First off, yesterday was my dad’s birthday, so Happy Belated Birthday Dad! Anyway, back to the subject at hand. As the new Associate Editor for MM&FF, I am usually the one tabbed to write a majority of the car features for each issue. While it may seem like a drag to others, I actually relish in writing a feature for a few reasons. First, I love the numerous different ways I can tie certain (usually unorthodox) subjects and Mustangs together. The other thing I like most about writing features is seeing how many different ways people assemble their dream cars. I see so many different combinations and variances to Fox-bodies, SN-95s, and S197s, that I started to think about what kind of project car I would like to build. Consider this my “What I Did Last Summer” essay. Seeing as how I am married to a Mustang-loving girl, anything I get has to pass her inspection as well. She is in love with the Fox cars of the ’87-’93 body style, especially the hatchback GTs, so lets start with one of them, hopefully in relatively good condition. I would keep the body stock, minus the addition of a fiberglass cowl hood. As for color, I’ll take mine in Bright Atlantic Blue with silver accents. With what I have planned for the powerplant, the installation of at least an 8-point, NHRA-certified rollcage would have to be installed in the interior. Throw in a set of Corbeau seats, an aftermarket steering wheel from Grant, and a color choice of grey to finish things off. I wouldn’t change much in the way of styling, though an instrument panel stuffed chock full of Auto Meter gauges, as well as a tach and shift light, would be needed. Now for the good stuff. Seeing as how I am a bracket racer by trade, consistency and repeatability are paramount to my choice of transmission. So, instead of dropping in a manual trans, I’ll take a built C-6 3-speed automatic with a transbrake. Out back, throw in a FAB9 rear from Chris Alston’s Chassisworks and a set pf 3.73’s. Linking the trans to the rear would be an aluminum driveshaft, and I can’t help but love the American Racing chrome Rebel wheels for the street and some chrome Weld racing Magnum’s for the strip. As for the powerplant, this is where some would think I have completely lost my mind. Every time I turn around, I see Fox-bodies of this style with versions of the 302 or 351 small-block Fords. While small-blocks are cool, I have always marched to the beat of a different drummer. With that in mind, I’ll take a nice (and big) 521 cubic-inch big-block with 10:1 compression, a set of ported Super Cobra Jet heads, and a Comp Cams Magnum bumpstick somewhere in the neighborhood of .600 lift with a decent amount of duration. As for induction, seeing as I am convinced computers were put on this earth to anger me, I’ll take an Edelbrock Performer RPM Air-Gap intake manifold with a square-bore set-up for an 850 Holley 4150-series carb. Throw in a set of full-length headers, a free-flowing exhaust, and some suspension components that will transfer weight as well as lower the car’s stance, and I’m set to rip up the track and the street. Okay, so maybe the Mustang I envision would be more for me than for the wife, but what can you say. Who knows, maybe someone out there in MM&FF land can kick over a couple of suggestions or comments. Now if I could only find a cheap Fox-body…