Here is my 2 copper coins...keep in mind I just turned 21. You have tore apart your car and have come close to building it in less than a year (im guessing from reading up on you) in your own garage. With know one telling you step by step what to do, or assisting you physically in any way. Every pic that you have show us, shows a clean process with an immaculate finish. Are you kidding me? How many other guys with that little experience would tackle this kind of project? Just like honeygoldcouple said, your passion is your drive. If you love to do this, go balls to the wall and do it. Maybe go to talk to a local shop and see if you can come in part time. Keep your regular job, but get your feet wet somewhere. I highly doubt that all of the big builders today have had schooling in this line of work. Practice, practice, practice seems to be the way to get things right and it appears that you have a good jump on it. I too would love to do something like this for a living, but I don't have nearly the skills that you do. But I have the vision, which is why I am a designer for a living. I just need the help of taking my design and creating a finished project. I got friends to help me. One thing that I have always wanted to say, is that I am doing something I love. I think we should all try and aim for that. Like I said, just my thoughts. Keep up the good work, I would love to see this car in person some day!!!
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Current: 66 Coupe; 289, C4 Future: Complete restomod - 351W, TKO 500/600, 9 inch
thank you for the very kind words,...i think i am gona wait it out till the mustang is "finished" somewhat and use that as my resume,...and take it with me to local shops,...i have talked to alot of people and it always seems to come down to "did you go to school?", and i know the older guys that have been around for 20+ years didnt go to school and are probably 99 times better then most,...but that was a different time,..todays society wants school, in any line of work..not just cars or whatever,...i have a business degree from Monmouth University and have been working since graduation in the field...
Start up your own side business. Keep your job, and begin with small tasks. Then grow into the next Foose!!! I just signed the papers 2 days ago for starting a new business. I am keeping my full time job, but I am gonna have an employee working for my business. If I can grow big enough, then I will do that full time. But for the time being, I still have my main job to rely on. Just a suggestion for you.
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Current: 66 Coupe; 289, C4 Future: Complete restomod - 351W, TKO 500/600, 9 inch
installed FMIC today:lol:, the correct pulleys, belts, hoses, some more wires, monte carlo bar (strut bar), brake lines, waiting for wilwood to send me the correct hardware so i can install from brakes,..
i pick up the new rebuilt trans, torque converter, and flex plate monday,...should be ready to try and fire up in a week to two weeks....i am very very very nervous,...trying to bring life back to something that sat for 20+ years,...
im getting excited as hell for me,..i cant describe the feeling i am getting now, i am so so so ancy and just wont it done, but i dont want to rush anything and forget something or mess something up,...i spend my nights on youtube listening to peoples class stangs,..hahaha,...i cant wait to turn the key on this thing,...its sitting on my computer desk so i see it 234 times a day,..grrrrr
picked up the freshly rebuilt C4 transmission today, new 2000-2200 torque converter, new trans mount, new spacer plate, new flexplate (flywheel), new shift linkage, i ordered all the flex plate bolts, converter bolts, and bell housing bolts and all were on backorder,...should be here saturday or monday, then i can install this and should be about a week away from fire up:devil:
I swear, reading this thread is like watching your favorite tv show. You get excited for with each new event, and then have to wait another week. Ahh...the suspense is killing me!!! Nice work as always. I love the pride you take into this work. Guess I'll be tuning in for next weeks episode.
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Current: 66 Coupe; 289, C4 Future: Complete restomod - 351W, TKO 500/600, 9 inch
thank you very much for the kind words,...i found myself running out of gas between work and car,..so took a couple days off and left for business,..it was nice to get away,..but now back to the grind and wanna get this puppy running,...
well saturday i have a buddy coming over to help putting tranny back in,....he is not really a car guy, he loves cars, but doesnt have tons of hands on exp,...but good help is hard to find these days, haha,...anyway,..the car is on jack stands and high enough to get tranny under,...its already in place i just need to lift it up and bolt it on,...i wish it was this easy,...
any words of wisdom? tricks of the trade?,...etc,..any and all help would be greatly appreciated
well,...last of the parts are here that i need to try and fire this thing up,... moroso valve cover bolts Jegs C4 bellhousing bolts edelbrock dual feed fuel line Tri Y nickle plated headers new starter
transmission went in last saturday, start to finish in about 40 minutes, the longest part was trying to figureout a way to jack the car high enough to clear the bellhousing,...haha, and i did it with someone who never worked on cars before,..its scary how fast it went in, i hope i didnt miss anything
I spent 14 years restomodding a fastback to be a shelby clone, and sold it when someone asked me if I would sell it and said no. He replied "everything is for sale" and offered a crazy price and I went down and bought a new 07 convertible. I did so many things to the car to improve handling ride safety stopping etc and it was a lot of fun. So screw the purists with their trailer queens that actually are dangerous to drive.
You have done a miraculous job and picked many of the same parts that i used. Some things I wish I had done.
1) Removed the shock towers with a Heidt or some other complete front IFS/Rack setup. I just had rack and pinion from total control. 2) Modern FI motor, either a 5.0 or without the towers a supercharged 4.6 or even a 5.4. I had a jasper 302, world heads, cobra intake worth 350hp. 3) Rear independent suspension, saw this in an article this month in mustang monthly, a must have magazine for this hobby. 4) World class 5 speed, i had a rebuilt toploader loved it but would have liked the od 5) Alternatively you can install a Gearvendors? overdrive to back up your auto. 6) Roll bar and real 5 point harness, cause if a new toyota hits you you will lose 7) Electric windows that use the original crank handles for a switch(the handle just goes up or down about 1/2 inch to move the windows) 8) I had torque thrust II wheels 18 inch and bf goodrich tires, they were the best
Good luck you are doing an AWESOME JOB!!!
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'07 Shelby Convertible Replica, triple black premium, Ford/Whipple H/O Intercooled Supercharger (500 RWHP), Ford Racing shifter/suspension/x-pipe, Corsa, 5-speed, limited slip 3.55, shaker 1000, CDC lite bar, CDC side scoops.
I've never really understood the romance that surrounds restoring a car originally. If you've seen one perfect "off the line" restoration, you never need to see another one. Yawn. With every improvement you make, you're increasing the enjoyment you'll get back from driving it. There are plenty of trailer-queens out there. Build that pony so you can flog it and not feel bad about it. It's looking like a ton of fun. Enjoy the heck out of it.
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RE: Our backwards resto....66 vert! - 
that is going to be a stunner! 
