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00redGT · Apr 14, 2006

68keyblr said:
Great minds think alike I agree most of Foose's stuff is a little too much, especially in wheel selection - he always goes for the 20's which are too big IMHO.

I want my car to look classic yet different...That's why I didn't go to white faced gauges - I want it to look and feel like a Mustang and you lose some of that when you go to Modern gauges.

Good luck on your project - are you going to do a coupe, fastback, or convertible? What years are you looking at?

To be honest with you, I haven't made up my mind yet. I think that is a good thing, becuase my options are much more open. I'm kind of leaning towards a vert right now. I'm looking at having a great looking and powerful weekend cruiser. I only drive my '00 on weekends or nice days right now and that would continue with this project.

Of the ones I've seen lately on here, I really like the look of your machine, BDT 1967's vert, and MDJay's sinister stang. Really, I would be happy with most of the body styles 1970 and earlier. There are definitely a few I don't like, but there are many more that I do like.

68keyblr · Apr 15, 2006

00redGT said:
To be honest with you, I haven't made up my mind yet. I think that is a good thing, becuase my options are much more open. I'm kind of leaning towards a vert right now. I'm looking at having a great looking and powerful weekend cruiser. I only drive my '00 on weekends or nice days right now and that would continue with this project.

Of the ones I've seen lately on here, I really like the look of your machine, BDT 1967's vert, and MDJay's sinister stang. Really, I would be happy with most of the body styles 1970 and earlier. There are definitely a few I don't like, but there are many more that I do like.

It's nice to be open minded going in, it's easier to find something to work. I never imagined that I'd be restoring a '68 coupe - it just sort of turned out that way. I was going to sell it and pickup a 'vert or fastback, but after I had put so much into the coupe my wife wouldn't let me sell it (yea for the wife!).

My dad just did a really nice '65 convertible that is probably along the lines of what you are looking to do:

Email with any questions or ideas you want to bounce off someone who's been there

Jimmys66 · Apr 15, 2006

68keyblr, what size tires did you end up running?

Oh, yea lookin' bad ass.

68keyblr · Apr 15, 2006

Jimmys66 said:
68keyblr, what size tires did you end up running?

Oh, yea lookin' bad ass.

I'm running 235 x 45 on all 4 corners. I'm gonna drop the front another 1.5" tonight - hopefully will not have any rubbing issues

68keyblr · Apr 15, 2006

1965-Mustang said:
Hey hey. Those were the ones I was going to order. They are really nice! I still have not been able to mount my Street Stars. Did you need longer wheel studs? I know I need to and mine are the exact same specs.

Whoa! I removed the front wheel, and there can't be more than 5 threads holding each lug! I can't believe the tire store mounted them like that!

Looks like I'm gonna have to get new studs after all

THX 138 · Apr 15, 2006

68keyblr said:
I finally got my new wheels last night...click link to see video

http://media.putfile.com/Kandis-new-wheels

Turn up sound but not too loud if you are at work

more vids please :SNSign:

70vert · Apr 16, 2006

looks like the apple don't fall far from the tree . . .

If I had a 67-68 coupe, I'd do it exactly as you're doing it, VERY nice job. Wheels are just a little too modern for me (see my avatar) but they could easily grow on me. I love the ducktail GT/CS style spoiler you have. '67 coupes are arguably the best for power/weight ratio, wider tires, etc. since you've got the wider platform there. If I only owned one other Mustang I would be torn between a GT/CS or clone or a '69 Mach 1 restomod.

Looks like the apple don't fall far from the tree - I love dad's convertible. That gives me new hope to soldier on with a white dash even though there are naysayers, and I think based on his photo I've chosen a saddle or light tan carpet to go with my white interior, I was kind of wishy-washy on it.

68keyblr · Apr 16, 2006

70vert said:
If I had a 67-68 coupe, I'd do it exactly as you're doing it, VERY nice job. Wheels are just a little too modern for me (see my avatar) but they could easily grow on me. I love the ducktail GT/CS style spoiler you have. '67 coupes are arguably the best for power/weight ratio, wider tires, etc. since you've got the wider platform there. If I only owned one other Mustang I would be torn between a GT/CS or clone or a '69 Mach 1 restomod.

