377]

What’s considered cheap ? Hahaha. I have a 68 and as I’m shopping for upgrades it seems to add up very quickly .

[@SubdivisionAuto]

I believe he spent 12k on this build (canadian) so thats pretty low. He used all second hand parts. Thanks for commenting

[@danmc2678]

Everything is good except the console. Looks underdesigned and needs more detail.

[@SubdivisionAuto]

Interesting point I never really thought about that but now looking at it I would have to agree with you. I think the owner was keeping it simple but yeah I think it could use a little more based on how great the car looks.

[@danmc2678]

@@SubdivisionAuto All model consoles look the same, not an owner preference in this case. Review an original. For $270k, the interior should be spot on.

[@ryanmcclendon3309]

Car…drink🥴