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First visit and intro

mikereedny — Sun, 17 May 2026 18:47:40 GMT

Hello,

I have koined this forum to garner some needed advice on my becoming a short-term caretaker of a survivor 1964.5 Mustang. I have been asked by my uncle to update the vehicle so he can give it to his grandson after graduating from West Point. I have not seen this car, but understand that is has original paint and is a v-8 hardtop. My plan for the car would be to improve the suspension, brakes and steering while leaving that car original looking and sinply freshen it up.
I have spoken to my cousin, and she says that my uncle will wish to be frugal in this project, so I am seeking some guidance on good kits to use that are nice upgrades but not priced too high. If this were my car or going to one of my adult kids, i would do it all, brakes, steering and suspension, then make certain the entire driveline was in order, then deep clean and check all elctricals. I at the very least want a new brake master with split reservoir and perhaps power brake booster upgrade.

I have worked on cars all my life, done in depth and light restorations on several, and am currntly in an auto tech program so I am proficient in the newest vehicles, and likely to go to work part time after retiring early next year. I have all the tools needed to get through this project.

Looking forward to hearing from teh group with advice. Thanks in advance.

Mike

I'm Back Baby!!

2019Ecoboost — Tue, 12 May 2026 14:03:59 GMT

After a long (too long) hiatus from the Mustang world, I recently purchased a 2019 Ecoboost Premium Convertible. My 5th Mustang (6th if you include my wife's Mach-E) and 3rd convertible (5th if you include a Wrangler and an Eclipse Spyder)

I'm pretty impressed by what this 4-cylinder turbo can do...it has more power than my lightly built 89GT convertible, even in stock form. Plans are to stiffen the chassis to better handle the power before looking into any engine mods (misu exhaust, you gotta have exhaust, lol.

past my high-horsepower, light-to-light acceleration phase, and just enjoying top-down, wind-in-my-hair driving again!

Here is Trinity next to my wife's Elektra.

Looking for advice on EFI for a 1973 mustang 302ci

Blues2013 — Fri, 01 May 2026 01:49:01 GMT

Have a 73 mustang project 302 that is being bored to a 347 when done will sit a a fairly conservative 350-400 hp now some people consider this blasphemy, but I am very interested in a Holley EFI SNIPER 2 or similar the price goes from $1300 all the way up to $2600+ depending on extras if anyone has any true experience with this I would appreciate any advice to point me in the right direction as far as what parts and how expensive of a package I would need for it. The fuel pump, throttle plate, intake manifold, and since it was born a 2 barrel do I need something different for that? I don�t know. If you�ve done it before by all means holler at me. I�m a noob to the forum.

2026 Ford Mustang GT Coupe - After 90 Days

JK 23112 — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 02:29:38 GMT

New guy here!

My wife and I bought a brand new 2026 Mustang GT coupe three months ago. It is our "retirement toy" and spends most of the time in the garage. Just about 1,200 miles on it now and it is certainly a fun car to take out on a nice day. It is Adriatic Blue, has a 6-speed manual transmission, cloth seats, rear spoiler delete (it looks better without it, honestly) and is the 'base' model. No Premium Package, no Performance Package and no Active Valve Exhaust. It even has manual seats - which I prefer - so we got it at a very nice discount.

Since the Camaro and Challenger are now gone and the Corvette is automatic only (and is in a totally different class), the Mustang GT is probably the only rear-drive V8 American car that you can get with a manual transmission. It's the fifth Mustang GT coupe I ever had - following a 1988, a 1993, a 1995 and a 2008. Every one of them had a five-speed manual, but this one has a Getrag manual with six gears. It has rather tall rear axle gears, so I am turning about 2,500 at 80+ mph on the Interstate. Plenty of power and abundant torque. You can shift at 4,000 RPMs and still outpace most traffic. The fuel economy has been 16 mpg at the worst and 22 mpg at the best. I only run 93 octane premium in it, although I think that you CAN run regular if you are willing to see downgraded performance and worse fuel mileage. Better to just give it premium and drive it less frequently. I paid $4.26 at Costco - whereas it costs $4.76 to $4.90 at most other area stations. A Prius it ain't!!

The car came with Continental all-season 18" tires on it - same size on all four wheels. If you get the Performance Package, you get 19" wheels but the summer-only tires are wider in the back. That means you cannot rotate them. The Continental rubber is not nearly as "grippy" as Michelins, Pirelli or Goodyear skins, but at least I can rotate them every 5,000 miles and they might last longer. If I goose the car going around a corner, the rear end will come out faster than that of a chubby girl wearing shorts that are too small. As long as you are cognizant of that, it is still a decent handling car and fun on a windy road -- although it honestly is better suited to a straight road. I am an old guy now, but if I were thirty years younger, I might have been more interested in the Dark Horse Mustang. 500 horsepower, Tremec six-speed manual, bigger brakes, louder exhaust, wider tires, etc.

The dual touch screens are fairly nice, but I honestly would prefer fully analog gauges, dials and switches. You have to use the touch screens to turn on the A/C, mess with the stereo system, etc. If you get a Mustang with the Premium Package, you get one giant touch screen. The base model gives you two smaller ones. A nice feature with all of them is that you can change the dash layout to be one of eight different themes - my favorite being the 1967/1968 or the Fox Body theme. The worst thing about the car is the automatic stop/start feature - especially with a manual transmission. You have to press a button every time you start the engine and it will disable it. The audio system is pretty good - but to say that it is "wonky" is an understatement. It also takes a long time for your phone to sync via Bluetooth. The rear seats are a joke if you are over 5 feet tall. Front seat legroom is excellent, the cloth seats are comfortable. The side mirrors are kind of small - so I would recommend buying a set of small convex mirrors so that you don't have to crane your neck every time you want to change lanes.

The exhaust note is wonderful - albeit not as loud as you will find with the Performance Package and/or the Active Valve Exhaust. The cruise control works well, but the car does NOT have the forward sensing or adaptive system that slows you down. The rear backup camera is great - easy to see behind you. Just remember to wash the lens when you clean the car or it will be blurry. The Adriatic Blue color looks green in bright sunlight, but more of a dark blue when it is dark or overcast. I wanted Grabber Blue or Arctic White, while my wife wanted the Molten Magenta (Yuck!), so the Adriatic Blue was a compromise. She has a 2025 Camry in a color called Ocean Gem - which is quite similar.

Since I have yet to reach 1,500 miles so far, I have not really gotten down hard on it and ran it through the gears at full throttle. As was the case with a Corvette that I owned years ago, I won't ever drive this car to its fullest potential. I have a clean driver's license and want to keep it that way. Haha!! I will attach a few photos. It stays in the garage most of the time and I keep a cover over it. This grandpa loves having a clean Mustang when I do take it out of hibernation!