The one thing you would have done different.

[88 Fox GT]

I would have never converted from R-12 to 134a. 134 just doesn't cool as well.

As for the backseat of a fastback, the backseat of my coupe was almost useless, so I can't imagine the backseat of a f'back.

I did the R-12 to 134a conversion in my F-150. The R-12 was all gone out of it and the AC wasn't cold anymore of course. So I filled it with stop leak and 134a. Mine seems to do a pretty good job of cooling it down really fast.

 

[xoxbxfx]

one word sums it up for me... PLANNING

just simple planning on what I want to do with the car would have saved me tons of money. You need to plan out what you want as you end goal with the car and stick to it, dont settle for less. I wanted a TKO but bought an Art Carr AOD. Now im selliln the AOD to buy a TKO and am going to lose a lot of money doing it. Plan ahead and save yourself a lot of time, money and hassle

 

[steel1212]

I probably would have done a little more shopping and got a fast back to restore instead of my coupe. but like somebody else already said once you remove all the I6 parts and replace them with new....you have one bad little coupe

P.S. I would have painted my engine compartment when the engine was out.....guess I can do that when I decide either 347 or 393

 

[65fastback2+2]

He must be a midget....the only successful episode in the Shelby took place in the front seat.

tsk tsk tsk

 

[65fastback2+2]

me, I woulda bought a $1000 steal of a car and kept the 65fb. But then, what good was having it and not driving it and just letting it get dirty in the garage? So, im sorta happy I sold it, cuz now I still get to daily drive a stang

 

[Max Power]

Wouldn't have sold my 69 Mach I with 428cj and 4-speed. Or my big block 69 Elimnator. Or I woulda come up with the ten grand for that cool 68 Shelby gt500....


Sigh.....

 

[PoliceInterceptor]

I wouldn't have crashed my 64.5 late at night on a deserted road at well above the posted speed.

I also wouldn't have done it with cookies from my girlfreind on the seat for dad to see, when I wasn't supposed to have been to see her.

It was a LONG time ago.

 

[PONY XPRESS]

The One's That Got Away

In 1970 I was at Bob Grossman's showroom in Nyack, NY. He took me to a building a few miles away & showed me two 427 SC's. One blue with white stripes, one red with white strips. Both had about 5k miles on them. Mint. He said take your pick, $6500 each. Did get to drive the Red one.

Same year John Mastroni in Mt. Kisco at Gran Torisimo had a Ferrari GTO on a trailer in his shop. He begged me to buy it with the trailer for 4K. Car was in bad shape. Sat there for a year or two, then was bought & sent to the factory. Car made the cover of Road & Track & was sold for about 14 big ones in 1990.

Big block Ford's, Chevy's & Mopar's selling for 2-3 K in the 70's. Fond memories.

Wish I had the money & storage space back then. Life goes on.

 

[meanroy]

Well the biggest thing is:

I would have made REAL sure the theft insurance was in place!

 

[jim7485]

Think about using it...

The one thing I would change is to think long and hard about how I want to use the car. I bought a fully restored Cal Spec several years back at an auction- just fell in love with the car and had to have it. Problem was that I really did not feel right driving it. What I really wanted was more of a driver with updated suspension, steering, seats, tunes, 3 pt belts, etc. I sold the car in less than a year and now I'm building the car I want.

jim-

 

[skywalker]

My biggest reret is going with a T-5 and not a Richmond like gp001. Eventually I'll correct that mistake.

I also wish I had gone to a coilover/tubular suspension instead of just new stock components in the front.

 

[67MustangManiac]

I'd save my sanity and collect stamps instead!!

Maniac

 

[MustangPaul]

I wish I had asked out Rachel in High School instead of being such a pud.

 

[65straightsick]

I wish I was born to a rich family and could pay my way to the car I want.

 

[Ronstang]

I wish I was born to a rich family and could pay my way to the car I want.

Then it wouldn't mean anything, you will understand this when older.

 

[skywalker]

Then it wouldn't mean anything, you will understand this when older.

So true. I have learned this young.

 

[65straightsick]

No no...I am well aware of the value of hard work and doing it yourself and yadda yadda...but honestly...it would be nice

 

[65 A Code]

One thing I have learned in my short time of restoring (actually learned it today). In everything you do, TAKE YOUR TIME. Its not worth screwing up something up and then having to do it again, and buy the same part all over again. You just end up with waisted time and money.

Oh and as the old saying goes "messure twice and cut/weld once" Live it, learn it, or have deep pockets for all the parts you have to buy twice.

 

[347Fastback]

The one thing I would do over is I would have pulled my engine and tranny out and painted the car while the engine was out....

 

[DarkBuddha]

Here is mine, and I hope anyone in the throws of a restoration will listen carefully... I wouldn't have let the damn car sit for 7 years out in the weather, being rained on and sun-baked in the Florida heat, rusting to pieces. The car had given me years of faithful duty and it deserved better. So, do yourself a favor, no matter how bad it is, no matter how poor you are, no matter how frustrated you might get, don't let your car sit for extended periods of time unprotected!

Other than that, I'd say get knowledgable about all the potential problems/issues Mustangs can have, and then look for them when you look at a potential car. Being ignorant got me a car with bad shocktowers that broke and had to be replaced. Expensive!