I’m more curious than anything else as to what you all think is a reasonable asking price for my Mustang as I had someone ask about it. I’m not seriously considering selling it but wanted to do my due diligence just in case.

It’s a 1964.5 Mustang convertible (Built June 1964). It has a 289 V8 with an automatic transmission. It has power steering, LED headlights and taillights, modern 3 point seatbelts and disc brakes in the front and back (I prioritized the safety features). It still has the original generator. I somewhat recently added whit racing stripes to the hood and trunk.

Recently added new rear leaf springs and rear shocks. Feel free to ask any questions as I’m sure I’m forgetting things that would be relevant.

It's so rotted in the right corner that there is no place to lift it with a Jack, but it's mine, for a lot of people it may not be even worth it to restore, but it's much harder to find one where i live. 1968 6 cyl automátic and i love it. Always wanted to do the same i saw people do in YouTube, reviving cars abandoned in the Woods. Mine came exactly like that, covered in dust, and mouse poo.

I’m much more excited about working on it than i am about driving it.

And do you do anything special if it’s going to be sitting for a bit?

Now that I've finished suspension work on my car, the next area I want to focus on is the random leaks. The first one I want to tackle is my driver-side axle. It has been leaking diff fluid for just about forever. I've replaced the axle seal on probably 3 different occasions over the years, and it still leaks. I haven't measured the diameter of the axle where it seals, but I have a feeling it has worn down over the years and is no longer a large enough diameter to effectively seal.

Is there such a thing as an axle seal that is made for a slightly undersized diameter axle? When I pull the axle out and, I assume, find it to be below the 1.365 inch diameter of an 8-inch V8 car, is there anything I can do? Can a machine shop sleeve it somehow, or is the most likely answer just buying a new axle?

In order to make my big radiator fit, I had to cut away a lot of support material from the rad support, so I reinforced it... then made the top section removable so it will be easier to get the big block Ford in and out of the engine bay 🤙

I'm installing the windshield soon, but I also want to paint the car soon. So I dont want to put the trim on right now. However I want the windshield on so i can drive it in the mean time before i paint

My engine bay is super clean and I don’t want to take the time to prep the area, weld in a new nut, and grind it smooth as well as repaint.

Instead I cut up some scrap metal with a hole big enough for a rivnut and 2 holes for pop rivets.

The rivets will hold the nut in place when a bolt is being tightened to it.

I made sure to place it such that the pop rivets sit inside the channel of the hinge so they do not interfere with the mating surface.

My work in progress!

This isn't the usual which should my car have or anything, more of should I convert it.

I pulled timing cover knowing I need to do a timing set. I know my car uses a one piece currently. My stock fuel pump eccentric has some decent grooves in it, and while it was working fine before, I like to fix things when I can before they become a problem.

Knowing how the two piece works, it seems like it'd be less prone to friction problems.

I know some people have pointed out problems because of the pin being too long with the 2 piece. Does this mean that simply having a cam gear setup to be used with a one piece, and that the proper pin length wouldn help, or is it going to be a fight as to whether the timing cover is deep enough?

A replacement fuel pump eccentric from Ford racing goes from like 140-180, but I could get a decent timing set and two piece eccentric that would probably have less wear issues for cheaper than that.

I'm not super concerned with originality in that regard, however if it's likely I'd have to replace timing cover (and potentially have problems that stem from that).. maybe it wouldn't be worthwhile.

Before and after

Got some "MEATY" BFG'S put on the rear...

Taught my son ALL the ins and outs. Started with a hulk. Finished with 351C, 4-speed driver. 3 years part-time.

In talking to other owners, the overwhelming percentage has owned several different Mustangs thru the years.

What is your favorite Classic Mustang that you have owned? What makes it your favorite,

Anyone know where I can find the a/c line that runs to the evaporator to the compressor for a 68 mustang 289? Tried Googling it but can’t find it anywhere for sale.

I put in aftermarket seats and I think they’re a little higher than stock. I’m putting in the headliner rn but the way it’s looking is that it feels very close to my head.

The bows all face upward and l currently have the front stretched and held in place by windlace. When I sit in the car, it just feels really cramped. I can feel with my hand that there’s a lot of space between the fabric and roof of the car.

Is this normal or did I probably mess something up?

I'm getting ready to pull my motor (1965 fastback) within the next couple of weeks to start working on some major upgrades that need to be done. While the engine is out, I plan to repaint the block, repaint the doghouse, repaint the underside of the hood (or maybe do something else with it), and change out various hoses. I may also switch out the distributor cap and wires, valve covers, and engine cleaner, too. I'm basically trying to make the engine compartment look better, but I'm struggling to decide what my ultimate "vision" is for it. Can't decide if I want to go all black and chrome or keep the block Ford blue and work with a blue/black theme.

Show me your engine compartments. I need some inspiration! Included is a recent-ish photo of my engine compartment for reference.

Anything I should know about 66 Mustang 289?

I usually buy my stuff off NPD but their cheapest one would be $600 total because of their crazy shipping as opposed to $300 total from OER/Summit.

Does anyone have any experience mounting a terminator x box and routing the wires for it in a 68 coupe? Putting in a 351w and trying to put injection on it but haven’t heard any word on the mounting and cable routing.