Friday afternoon.. no fires.. must be time for rambling!
I have a 1967 Mustang coupe, plain Jane. Lime Gold (color of phlegm) black interior, black vinyl top, no other options, was originally a 200/C4, I bought it without a motor or transmission as part of a his and hers set that a widow from Ellendale SD sold to us after her husband passed away. The other half of he set is now owned by my ex-step-brother it is a 1968 Coupe bright red, parchment interior, 200/3.03 with the hood with the inset blinkers. We bought the pair for $700 (total)... in 1993. Both have been stored inside a pole barn, his up on jack stands, my on flat tires ever since then.
When it was bought I was much younger (and dumber) after getting the car I immediately took off and discarded the passenger fender, passenger headlight bucket, bumper, and lower valance, I put them in a pile somewhere and they got recycled (scrapped)... dumb. I tore off the vinyl top because it was tattered and was holding moisture and I started to sand down the old paint. Somewhere in the mid 90's we bought a 1972 Torino 4dr (baby blue) just for the motor and transmission. After changing the headgaskets I bolted that 302/C4 into my '67. I completely rebuilt the brakes, new bearings, turned the drums, rebuilt the wheel cylinders, replaced all the internal hardware, I had received a C4 crossmember, driveline, and shifter linkage from my shop manager at the time (part time ASE certified in Brakes, Electrical, and Suspension) and I cleaned and painted the engine bay. I created a simple loop for the transmission fluid, 2 barbed fittings, 1ft of high pressure hose and 4 clamps. The shifter was never hooked up because that was when I learned about the differences between column shift (the Torino) and floor shift (the Mustang) C4 linkages.. I also never installed a radiator or completed the wiring, the exhaust was a simple Y pipe that had been on the Torino, no muffler.. in '95 we moved to Colorado and during that time, my younger ex-step-brother pulled the motor and transmission to sell to his buddy (yes he asked first). When we moved back to ND, I started swapping in a 250/AOD, ran into a snag because I didn't have the right 164 tooth flexplate with zero imbalance. Neglected it for another few years while I finished college (yes, WAY older than average), bought a house, got married, had kids, wife started her own business. And now the kids are big enough that it might be fun for them to help, the 2yr old (almost 3) is already stealing my tools and has his own impressive collection of Mustang toys.
Sorry guys, but this is one of the only pictures that I can find of it that shows the color, and an inline 250 sitting in the engine bay. (still how it looks today)
I know I have taken more over the years, 35mm and digital but be damned if I can find any to post, but I certainly don't want those guys in uni-tards on my post...
The needs to be drivable are relatively low
motor/transmission. (I have a bone stock '67 200/C4 sitting on my shop floor ready to go)
Passenger side headlight extension
Passengerside fender
Front Valance
Front Bumper
Both sides need quarter panel wheel well rust repair and a little in the trunk drop down area (considering using '68 patch panels to also remove the fake air intake vents)
Hood? (I have one, but its sort of banged up, could be workable still)
Tail light extensions (I may have a set of these on my '68 parts car, I need to check)
Tires and Rims, I bought a set of factory 14" 'appliance' rims last summer from Craigslist
Anybody notice that the rims are 5 bolt, and know that '67 i6 cars are 4 lug? I am going to try and talk Dad into letting me scrap his '75 Granada (302/C4) and steal its 5lug suspension.
And when it gets done, it will again be some variant of Lime Gold, not normal LG though, that color is a tad flat. More a bright brilliant Lime Gold like 68fastwilliams
That thing pops, still can't believe he has it up for sale...
I spent some time yesterday cyber-stalking his posts looking for more green and found one of his very first posts where he was asking about paint scheme options (wish I had photoshop skills...) found this thread. I would have voted for #4...
Posted this a while back on the VMF, need some fresh eyes and opinions
This was #4 for those that don't remember, or weren't here (like me)
With only a couple minor changes.. I want a full white hood, all the way to the fender peaks, either a flat hood or a stock length '68 Shelby style with front openings, a set of Vintage 48's possibly powder coated white (on the fence on that one) and it has to be a coupe, not a fastback.
