Last Valentine's Day (as it turned out), I bought a '66 Mustang project car. The body work and paint had been done, and it had a rebuilt 302 and a rebuilt C4 automatic transmission go with it. Neither the engine or the trans had been used since being rebuilt, and both were loosely mounted in the car with no accessories or anything hooked up. Lots of parts in bins, boxes, and buckets. Today, it passed inspection and we registered it.
This was something to work on with my 15 y.o. son and teach him some things, while also letting him earn some sweat equity in his car. Yep, this is his car now. He has been a great kid / young man, and I have no doubt that he will live up to his end of the bargain (first time he's caught racing, speeding, or whatever, he loses it to me).
We made some upgrades... front disc brakes from a '75 Granada, high-back bucket seats with headrests from a '94 Mustang GT, 3-point seat belts in front, a handbrake (instead of the old knee brake), and power brakes. It's not a show car, and there are still plenty of opportunities to upgrade bits (seats, steering, suspension, air conditioning), but it should be a good driver.
Of course, it took longer and cost more than I had planned, but it was a lot of fun and a lot of work. I learned a lot about my son too - he's smart, persistent, and very even-keeled.
I know it's not as cool or as nice as agwrangler2001's Chevelle SS resto-mod (I've been following that thread - great job!), but this was a good project car to learn with as all of the parts and knowledge are readily available on the inter webs.
Thanks for looking!
Photobucket album (sorry, I know)
This was something to work on with my 15 y.o. son and teach him some things, while also letting him earn some sweat equity in his car. Yep, this is his car now. He has been a great kid / young man, and I have no doubt that he will live up to his end of the bargain (first time he's caught racing, speeding, or whatever, he loses it to me).
We made some upgrades... front disc brakes from a '75 Granada, high-back bucket seats with headrests from a '94 Mustang GT, 3-point seat belts in front, a handbrake (instead of the old knee brake), and power brakes. It's not a show car, and there are still plenty of opportunities to upgrade bits (seats, steering, suspension, air conditioning), but it should be a good driver.
Of course, it took longer and cost more than I had planned, but it was a lot of fun and a lot of work. I learned a lot about my son too - he's smart, persistent, and very even-keeled.
I know it's not as cool or as nice as agwrangler2001's Chevelle SS resto-mod (I've been following that thread - great job!), but this was a good project car to learn with as all of the parts and knowledge are readily available on the inter webs.
Thanks for looking!
Photobucket album (sorry, I know)
