restoring a 1965 Mustang
Today’s goal was to get all window assembly and glass components out of the doors. I was not looking forward to this as access to the various components isn’t trivial and accidentally scratching the glass is all too easy at multiple steps along the way. The first step was to adjust the window to the […]
With the rest of the interior exorcized it was time to start in on the dash. One of the challenges in working with the dash is that unlike modern cars where the dash typically consists of multiple removable plastic (or similar) sections mounted to metal braces, the entirety of the Mustang’s dash is a single […]
As I was removing miscellaneous components in the engine bay I came across another set of fiberglass patches underneath the battery tray, a common problem area on these cars due to damage from battery acid. These patches were much more solidly adhered than the ones in the trunk had been so I decided to leave […]
The engine compartment in these Mustangs doesn’t offer a lot of extra room so pulling the engine requires removing just about everything surrounding it. First up was draining the radiator and overflow tank, followed by removing them and their respective hoses. The driver side header was removed off-camera as well. With the radiator out it […]
The goal for the day was to get the transmission out of the car. The catch was that the driveline was still intact, so there were several things that needed to happen before I could access the transmission. First on the to-do list was dropping the driveshaft. After getting the car up on jack stands […]
Armed with a cheap “10 in 1 Trim Tool” from Amazon and a dozen YouTube videos I started working at the trim around the rear window. On these old Mustangs the chrome trim around both the rear glass and windshield is held in by metal clips that are notoriously difficult to release and the trim […]
The first order of business was getting the remaining gas out of the tank. Due to a lack of foresight I started the disassembly with about a quarter tank of fuel left. As luck would have it the tank didn’t have a drain at one of the low points, my only options were the sending […]
Unfortunately with two other cars wanting to park in the garage space is at a premium and I couldn’t leave the fenders laying around, so I mounted them on the wall to keep them out of the way for now. With the floorspace reclaimed my wife helped me remove the taillights, trunk latch, and rear […]
I’ve disassembled the front end twice in the past to pull the engine, most recently about a decade ago when I swapped the previous 302 for a 331 stroker. Having done this disassembly before there weren’t a ton of surprises, though I was disappointed to find that I hadn’t been particularly disciplined about using matching […]
While taking a close look at the trunk tonight I discovered two areas where fiberglass patch repairs had been performed prior to at least the most recent paint job. The car was white when it left the factory, a previous owner had a rusty brown sprayed over the white, then the most recent black was […]