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My daughter who's 20 at the time I'm writing this has never really been into any of my car projects but after returning from her Army AIT training (helicopter mechanic) decided she wanted a classic car project. After questioning her repeatedly and getting her to agree to pay for 1/2, I decided she was serious.
After attending the Good Guys show in Puyallup, her car of choice was identified: '66 Mustang.
Having mostly GM or import vehicles for the majority of my life, a Mustang was new to me but I fancy myself a car lover more than a specific manufacturer loyalist. Anyhow, after craigslist searching for a couple of months, one finally popped up near where I work for what I considered a fair price so we checked it out. Turns out it was better than I had expected which also caused me some initial angst.
Originally I was looking for just a shell to throw a modern drivetrain in but when we found an original A code car that had spent the majority of its life in Arizona (translate that into minimal rust for a PNW car), I couldn't bring myself to separate the drivetrain from its original home. The car ran well on its trip home (which is odd for my projects) so that solidified the decision to keep the original engine.
Anyhow, the goal of this build is to spend some quality time with my daughter while getting her a reliable classic Mustang to drive and enjoy. I'll keep the posts that follow more to the technical details.
After attending the Good Guys show in Puyallup, her car of choice was identified: '66 Mustang.
Having mostly GM or import vehicles for the majority of my life, a Mustang was new to me but I fancy myself a car lover more than a specific manufacturer loyalist. Anyhow, after craigslist searching for a couple of months, one finally popped up near where I work for what I considered a fair price so we checked it out. Turns out it was better than I had expected which also caused me some initial angst.
Originally I was looking for just a shell to throw a modern drivetrain in but when we found an original A code car that had spent the majority of its life in Arizona (translate that into minimal rust for a PNW car), I couldn't bring myself to separate the drivetrain from its original home. The car ran well on its trip home (which is odd for my projects) so that solidified the decision to keep the original engine.
Anyhow, the goal of this build is to spend some quality time with my daughter while getting her a reliable classic Mustang to drive and enjoy. I'll keep the posts that follow more to the technical details.