Hey fellas,
Thought I may aswell put a some sort of build thread on my 65 Coupe. I purchased the car locally towards the end of 2013, and it was my first vintage car. The body was in good nick, which was my main concern when looking for an older car. The previous owner had said it had a going over and had some minor rust removed before it was painted black pre-2013. With the body work passing my amateur inspection, and the car running pretty good, it was in my garage not long after.
For the next year I pretty much enjoyed it how it was, however I always found I was fixing minor things here and there, trying to work out what the previous owners had replaced/not replaced etc. As with most of my cars previously, I found I couldn't enjoy it thoroughly without knowing every bit about the car. So late 2014 I decided to do a full mechanical rebuild of the vehicle, and to go on more of a restomod route.
I began writing up a list of what I needed and the direction I was going to take.
The main things I wanted on the build were:
-most/if not all of the parts being had to be easily replaceable. I didn't want custom this and custom that, and then when something wears out or breaks, not being able to get online and have a replacement part the next few days.
-safety. I wanted to upgrade key saftey aspects of the car. Yes, it's still an old car, you can't polish a turd, however, things like 3 point seatbelts, collapsible column, good brakes, bright brake lights etc, can still help the car be a little bit safer.
-drivability. I wanted the thing to be easy and fun to drive. I want to be able to drive it in the sun, in the wet, at 110 down the freeway and in suburban traffic. If I wanted to drive it down the hume to melbourne, I can just jump in the thing and head down the next morning without batting an eyelid.
-appearance. I still want it to look like a 65 mustang, inside and out. A few things will change, specifically in the interior, however it still has most of it vintage heritage.
Most of the next posts are going to be about the direction I've taken and the parts I've purchased. As the car is being assembled, which is happening now, I will put up assembly pictures.
