Curbkrawler
Shitbox Connoisseur
Repainted console and installed carpet on kick panels
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66 Mustang GT Restoration
- Thread starter Curbkrawler
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Flatbed
Web Wheeler
Man I am so looking forward to seeing this on the road. It looks kickass thus far! 
Curbkrawler
Shitbox Connoisseur
I am trying my hardest to build it exactly as the factory would have. I am doing everything according to the original factory assembly manual and drawings. It is so much harder trying to duplicate original than it is customizing…Man I am so looking forward to seeing this on the road. It looks kickass thus far!
Curbkrawler
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Curbkrawler
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Ready for paint. Wife said “no Mustang” this weekend since I’m going trout fishing/camping all next week so I gotta go do pussywhipped activities this weekend.
Curbkrawler
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Curbkrawler
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Still waiting on alternator. Apparently they are made to order with correct date codes/stamps and could be 6 more weeks.
Curbkrawler
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Ignore fact carb is backwards… 
Curbkrawler
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Curbkrawler
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Got the new flywheel, clutch, and top loader installed this evening.
ANGRYBLACK
Red Skull Member
That Part! Custom is easy peasy. OG restos are definitely harder.
Your Car is coming out top notch! Keep at it Brother
Curbkrawler
Shitbox Connoisseur
Really appreciate it man!That Part! Custom is easy peasy. OG restos are definitely harder.
Your Car is coming out top notch! Keep at it Brother
Curbkrawler
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Drove to Charlotte Sunday to buy an Esso sign instead of working on car.
Curbkrawler
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Clutch linkage, radiator, air cleaner, engine wiring, and hung my esso sign…
Curbkrawler
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Picked up a motor for our 69 today. Have to hide from wife for a while…
Curbkrawler
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Worked on detailing/finishing out the engine bay, installed exhaust (sans tips), choke tubes, heater hoses, etc. and started on recovering rear seat.
Curbkrawler
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Apparently they hog ringed a VIN tag under the rear seat cover
I bought all new cotton batten and burlap but decided to keep original burlap because I am not about to install all the small wires that run through it. Rattle canned the springs and frame
Curbkrawler
Shitbox Connoisseur
Exhaust installed and bottom of rear seat recovered.
Curbkrawler
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Ever have one of those days?
Bourbon time
Bourbon time
Curbkrawler
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Yesterday sucked. Today was awesome. Got our 428 home today. Dropped the pan and it turned out to be a real deal Cobra Jet reinforced block. Cannot begin to express the excitement of that discovery! Also got a set of 68 Cobra Jet heads with it.
Curbkrawler
Shitbox Connoisseur
Back seat finished and alternator finally came in.
Curbkrawler
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Curbkrawler
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First time in almost 40 years… still a lot of bugs to work out but fired right up.
Flatbed
Web Wheeler
Hell yeah!!
Heard your dad say something about a knock, once you check all the usual suspects, make sure the oil pump pickup isn't vibrating/knocking on the bottom of the oil pan... Backstory below:
Had a little 383 built for a mud truck back in the day, and on first fire up and cam break in it sounded like it had a bottom end knock... like bad... but it had 80 psi cold and over 50 hot.... ended up findin out the bottom of the stamped pan got pushed up ever so slightly and the pickup was able to hit it and sound like a bad bottom end knock. Talks about relief seeing the witness marks in the bottom of the pan and on the pickup screen...
Awesome project, super jealous of you getting to work with your pops!
Best of luck with the last 15% that seem to take 85% of the time.
Had a little 383 built for a mud truck back in the day, and on first fire up and cam break in it sounded like it had a bottom end knock... like bad... but it had 80 psi cold and over 50 hot.... ended up findin out the bottom of the stamped pan got pushed up ever so slightly and the pickup was able to hit it and sound like a bad bottom end knock. Talks about relief seeing the witness marks in the bottom of the pan and on the pickup screen...
Awesome project, super jealous of you getting to work with your pops!
Best of luck with the last 15% that seem to take 85% of the time.
Curbkrawler
Shitbox Connoisseur
It feels like it’s missing to me. Didn’t run it for long as none of the gauges are working. I have it narrowed down to ignition switch or constant voltage regulator on back of cluster for gauge issue. Once I verify oil pressure, I plan to track down source of miss/knock. It almost seems like the knock is related to the whole damn thing shaking. Hard to tell at this point…Heard your dad say something about a knock, once you check all the usual suspects, make sure the oil pump pickup isn't vibrating/knocking on the bottom of the oil pan... Backstory below:
Had a little 383 built for a mud truck back in the day, and on first fire up and cam break in it sounded like it had a bottom end knock... like bad... but it had 80 psi cold and over 50 hot.... ended up findin out the bottom of the stamped pan got pushed up ever so slightly and the pickup was able to hit it and sound like a bad bottom end knock. Talks about relief seeing the witness marks in the bottom of the pan and on the pickup screen...
Awesome project, super jealous of you getting to work with your pops!
Best of luck with the last 15% that seem to take 85% of the time.
Curbkrawler
Shitbox Connoisseur
Went up to VA over thanksgiving. Gotta love FB marketplace. Harder to find stuff like this down in SC. $300, new fire brick, and I’m about to have a heated shop!
