Hi! I'm fairly new to the forum, but have posted a few questions in the tech thread. Anyway, I bought a 66 mustang about a month and a half ago. Boy, is this car in bad shape. I took it to my mechanic, who did an inspection on it and gave me a list of what needed to be repaired just to make the car safe to drive. I'm looking at having the rear break shoes replaced, brake lines bled, rear bearings replaced, carb rebuilt and the radiator failed a compression test. So, today I finally got my first project out of the way. I installed my new radiator! Woohoo! Did it all by myself (except for having my husband pull off the lower hose, I just couldn't get the right angle on it myself). Putting the new one in wasn't nearly as hard as getting the old one out. I'm now waiting for my overflow tank and she'll be ready to go! )to the mechanics anyway, for new brakes and bearings) I called my dad (who's a retired FORD mechanic) and told him that I had gotten it done. He sure was proud of his little girl! I'm kinda proud of me too, so I wanted to share my victory story with people who can appreciate a hard day's work of working on their classic mustang. Thanks for listening!
Great job! It feels so much better to drive a car that you have worked on yourself in the end. The rattles........many, many options there. You should start by finding the easiest or loudest. For instance if the hood rattles when you drive you may need to adjust the bumpers up or the latch down slightly to get it to be snug when closed. Similar for doors and the trunk if they rattle it is usually either a worn out weather strip or a latch that allows too much slack or a combination of both. Once you eliminate the rattles little by little you will get the hang of it and they will be easier to find and fix. Good luck and keep us posted.
Not always the easiest things to find. Drive the car, listen, look, touch, move, drive, listen........Sometimes you have to hunt them down for a little bit. Having someone listen and help you is a big bonus.
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1966 Mustang Coupe. Mica Merlot with black stripes, Deluxe interior, 302 4V, 4-speed toploader, 3:70 9" rear end.
Woohoo! My first project is done! 
Congratulations. 