Eventually the goal is to build it for how I actually drive.. 250-350 miles per week down the same boring stretch of i29 to and from work.. its 25 miles posted at 75mph and no corners. I'd like to keep the RPMs low when 'at speed' so somewhere between 1400-1800 at 75-80mph.. Which is why I'm chosing the inline tractor motor instead of a high winding V block.
As of right now the eventual plan is working toward
300/turbo/mpfi/AOD/CC/AC/PS/R&P (manual windows)
5 lug, disc brake (SoT or Mustang Steve to use newer Mustang 13" rotors up front)
17" rims
high back bucket seats (3pt seatbelts in all 4 seats)
I plan on doing a lot of the upgrades myself, as cheap as possible. This car is not a huge priority to me (which should be obvious in that I have owned it for 20years so far)
I will build or perform the following
Boss Mustang shock tower reinforcement welding/plate additions (StangFix.com -- Shock tower reinforcement - Day 2)
Road Race/Boss crossmember/engine brace (StangFix.com -- Finished my Cobra Automotive-like 70 Engine Crossmember)
Adjustable strut rods (StangFix.com -- My adventure/process in homemade adjustable Strut Rods (pics).)
Subframe connectors (Modified Mustang & Fords -- Subframe Connectors Installation Do-It-Yourself and Save Cash)
Tubular Shock Tower Export and Monte Carlo Braces (StangFix.com -- Building a tubular Export Brace)
Torque Arm (rear torque arm)
A rear seat divider
Upgrade to a '72 22 gallon tank and add something like TankArmor
I haven't seen this car since last Summer and it was buried in the back of Dad's barn, and it may get pushed yet another year as I have a 63.5 Falcon Convertible (260/4spd) to work on also (in much better shape too) and this weekend I am going to go pick up my used 2 post car hoist that I bought from a Ford Dealership that I need to build on to my shop to use because my shop only has 9ft ceilings.. even if it gets pushed I will still continue to work on projects for it, but test them out on my '68 first and then put them into storage..
And I have to wait until this stuff melts, this was my driveway 3 weeks ago before the last 2 snowstorms.. the piles are taller and wider now..
They are already predicting record level flooding for my area... yay!
I have a 1967 Mustang coupe, plain Jane. Lime Gold (color of phlegm) black interior, black vinyl top, no other options, was originally a 200/C4, I bought it without a motor or transmission as part of a his and hers set that a widow from Ellendale SD sold to us after her husband passed away. The other half of he set is now owned by my ex-step-brother it is a 1968 Coupe bright red, parchment interior, 200/3.03 with the hood with the inset blinkers. We bought the pair for $700 (total)... in 1993. Both have been stored inside a pole barn, his up on jack stands, my on flat tires ever since then.
When it was bought I was much younger (and dumber) after getting the car I immediately took off and discarded the passenger fender, passenger headlight bucket, bumper, and lower valance, I put them in a pile somewhere and they got recycled (scrapped)... dumb. I tore off the vinyl top because it was tattered and was holding moisture and I started to sand down the old paint. Somewhere in the mid 90's we bought a 1972 Torino 4dr (baby blue) just for the motor and transmission. After changing the headgaskets I bolted that 302/C4 into my '67. I completely rebuilt the brakes, new bearings, turned the drums, rebuilt the wheel cylinders, replaced all the internal hardware, I had received a C4 crossmember, driveline, and shifter linkage from my shop manager at the time (part time ASE certified in Brakes, Electrical, and Suspension) and I cleaned and painted the engine bay. I created a simple loop for the transmission fluid, 2 barbed fittings, 1ft of high pressure hose and 4 clamps. The shifter was never hooked up because that was when I learned about the differences between column shift (the Torino) and floor shift (the Mustang) C4 linkages.. I also never installed a radiator or completed the wiring, the exhaust was a simple Y pipe that had been on the Torino, no muffler.. in '95 we moved to Colorado and during that time, my younger ex-step-brother pulled the motor and transmission to sell to his buddy (yes he asked first). When we moved back to ND, I started swapping in a 250/AOD, ran into a snag because I didn't have the right 164 tooth flexplate with zero imbalance. Neglected it for another few years while I finished college (yes, WAY older than average), bought a house, got married, had kids, wife started her own business. And now the kids are big enough that it might be fun for them to help, the 2yr old (almost 3) is already stealing my tools and has his own impressive collection of Mustang toys.
