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Old 08-23-2012, 10:06 PM   #2
slimbailess
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Location: Haltom City,TX
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Re: 66 mustang cheap autocrosser

ok, so I have a six cylinder 66 mustang that hasn't run in years, and the interior is full of rat stuff...so, I pull the motor and take it to the scrap yard then start to work on the inside...I pull as much as I can out of the interior, take it to the car wash and vacuum it out, take it back home, clean out some more and repeat...took about 4 trips to the car wash vacuum to get everything out, the reason why was the 10" long rat (not including tail) that had taken up residence in the car...never did find him again after I saw him the first time, but thats ok, I didn't want to shoot into the car....after I got seats and all out of the inside, I found a wrecked Ranger for sale...I decided to buy it and use what parts I could on the Mustang and sell the rest...it had a 3.55 geared 8.8 rear axle, and 4 aluminum wheels with nearly new BFG T/A radials, 14's tho...I also found a vendor that has a kit to use the Ranger rotors on Mustangs to convert to disc brakes...so far I have swapped the rear axle over, and installed some v8 spindles I bought off a friend of mine who was selling them with a falcon he had, and have started removing the poor bodywork from left rear quarter....who knew a 7 inch grinder with a wire wheel was so good at removing bondo? will post more pictures tomorrow, they are on camera, without a card..amazing the difference a little shiny can make in the looks of a car! anyway, I think it looks a lot better, even if they are Ranger wheels...
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