Wow, I haven't logged in here in almost 3 years! I'm back into mustangs finally along with my Jeep and '56 belair.
I am going to look at/drive a '68 Mustang GT Coupe that a friend of mine is selling tomorrow after work. It's in pretty good shape and runs and drives great. It has the original (rebuilt) 302 4V in it with a C4.
Pardon my ignorance but I have a few questions:
A) This IS a 5 lug car, correct? I could swear he told me it was 5 lug and possibly even disc front?
B) I think I remember from my days of owning a failed '68 project coupe, the fender apron on the battery side, the rear frame rails, the under cowling and the torqu boxes are the MUST LOOK places for rust, correct?
C) Can anyone decode a fender tag from it?
To be completely honest, I am not too worried about the rust unless it's really bad. This is going to be my daily driver on and off with my '05 Jeep Rubicon. I don't mind having to replace the apron and the cowling eventually, but the rear frame is what scares me.
If everything is a GO tomorrow, I plan on tinting the windows, dropping it, adding some exhaust, a stereo and upgrading the brakes if they are drum.
My other question:
I also have a set of 2001 Mustang GT Bullitt wheels and tires from another friends mustang sitting in my garage. I called him and asked about them (I've been storing them for him for several years) and told me I can have them if I want them.
Will these little guys just bolt right on or do I need some spacers or something else to make them work?
I would love to run some 275/40 in the rear and the current 245/45 on the front but I have a feeling they won't fit.
Buying new tires for the free wheels does not concern me if they will work.
Thanks!
Dan
I am going to look at/drive a '68 Mustang GT Coupe that a friend of mine is selling tomorrow after work. It's in pretty good shape and runs and drives great. It has the original (rebuilt) 302 4V in it with a C4.
Pardon my ignorance but I have a few questions:
A) This IS a 5 lug car, correct? I could swear he told me it was 5 lug and possibly even disc front?
B) I think I remember from my days of owning a failed '68 project coupe, the fender apron on the battery side, the rear frame rails, the under cowling and the torqu boxes are the MUST LOOK places for rust, correct?
C) Can anyone decode a fender tag from it?
To be completely honest, I am not too worried about the rust unless it's really bad. This is going to be my daily driver on and off with my '05 Jeep Rubicon. I don't mind having to replace the apron and the cowling eventually, but the rear frame is what scares me.
If everything is a GO tomorrow, I plan on tinting the windows, dropping it, adding some exhaust, a stereo and upgrading the brakes if they are drum.
My other question:
I also have a set of 2001 Mustang GT Bullitt wheels and tires from another friends mustang sitting in my garage. I called him and asked about them (I've been storing them for him for several years) and told me I can have them if I want them.
Will these little guys just bolt right on or do I need some spacers or something else to make them work?
I would love to run some 275/40 in the rear and the current 245/45 on the front but I have a feeling they won't fit.
Buying new tires for the free wheels does not concern me if they will work.
Thanks!
Dan
