1967 Mustang Coupe Build (Electra)
 

Hello everyone! Im Jeff, a 30 year old IT guy that finally bought my dream car! I have been rebuilding a 78 GMC C15 for about a year now honing my skills and preparing myself to be able to work on the mustang of my dreams. I had nearly 100k on my 05 Mustang GT so I sold it, got my income tax return, and sold possession after possession to get a decent amount of money to buy a good running project. Drove down to ATL to look at a 68 Mustang with 89 302 v8 and T5 transmission only to be disappointed by what was led to be much better of a car. $4300 was just way too much for what was going on with that ride...Lifter ticks, gauges not working, interior destroyed, and bubbling paint.... So on the way back with craigslist on my phone and my buddy at the wheel we found a 67 in route back to nashville that said "Drive it home, you wont need a trailer". We took a look at it and found her...A 67 Original v6 Mustang swapped in a 302 v8 with 3 speed manual transmission, 5 lug, and newish gas tank. Drives Strong, Straight body, originally restored in 2000. Needs paint, window seals, very minimal rust repair, interior work, few other things, and a lot of TLC. We drove her 4 hours home with no problems.....

I just had ACL reconstruction surgery wed so its gonna be a little bit before i get started on her but here is a general outline of what to do

1. Get it in a garage/workshop
2. Remove all seats, carpet, and etc from the interior
3. Rust repair and rust protectant.
4. Peel n Seal
5. Clean Clean Clean all panels
7. New Oil Pressure Sending Unit and Temp Sending Unit
6. New tires
7. Front Disc Brakes covnersion
8. Suspension upgrades
9. Dual Exhaust
10. New fuel lines if the v6 lines havent already been re-routed
11. Remove Front and Rear Windshield
12. Sand and Prime entire outside
13: Paint Charcoal Metallic with Satin Black hood, front, and rear section panels
14: Chin Spoiler
15: Relay Harness and Head light upgrades
16:Tune her up more
17. Black Carpet
18. Black Dash Pad

Just some basics in my head..

So far i have bought a vintage 3 speed Master Shift Hurst Shifter...

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That's nice! I have a 67 Mustang that was my first resto, which led me to my 59 Apache project! A good site to go that I got a lot of answers on is www.Stangfix.com. I don't get on there much any more since I'm kind of done with my stang. You can go to my Classic cars and tools site and you can see what I had to do! omg! At least you're able to drive yours at this point.
Looks like you will have it up and looking great quickly~ granted your knee cooperates!
dne'

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Awesome! Thanks for the info and your car looks great!!! Yeah, Its nice that it drives and im surprised at how fast she is... A lot different then the 05 Gt I sold...But now witha 78 Pickup and 67 Mustang I have two vehicles and no car payment lol Definitely will be reading through that site and yours since I don't get to do much other then lay/sit around for awhile

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Cool car. Must have been a maaco paint job? 2000 wasn't that long ago.

Since you already have a 3 speed, I would look into a T5 swap, especially since it sounds like you'll be driving it quite a bit. Check the rear end ratio, if it's too high (like a 2.8) you'll probably want to put in something in the 3.3+ range. My car is a 289/C4/2.8 which is a great non overdrive set up because the high rear end gives me decent mileage (14-15mpg). But the car is also slooooooow. With an overdrive, you can steepen the rear gears for more acceleration power, but it's also necessary so the engine isn't lugging in overdrive. If I ever get back to my Firebird project, it's going to have a Pontiac 400 with a tremec 5 speed and 3.55 posi rear.

And if your car has the single master cylinder reservior... GET RID OF IT! If you loose ANY brake line, hose, etc, you'll lose ALL the brakes. My upgrade kit is sitting in the garage, I need to get mine swapped out too.

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Awesome information. I think she gets pretty good mileage as we got her back from ATL on 2 tanks of gas but not sure. Definitely will have to check the rear and the master cylinder. The t5 will definitely be a future change over but since the 3 speed is currently in working condition not a priority

That firebird project sounds mean!!

Thanks again for the info.. The more the merrier

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Oh you know I'm gonna follow this!

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LOL! NO way Rus! Why would you do that? lol

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Very nice project .

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Ordered some Por-15 for the stang floors, engine bay, and trunk...I only ordered a quart but its a start and i plan to work on that later in the week when it arrives

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Sweet! Are you home now?

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Im at my moms tonight and going home after Physical Therapy tomorrow afternoon! So ill be all alone for the next week and half :)

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I know you are prob ready to be home. Who's been taking care of your dogs?

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My dogs are here with me at my Moms! I am, and im leaving the dogs here when i come home. She will bring my lil one home in a day or so but is gonna keep the big guy for a week or so just to be safe. So ready to post it up on my couch and have all my stuff around. Had to get a friend to pick me up yesterday to get out of here...Been in this bed for like 3 days after surgery and i couldnt take it any more...lol Finally moving good and not getting crazy loopy off the meds so its time to move it

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I bet

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Also...What do you think about this Rus?
http://www.mustangbarn.com/PDFs/Arni...ion%20Drop.pdf

Have you done it?

