Update 5 # 2019-08-05 Battery tray, starter solenoid, radiator, and overflow tank all pulled out. Some of wiring loom has been partially extracted. Blower box also pulled. It’s heavier than I expected. Lots of metal in it. And, with the blower out, that means, I can get a first good look at the right hand cowl. Hmm, not looking great. Lots of nasty looking rust. Also, you can see something has poked a hole in the forward facing part of the foot-well. ...
Update 4 # 2019-07-18 Removing the dash-pad. I don’t know what these little end pieces of the piping for the interior air are made of but they basically disintegrated and turned to dust as soon as I touched them. Also the dash-pad was glued down in a few spots which made it tricky to remove. Luckily the old one was already split so I wasn’t planning to try and keep it. ...
Update #3 # 2019-07-13 Left hand fender off. Looks like a nasty rust hole just under the wind-screen. Also some bubbling of the paint in this area. I was getting some damp in the foot-well on the driver side - this would explain that. Doors coming off. Console coming out. Seats coming out. Taking up the carpet in the back.
Update #1 # 2019-06-29 Engine bay at the very beginning A look at the engine bay at the very beginning. Lots of rust. I was having problems with the distributor/coil. So, I ended up dropping in a HEI. I had it on hand, but didn’t expect to use it until later. Front end minus grill Grill on its own Hood and front grill come off. Boot lid off Boot lid off. ...
Update #0 - introduction # 2013-08-07 About 6 months ago, I bought myself a present in the form of a midnight blue, 1965 Ford Mustang. It was something that I had been thinking about for a long time. I wanted a project car. Initially, I considered starting with something very bare-bones and building it up from scratch. But, in the end I decided it might be wise to take it easier on myself and get something (almost) running. ...