- Joined
- Sep 30, 2018
- Messages
- 27
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- Location
- Union County NJ
- My Car
- 1971 Coupe, 351C 2V, C6, apparently was 250 I6 base coupe. Needs a bit of TLC and mucho dinero. Body is straight, which is a good start.
Hello,
Joined just over a week ago, after getting a project, my 'new' 71 coupe. The car started as a base 71 coupe, 250 with whatever automatic, in Maroon and black vinyl. Now it is a whatever Cleveland based motor, the seller didn't know if it was a 351, 351M or 400, plus a C6, and a 9" rear. The only working gauge in the car is a tacked on oil pressure, which if correct, says the motor may be in pretty good shape internally. Trans shifts, and the rear doesn't sing or grind.
Due to work and other stuff, I really haven't really spent much time looking at it other than making sure as best as I could the car was as straight and square as it could be for the 47 years it's been around. According to the title prefix, in good ole NJ, I am owner No. 10. Need to pull things apart to really see how this will turn out. As a 01, L code, this will never have any type of collector value, so I plan to have fun and do it up a bit at a time. Looking at both Rod & Custom, or Total Control for the suspension. Like the idea of clearing out the towers, but really need to do what I can with what I have and not go overboard. Also want to ditch the leafs out back, but we'll see.
Going with either Mach 1 or Grande interior, in black. Cloth seems interesting, since it can be a bit cooler in the summer, air or no air, so maybe opt for the Grande. Full gauges too. Not going with Dakota or the other aftermarket clusters, staying with rebuilt Ford stuff.
Whatever the motor really is, and I hope it is a 351C and not one of the others, I will be rebuilding that if the block is good and can be used. Keep the 9" if the housing is straight. On the trans, since I plan on this being a driver, I may opt for the AOD over the C6, but again, need to really see. Posting a picture of the 'good side'. Picture makes it look really good. Glad to be on the site.
My absolute favorite Mustang is a 69 428 shaker 4spd Mach 1 in dark green. Not this time around though.
Joined just over a week ago, after getting a project, my 'new' 71 coupe. The car started as a base 71 coupe, 250 with whatever automatic, in Maroon and black vinyl. Now it is a whatever Cleveland based motor, the seller didn't know if it was a 351, 351M or 400, plus a C6, and a 9" rear. The only working gauge in the car is a tacked on oil pressure, which if correct, says the motor may be in pretty good shape internally. Trans shifts, and the rear doesn't sing or grind.
Due to work and other stuff, I really haven't really spent much time looking at it other than making sure as best as I could the car was as straight and square as it could be for the 47 years it's been around. According to the title prefix, in good ole NJ, I am owner No. 10. Need to pull things apart to really see how this will turn out. As a 01, L code, this will never have any type of collector value, so I plan to have fun and do it up a bit at a time. Looking at both Rod & Custom, or Total Control for the suspension. Like the idea of clearing out the towers, but really need to do what I can with what I have and not go overboard. Also want to ditch the leafs out back, but we'll see.
Going with either Mach 1 or Grande interior, in black. Cloth seems interesting, since it can be a bit cooler in the summer, air or no air, so maybe opt for the Grande. Full gauges too. Not going with Dakota or the other aftermarket clusters, staying with rebuilt Ford stuff.
Whatever the motor really is, and I hope it is a 351C and not one of the others, I will be rebuilding that if the block is good and can be used. Keep the 9" if the housing is straight. On the trans, since I plan on this being a driver, I may opt for the AOD over the C6, but again, need to really see. Posting a picture of the 'good side'. Picture makes it look really good. Glad to be on the site.
My absolute favorite Mustang is a 69 428 shaker 4spd Mach 1 in dark green. Not this time around though.