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OMG and then someone said BLITZ BLACK!!!

http://carphotos.cardomain.com/story...0001_large.jpg

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glad to hear your getting back on your feet
looks like a busy summer

the black looks good but not too HOT for the summer?

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I didn't know you had a build thread for the stang yet!

I'm in!!!! Can't wait to see how this one turns out!

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Pics from the underside of the car...Not sure what rear end this is but im hopeully its a good v8 rear with decent gears....Im clueless though lol

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No I have not but it looks like a cheap mod that would be useful!

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cool!

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Looks like the same axle in my mustang? An 8" with 2:79 ratio? Looks like your pinion seal may be leaking?

http://www.classiccarsandtools.com/2...g-8-rear-axle/
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I drilled the holes for the Shelby drop, but went with the normal setup. I don't race or horse my mustang around. Leave well enough alone, save your bucks when you can, spend on something else.
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Yea it certainly does seem like its leaking! Not sure if its an 8" or not just because im not privvy to that type stuff but i hope it is.. Ill have to find a guide and get her jacked up to fix that leak

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good to know...Im wanting her for a nice cruiser so not trying to race either

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Shelby drop improves the overall handling of the car. During cornering, the wheels want to kick out (too much) and if you have anything larger than the skinny ass tires that came on the car originally they will rub. Mine do, and they're only slightly larger than stock. I will add though, that the 67/68s DO have MORE clearance than the 65-66 do. The shelby drop is "free". You can print off a temeplate online on use it, however for $12-15 you can get a metal plate that locates the holes better. You may be lowering the mounting holes for the suspension 1" but the overall suspension drop is approximately 1/4".

You do need to get the front end realigned using the "shelby specs." They're on the net. Just print them off and give them to the alignment guy.

They all seem to leak there. That's another leak I have to fix on mine as well.

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Yeah rear is definetly leaking.... Rear does still have the tag on it though

So appears to be an8" with 2.80 gears

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Does your car still have the buck tag or door tag?
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It has the door vin olate.. where is the buck tag located?
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I think sometime we get caught up in the hype of what everyone else is doing! It amazes me how much we can spend on our toys, realizing that one day when we go to sell it, we will only get a fraction back! Coupes are nice, but not the high dollar classic no matter how much you put into it, and we all know these old cars suck the money up! I love my coupe mainly cause im bonded to it as it was my first project, but would like a fastback! Preferably a 68 or 69. Most importantly, have fun!
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Depends on where the car was built. They're long gone on most cars, but neat to have!

http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum...p?topic=3114.0

Does your door tag match the info you have about the car (door could have been swapped out at some point.)

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The vin stamp on the driver fender matches the door but the tag is on the door has the info.

65A Z 2A 18K 64 3 1
BODY COLOR TRIM DATE DSO AXLE TRANS

Which Computes to:

67 Hardtop Coupe, Painted Sauterne Gold, Standard black buckets, Built October 18th, Order by the District of New Orleans, Original axle ratio 3.20:1, with a 3 Spd Manual

7 - 67
F - Dearborn Plant
01 - Hardtop
T - 200CI
Unit - 109593

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My car looked like this out of the factoryhttp://www.todoautos.com.pe/attachme...131844-1sm.jpg

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I liked a lot of the original colors for mustangs but it seems (sarcasm) 90% of them have been repainted red. I love my wimbledon white ( my cars original color) I have yet to see another 65/66 in my area that color. I've seen one 67 and that's it.
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Nice!!!! Glad your getting some info on the car, your car was built in my home state, I was originally born in Louisiana but parents moved here when I was 3. sorry got side tracked

Whoever had the car before you aside from the minor thing that need to be tweaked and touched up, they put some major work into it. Nice score man!!!

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That is a good looking mustang!! Amazing, but in the mid/late 60's, there were some awesome cars! However, at that time I was only 14/15 y/o, didn't realize just how cool they were until 30 years later when I started to look back!


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I agree, I always have loved classic cars since I was little but now since I'm in my mid 20's, your just like these cars were cooler than what I thought! haha

btw I checked out your Apache I love it!!!

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we call that rustproofing, lol nice, wouldn't/couldn't find one this clean here

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Haha, Im only 30 so its a little different but ive been in love with these cars since i was a kid. Ive been trying to buy one for the past 8 years but always had things get in the way. Finally got the chance and wasnt about to let anything stop me...Even ACL surgery lol

I liked a lot of them too but being 30 i didnt see many stockers lol

Correction..It was actually built in the DearBorn Mi plant...It was just ordered from Louisiana im assuming by a dealer for their lot etc

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It was originally restored in 2000 so im sure that has a lot to do with it lol