Backing up the big-block is a C4 transmission built by Jimmy Day in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, which uses a 4,000-stall converter to send power rearward to the narrowed Ford 9-inch rear axle.
Stuffed with 33-spline Moser axles and spool, and 4.86 cogs, the rearend is plenty beefy, which is comforting when you're transmitting big horsepower and torque to gummy M&H 33x18x15 tires out back. M&H front runners are used as are Weld Drag Lite wheels.
Jerry's Mustang uses a standard Pro Street- style rear suspension in the form of 2x3 boxed framerails with a four-link setup. Adjustable coilover shocks are used out back while the front employs the factory strut/coil spring arrangement.
Inside, Jerry installed a new rug and recovered the already present racing bucket seats for a neater appearance. He crafted the rear seat delete and track-approved rear firewall, which keeps the battery and fuel cell in safe shape.
Weighing in at 3,050 pounds with driver (gotta love those early Fox-chassis cars), this Mustang has covered the quarter-mile in 9.70 seconds at 138 mph. This is no fairgrounds queen, for sure.
Jerry recently informed us that he has set off on a new project. "Everybody has Mustangs, and I wanted something really different, so I sold the Mustang and bought a '62 Falcon Ranchero." Of course, it has been tubbed and torqued with a 6-71-blown, 476 big-block, and is already running 9.50s at 146.