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Abandoned 1978 Mustang II back to life!

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TuFun

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Junkyard Digs picked up an abandoned project Mustang II for $4k.

Mustang II
 
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Enzio

Dang it. I was hoping mine would get 3 more inches
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Well Cool!
 

Enzio

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Pictures Please.
 

Potomus Pete

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Wow...Fun car.
 

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Enzio said:
Pictures Please.
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Click on the Mustang II link will show a video working on the car.
 

Potomus Pete

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I cant believe how those tires spin through the gears. Nice
 

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Potomus Pete said:
I cant believe how those tires spin through the gears. Nice
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When I changed my water pump the same bolt broke off. Did weld a nut on the broken stud to extract it out. The bolt froze inside the timing cover.
 

Potomus Pete

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I like the way he drilled that out. For an ameteur like myself I know it can be done. Some guy gave up on that project when all he had to do was drill that out. Still four grand for that pile of stuff is a gamble
 

Enzio

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Watched the whole thing. Looks like you had fun. I remember being there. Mine sat from '87 to '19 when I got after it again.

Look to see what clutch set -up is in there. I had the same issue with the fork when I switched to a spec. Ended up using a hydraulic kit.
 

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Enzio said:
Watched the whole thing. Looks like you had fun. I remember being there. Mine sat from '87 to '19 when I got after it again.

Look to see what clutch set -up is in there. I had the same issue with the fork when I switched to a spec. Ended up using a hydraulic kit.
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Was yours that bad
 

Enzio

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Was yours that bad
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Yes. I suspect he's got the same problem if he's got the II bellhousing. It worked for me but I had to add spacers on the clutch cable adjuster at the firewall and the whole setup was just bad and waiting for failure.
 
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I have a t5 and rad4 car. Both use the II bell. All I had to do was cut that spring down on the new clutch cables. It's too long and binds up before pulling the fork far enough forward. It's honestly not even needed if you have the cable adjusted correctly and the pressure plate springs are working properly.

He needs fatter tires. Those 75 or 80's just cannot hook up.

Awesome seeing more of these being resurrected!
 
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will be trying this sex one when I can find it
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Really wanted the side pipes and blower with Webers...
 
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IICrew said:
I have a t5 and rad4 car. Both use the II bell. All I had to do was cut that spring down on the new clutch cables. It's too long and binds up before pulling the fork far enough forward. It's honestly not even needed if you have the cable adjusted correctly and the pressure plate springs are working properly.
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The reason I went with the hydraulic was because there was not a stock clutch replacement pressure plate available at the time and I went with a new spec clutch from CAR. Then the angle of the clutch fork was (in my opinion) way to sharp. Just as he shows in the video. I suspect the previous owner had to do the same and it was one of the problems that made him give up. The spec pressure plate is much narrower in cross section than the original.
 
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That makes sense. With the stock pressure plate and the MDL stock like pressure plate the fork is almost all the way forward in the opening. With a shorter pressure plate I would probably not have enough throw to disengage the clutch.
 
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