Looks like the apple don't fall far from the tree - I love dad's convertible. That gives me new hope to soldier on with a white dash even though there are naysayers, and I think based on his photo I've chosen a saddle or light tan carpet to go with my white interior, I was kind of wishy-washy on it.

Thank you very much for the kind words

Funny you should mention the '69 Mach 1 - we nearly sold my wife's '67 vert to get a '69 Mach 1. I think in pure stock form, the '69 Mach 1 is the most beautiful Mustang ever made. Love the '70 too

I know how you feel about the wheels - I struggled with it for a long time. In the end I wanted something a little different than everyone else has. I was pleasantly surprised with the wheels when they came out of the box because they are more retro looking in person. I think it has to do with the dish of the wheel, but in any case I was happy to see that in person they looked alot more retro than the pictures.

I'll forward your remarks on to my Dad (stangnet ID Rsev216) - he'd enjoy them. He just took best restoration and best interior at a show a couple of weeks ago. Ironically enough, he didn't build the car to be a show car - just wanted something he'd enjoy

Go with your gut on your color choices. We discovered lots other Mustang owners didn't really "get" our color choices when we described what we wanted to do. We're both thrilled that we stuck to our guns.

Last bit of interesting information - my Dad bought what is now my '68 coupe in 1993 for .... (drumroll please).... $300! And it was a good solid driver with no rust (Arizona car).

I bought it from him in 1996 for $2,500 after he'd done alot of the mechanical restoration. Current estimates on value are between 30 and 35K.

68keyblr · Apr 16, 2006

THX 138 said:
more vids please :SNSign:

We hear ya! As a hobby I do video editing with music and stuff. We're going to get a decent DV camera and put together a really nice video to some good music. I'm thinking of a few good burnouts and maybe some other scenic driving stuff around Arizona (route 66 maybe). Maybe even get some other Mustangs involved...

It's gonna be a while though since I have the front end torn apart for new wheel studs and cutting the springs

This video was simply due to my wife coming out with the camera while I was coming back from a short drive around the block with my 2 yr old son

00redGT · Sep 4, 2006

00redGT said:
To be honest with you, I haven't made up my mind yet. I think that is a good thing, becuase my options are much more open. I'm kind of leaning towards a vert right now. I'm looking at having a great looking and powerful weekend cruiser. I only drive my '00 on weekends or nice days right now and that would continue with this project.

Of the ones I've seen lately on here, I really like the look of your machine, BDT 1967's vert, and MDJay's sinister stang. Really, I would be happy with most of the body styles 1970 and earlier. There are definitely a few I don't like, but there are many more that I do like.

Well folks, I know this thread is old, but I finally made my purchase!! I just bought a '70 vert today. It's an F-code engine...nothing special, but a V8 to start with none-the-less. It currently has a black top and interior, with a red exterior. Original car color was yellow. I'll probably change it to a black exterior. What I had in mind was a black exterior with silver Boss-like stripes and a two toned (black and silver) interior. I have big plans for this car. I'm not going to clone a Boss or any other car, because I'm not into cloning, but I'll take things from different styles of Mustangs to turn create a custom ride.

When it arrives (now sits a few states away), I'll post pictures. It was between this and a 67-68 coupe. Basically, I started looking at 'verts, but they were generally out of my price range. I also like the fastbacks, but same issue...out of my initial purchase price range. Then I came acros this car and was able to strike a great deal...at least in my opinion. Now I have a 'vert in good shape that was in my price range.

I guess it goes to show that if you're patient enough and look hard enough, the cars and deals are out there

6FIVE_STANG · Sep 5, 2006

68keyblr said:
Ask, and ye shall receive!

What did you do to cover up the wipers. i was thinking about taking mine off but i dont know what to do with it? can you take a close up pic. so i can take a good look at that? thanks!
p.s. NICE CAR!!!!

68keyblr · Sep 5, 2006

6FIVE_STANG said:
What did you do to cover up the wipers. i was thinking about taking mine off but i dont know what to do with it? can you take a close up pic. so i can take a good look at that? thanks!
p.s. NICE CAR!!!!

I got a set of "bullets" on ebay to cover the wiper nubs:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/WIPE...011QQitemZ320022559989QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

It's easy to take them off and put on the wipers of you need to, but I don't ever plan on doing that.

I'll post a closeup pic a little later

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