ceheler
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- Joined
- Sep 29, 2014
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- Location
- Durham, Ca
- My Car
- 1971 Mustang
351C 4V - slightly modified
C-6
9" Rear factory 3:00 gears
Hello All,
Names Chris. Just finished active duty service with the USMC as a 3521 Mechanic. Now working in an auto parts store planning to open a care center up soon or move on to a farm shop around here somewhere. Enough about, on to the mustang.
It was my fathers first car he ever bought it is a 1971 grande with a 351c - 4V, c-6, 9" 3.00. When i was growing up it was in terrible shape and he was desperate for money and sold it to i guy i knew. After spending some time in the Marines knowing i was coming home i took a loan and bought it from the guy my dad sold it to. Needs exhaust and suspension work and it will be driveable.
I have built it up to look more like a coupe, i don't have interest in making it look 100% original, hence the vinyl top is gone and it looks like a hard top and the grande grill has been replaced with a mach 1 grill. My eventual goal will be a modular 5.4 ford in front of a 5 speed automatic with rack and pinion steering air bag suspension and all the modern goodies in a classical old school shell.
Names Chris. Just finished active duty service with the USMC as a 3521 Mechanic. Now working in an auto parts store planning to open a care center up soon or move on to a farm shop around here somewhere. Enough about, on to the mustang.
It was my fathers first car he ever bought it is a 1971 grande with a 351c - 4V, c-6, 9" 3.00. When i was growing up it was in terrible shape and he was desperate for money and sold it to i guy i knew. After spending some time in the Marines knowing i was coming home i took a loan and bought it from the guy my dad sold it to. Needs exhaust and suspension work and it will be driveable.
I have built it up to look more like a coupe, i don't have interest in making it look 100% original, hence the vinyl top is gone and it looks like a hard top and the grande grill has been replaced with a mach 1 grill. My eventual goal will be a modular 5.4 ford in front of a 5 speed automatic with rack and pinion steering air bag suspension and all the modern goodies in a classical old school shell.
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