Spike, I think we are on the same page. The siezed engine actually works in our favor. If we had a running car, our priorities would be different. Getting it on the road would be an irristable urge.
With the Engine, tranmission, and exhaust out the car is a wide open canvas. Everything on...
Looks like pressure washing will be next week . We did brush a lot of crud off the supports though.
We spent the day in the garage getting him a better work/storage space setup. We built a loft to hold all his parts. We will inventory what we have and share some pictures. I know we have...
Thanks for all your encouragement! We are definitely going to be asking a lot of questions. My car knowledge is based on keeping my 1975 pontiac driving back in the 80's. I've never done anything like this before and neither has Lucas. We got the car because it seemed like a good platform...
Here's a quick walkthrough of the interior. The drivers door is the only visible red left on the car. Trunk is green, and I think the estra one is blue. Trunk area looks really good.
Part 2...the fall..
Once we got it home we tried to get it up and running. Replaced some obvious bad electric, got a new battery, new plugs, changed the oil (that was a herculean task in itself) and tested it out.
Good news: all major electric that we could check worked. body is in really...
Hello everyone. Rainy day here so it's a good time to start our build thread.
To recap our introduction. Last September my son told me he was really interested in being a mechanic and possibly attending on of the high school auto tech programs in the county. Shortly after that he sent me a...
I think we have 3 sets of the hubcaps.....
We are in Maryland and the weather is just starting to get comfortable for outdoor car work so we are really excited.
Here are two more shots, side and rear. We have an undented trunk in the parts pile as well as the very fancy flip gas tank lid...
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Our mustang journey began in September. My son expressed interest in becoming a mechanic, one thing led to another and we ending up bringing home a 71 hardtop.
The car was a father daughter project that had sat since 1998 or so. The body is in really good condition. Mechanically...