woops you can kind of see the negative wedge kit installed in that pic, (shelby drop), and 620 springs will be installed when the spring compressor gets here
my goal is to be able to drive the car most of the summer, get all the bugs worked out, mess around with it a bit over winter, and then have it painted the following summer,...i dont want to be leaning over a fresh paint job working on things,...it should be at paint this coming week to have the bay sprayed,...then i can get new engine in and trans,...
i tried the spring without a compressor and there is just no way,..
Someone makes shock tower support plates that go from the area of the frame rail that gets all the dirt built up to the shock tower just below the UCA mounting point. This does two things. It strengthens that area of the shock tower, and it deflects the dirt (due to the ~40* angle). Can't remember who makes them. We used to just make them ourselves, by cutting out a cardboard template, transfering to a piece of 1/8" plate and welding it up.
Great progress! All that shiny metal
< Message edited by Scott H. -- 12/30/2007 9:38:13 PM >
not much of a update, but been doing alot of busy work,..like going through the wiring harness and stuff like that, lights, etc..cleaning alot of old parts and geting things ready to send out for rebuilds,...but here are some pics,..
had to cut the old shifter setup out, it was so rusted, it kind of rusted itself together and the bolts are snapped as soon as i put on pressure on them,..so had to cut old one out, install new shifter, and new shifer bezel,..the can will eventually be converted to manual, but stays auto for now...
also decided to replace the entire radiator support and crossmember,...it didnt need to be replaced, but there where holes drilled in it, it was bent, and out of wack, and i knew if i sent it to paint like this, i would never be happy,..so out it came,...pretty cool to see the grease markings from the assembly line on the car and what it was going to be,...i will be saving this piece just for ****s and giggles new rad support with crossmember already welded in,..wow this was a huge advantage and big time saver, well worth the extra money
you can see metal support to hold the car inplace so nothing moves,..
Congrats on the deal of a lifetime! Its your ride do what YOU want to do to it!Who cares what someone else thinks!!If you are happy with the final rresults thats all that matters!! Good Luck with it!!
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1966 Fastback/Concours Correct/Vintage Burgandy 1968 Coupe 302/C4 Auto/Toreador Red Mettalic 1968 Coupe 302/C4 Auto/Sunshine Yellow/Black
dude, fedex hooked it up today, its amazing how you can have a ****ty day at work and be pissed and miserable,..come home to see a box on your step and all is better
new power steering unit from chockstang,...absolutly awesome peice,...
old one..
new gear box from them too, that should be here later this week,..
next shipment of parts came,.. new 4 turn steering gear box,..woot woot dual bowl master cylinder all pre bent stainless brake lines distribution block oil sensor for motor and extension hood hinges hood latch battery tray and kit entire bolt kit rubber plug kit wire harness water pump
as long as i dont hit any snags, haha, i will be ordering the new crate motor sometime next week, so then ill be good to go,...i want to drive it for a year before the rest of the car is painted,...get all the bugs and **** worked out and fixed
It seems like you are having a MUSTANG CHRISTMAS everyday!!! Nice work...everything looks clean and well taken care of. Yeah I would be scared sh*tless to put a motor in that fresh bay.
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Current: 66 Coupe; 289, C4 Future: Complete restomod - 351W, TKO 500/600, 9 inch
rest asure there will be blankets covering every inch of that bay besides the two holes for the motor mount bolts, haha, i got it home today and now time to start putting it back together
Nice, very nice. Dude, there is NO way you can be married with children and spending that kind of money. You must be single with a nice paying job. I agree with everyone else, unless it's a K code, go for it. I have a 64.5 "D" code convertible, 289 factory 4V and 4 speed. Engine and trans long gone and not much sheet metal that won't have to be replaced. So after replacing 70% of the sheet metal how original is it? It's not, sooooo I'm gonna do whatever the heck I want to as well. At the car shows when I'm done and when your done, the guys with the 14" factory hubcaps and white wall tires will be jealous of my convertible (and yours) when we are getting all the looks. Don't get me wrong, that's not why I take my resto 65 coupe to the shows, but it gets old when the restorers want to beatcha down, after all we (I) saved one from the crusher.
no kids, and no house payment as of yet, but coming soon,...i do have a well paying job and i work hard and party harder,...honestly i have not spent that much money between selling old parts and doing most of the work myself, it hasnt been bad,..i also have a 1973 porsche, and a 2004 wrx/sti, that are both worked beyond belief...
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