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    Optimus Prime - The '68 Coupe

    Ah sweet, unfortunately I've been lazy and haven't touched that site in probably 7-8 years :ninja: The paint has gotten much worse and it wasn't done very well to begin with. Since that site I've put in a new engine, suspension, new shock towers and in fact repainted the front end (aprons...
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    Optimus Prime - The '68 Coupe

    I'm liking this thread simply because I will be trying to do something similar :D
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    Ride Height

    I haven't had a chance to drive it yet so I guess I will reserve judgement on both the harshness and the ride height until then. Seems though for a street car 620 is about as stiff as you'd want to go. Was just thinking this, won't alignment affect the ride height in the front some? I...
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    Ride Height

    Cutting coils will change the spring rate, no matter how you do it. That is why I don't want to cut them. These springs are stiff enough as is, cutting them will make them even stiffer.
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    Ride Height

    Hey guys, I recently got some new suspension parts put on to replace my old stuff. I haven't had a chance to drive it yet because more work has to be done however upon first glance it looks like my rear is lower than my front. (I haven't measured yet but that appears to be the case) This is...
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    drilling through carpet

    First thing that comes to mind is to take a utility knife and cut an "X" through the carpet and underlay down to the metal that way you won't actually be drilling the carpet.
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    1965 Mustang rust repair

    How long did it take to remove the upper and lower cowl? Also, how do you plan on repairing the rust in the driver's floorboard? I have issues in that area too, although not to the extent of that car. I would imagine that a new floor pan would take care of some of it but how "high" up does it go?
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    Painless vs. American Autowire Chassis Wiring Harnesses

    Thanks for all the input guys I went ahead and bought the Autowire!
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    1965 Fastback Mustang Project

    Amazing!
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    Painless vs. American Autowire Chassis Wiring Harnesses

    Cool, I'm really leaning towards the Autowire kit now. My old wiring was ok but I was putting it on a trailer to take to a friends to have some welding done and I pinched one of the alternator leads with a tow strap and shorted it out. I didn't think to unhook the battery before heading out and...
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    Painless vs. American Autowire Chassis Wiring Harnesses

    Does the american autowire harness have labels printed on all the wiring like the painless harness does?
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    Painless vs. American Autowire Chassis Wiring Harnesses

    Ah ok thanks. That kind of electrical work doesn't bother me, I actually sort of enjoy it oddly enough. I saw that CJ pony parts is having a sale until the 20th, they have the painless for 67/68 for about $610 and the american autowire for about $575 so there isn't much price difference. I guess...
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    Painless vs. American Autowire Chassis Wiring Harnesses

    For those of you who are suggesting the OEM harness are you doing so because you think it is better quality or because the other harnesses will affect the value of the car? Or is it something else?
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    Painless vs. American Autowire Chassis Wiring Harnesses

    Cool thanks for the perspective. When you were shopping for your harness were you considering the Painless? Why did you end up going with the Autowire?
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    Painless vs. American Autowire Chassis Wiring Harnesses

    I'm looking to rewire my 67 Mustang and the two big vendors for complete harnesses seems to be Painless and American Autowire. Painless is the established name but what about Autowire? Which do you think is better? Perhaps it depends on application. For my car, I'm using a 3G alternator, MSD...
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    Stupid Steering Column Problem

    I took my steering box out to do some paint work on the frame. Well I reinstalled the box and slipped the column over the shaft and went to bolt the (for lack of a better term) column support to the bottom of the dash. Well I got underneath it and realized it basically bolts to the pedal...
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    Hood hinge "nuts"

    Does anyone happen to know where I can find the "nuts" that are welded into the aprons that allow the hood hinges to be bolted to the aprons? I cross threaded one, broke the weld and subsequently lost it. Go me. I haven't had any luck with the mustang vendors, like Mustangs Unlimited, etc. I...
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    How badly did I screw up?

    Thanks to John over at OpenTracker for sending me a shelby drop template with the larger sized holes free of charge. I put it on the car to see how the holes looked That gives an idea of how much "play" is in the holes. It looks to be about 1/8" like I guessed earlier.
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    How badly did I screw up?

    Opentracker lists the UCA as 67-73, I didn't know there was a change between 67-69 and 70-73. Are they just larger and stiffer than the original 67-69s?
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    How badly did I screw up?

    I forgot to mention in that lengthy post that I removed one of the arms and popped the mounting studs out and rotated the shaft 1/2 turn and reinstalled the studs. This gave me a little more clearance than what is shown in the pictures. I wasn't able to snap any pictures after the fact though...
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