Newbie...wanted to say hi
07-02-2007, 09:53 PM
#1
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 16
Newbie...wanted to say hi
Hi All,
I jumped on here today for the first time.
I got into Mustangs in the early 80's when I was in grade school, and I bought my first car in 1986 when I was 16. It was a '66 Coupe, and I still have it. In fact, I just started to work on it after a 20 year break.
It was purchased in a Burger King parking lot, near Arizona State University, when I was 16 (saved up 2 summers for it). My dad and I were coming back from fishing. I worked on it for almost 2 years, we moved to Chicago, and there it sat....no money or time....college, then medical school, then internship, then residency, and now 20 years later, I started on it again.
Details:
1966 289 Coupe, 4bbl
Silver Frost
Red Pony interior
factory duals
Styled Steels
factory 8-Track
Fasten Seat Belt Light, Emergency brake light
Day/Nite mirror
Remote sideview mirror
I bought original 1967 GT-350 Aluminum valve covers with the matching intake manifold and oval air cleaner when I was in high school
...I think that is it for now
It is such a good feeling to start on it again. I had NO money back then. In fact, when my driver's door was hit, it was cheaper for me to buy a used door than to have it fixed. Back then, In Arizona, parts were EVERYWHERE...garage sales, flea markets, etc.
Ready for this? After I took the door and data plate off, i bought a door off of a guy who was parting out his car. He was parting out a 1965 GT Convertible, K-code, 4-speed, 4.10 gears car with Pony Interior....I still have that data plate!
Thanks...I hope to participate in this forum.
Nick
I jumped on here today for the first time.
I got into Mustangs in the early 80's when I was in grade school, and I bought my first car in 1986 when I was 16. It was a '66 Coupe, and I still have it. In fact, I just started to work on it after a 20 year break.
It was purchased in a Burger King parking lot, near Arizona State University, when I was 16 (saved up 2 summers for it). My dad and I were coming back from fishing. I worked on it for almost 2 years, we moved to Chicago, and there it sat....no money or time....college, then medical school, then internship, then residency, and now 20 years later, I started on it again.
Details:
1966 289 Coupe, 4bbl
Silver Frost
Red Pony interior
factory duals
Styled Steels
factory 8-Track
Fasten Seat Belt Light, Emergency brake light
Day/Nite mirror
Remote sideview mirror
I bought original 1967 GT-350 Aluminum valve covers with the matching intake manifold and oval air cleaner when I was in high school
...I think that is it for now
It is such a good feeling to start on it again. I had NO money back then. In fact, when my driver's door was hit, it was cheaper for me to buy a used door than to have it fixed. Back then, In Arizona, parts were EVERYWHERE...garage sales, flea markets, etc.
Ready for this? After I took the door and data plate off, i bought a door off of a guy who was parting out his car. He was parting out a 1965 GT Convertible, K-code, 4-speed, 4.10 gears car with Pony Interior....I still have that data plate!
Thanks...I hope to participate in this forum.
Nick
07-02-2007, 10:01 PM
#3
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 16
RE: Newbie...wanted to say hi
Thanks!
It is being worked on in the town where my parent's live in Central Illinois. I am about 2.5 hours away. I will try to post some pics when I have a chance to get down there. It KILLS me not to be doing the bulk of the work myself, but I will do most of the detailed work.
It is being worked on in the town where my parent's live in Central Illinois. I am about 2.5 hours away. I will try to post some pics when I have a chance to get down there. It KILLS me not to be doing the bulk of the work myself, but I will do most of the detailed work.
07-02-2007, 10:10 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 16
RE: Newbie...wanted to say hi
My ride is in pieces! 
But that is a good thing 
I will try to have my dad snap some pics. He said the front fenders were off and the engine bay was getting the works done on it.
I have plenty of pics from 1986! $1350 + a $99 Earl Scheib paint job, and I was ready for Junior year!
But that is a good thing I will try to have my dad snap some pics. He said the front fenders were off and the engine bay was getting the works done on it.
I have plenty of pics from 1986! $1350 + a $99 Earl Scheib paint job, and I was ready for Junior year!
07-02-2007, 10:31 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 16
RE: Newbie...wanted to say hi
Back in the mid-80s, I always bought my used parts at a Vintage Ford yard in Phoenix, and I bought my new/repro parts from Dallas Mustang Parts. Is Dallas still a good place, or is there a better place with better quality and prices?....or, are they all about the same?
I just do not have the time to buy from 20 different places to save a few bucks here and there.
I just do not have the time to buy from 20 different places to save a few bucks here and there.
07-02-2007, 11:17 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Australia
Posts: 2,266
RE: Newbie...wanted to say hi
welcome
there are lots of choices for parts and the general consensus is to use one near you to save shipping costs. (this is a biatch for me
) Most of the repro parts come from the same source anyway.
remember most mechanical parts can be bought cheaper from non-vintage mustang parts places.
there are lots of choices for parts and the general consensus is to use one near you to save shipping costs. (this is a biatch for me
) Most of the repro parts come from the same source anyway.remember most mechanical parts can be bought cheaper from non-vintage mustang parts places.
