1965 Mustang Project
6 weeks ago I picked up a 1966 Coupe. 289, C4 Auto, Power steering, Manual drums all around. Previous owner restored the outside two years ago. The rest needed attention. Ran fine but showed its age on the interior. Shifted pretty sloppy. Drove it for about 5 miles and then brought her into the garage and started a mini restoration. First thing I did was strip the interior. It was pretty bad. Seats were barely more than a wire frame. Carpet was pretty stinky and gross. Headliner was falling off. Some of the electronics were not working well. The dash didn’t light up. The heater box wasn’t functional and manual drum brakes were sketchy to say the least.
Stripped the wiring harness and replaced it with a painless harness. Repainted the dash. Restored the gauge cluster. Rebuilt the heater box and replaced the register with a plastic unit. Polished all the chrome bits. Dynomatted the whole interior floor and roof. Did a one piece vinyl headliner with A piller and Sail panels. New Carpet. New seats and seat belts. Restored the rear seat.
Then I removed the tires C4 and converted it to a T5. Hanging the clutch pedal wasn’t exactly fun.
Stripped the master cylinder and front drums and converted to front drum brakes.
Dynamatted the trunk and added a matching black carpet.
Replaced the stock 195/70/14 wheels and tires with some Black Steel Wheels in 15x7. 205/60/15 in front and 225/60/15 in the rear. Tires are BG Goodrich Radial TA’s.
That’s pretty much it for Phase one. Next up is a few odds and ends I have planned. I need to add a tach. Might do a center console? The power steering leaves a lot to be desired. Not sure what I’ll do with that. Part of me wants to go manual steering. Also I’m still running the stock 2.90 open rear diff in the 8”. Prof go to a 3.25 traction Loc. Also if I do the center console I am considering adding a double din radio. Currently it has none. The stock radio location has a block off. Eventually I’ll prob do an Edelbrock top end kit and a Fuel Injection setup. But that’s a winter job.
Anyway not really sure the point of this post. Just felt like sharing the work I did the last month.