This page contains the names and descriptions of all articles published in Mustang Illustrated during 1998; It does not contain the text of the articles — rather, it is a guide to assist you in locating which back issue might contain the information you need.
Mustang & Fords – January 1998
Cougar Celebration
- 30 years with an American classic
Cougar!
- Lincoln-Mercury’s upscale Mustang fun car
Stroked To Extremes
- Add more cubic inches to your small-block Ford
Entry Level
- Engine-building parts, accessories, and tips for the beginner
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- Lee Williams’ Falcon drop-top street warrior
Best Of ’97
- We bring you the most from coast to coast
Fairlane–By Dodge
- Tony Dodge’s blazing-yellow ’67 Fairlane GT
The Boss
- Ford’s return to performance–the ’82 Mustang GT
Install Disc Brakes
- Stainless Steel Brakes puts discs on all four corners
Four-Speed Build-Up
- Tex Racing brings you the ulitmate bulletproof driveline
Tollbar Installation
- Tony D. Branda brings you affordable, good-looking protection
Modular Memo
- A look inside Ford’s newest engine
Street Trans Am
- Dr. John Craft brings us SCCA-style performance for the street
Hot Car-Building Tips
- Mustang & Fords shows you the way to an awesome restomod
Mustang & Fords – February 1998
An Affair To Remember
- Call this ’65 Mustang “restomod” — call it awesome!
Car-Building Basics
- Mustang & Fords shows you how to achieve your dreams
A Galaxie Vast…
- Total Performance goes fastback!
519-Inch Stroker Buildup
- Breathing real horsepower into the 385-series big-block
Performance Head Guide
- Your source for fast horsepower solutions
Differential Identification
- Bring up the rear in style with the right stuff
Tweety’s Revenge
- Would you believe a screaming-yellow Tempo hot rod?
Readers’ Greatest Tips
- We look to you for the best ideas
Winning Performance
- Remembering Ford’s most patriotic Mustang fastback
C6 Performance Basics
- Get the most from your transmission with solutions from B&M
Budget Engine Kits
- Quick-and-dirty information for your big-block project
Spark-Plug Tech
- Solid answers on how to light the fire
30 Best Fords!
- We look at the fastest, the milestones, best buys, and misfits
Totally Modular
- Introducing 4.6L performance in a ’63 Fairlane
Do The Math
- Automotive arithmetic for the performance enthusiast
Rare Finds
- A GT-40 for $5,000
Mustang & Fords – March 1998
Cyclone Stripper
- Listen closely to the roar of Mercury’s bolt from the blue
Hot Manifold Swap
- Edelbrock and Holley make it easy to add horses
Paint & Prep Basics
- PPG and Gonzalez Auto Body show you how
Car-Care Guide
- Keeping your beauty in tip-top shape
High Goal
- Paul Fix’s ’63 289 Cobra surpasses expectations
Shock-Tower Repair
- Pro Motorsports Engineering makes it easy
Last Flight Out
- Ford’s ’71 Mustang Mach 1 429 CJ was the end of an era
Quarter-Panel Replacement
- Precision Street Rods & Machines offers valuable pointers
How To Lead
- Learning the sheetmetal trade’s oldest art
Mustang Spotter’s Guide
- Quick and dirty information for your fact-finding mission
Trans Am Mustangs 1967-’68
- Alex Gabbard takes us back to the Mustang’s hottest years
Memories Worth Keeping
- Remembering Brian Miller and a fastback called “Night Magic”
Choose The Right Torque Converter
- Mustang & Fords shows you how to get hooked up
1 Pink ’69
- This Mach 1’s for those who say “never…”
Carb Buildup
- Performance building and tuning for Holley atomizers
Mustang & Fords – April 1998
Philadelphia Freedom
- Cool performance in a hot Fairlane restomod
50 Engine-Building Tips
- Mustang & Fords shows you the way
20 Best New Engine Parts
- We show you what’s new and exciting
20 Trick Resto Tips
- Useful pointers and parts for your project
Pumpkin Patch
- The Southern Arizona Mustang Club celebrates 30 years
Induction System Buyer’s Guide
- Your source for fuel-system parts and accessories
Ford Engine Basics
- Important things you ought to know
Field Of Dreams
- If you build it, they will come…
Ragtop Resurrection
- Carl Platt’s ’66 Mustang convertible
10 Best Cruising Tips
- Good stuff to know before you go
Hot Shows Of ’98
- What to see and where to be seen this year
Disks Rear
- Install Ford Motorsport SVO’s new rear disc brakes
Mclaren Mustangs & Capris
- Remembering these limited-production ’80s ponycars
Electrifying Performance
- News from the big electric chair: Upgrade!
