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Old 09-07-2000, 09:00 PM   #3
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The main thing making restoration not feasable on the more common Mustangs is rust. Especially rust that's hard to get to. Check carefully:
1.) Inside the cowl around where the vent drains to the outside, Especially difficult to repair correctly. Leaks here drain to the inside and rust out the floor pans.
2.) Floor pans themselves rusted from leaks from the heater core, cowl, or just window seals.
3.)Trunk floor area around where the gas tank fits in. Often caused by trunk seals leaking.
4.) Convertibles have their own set of problems relating to the boot area leaking. I'm not really familiar with these, never having owned a vert.
5.)Frame rails under a rusted trunk floor.
6.)Outer wheel housings.
7.)Any rust in body panels that you can see. 8.)It's always 10 times worse than what it appears.
9.)IT ALWAYS COSTS 10 TIMES WHAT YOU EXPECT.
Happy restoration.


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'66 Coupe, 306, windage
tray, TRW flat tops, 351W
heads,pocket ported, 268
CC hydraulic cam, R tip
R's, Edelbrock Performer,
600 CFM Holley vac. secs.,
Mallory Unilite, coil, fuel
pump, Tri-Y headers, 2 1/2 "
custom pipes, 3 chamber
Flows, stock C-4, 3.25
Currie built 8" rear,
March under drive pulleys,
13.97 e.t., 100.1 mph
1/4 mi.

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