Making all the little widgets work together...

As many current owners of vintage mustangs will tell you, there is no telling what happened to the little car previously or why. If only these cars could talk! A little history that I know about my mustang was that it was a race car. I don't know the wins or loses or even if anyone notable raced in or along side of the fastback. What I do know is people are resourceful. Maybe not correct, but resourceful. For example the little mustang was hit on the front right, not hard but in an accident. When it was put back together, they used 1967 parts! Try explaining that at the auto part store! Lately I have been tracking down small stuff to work the bugs out. For example on a '65 mustang, there is a threaded rod that comes off the clutch pedal into the Z bar at the top then at the bottom, there is supposed to be a fixed rod that connects to the clutch fork. In '66 there was an adjustable rod that connected to the clutch fork. Will it work if they get it wrong? Yeah, but keeping the top and bottom adjusted properly is just a bit too much! The correct part cost $7 today and back in the day was probably a dollar. Still a dollar saved ... There's a lot to getting the little mustang up and running and it takes a little bit longer  correcting other people's remedies!

Whoa Pony!

I know it's been a while since my last post, but know that the restoration is on going - albeit slowly. The past few weeks have been spent on replacing the entire brake and fuel system. I have replaced all the hard lines, soft lines, rebuild master cylinder, clips, wheel cylinders, filters, clamps etc. I know it's not very glamorous, but necessary. Notice that I am replacing the brake system before I even get the engine up running. The fastback is code A with manual factory disk brakes up front and drums in the rear. However the rear is a nine inch axle with traction loc, 10"x2-1/2" pads and factory 3.0 GT gears. Pretty stout for durability and more whoa power! I'm glad I replaced the lines as the originals were corroded and clogged with gunk. Although not correct, I am going back with stainless. Works well, but patience is necessary to seat the flares to prevent leaks.  More photos soon when I get to my desk top...