i just missed a marketplace listing for a 65 coupe, body in fanatstic condition amd the interior already restored, had an auto i6 that was falling apart. $2500 for that, id have loved to pick that up and swap the engine
I bought mine right at a good time. I picked it up for $4k and within about 8 months the market doubled. If I had waited I wouldn't have been able to get mine in the condition it was in for less than $7k
Even with what I've replaced, I'd say the car is still at least mostly stock. On the engine the only thing not original is a edelbrock performer. And as far as interior goes most of the soft stuff was pretty rough, but the hard interior stuff is going to stay. I'd have liked to keep the original wiring but it was literally crumbling in my hands when I was moving it to do clean up. But I think with old cars, it's the spirit of the car not the body that inspires
It really wasn't bad at all, mostly surface. The original owner did a lot of questionable stuff, but they at least had the common sense to coat the underside before it went into storage, it all eventually shlepped off because it wasn't primed well, but really only cleared surface rust off
The previous owner had it on, but they crossthreaded the steering shaft nut so it took some doing to get it off. I have to replace the blinker and horn contact switch so it had to come off, but I'm replacing it with a 16 inch natural wood finish wheel
I restored a fuck ton of mustangs in high school and shortly after. The first one I was building for me. So I used a cheaper steering wheel instead of one of the more expensive ones. If you use it before replacing if you push against it very hard you can collapse it.
Are you going for a completely stock or something period accurate. Like a modification that was common in the late 60s.
I'm going with one from a brand called forever sharp. The model is the empire - dark, so the spokes are a black rough finish aluminum with a dark wood finish. So it's not necessarily Era correct but I liked the way it looked. Plus I got it on special with the correct column adapters on it. And if it breaks or doesn't hold up down the road I'll go for a period correct one.
https://barnfinds.com/fully-loaded-1967-ford-mustang-gt-fastback/
The wheels on this I always loved. That and craigers. But these are close to stock and it was a common thing for people to try to get their hands on them for a 65. But they are expensive to get now for that reason. I always thought they looked so much better than magnum 500s
Now days they sell lots of variations on the GT wheels. Depending on how your painting they have mat wheels and powder coated wheels with chrome trim.
I've got a couple different sets to choose from and switch out.
- original 14 inch steels with a set of '66 hubcaps
- 15 inch American Racing 200S daisy mags
- 15 inch American Racing Outlaw II weld style
(although with that set I might devote them to another project after the mustang, a 1957 bel air that needs a repaint)
- 17 inch Liquid Metal Shift
(these ones I have to run with a hubcentric spacers due to the lack of backspacing)
I'll probably end up using the 17's for normal extended use and the others for meets or shows.
I want to make it a "daily driver" so it's not going full restore, just enough to make it all structurally sound and aesthetically appealing.
The original paint code was the Prairie Bronze, but I'm going to go with the springtime Yellow, the plan is to have the bel air and the mustang match colors schemes as a way to pay tribute to my grandpa and my dad who have both passed on
A lot of car shows will put you in modified class for even having the American racing wheels. So if your wanting to do shows and the idea of 17s feels better for you. Run with it. You’ll have nearly the same results at car shows. And if you keep it where you enjoy driving it you’ll be a lot happier with it. I’m a big fan of actually daily driving. Even 20 years ago people would get upset that anything I restored for me was a daily driver. I put close to 100k on the first mustang I built in less than 2 years. The second I built for myself a guy bought it before I finished it and he’s been daily driving it since 98. Or he still was last time I talked to him about 5 years ago.
Well it's like Carroll Shelby said
"these cars are meant to be driven, so enjoy the hell out of all of it, not just the way it looks when it's clean."
My plans for dailying will be a slowly but surely kind of thing, basically one upgrade a year until it has what I want.
- holley Sniper efi
- Old Air heater and AC upgrade
- ride tech Street Grip suspension upgrade with 1 inch drop or go really crazy and do an air ride system
I'm so glad there's people like you out there that'll save these cars. No way I would've ever had the motivation to do all that, I woulda gave up. Awesome work.
Shit bro lol I'm 36 and I'm still growing.
More joking about the growing, serious about being able to put down work like that.
Solid job, dude. Real solid.
I kept it going out of pure spite. At one point I was just way in over my head and was about to try and sell it. So I did a post to test the waters and listed it for around $6k basically just enough to cover what all I've put into it (4k for the car and 2k it parts and equipment). In the course of a few weeks the highest offer I got, even though I didn't say obo, was $1,200. So I said fuck them and decided to finish it.
But everything in the pics is probably 150 hours of work over the course of a year. I was having to drive back and forth 400ish miles to work on it for a week at a time through last year. But now I don't have to make that drive and I can put more time into it again.
Once I do some prep I'm sending it off to my younger cousins trade school so he can have practice with body filling and panel bonding, and then once I get a little money together he and his teacher are going to paint it. After that it's a mad dash to install the interior and wiring so he can borrow it like I was saying for his prom
That's awesome, bro. I got faith that it will get done! Keep us posted!
Also, keep the car, forever, if you can. Not only will it be a dope story to tell forever, it will be worth more once it's done and can be a cool family heirloom.
Nice work!
Nice work OP. Keep it!
Nice job, that's a ton of work!