Road Cats And Cammers
- Remembering the awesome thunder of Mercury performance
Low-Buck Small-Block Build-Up
- Get into good, reliable street power for under $2,500
Crowning Achievement
- A Cobra that would be king
On The Market
- The Gold Standard: ’64 1/2-’66 Mustang Convertibles
Mustang & Fords – May 1998
April Fool!
- In the spring of 1968, Ford thrust its biggest surprise
351-Ho Performance Buildup
- Ford Motorsport SVO has swift answers
30 Years Of Cobra Jets
- A look back at Ford’s performance pinnacle
Build A Nasty 9-Inch
- Understanding the world’s most trusted rearend
5.0l Efi Tips & Tricks
- Dial performance into your late-model small-block
Six-Speed Tranny Swap
- Installing Borg-Warner’s awesome T56 transmission
Cyclone Cj
- Mercury’s 429 Cobra Jet Cyclone whips up a storm
25 Hot Exhaust Parts
- Your source for what’s new (and hot!)
Pop Top!
- Watch out for this red Cobra Jet
Cjs All Two
- One’s a Fairlane. One’s a Torino. Together, they perform!
High Riser
- Mario Veltri’s ’66 GT350 weekend affair
Choosing A Crankshaft
- Selecting your engine’s backbone is nothing to take lightly
Hot Ignition Upgrade
- Wake up your vintage small-block with answers from MSD
Handling Basics
- Setting it up for street and track
Competition-Prepared Svo
- Ford built less than 80 of these
Bulletproof!
- The inside twist on driveshaft selection
Special Catalog Section
- Our largest ever, full of exciting information for your project
Throttle Up
- Breathe more air (and power) into your 5.0L EFI
Rare Finds
- An original owner sells his “child”
On The Market
- A close look at carburetor values
Mustang & Fords – June 1998
Let’s Talk About Horsepower!
- Jim McFarland teaches us how to do the twist
The Wonders Of Gasoline
- Understanding petrol’s effect on your engine
Engine Performance Parts Buyer’s Guide
- Don’t be caught short underhood
Unnatural Dragster
- Here’s what happens when you multiply 351 by 4
The Nuts And Bolts Of Nuts & Bolts
- Sue Elliot-Sink gives us valuable insight from AMK and ARP
Budget Stroker Kits
- Your source for affordable performance
Radical Red
- A rocket sled that looks like a ’65 Mustang
25 Hottest Mustangs
- Mustang & Fords does a top 25 pick
Panel Discussion
- Install a Haneline instrument panel in your Falcon or Mustang
7-Litre Luxury
- Drop the top, get comfortable, and spin the cam of this ’66
Camshaft Swap
- Accomplish this easy performance trick in an afternoon
Ignition Coils
- Marlan Davis makes them easy to understand
Deep Breathing
- Edelbrock shorty headers make short work of performance
Stock Versus Modified
- We’re here to tell you why modified (and restomod) is better
Nifty Fifty-Five
- A hot modified 427 sedan from the fabulous ’50s
460 To Go
- A powerful Ford Motorsport SVO crate engine quick swap
Rare Finds
- How about a set of 302 Tunnel Port heads for $450?
On The Market
- ’60-’66 Falcon Rancheros
Mustang & Fords – August 1998
A Breath Of Fresh Air
- Pat and Richard Porter’s red-hot classic
101 Tech Tips
- Great minds at Mustang & Fords share the wealth
Road Test
- We check out Shelby’s original–the ’65 GT350
’68 Mustang Right-Hand Drive
- This pony was exported to Australia, then it came home
High Five!
- Don’t call this hard-charging Cobra a kit car
Low-Buck Repaint
- Do it yourself and save money with answers from PPG
Shock Tower Prescription
- West Coast Classic Mustang shows you how
Spoiled!
- Dare to dream the Cyclone Spoiler Mercury never built
Rust Prevention
- Why it exists and how to stop it
Tales From The Hood
- Install a Thunderbolt hood on your vintage Fairlane
Install A Tilt Steering Column
- Haneline Products makes it easy to go full tilt
Resto Parts Source Guide
- Your source for classic Ford parts information
The Wonderbird
- This radical ’58 T-bird is out there
Cable Clutch Conversion
- Ease your pedal effort in a weekend
Carb & Manifold Swap
- The quickest path to performance begins here
Mustang & Fords – September 1998
Build (And Plan) Your First Engine
- Mustang & Fords shows you how to do it
Balancing & Blueprinting
- Understanding these special engine dynamics
Performance Tuning Tips
- Getting the most from your 5.0L EFI mill
Ride Like The Wind
- A picture-perfect, concours show-quality Cyclone
Install A Heavy-Duty Suspension
- Take control with solid solutions from Total Control
Guide To Total Performance
- What’s hot and where to get it
Red Rover Over Target
- Is this the ’67 Mustang convertible you had in mind?
