{"id":97522,"date":"2023-03-24T06:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=97522"},"modified":"2023-03-23T23:29:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T04:29:51","slug":"1968-mustang-with-a-boss-520-ci-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=97522","title":{"rendered":"1968 Mustang with a Boss 520 ci V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 1968 Mustang was built by Michels Auto Design<\/a> in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Sitting in the engine bay is Jon Kaase 520 ci Boss V8 making 850 horsepower. The big-block is paired with a TKO 600 five-speed manual transmission and independent 9-inch rear end with a Currie third member. Michels Auto Design improved the Mustang’s handling with a Heidts PRO-G independent front and rear suspension with Wilwood disc brakes. The exterior features an Eleanor body kit covered in Brandywine Kandy with black GT500 stripes. <\/p>\n

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This 1968 Mustang was built by Michels Auto Design in Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Sitting in the engine bay is Jon Kaase 520 ci Boss V8 making 850 horsepower. The big-block is paired with a TKO 600 five-speed manual transmission and independent 9-inch rear end with a Currie third member. Michels Auto Design improved the Mustang’s handling… Read More »1968 Mustang with a Boss 520 ci V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":97525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mustang"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":48345,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=48345","url_meta":{"origin":97522,"position":0},"title":"1969 Mustang Mach 1 with a 520 ci Big-Block V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 8, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1969 Mustang Mach 1 called \"UNKL\" was built by the Ringbrothers in Spring Green, Wisconsin. 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