My girfriends 67 Mustang.

**CAMAROBOY69** · 04-11-2005

Those that have viewed the other thread HERE realize this car was in really really bad shape. Body basically trashed so we didnt expect anything to work on this car.
I haven't posted any updates on this car since last year. We didnt work on it much over the winter. Just stripped the exterior completely to bare metal then primered with about 4 coats of Epoxy primer. Yes grey.
Recently the weather has finally been nice enough to get us motivated.

Here are the updates since we started just last weekend. Old news.
1. We began working on the floors
2. Got the car started which involved replacing starter, sylenoid, coil, cap, rotor, plug wires, and plugs.
3. It starts and idles no problem now.
4. Put fluid in the tranny and drove it up and down the driveway.
5. Brakes seem fine so far too but I will check those soon.
6. Brake lights, head lights, tail lights, turn signals, dome light when we open door, heater, wiper motor, and most of the other electrial all work perfect. (friggin amazing)
7. We are going to need a left and right rear quarter. 1 front right fender. 2 floor sections. Front frame section left and right. Possibly rear. This will give me plenty of opportunity to show my GF how to weld.
You can see pics of her stang

Heathers Mustang pics here. New site!!!Updated 5/26/06

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**Travis B** · 04-11-2005

Looks like a good project! It's hard to find woman that are in to cars!!

**zbugger** · 04-11-2005

Awesome Adam!!! Sadly, you're moving faster on that car than I am on mine.... Oh well. Just as soon as I get a daily beater I'm gonna get to work on it.

**CAMAROBOY69** · 10-19-2005

We took the Mustang for the first official drive around the block!! Not without challenges of course. The gas tank has some problem and it just will not suck fuel from the tank. After trying just about everything to get fuel from the tank I gave up and performed a desperate redneck attempt to get it drivable. I strapped a gas can to the hood of the car. Then to top it off we didnt have the headlights hooked up. So we hopped in and I drove us around the block. I refused to give up. Sure was awesome to see this car driving.
Pics of the redneck setup to get the car around the block. The sad thing is that this Mustang has way better brakes than my Camaro. And the mustang has 4 drums.
I will try to get other pics up of the floor installs. Mabey some videos of it driving.
We currently have 2 quarters, front frame pieces, and some misc sheet metal parts bought that need we need to install. We also need a passenger fender. Eventually a driver fender too.

**ProdigyCustoms** · 10-19-2005

Those tanks are famous for rusting and pluging the fuel line

**CAMAROBOY69** · 10-19-2005

It was so confusing because I was able to blow air from the fuel pump into the tank but could not get it to flow the opposite direction.

I even inserted a clear inline fuel filter to see if fuel was coming. Just dust.
Oh well I can just replace the tank if it persists to be a problem. For now the flashy redneck tank will work.

**Steve Chryssos** · 10-19-2005

That's too funny. I once had to redneck a throttle cable to get my car home. Left hand out the window pulling on a string to work the throttle. Hand-eye coordination at its finest.

**CAMAROBOY69** · 10-19-2005

I can easily see that string out the window trick. That would look like something from Ace Ventura

I wouldnt have had to rig the tank if I hadnt said these famous lines yesterday morning. "Honey I promise we will drive your car around the block tonight no matter what"

**toofun** · 10-19-2005

Camaroboy, you never cease to amaze me!! Save those pictures, cause when the project is done they will be timeless reminders of where it came from. Good luck with the project!!

Mark
TOOFUN

**Jagarang** · 10-19-2005

Speaking of Rednecking it...

My mom had a convertible 67 Cougar that had a bad overheating problem and water leak. She took the hood off the thing and ran a piece of garden hose from the radiator up over the windshield with a funnel in the end of it. While we sat at stop lights and in traffic she'd have me pour water from 2 liters, and anything else she could carry water in, into the funnel until it would run over a little. Believe it or not she drove this thing like this for weeks! I was to young to be embarrased of all the people pointing and laughing!

**CAMAROBOY69** · 10-19-2005

Ahh CRAP!! I could have used that information for my trip back from woodward in the Camaro this year. My heater core decided to take a crap and start filling the interior of my car. I could have had heather scoop the antifreeze off of the floor and put it back in while I was driving.

