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Hey guys,
Brand new to the forum. I have learned many things from Miata.net, and the various Volvo forums. Now it's time to dig into the Mustang.
First, is this THE site for classic mustangs, or are there a variety of site that y'all use to gather info.
Here is the story- we have a 1968 2bl, 289, coupe, 3-speed- originally lime gold, but when we got it in 1992 it was blue, and we've painted it twice (both times to blue) and brought the interior close to standard, but with Mach 1 seats, upholstered like the originals. Non Original rims- it was a daily driver. My three brother and I all took turns driving it to high school, and the past few years it has seen occasional use.
A little over a year ago, middle brother was driving when it caught fire in the engine compartment. He is not so mechanical, and waited until the fire trucks arrived-
I had not seen the car until today, as I was living out of town then, and I wasn't in a hurry to see the ole girl in that state. It was a lot worse than I thought. It has been sitting for a year at friend's body shop- the title is now salvaged, but we still own the car.
Anyway, everything rubber or plastic under the hood and through the dash is toast! The hood is a loss, but the paint on the quarters is fine.
My goal is to get her started, and then hopefully drive her off site to the home garage.
Does anyone have expertise in resurrecting a crispy critter? I want to know the minimum of what I'll need to get it started.
I didn't know too much about cars in the mid '90 (although I thought I did). I have since done lots of work on numerous Jeeps, a Miata, and now a Volvo so I'm pretty gung-ho on tackling this, and it seems so simple compared to these newer cars.
Any help would be appreciated. I'm trying to avoid the entire wiring harness if I can- to keep the cost low to make sure she'll still run. I can leave the cooling system alone until she's running.
I'll try to post some pictures of the damage tomorrow. I think the dash is melted and all those gauges too.
The goal for this spring is get her running, stopping, and signals working. Eventually I plan to get ready for a frame off, but I want to get her as close to where she was before we do the tear down maybe later this year.
Thanks!
Brand new to the forum. I have learned many things from Miata.net, and the various Volvo forums. Now it's time to dig into the Mustang.
First, is this THE site for classic mustangs, or are there a variety of site that y'all use to gather info.
Here is the story- we have a 1968 2bl, 289, coupe, 3-speed- originally lime gold, but when we got it in 1992 it was blue, and we've painted it twice (both times to blue) and brought the interior close to standard, but with Mach 1 seats, upholstered like the originals. Non Original rims- it was a daily driver. My three brother and I all took turns driving it to high school, and the past few years it has seen occasional use.
A little over a year ago, middle brother was driving when it caught fire in the engine compartment. He is not so mechanical, and waited until the fire trucks arrived-
I had not seen the car until today, as I was living out of town then, and I wasn't in a hurry to see the ole girl in that state. It was a lot worse than I thought. It has been sitting for a year at friend's body shop- the title is now salvaged, but we still own the car.
Anyway, everything rubber or plastic under the hood and through the dash is toast! The hood is a loss, but the paint on the quarters is fine.
My goal is to get her started, and then hopefully drive her off site to the home garage.
Does anyone have expertise in resurrecting a crispy critter? I want to know the minimum of what I'll need to get it started.
I didn't know too much about cars in the mid '90 (although I thought I did). I have since done lots of work on numerous Jeeps, a Miata, and now a Volvo so I'm pretty gung-ho on tackling this, and it seems so simple compared to these newer cars.
Any help would be appreciated. I'm trying to avoid the entire wiring harness if I can- to keep the cost low to make sure she'll still run. I can leave the cooling system alone until she's running.
I'll try to post some pictures of the damage tomorrow. I think the dash is melted and all those gauges too.
The goal for this spring is get her running, stopping, and signals working. Eventually I plan to get ready for a frame off, but I want to get her as close to where she was before we do the tear down maybe later this year.
Thanks!