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[WIP] PWN-E '66 Ford Mustang Conversion

Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2025 6:44 am
by xrotaryguy
Hey everyone, long time lurker, first time poster.

I started working on PWN-E a couple years ago. Life happened for a little while, and now I've picked the project back up again. I have a few videos on the project.

Intro:


Buying the donor:


Baselining before teardown:


There have been a couple design changes along the way. I originally planned 70 kilowatt hours of battery in the floor of the car (part of the reason I went with a rear motor configuration was to make room for batteries) However, my partner in this build backed out and I decided I'd prefer a smaller pack. I now plan to place 55 kWh of VW ID4 modules under the hood.

I also planned to use a BMW Z3 rear suspension with the LDU situated between the trailing arms. Unfortunately, this meant violating the rear stub frame and the rear seat area, which my partner didn't like. So now I've designed my own independent rear suspension. Because how hard could that be right?

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Re: [WIP] PWN-E '66 Ford Mustang Conversion

Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2026 1:43 pm
by chrskly
Hello fellow Mustang converter. Looking forward to more updates on this build! Will be watching closely :)

Re: [WIP] PWN-E '66 Ford Mustang Conversion

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2026 4:40 am
by xrotaryguy
Hey Christian! I saw your build thread. Another Lexus build. Cool!!

Tonight I finally figured out how to set up my new plasma cutter. It's actually an Arccaptain MIG 205MP multi-process welder. Slicing and dicing for the new front suspension went well!


Re: [WIP] PWN-E '66 Ford Mustang Conversion

Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2026 3:44 pm
by xrotaryguy
Grinders can't fix spelling mistakes.

And how did that hole get there!?

I finished grinding away all the bracketry on the front stub frame last night. The TCI front suspension shipped yesterday too. I need to weld on the top of the frame a bit and then it's suspension install time!! Love all this coming together!

Re: [WIP] PWN-E '66 Ford Mustang Conversion

Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2026 9:33 pm
by xrotaryguy
Front suspension from TCI showed up today! Super excited for the install!

I also posted the latest pony build video.
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Re: [WIP] PWN-E '66 Ford Mustang Conversion

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2026 3:07 am
by xrotaryguy
Tracking up the TCI suspension boxing plates tonight!

Re: [WIP] PWN-E '66 Ford Mustang Conversion

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2026 2:10 am
by xrotaryguy
Front crossmember tacked up!

Re: [WIP] PWN-E '66 Ford Mustang Conversion

Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2026 3:43 pm
by xrotaryguy
Front suspension final welds done!