Cannonball888

Frankly, I don't trust most of the flakey ripoff mechanics in my town. So, I'm having a local dragster shop install a new 9" rear on my '65 along with new rear discs, new MC and brake lines, powerbooster, new leaf springs, and to do a small subrame repair. So, when I get there, I am totally blown away. This guy has a huge garage (actually a metal building) about 4,000 square feet with 3-4 dragsters in various stages of completion. He told me he has built over 180 dragsters from scratch in his lifetime and he is still building them for several corporations and individuals who commission him. I felt like me bringing him a Mustang to work on was really mickey mouse, but he is a super nice guy and said he would work it into his schedule. lt may take him two weeks, but I'm patient and feel confident I'll be getting work done by a more than competent person.

Soaring

Sounds like a very competent mechanic. It's a good feeling knowing you are having your Mustang worked on by a competent person.

farkedup

rear axles are a PITA. I didn't torch my leaf springs off due to the gas lines and one of them was incredibly hard to get off! Ended up using a sawzall and it took FOREVER! After taking so long to get the leaf springs off I attatched 1 end of the new ones and just STOPPED right there and haven't been able to get a second person around since then. The rear axle is heavy and I'd just rather not do it by myself! Also will be putting rear disc on mine.

65mojoe

Whats the name of the mechanic if you don't mind me asking? I was gonna say if you were from Cali you should check out FTSG, but then I saw your from FL. Snap a couple pics of the place if he will let you! (At the very least lets see that new 9" when you get it back! SWEET!)