Author Topic: Just got my ride back after resto (Read 1016 times)

mainemustang · « **on:** April, 15, 2011, 11:52:59 PM »

just got it out of shop after 11 mos. resto. Will do engine internals in fall, but seems strong enough for summer cruisin. factory gt, repainted orig dk. ivy metallic green. I may have screwed up the picture.....likely to happen at 4am

jmlay · « **Reply #1 on:** April, 16, 2011, 05:44:24 AM »

Is this the correct picture?:

Horseplay · « **Reply #2 on:** April, 16, 2011, 06:13:08 AM »

Very nice.

FordDude · « **Reply #3 on:** April, 16, 2011, 06:16:24 AM »

Very nice!

fd

DEL65 · « **Reply #4 on:** April, 16, 2011, 07:27:54 AM »

Cool, nice to see a photo of a non-fastback.

monkeystash · « **Reply #5 on:** April, 16, 2011, 01:26:14 PM »

Wow, that is gorgeous! Love the color.

mainemustang · « **Reply #6 on:** April, 17, 2011, 12:20:53 AM »

Yeh....it's the correct pic, JMLAY. Seems like you did it better than me. Will try and do some others a little better, like starting earlier than 4am!! Thanks for all your support and compliments. They help a lot. Was signal flare red, but decided to go to original ivy. Didn't know how it would come out, but knew it wouldn't be as "exciting" as the red. Getting conservative in my old age.....wasn't worried a few decades ago when I bought a new 70 mach in grabber yellow. Can't wait till the weather clears a little here so I can test the engine and find some reasons to redo that at the end of summer.

silverblueBP · « **Reply #7 on:** April, 17, 2011, 04:26:27 AM »

Beautiful car

Heap64 · « **Reply #8 on:** April, 17, 2011, 06:14:50 AM »

Very classy looking car. The colors look awesome together!

RapidRabbit · « **Reply #9 on:** April, 17, 2011, 06:39:41 AM »

Quote from: DEL65 on April, 16, 2011, 07:27:54 AM

Cool, nice to see a photo of a non-fastback.

+1 always nice to have another vert on here.

Car looks great! I think we need more pics. Did they document the restoration work?

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jmlay · « **Reply #10 on:** April, 17, 2011, 02:16:06 PM »

Very beautiful car. Last year a friend of mine sold his ivy green 66GT, all original except one repaint. Was a steal at $16,500, wish I had the space to put it or I would have bought it.

KBMWRS · « **Reply #11 on:** April, 17, 2011, 04:02:03 PM »

That car just screams....CLASSic...that's pure CLASS right there.

classicdoug · « **Reply #12 on:** April, 17, 2011, 05:20:29 PM »

Great looking car!

Doug

cmayna · « **Reply #13 on:** April, 17, 2011, 05:22:51 PM »

After seeing that..........I WANT a vert. Very sweet.

mainemustang · « **Reply #14 on:** April, 17, 2011, 10:20:01 PM »

A couple more, hopefully:

I guess I was 1 for 2, batting 50%. Will try one more. Thans for your patience with a compu-dufus

mainemustang · « **Reply #15 on:** April, 17, 2011, 10:44:34 PM »

I wanted you guys to know that the joy of getting this car back was literally doubled by the great compliments from one of the toughest, most knowlegdeable crowds out there. Many of my decisions were taken from discussions, debates, and yeah, arguments that I've seen on this forum for awile as a lurker. It looks like I listened well. I don't want to get all mushy, but the info, opinions, and experiences you guys put out here had a profound influence on what went into this car and how it looks and handles. The credit I get is for being attentive to a group who knows what they're talking about...and I thank all of you for your direct AND indirect contributions and ideas to this forum that could help shape the result of this pony. Did 2 others before this...the 3rd time was the charm. Here's the engine bay....hopefully:

Johnny M · « **Reply #16 on:** April, 17, 2011, 11:48:42 PM »

Sweet ride....

Congrats and enjoy the summer with it.

stump · « **Reply #17 on:** April, 18, 2011, 01:16:24 AM »

Very nice! Any pictures of the interior?

Jonk67 · « **Reply #18 on:** April, 18, 2011, 10:40:07 AM »

Just Beautiful!
I don't see a vacuum line hooked to your distributor > carb? Have you run it yet?
Jon

TheDude · « **Reply #19 on:** April, 18, 2011, 11:19:42 AM »

Beautiful car! Thanks for going back to the original color. My '65 coupe was originally Ivy Green and I can't wait until I can repaint it accordingly.

opentrackerSteve · « **Reply #20 on:** April, 18, 2011, 12:33:04 PM »

Nice, when are you taking out to the track?

mainemustang · « **Reply #21 on:** April, 18, 2011, 06:49:39 PM »

Quote from: Jonk67 on April, 18, 2011, 10:40:07 AM

Just Beautiful!
I don't see a vacuum line hooked to your distributor > carb? Have you run it yet?
Jon

Funny you should ask....I did too. After body work, when engine reinstalled, I brought the restorer a new pertronix distributor. When I picked the car up, I saw the vacuum line missing, but the guy said it was set mechanically and wasn't needed. Never having had this dizzy setup, I took his word. The car was driven home, about 30 miles, ran perfect, idled smooth, no visible problems, however, I still wondered about it. If anyone has info, or a different opinion, please let me know. In the fall, I may have the engine rebuilt, but I don't want it to blow unnecessarily. Can the absence of the vacuum line cause problems if the car is tuned and the advance is set mechanically?

mainemustang · « **Reply #22 on:** April, 18, 2011, 07:09:07 PM »

Quote from: stump on April, 18, 2011, 01:16:24 AM

Very nice! Any pictures of the interior?

Stump: NO pics of interior yet, but all redone except dash bezel guages. Std black, woodgrain wheel, humphugger. Gotta figure out whether I want a rally pac, mounted tach, 6 gauge cluster(restomod), or dakota digital dash. BTW, really like your car. Looks great in grabber green!

monkeystash · « **Reply #23 on:** April, 18, 2011, 07:18:00 PM »

Quote from: mainemustang on April, 18, 2011, 06:49:39 PM

Can the absence of the vacuum line cause problems if the car is tuned and the advance is set mechanically?

No, vacuum advance isn't necessary.

stump · « **Reply #24 on:** April, 19, 2011, 11:04:29 PM »

Quote from: mainemustang on April, 18, 2011, 07:09:07 PM

Stump: NO pics of interior yet, but all redone except dash bezel guages. Std black, woodgrain wheel, humphugger. Gotta figure out whether I want a rally pac, mounted tach, 6 gauge cluster(restomod), or dakota digital dash. BTW, really like your car. Looks great in grabber green!

This is how mine looks in black with the Rally Pac...

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