Interior Upgrade & Tips
- Texas Mustang Parts makes it possible all in one stop
Mustang Road Test
- We spin the camlobes on one of America’s hottest ponies
Fe Quick Facts
- We take a look at Ford’s flagship V-8 big-block
Take A Trip To ’57 Heaven
- This is the dream car our parents loved most
Thunderbird Fundamentals
- A look back at the original Dearborn darling
It’s About Power
- Check out this supercharged ’97 “cammer”
How To Buy A Crate Engine
- Instant, affordable mail-order power on your doorstep
Mustang & Fords – October 1998
Black Stallion
- Think twice before you choose off this Mach 1
5.0l/Aod Install
- Upgrade your vintage ride with efficient power
Doing Six To Eight
- Convert your six-cylinder Mustang to a V-8
Silver Partner
- Teresa Vickery’s Mach 1 is a lifetime commitment
Step Up To A 9-Inch
- Get the most from your vintage Ford’s rearend
Mach Won!
- A look at some of the Mustang’s greatest years
Throttle Back
- Take a closer look at this 2,300-mile ’74 Mach 1
Pop’s Toy
- Do you remember George “Pops” Boskovich?
Drivetrain Parts Source Guide
- Getting power to the pavement
Electric Avenue
- How to rebop your Mustang’s central nervous system
The Time Machine
- Transporting you back to the glory days of the NASCAR 429
Hardware Store
- When it’s time to bolt it together, look to AMK Products
Install T-Bird Tailights
- Give your Mustang an air of distinction
Restore Your Instrument Panel Semo
- Classic Mustang and Pro Products have answers
Drag Racing Basics
- Before you stage, read this
Fall Catalog Section
- Find everything you need
Rare Finds
- ’69 GT 428 Cobra Jet…Coupe!
On The Market
- 5.0L Mustang Trends
Mustang & Fords – November 1998
Pump Up The Power!
- Performance and history guide to the Windsor small-block
Gt On A Fast Track
- Some say this is the ultimate Mustang
Install A Trans Cooler
- Keeping your automatic cool with a B&M cooler
Performance Brake & Chassis Tips
- Good advice for improving handling and braking
Upgrade To Pony Interior
- Swapping from standard to Pony in a ’65-’66 Mustang
Wheel Horse
- This ’67 Mustang showcases Halibrand’s vintage wheels
Ahead By A Nose
- CJ power over aerodynamics with the Cale Yarborough Cyclone
Decode Your Mustang
- Mustang information guide
Junk Yard Prospecting
- Finding neat used parts for your Mustang or Ford
Cobra To Go
- In-N-Out Burger’s giveaway 4000-series Cobra
Electrical System Basics
- Your Ford’s wiring doesn’t have to be a mystery
Restomod Parts Guide
- Dial in more performance with aftermarket parts
Boss Maverick
- The car Ford could’ve built in l970
Rare Finds
- ’71 439 SCJ Mustang Coupe, $1K ’70 428 CJ Cougar Convertible, ’68 Cougar R GT-E
On The Market
- Boss 302s Hottest Thing Going!
Mustang & Fords – December 1998
Fastback For The Fast Lane
- Mild mods have made this ’70 Mach 1 better than new
Laser Guidance
- Street performance from a cool restomod ’65 Mustang coupe
Build Your First Mustang
- Great ideas for building your first performance Mustang
How To Buy
- Even if it’s not your first Mustang, these tips will come in handy
Street Performance Tips
- Follow these cruising guidelines for maximum Mustang fun
One Step Beyond
- Mustang fastback turned Shelby turned restomod performer
Powdercoat At Home!
- Professional powdercoating results in your home garage
Rarelane
- This 427 Fairlane Club Coupe was built for the fast lane, too
Better Drum Brakes
- How to get optimum performance from your drum brakes
Small-Block Super Tuning
- Getting the most power (and efficiency!) from your Ford V-8
Vintage Suspension Rebuild
- Rebuilding your front suspension for better ride and performance
Mustang Dual Exhausts
- Installing dual exhausts on a vintage Mustang
351 Cleveland Build-Up
- We stir up a powerful 351C
No Brag, Just Drag
- Bill Dempsey’s hot street Cougar doesn’t need any badges
Export Business
- Better handling for early Mustangs with MPG’s new adjustable export brace
Interior Buyer’s Guide
- Great parts for upgrading your Mustang or Ford interior
Aodynamics
- Performance tricks for the Ford Automatic Overdrive
Rare Finds
- Mickey Thompson Mustang Funny Car unearthed in Mexico!