Build Thread 1978 Mustang I I

General karthief · Dec 2, 2017

rusty428cj said:
Right door installed

Fine look'n ll, have to ask about that custom painted stang in the background, looks familiar, old drag car?

77MiiMach1 · Dec 14, 2017

Great looking ii! I look forward to updated progress pics!

rusty428cj · Feb 4, 2018

karthief said:
Fine look'n ll, have to ask about that custom painted stang in the background, looks familiar, old drag car?

Sorry I just saw this and yes I raced the 1969 Mustang in SS/GA 1971-1974 and repainted it in 2005 close to the way it was in the 70's.

This was taken in 1971

In the shop now

General karthief · Feb 4, 2018

Did you race that at bradenton?
I've seen that car or one painted similar in a magazine at sometime. I was hang'n at bradenton in the 70's

rusty428cj · Feb 17, 2018

Yes I raced at Bradenton when it first opened and also a few years ago.

rusty428cj · Feb 17, 2018

Today I traded a C6 and converter that was used in my race car (I now use a C4 behind the 428 CJ) for this 302 that has been rebuilt but sitting for a long time. It was in a Mustang that was upgraded to a 427 small block.

Looks new

I need to order a flex plate for the AOD. I'm also going to replace the water pump, harmonic balancer, fuel pump, intake and valve covers plus the correct oil pan for the Mustang II.

Now I need to get busy installing brake lines and fuel line before I install the engine.

rusty428cj · Mar 24, 2018

I ordered a Ron Francis wiring harness and after looking at the back of the dash and seeing wires held together with masking tape I decided to remove everything and start over.

I will have to enlarge the openings to fit the new 4" Speedhut speedometer and tach that I ordered

I will also have to modify the dash to fit the 2 1/16" gauges

rusty428cj · Apr 23, 2018

Speedhut gauges came in. Each gauge has a bag with wires, sending unit or whatever is needed to hook it up.

I have to modify the back side of the gauge panel.

I used a half round file to enlarge the hole.

I still have to paint the dash trim black

Adieu · Apr 23, 2018

rusty428cj said:
Speedhut gauges came in. Each gauge has a bag with wires, sending unit or whatever is needed to hook it up.

I have to modify the back side of the gauge panel.

I used a half round file to enlarge the hole.

I still have to paint the dash trim black

I've heard good and bad about their gauges as far as reliability, but NOBODY can say their gauges aren't beautiful. Looks great!

LILCBRA · Apr 23, 2018

Looks good!

StadEMS3 · Apr 24, 2018

I like it! What happens with turn signals, hazards and idiot lights?

Adieu · Mar 30, 2019

Any updates?

Manoah · Mar 30, 2019

I want to know how that wiring harness worked out, was it easy to understand/install? Where did you get it?

rusty428cj · Apr 28, 2020

This project has been on hold for awhile we have been busy working on customer cars but we have starting working on it again.

Nothing has been done with the wiring.

The engine I was going to use was a very bad rebuild and mostly junk. I have a new employee who has a lot of experience building small block Ford engines and is rebuilding the engine that came in it when I got it. We will be changing the cam, intake, carb and heads and maybe adding headers.

I have painted a few parts and started putting it together. We still have a lot of work to do.