The Ripper
"The Ripper" is a 1965 Mustang Fastback
done with a modern R Model treatment. 17"
Rims, 331 Aluminum SVO block and
Canfield heads. Transmission is a Tremec
TKO (It has to be replaced not a great road
race box). And finally a nice 9" with 3.89's
Strange gears and posi. Full mufflers and 3"
X-Pipe all the way back. Yes, Street legal.  
Horsepower is about 306 just like the
originals... Well maybe not.

Enjoy the Videos,  More at Yahoo videos,
do a search on MUSTANG FASTBACK you
should find a couple that were done at
Willow Springs. One with the old Camcorder
and the other with the ChaseCam Digital
recorder.

The Ripper

P.S. Someone asked if I used a
Hydro-Roller. I said they were for pussies,
the Ripper uses a mechanical roller. I hope I
didn't offend...
In the spirit of the Ripper, Red and Black!

Some shot of the Mustang which is a 1965 Mustang Fastback. All these shots are at Willowsprings Raceway in
Rosamond California. The one with the wheel up was a test with suspension limiters, which, seemed to be a bad
idea. The other shot is the Ripper tangeling it up with a 289 FIA Shelby Cobra Replica and a newer Porsche. It
looks to be on the Streets of Willows skid pad. I never put on the grill and middle valence parts as it looks
meaner without them. The aero is so bad, I figured it doesn't much matter, and give a nice view of the Fluidyne
oil cooler with the Rippers trademarked checkered flag paint (Custom). The car is fitted with 2 Chasecam
recorders and 2 bullet cameras, a wide angle and narrow ange views. The Tires are typically Kumho V710
245x17's on Compomotive 3 piece rims (No fake knock off spinners for the Ripper). Sometimes I run 255x17 on
the rears but that is with the older Victor Racer V700. These come from the Tirerack, and I have my own
mounting and balancing equipment, just need to find out what to do with the old spent tires...
UPDATE Jan 26, 2008 - Dateline Willow Springs Raceway, Speed Ventures event. The Ripper does some damage to some corvette
and others, but takes a hit for the team with a blown engine. Seems like the oil pump or drive broke. More as it unfolds, Preliminary
video up on yahoo mixed version coming shortly.  New edited video at the top of the list. On screen display will show where the Oil
Pressure vanishes...

Check out the FLog for more, I started breaking the engine down, so far a couple of broken valve springs, one bend valve, and some
small metal chunks...
This is another of the Ripper at the Streets of
Willow with the L.A. Shelby Club. Don't
remember when it was taken, but at least the
tire is on the ground this time!
This is another of the Ripper at the Streets of
Willow with the L.A. Shelby Club. This was a
mix up with Darren and his 289 FIA replica
that he drives hard. The Porsche in the back
was not much competition for some reason,
and we left him in the dust. In all fairness it
was a stock street car and the guy was likely
nervous of  wrecking.
This is a short from the passenger window on The Ripper. The
inside has the basic R Model Shelby treatment except much
cleaner. The Eyebrow dash and supports have been removed to
expose a very nice looking dash. I highly recommend this work as it
gets rid of the dash pad and still looks great. The Glove Box has
been removed and you can see some of the wires on the firewall.
The Big RED button is the starter, and the panel between the two
seats are the master power and the in car fire system control.