Josh Hauck was 13 years old when he bought his 1966 Ford Mustang for $350 just a decade ago.
“Let me tell you, man. $350 when you’re 13 years old? That’s a lot of lawn mowing,” Hauck said.
The Mustang was in the crush line at the local Aurora, CO junk yard. It had been totaled by a pickup, Hauck, now 23, said.
He and his father restored the Mustang to its original condition, including its six-cylinder engine. He drove it throughout high school.
After getting out of high school, Hauck decided his pony needed a little more kick.
“Everyone I knew at the time had the 289 or 302 in the early Mustangs, and I’m not one who is happy with a cookie-cutter car,” Hauck said.
A local Mustang builder told Hauck a 351 Windsor wouldn’t fit in the car. And Hauck doesn’t like to be told what he can and can’t do with a car.
He is now the proud owner of a ’66 Mustang to be powered by a 393 Windsor stroker he pulled from a Ford E-150 van.
Once the engine build is complete, Hauck—now a Tyler, TX resident—hopes to coax 400 horsepower from the powerplant.
Hauck said he used ARP head studs to fully stud the engine block, upgraded to an HEI-style ignition and used an electric water pump after running into issues with a reverse rotation water pump after removing the timing tab off the chain cover.
Removing the timing tab off the cover made timing the engine quite a large task, he said.
Other parts include:
- World Products Windsor Sr. Cylinder Heads
- Manley valves
- JE Forged flat-top pistons with stock rods clearanced for the stroked crank
- COMP Cams Steel Roller Tip Rocker Arms
- COMP Cams Accu-Drive Timing Gear System
- Edelbrock Victor Jr. Intake Manifold
- Demon Carburetion Carburetor 625
Good stuff, Josh. We appreciate you sharing.
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