My heater core is still shot buy I just bypassed it. Guess its gonna be a cold winter. :rolleyes5

**Jagarang** · 10-19-2005

Dude your in MICHIGAN.....

I'd like to taunt you about my heater core being bypassed, but unfortunatly it's is pristine condition! Almost like it's never been used...hehe

You'r gonna be a golddamn human popcicle!

**CAMAROBOY69** · 10-21-2005

I worked on the stang a little more last night. Figured out why headlighs and dash lights werent working.
1. Headlights I think are bad and I need to buy new ones. Also the connection plugs were corroded like crazy. Cleaned them up and had power. Just need to buy new headlights and try it tonight.
2. I also got the dash lights working. Had to work on a few wires and repair a bad plug. They look friggin awesome too!! All green. Very cool. Heather came home around 10:30PM and I sat her in the car with the garage lights off then told her to turn on the headlight switch. Then she saw the dash lights and was sooo exited.

We really dig the bright green!
These 2 items were the only wiring problems left in the entire car which I just can't believe! This car is not far at all from being a daily driver and we only bought it for $700.00!! Hopefully we can take it for a longer drive this weekend. Then heather can drive it for the first time!

I agree Kevin, it was 34 this morning. I plan on getting a heater core tonight along with some of the mustang goodies too.

**B Schein** · 10-21-2005

It was 90 here yesterday yet another reason I decided to go to school more south.

**CAMAROBOY69** · 11-02-2005

Took the Mustang for the first drive in the sunlight. The Mustang is really starting to develop a personality and my girlfriend is falling in love with it. We planned on only driving around the block once but after the first lap and someone yelling "hey nice car!!" she decided to take it for 3 laps total. Sure was a fun experience to feel the car driving around.
Also got the new headlight plugs and headlights installed. Heater motor is working real well just need to get hot air blowing thru it. Some of the levers for the vents were a little stiff but work.
Next need new shocks and other simple goodies and to get the alternator to charge the battery.

**CAMAROBOY69** · 02-14-2006

Just wanted everyone to know we are working on the Mustang again and making excellent progress. Got the new passenger fender on, new driver quarter on, floors almost completely finished, and next we will start working on the passenger quarter. Heather did almost all of the welding on the rear quarter and the floors. I just tach it in place for her. I am in the process of building a web page for her car and I will add it to my Adfabdesign site when I am finished. I took LOTS of pics of her and the 67 Mustang I just never posted them in here. I will probably re-primer her car when I primer the rear bumpers and frenched box of my Camaro.

**bnickel** · 02-25-2006

Originally Posted by Jagarang

Speaking of Rednecking it...

My mom had a convertible 67 Cougar that had a bad overheating problem and water leak. She took the hood off the thing and ran a piece of garden hose from the radiator up over the windshield with a funnel in the end of it. While we sat at stop lights and in traffic she'd have me pour water from 2 liters, and anything else she could carry water in, into the funnel until it would run over a little. Believe it or not she drove this thing like this for weeks! I was to young to be embarrased of all the people pointing and laughing!

are you sure that was a 67 cougar convertible? they didn't make a cougar vert until 69.

**jeffandre** · 02-25-2006

Originally Posted by Jagarang

Speaking of Rednecking it...

My mom had a convertible 67 Cougar that had a bad overheating problem and water leak. She took the hood off the thing and ran a piece of garden hose from the radiator up over the windshield with a funnel in the end of it. While we sat at stop lights and in traffic she'd have me pour water from 2 liters, and anything else she could carry water in, into the funnel until it would run over a little. Believe it or not she drove this thing like this for weeks! I was to young to be embarrased of all the people pointing and laughing!

Memories of an early-70's Nova that lost it's ability to pump fuel. We used a glass bottle filled with gas and were able to drive the 10 miles home! This was back in 1983...

**Jagarang** · 02-25-2006

Double post..sorry....I'll chock it up to post whoring

**Jagarang** · 02-25-2006

Originally Posted by bnickel

are you sure that was a 67 cougar convertible? they didn't make a cougar vert until 69.

I remember it had sequential turn signals?

Of course she also had a 66 Mustang, 67 Galaxie, 64 Fairlane, 62 Ford truck, a couple of MG's, it was one of the convertible ones....

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