CJ Pony Service is cranking out an Eleanor!

CJ Pony Service is cranking out an Eleanor!

Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by in Products, Restoration

There is never a dull moment at our service department! This month, the guys over at CJ Pony Service have been putting in a ton of hours finishing a 1967 Eleanor clone. Built from the ground up, this customer’s dream-car has been using CJ Pony Parts exclusively for all the parts and labor. Its not cheap to make yourself an Eleanor, but I think you can agree… the finished product is WELL worth the money spent!

Most customers come in with their used early model Mustang, looking to give it a face-lift and restore the car’s original beauty. Some even decide to upgrade to a nicer model by adding a bigger engine block, aftermarket upgrades or custom paint jobs. This time, a customer decided to turn his recently purchased 1967 fastback into a coveted Eleanor clone. Too bad the Mustang couldn’t be upgraded…

After getting his new fastback inspected, our customer realized that his newly acquired pony-car was not even worth working on. Did this stop him from getting his Eleanor? NO! CJ Pony Parts and CJ Pony Service had everything he needed to make this happen; With or without his 1967 rust-bucket.

Starting with a fresh, new Dynacorn 1967 fastback Mustang body, this project would be perfect right from the beginning. Add to that an Eleanor body kit, a new 6-speed manual transmission, a Rod & Custom front end, a 427 stroked small block engine, mass flow fuel injection, a nitrous kit and every other part required to create this masterpiece, and you have yourself one mean Mustang!

Next up for this Eleanor project is the interior. So far, they have in Scat Pro Car seats and a JME/Autometer instrument cluster.

Our service department is proud of the work they have put into this iconic Mustang model, and so are we! What do you think of her?

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5 Responses to “CJ Pony Service is cranking out an Eleanor!”

  1. Douglas

    06. Sep, 2010

    What are you using for a prop rod for the rear trunk lid ?
    Curious, as I am need of that very same thing for my 1991 5.0 LX which has a fiberglass hatch and can no longer utilize the OEM lift shocks which would break the hatch upon closing – too much pressure at the weakest point of the hatch…
    Yours looks adjustable and it looks like it has a rubber “ball” on the end of it to prevent scratching anything…
    Thanks,
    Douglas

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    • Andy

      07. Sep, 2010

      The service department is actually going to build a custom shock system to hold up the trunk. What you see in the pictures is just an adjustable prop rod that the shop uses to hold open various parts while working a car.

  2. joe

    11. Jan, 2013

    How many man hours do you estimate you will have in this Eleanor build considering you used a dynacorn body. Thanks in advance

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