and the project begins...

congrats Im sure you'll find lots of other little demons lurking under the car.

Best of luck. I spent yesterday starting Phase II of my II. First thing was headers. Today, my jaw aches from grinding my teeth for 12 straight hours.

I hope to have it running by March.

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You know you're a Mustang II owner when you lie awake at night dreaming of finding the previous owner of your car. . . and killing him.

joeythesaint said:

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You know you're a Mustang II owner when you lie awake at night dreaming of finding the previous owner of your car. . . and killing him.

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That's why I'll never sell ---I like living

WE love PICS !

BTW,IICRAZY,when is that compilation of pics-video gonna be ready?

The crudeness of a Mustang II is all a matter of perspective. When my 1991 Lincoln Mark 7 was my daily driver the transition to the II was a little harder. The Lincoln stopped better the steering felt quicker and it was very confy and quiet. The benifits of the II at the time were that it had 50% more curb appeal and got 50% more attention while cruising. From a driving perspective the 175 more horse power and 1000lbs less weight made for a very spirited drive. Now that I drive the great Canadian winter beater (a 93 Mazda 323) The transiton to the Mustang is way easier!! The Mustang stops sooooooooooo much better and steers soooooooooooooooo much better and the additional 318 extra horse power over the Mazda is also very refreshing! As an added bonus while driving the Mustang you feel like Steve Mcqeen instead of Pee Wee Herman. On a more serious note I feel the additions that I made to my II that improved the driving experiance the most were the poly bushing, frame connectors, roll bar and thicker front sway bar. I assumed when I added all the stiffness to the chasis it would ride even worse than a stock II, but the bennifit would be felt on open-track days and on the auto cross course. To my surprise all the chasis stiffing made the suspension work harder and the car rides and drives much smoother. The ride quality is now up to current Mustang standards (well at least 2004 Mustang). My next round of improvements will include a overdrive transmission, a quick ratio steering rack, bigger brakes and larger modern tires with more stick. With these additions I hope to make the II feel more like a modern performance car. You can not buy a new car with 300 + hp with retro muscle car style. well at least you could not when I started building my II