Last month, DRAGZINE highlighted the buildup of Horsepower Solutions, Project Sonic Boom, a 2003 Ford Mustang Mach I destined for NMCA and NMRA Drag Radial and X275 action. Work began on this machine in late November, and even working on the car in their spare time when not running the Virginia-based high performance shop, the guys at HP have come a long way in the buildup of this ultra slick ride.

From our last update:

The “Sonic Boom” Mach 1 sports some of the best parts money can buy, including front and rear santhuff shocks, Weld Racing forged wheels, a fabricated rear end housing, K-member system, and rear suspension components courtesy of Racecraft, a third member and disc brakes from Strange Engineering, and a carbonn fiber dash hood, and bumper. The car has already received a complete 25.3 chassis underneath and with all of the suspension components installed, is now on the floor and rolling. Work is ongoing with the interior, as well as all of the wiring and plumbing on what in just a short four months time should be one wicked radial ride when it hits the track in March, and we can’t wait until NMRA Xtreme Drag Radial rolls into the staging lanes in Florida.

Over a month has passed since we last checked in on Sonic Boom’s progress and things have been moving along nicely. Much of the interior work has been buttoned up, including the installation of a carbon fiber dash, along with the fabrication of the parachute mounts and the chute packs themselves. And most importantly, the turboharged 363 cubic inch, small block Ford powerplant is all buttoned up and ready to drop between the fenders. A rendering of the final product with an Air Force themed wrap has also been released. The debut of the Horsepower Solutions machine is just a few weeks away, and if the photos do it any justice, this thing ought to be catching attention on and off the track.