Well guys... Frustration is really starting to set in.
I don't have time or money to work on the stang, and i have a BOAT LOAD of brand spanking new parts just sitting in my garage, along with a 65 Coupe shell that already has new floors, quarters, and trunk... I only paid 2k for the car, so my loss isn't that big on the car, the body work alone was worth 2 grand... but now i've got a $2000 rear end, $1000 front control arms, and about $2000 more worth of suspension and brake parts sitting in my garage... That puts me at about $7000 worth of stuff.... I know that if i put it all together, i won't get anywhere NEAR that ammount.. So should i sell now while it's all still in pieces? Or should i suck it up and keep it all and wait till i get the time... Any experience here?
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1965 Mustang Coupe Project: 1965 Mustang Inline 6 (For Now) Coupe, New Floors, New Quarters | Ford 9 Inch Rear, 11" Rear Disc Brakes, 3.50:1 Gears | Control Freak Front U/L Control Arms, Global West Adj. Strut Rods | KYB Gas-A-Justs, Grab-A-Trak 620 Coils & Mid-Eye 5-Leafs | Global West Tubular Subframe Connectors | Addco 1-1/8 Front Swaybar Kit
It will be worth more if you sold the parts separately than as a 'package deal' or unfinished project.
If you have the space to store the car and don't need the money then I'd sit on the car for awhile and see if you have the time and funds in the future to continue it. I just wouldn't want to jump on selling it and regretting it later on and getting another car and being back at square one.
Even though my car is a 'rolling restoration' there was two years that I didn't do anything to the car except for normal maintance due to a job change and no extra funds or time to support work on my car. Selling the car would have been be the last thing I would do since I knew that things would turn around eventually.
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1968 Mustang coupe, Acapulco Blue, 289 2v, C-4, Power Steering.
Hopefully a 1969 convertible or Sportsroof (non Mach or Boss) for next Mustang project
Trying to find my father's 1973 Mustang Grande he bought brand new. 3F04F126773 last known registration and title was in New Jersey, 1982.
Dont sell. I have a 1969 Mustang Mach 1. Its the one on my Avatar. My plans will take 2-3 years to bring her to concourse correct. Patience. You have already invested too much. Just take it one project on it a month or two. It will all pan out in the end.
yea i guess i'm in too deep to give up now... at least you guys can drive yours. mine has nothing, no motor, no tranny, hell, no wheels... thanks for the help guys, i'll just keep pickin' at it till i'm done..
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1965 Mustang Coupe Project: 1965 Mustang Inline 6 (For Now) Coupe, New Floors, New Quarters | Ford 9 Inch Rear, 11" Rear Disc Brakes, 3.50:1 Gears | Control Freak Front U/L Control Arms, Global West Adj. Strut Rods | KYB Gas-A-Justs, Grab-A-Trak 620 Coils & Mid-Eye 5-Leafs | Global West Tubular Subframe Connectors | Addco 1-1/8 Front Swaybar Kit
Just have patience. Like others have said, one project at a time or you'll get burned out. I just bought my '65 Coupe a few weeks ago. First order of business was safety - I did a disc brake conversion on the front and then did the suspension.
I have a 65 coupe sitting in my garage with over 15K invested, just like you. If you can finish it yourself, do it. You will know you what you have when are finished, a great car!
You are doing it the right way as far as starting from scratch. Its hard to restore one if you don't strip it down. Not to scare you, but you will have a lot more money than that in it before you get done. If you do it right, once you are done, you can just drive it. If you think you can finish it and sell it to get your money back, abandon ship. Nobody will pay for a coupe what it cost to restore one. I know, I spent three years and about $30 grand. Sure is a nice car, though!
don't sell,cuz you'll regret it later.i had a 66 coupe and lost my a** when i sold it.now here i am with a 64.5 coupe doing it all over again.and now the prices on parts are even more money!! stick with it and make time to finish it,then drive the hell out of her
im in your same boat, but i keep telling myself it is going to turn out awesome. I work on it little by little and do one thing at a time. Just think, you could sell it and say "Damn I had a 65 and it was gonna be sweet", or you could keep it and bask in the glory after it is finished. Nothing better than that feeling.
Hey man, keep the Stang! I made that mistake once and it took me 15 years to find another one in the shape I was looking for. I've had it for about a year and a half and I am building it slowly. I regretted getting rid of mine, and I'm exstatic that I have one back. Keep at it...you won't regret it.
well guys i appreciate all the support! i've decided to keep it, and just need to get front brakes, steering parts, and some cheapo wheels for now to make it a rolling chassis... After the 6k in suspension parts, it should stick to the ground like super glue. :-D
happy motoring fellas, it will get done soon enough... esp. with that new job i just got :-O...
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1965 Mustang Coupe Project: 1965 Mustang Inline 6 (For Now) Coupe, New Floors, New Quarters | Ford 9 Inch Rear, 11" Rear Disc Brakes, 3.50:1 Gears | Control Freak Front U/L Control Arms, Global West Adj. Strut Rods | KYB Gas-A-Justs, Grab-A-Trak 620 Coils & Mid-Eye 5-Leafs | Global West Tubular Subframe Connectors | Addco 1-1/8 Front Swaybar Kit
My '65 coupe has been sitting for 14 years now because I know I'll never get out of it what I have into it. I know if it ever goes, I'd never be able to afford to replace it either, so it's just waiting for some extra money to come in so I can get down to business. Maybe this year lol.
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'65 Mustang Coupe (daily driver turned project car)
1965 Mustang Coupe. Keep or Sell? 