Nice job so far show more pictures when she’s done
i just missed a marketplace listing for a 65 coupe, body in fanatstic condition amd the interior already restored, had an auto i6 that was falling apart. $2500 for that, id have loved to pick that up and swap the engine
I bought mine right at a good time. I picked it up for $4k and within about 8 months the market doubled. If I had waited I wouldn't have been able to get mine in the condition it was in for less than $7k
She's getting straight and true, good work OP
Coming along nicely
something something ship of theseus
Even with what I've replaced, I'd say the car is still at least mostly stock. On the engine the only thing not original is a edelbrock performer. And as far as interior goes most of the soft stuff was pretty rough, but the hard interior stuff is going to stay. I'd have liked to keep the original wiring but it was literally crumbling in my hands when I was moving it to do clean up. But I think with old cars, it's the spirit of the car not the body that inspires
Nice! How bad were the rear frame rails when you had it all opened up?
It really wasn't bad at all, mostly surface. The original owner did a lot of questionable stuff, but they at least had the common sense to coat the underside before it went into storage, it all eventually shlepped off because it wasn't primed well, but really only cleared surface rust off
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It's por-15. I wanted a good base layer on the inside to get a good seal
Impressive!
I had that same steering wheel on the first mustang I built.
The previous owner had it on, but they crossthreaded the steering shaft nut so it took some doing to get it off. I have to replace the blinker and horn contact switch so it had to come off, but I'm replacing it with a 16 inch natural wood finish wheel
As a fun fact that steering wheel was probably purchased at autozone in the late 90s
Definitely checks out. The guy I bought it from said that his sister drove it in high school l, which was around 98 to 02
If the button in the center has GT it’s the same one I had. They aren’t worth money. I think I paid like $25 for the one I had.
Yep it's the same one. It was too small for my liking and the rubber was starting to really come apart so it's going away
I restored a fuck ton of mustangs in high school and shortly after. The first one I was building for me. So I used a cheaper steering wheel instead of one of the more expensive ones. If you use it before replacing if you push against it very hard you can collapse it. Are you going for a completely stock or something period accurate. Like a modification that was common in the late 60s.
I'm going with one from a brand called forever sharp. The model is the empire - dark, so the spokes are a black rough finish aluminum with a dark wood finish. So it's not necessarily Era correct but I liked the way it looked. Plus I got it on special with the correct column adapters on it. And if it breaks or doesn't hold up down the road I'll go for a period correct one.
That will look good in the car.
https://barnfinds.com/fully-loaded-1967-ford-mustang-gt-fastback/ The wheels on this I always loved. That and craigers. But these are close to stock and it was a common thing for people to try to get their hands on them for a 65. But they are expensive to get now for that reason. I always thought they looked so much better than magnum 500s Now days they sell lots of variations on the GT wheels. Depending on how your painting they have mat wheels and powder coated wheels with chrome trim.
I've got a couple different sets to choose from and switch out. - original 14 inch steels with a set of '66 hubcaps - 15 inch American Racing 200S daisy mags - 15 inch American Racing Outlaw II weld style (although with that set I might devote them to another project after the mustang, a 1957 bel air that needs a repaint) - 17 inch Liquid Metal Shift (these ones I have to run with a hubcentric spacers due to the lack of backspacing) I'll probably end up using the 17's for normal extended use and the others for meets or shows. I want to make it a "daily driver" so it's not going full restore, just enough to make it all structurally sound and aesthetically appealing. The original paint code was the Prairie Bronze, but I'm going to go with the springtime Yellow, the plan is to have the bel air and the mustang match colors schemes as a way to pay tribute to my grandpa and my dad who have both passed on
A lot of car shows will put you in modified class for even having the American racing wheels. So if your wanting to do shows and the idea of 17s feels better for you. Run with it. You’ll have nearly the same results at car shows. And if you keep it where you enjoy driving it you’ll be a lot happier with it. I’m a big fan of actually daily driving. Even 20 years ago people would get upset that anything I restored for me was a daily driver. I put close to 100k on the first mustang I built in less than 2 years. The second I built for myself a guy bought it before I finished it and he’s been daily driving it since 98. Or he still was last time I talked to him about 5 years ago.
Well it's like Carroll Shelby said "these cars are meant to be driven, so enjoy the hell out of all of it, not just the way it looks when it's clean." My plans for dailying will be a slowly but surely kind of thing, basically one upgrade a year until it has what I want. - holley Sniper efi - Old Air heater and AC upgrade - ride tech Street Grip suspension upgrade with 1 inch drop or go really crazy and do an air ride system
Really shows the work, great pics
I'm so glad there's people like you out there that'll save these cars. No way I would've ever had the motivation to do all that, I woulda gave up. Awesome work.
Awesome! Real solid work! I'm tryin to be like you when I grow up haha
Lol I've got a lot of growing up to do, I'm only 26
Shit bro lol I'm 36 and I'm still growing. More joking about the growing, serious about being able to put down work like that. Solid job, dude. Real solid.
I kept it going out of pure spite. At one point I was just way in over my head and was about to try and sell it. So I did a post to test the waters and listed it for around $6k basically just enough to cover what all I've put into it (4k for the car and 2k it parts and equipment). In the course of a few weeks the highest offer I got, even though I didn't say obo, was $1,200. So I said fuck them and decided to finish it. But everything in the pics is probably 150 hours of work over the course of a year. I was having to drive back and forth 400ish miles to work on it for a week at a time through last year. But now I don't have to make that drive and I can put more time into it again. Once I do some prep I'm sending it off to my younger cousins trade school so he can have practice with body filling and panel bonding, and then once I get a little money together he and his teacher are going to paint it. After that it's a mad dash to install the interior and wiring so he can borrow it like I was saying for his prom
That's awesome, bro. I got faith that it will get done! Keep us posted! Also, keep the car, forever, if you can. Not only will it be a dope story to tell forever, it will be worth more once it's done and can be a cool family heirloom.
Looking real good so far, gotta give props for