Project

We’re at that stage on the ‘66 Mustang where you don’t see a lot of dramatic progress. Body and paint can be slow and tedious. Fenders have been spot repaired, one rear quarter straightened and primed, and the other quarter? Well, it’s gone. Virtually all aftermarket replacements are stamped in Taiwan. There’s a lot of…

We noticed the engine had a pretty good oil leak when we first rolled her into the garage. While a full-rebuild isn’t in the budget, a light freshening and reseal is. During the partial tear-down we found someone had replaced the crankshaft rear main oil seal (the original was made of rope). There’s a tiny…

To paraphrase Forest Gump, classic car restoration is like a box of chocolates. You can never be too sure of what you’re dealing with until you start peeling back the layers. We noticed some ‘cracks’ in the rear quarter when we first brought the Mustang back to the shop. As we dug further we found…

Back at it with some new parts in hand. Austin reassembles the Ford 200 head with new valve stem seals. 56 years of caked on crud also has to be removed before the engine compartment can be freshened up with paint. We found a cute little C4 transmission under all the grime. By the way,…

When the budget doesn’t allow for a full rebuild on the Mustangs’ Inline 6 you do what you can, like lap the valves – old-school – just enough to clean up the face and seats to provide a better seal.

And so the fun begins on the ’66 Mustang. We start what will eventually be a complete teardown by pulling the hood, grille and headlight assembly (for safe keeping), and yanking the engine and transmission for inspection. So far the engine is looking pretty good on the inside. Per the customer, it’s to only be…

We’re getting ready to do some resto on this ’66 Mustang that’s been sitting for about 13 years. Stay Tuned!