- Joined
- Jul 27, 2012
- Messages
- 175
- Reaction score
- 97
- Location
- U.S.
- My Car
- 1971 Mustang Coupe. Lived, died, then lived again.
Woohoo! Finally got the old girl back on her feet!
Some of you may remember that I crashed my poor Big Blue during the latter half of 2013. Here's the thread:
http://www.7173mustangs.com/thread-crashed-the-mustang
Anyway, just want to announce that after lots of persistence, parts-gathering, saving, and even donations from some wonderful members here on the forum, there will be another 7173 roaming the streets of Miami. Despite the resistance I received with my family over my decision to keep it and constant requests to scrap it in order to clear out the driveway, I stuck to my guns. It was well worth it. I will now be doing my duty as a Mustang owner and driving her as frequently as possible.
My neighbor is an old-timey body repair guy; he offered to pull the chassis and graft on the needed parts from a donor car. He fixed it for cheap and still did a great job (he probably pitied me). The past couple of years have been a roller coaster, and now that Blue's chugging along, it feels pretty damn good. I need a sway bar, alignment, new brakes, a shifter (vice-grips pulling on the tranny cable isn't fun) and a bunch of miscellaneous items. It's a hot mess, but hey, I call that a "work in progress".
Thanks to everyone here that helped the cause, it's much appreciated.
and HAPPY FRIDAY to everyone!
Some of you may remember that I crashed my poor Big Blue during the latter half of 2013. Here's the thread:
http://www.7173mustangs.com/thread-crashed-the-mustang
Anyway, just want to announce that after lots of persistence, parts-gathering, saving, and even donations from some wonderful members here on the forum, there will be another 7173 roaming the streets of Miami. Despite the resistance I received with my family over my decision to keep it and constant requests to scrap it in order to clear out the driveway, I stuck to my guns. It was well worth it. I will now be doing my duty as a Mustang owner and driving her as frequently as possible.
My neighbor is an old-timey body repair guy; he offered to pull the chassis and graft on the needed parts from a donor car. He fixed it for cheap and still did a great job (he probably pitied me). The past couple of years have been a roller coaster, and now that Blue's chugging along, it feels pretty damn good. I need a sway bar, alignment, new brakes, a shifter (vice-grips pulling on the tranny cable isn't fun) and a bunch of miscellaneous items. It's a hot mess, but hey, I call that a "work in progress".
Thanks to everyone here that helped the cause, it's much appreciated.
and HAPPY FRIDAY to everyone!