Sorry guys, but this is one of the only pictures that I can find of it that shows the color, and an inline 250 sitting in the engine bay. (still how it looks today)
I know I have taken more over the years, 35mm and digital but be damned if I can find any to post, but I certainly don't want those guys in uni-tards on my post...
The needs to be drivable are relatively low
motor/transmission. (I have a bone stock '67 200/C4 sitting on my shop floor ready to go)
Passenger side headlight extension
Passengerside fender
Front Valance
Front Bumper
Both sides need quarter panel wheel well rust repair and a little in the trunk drop down area (considering using '68 patch panels to also remove the fake air intake vents)
Hood? (I have one, but its sort of banged up, could be workable still)
Tail light extensions (I may have a set of these on my '68 parts car, I need to check)
Tires and Rims, I bought a set of factory 14" 'appliance' rims last summer from Craigslist
Anybody notice that the rims are 5 bolt, and know that '67 i6 cars are 4 lug? I am going to try and talk Dad into letting me scrap his '75 Granada (302/C4) and steal its 5lug suspension.
And when it gets done, it will again be some variant of Lime Gold, not normal LG though, that color is a tad flat. More a bright brilliant Lime Gold like 68fastwilliams
That thing pops, still can't believe he has it up for sale...
I spent some time yesterday cyber-stalking his posts looking for more green and found one of his very first posts where he was asking about paint scheme options (wish I had photoshop skills...) found this thread. I would have voted for #4...
Posted this a while back on the VMF, need some fresh eyes and opinions
This was #4 for those that don't remember, or weren't here (like me)
With only a couple minor changes.. I want a full white hood, all the way to the fender peaks, either a flat hood or a stock length '68 Shelby style with front openings, a set of Vintage 48's possibly powder coated white (on the fence on that one) and it has to be a coupe, not a fastback.
Eventually the goal is to build it for how I actually drive.. 250-350 miles per week down the same boring stretch of i29 to and from work.. its 25 miles posted at 75mph and no corners. I'd like to keep the RPMs low when 'at speed' so somewhere between 1400-1800 at 75-80mph.. Which is why I'm chosing the inline tractor motor instead of a high winding V block.
As of right now the eventual plan is working toward
300/turbo/mpfi/AOD/CC/AC/PS/R&P (manual windows)
5 lug, disc brake (SoT or Mustang Steve to use newer Mustang 13" rotors up front)
17" rims
high back bucket seats (3pt seatbelts in all 4 seats)
I plan on doing a lot of the upgrades myself, as cheap as possible. This car is not a huge priority to me (which should be obvious in that I have owned it for 20years so far)
I will build or perform the following
Boss Mustang shock tower reinforcement welding/plate additions (StangFix.com -- Shock tower reinforcement - Day 2)
Road Race/Boss crossmember/engine brace (StangFix.com -- Finished my Cobra Automotive-like 70 Engine Crossmember)
Adjustable strut rods (StangFix.com -- My adventure/process in homemade adjustable Strut Rods (pics).)
Subframe connectors (Modified Mustang & Fords -- Subframe Connectors Installation Do-It-Yourself and Save Cash)
Tubular Shock Tower Export and Monte Carlo Braces (StangFix.com -- Building a tubular Export Brace)
Torque Arm (rear torque arm)
A rear seat divider
Upgrade to a '72 22 gallon tank and add something like TankArmor
I haven't seen this car since last Summer and it was buried in the back of Dad's barn, and it may get pushed yet another year as I have a 63.5 Falcon Convertible (260/4spd) to work on also (in much better shape too) and this weekend I am going to go pick up my used 2 post car hoist that I bought from a Ford Dealership that I need to build on to my shop to use because my shop only has 9ft ceilings.. even if it gets pushed I will still continue to work on projects for it, but test them out on my '68 first and then put them into storage..
And I have to wait until this stuff melts, this was my driveway 3 weeks ago before the last 2 snowstorms.. the piles are taller and wider now..
They are already predicting record level flooding for my area... yay!
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