[71 owner]

hey all.im new to this site and also a new owner and i was woundering what all i can do to my 71.its your basic 1971 mustang 315 grande w/ the cleveland moter in it.ive been thinking about pulling the entire thing apart and building it from the ground up but in order to do that i need to know what all i can do to it.any ideas?now mind you this is my first time doing anything like this so if you cold keep it simple stupid lol.

[Maximalstang]

Wellcome to the coral, About your your I have an idea what you should do with it. You can give it to me. I'm kidding HahHah! Ok enough of that. So are looking to keep it looking old school or are you going to try trick it out. If it was mine . I would strip it down to the frame. Make sure that it's straight and in good shape then I would work on the engine and transmission Hows the body look need some love really doing body isn't that hard just alot of time. Now about the inside . Me I like to feel comfortable when driving So add what makes you happy and remove the crap that don't I'm sure once you start with your car it will give you ideas of what she want you to do to her. So you can bring her back to life again ' Well best of luck hope to see it someday on here

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[steves72grande]

Welcome aboard!
The answer to your question depends on what you want to do - Go full on restored, make a hot rod, a street racer or what. Ultimately, the only right answer is make it what you want.
Clevelands are harder to find speed parts for; they're out there, just hard to find and sometimes pricey. 71-73 parts are the same way although the restoration people are catching up.
Give us some specifics on the car - auto or manual? a/c? How many miles? Overall condition?
I've got a 72 grande, 351C, 2bbl, FMX auto, a/c, ps, 3.25:1 Trac-loc rear; yours might be similar. PM me if you want and we can go from there.