So as many of you know my parents recently got a 06 Mustang GT Premium about a year and a half ago. I know many wondered why yellow, well here is the reason and the first photos of the car since it was painted back in 1980 .... sadly the paint is failing but that will be fixed later, right now the deal is to get the car running.
This 1966 2+2 Mustang Fastback was optioned with the 289, 3 spd and a limited slip rear end. Thats about it. The color is Sunshine yellow and this is why my parents ordered their 06 Mustang in yellow. The car was originally purchased for my Aunt when she graduated HS so she could drive home on the weekend from college in PA. The car was later purched back and give to my father before he graduated HS. In the time it was running my father had swapped out the 289 for a 1969 Boss 302 engine. At the time he couldn't afford to upgrade anything else so that rest of the driveterrain remained stock. Supposidly with the torque of the 302 and the gearing for the 289 it would very easily light up first. I also learned that he put spring meant for a car with a 351 in so even with the engine in it still sits at about the same height but that will be corrected soon also.
The project started back around the beginning of April when we started rebuilding the 289 after if came back from machining. The engine after many weekends of getting little things done was about complete mid July. On the 14th we got the engine from the basement to the garage and started to button up the last of the details and started painting. On June 28th we finished up painting the engine and started to fit the exhaust manifolds, clutch bell housing, choke tubes etc. Then sunday the 29th was the big day. the car was pulled out of the cover it with the Allis Chalmers and turned around and pulled into the garage. All said and done we where able to drop the engine in, install the transmission, shifter and linkage and get most of the clutch linkage put together. Goal it to have it running be mid september when my parents go on vacation. over the winter the rest of the car will be worked on and the hope is to have it back on the road next summer. For now the car will remain stock but later on it will turn into a resto-mod project. About the only thing that me may do now is a front power disk conversion since the car has non-power 4-wheel drum brakes.
so ....
This 1966 2+2 Mustang Fastback was optioned with the 289, 3 spd and a limited slip rear end. Thats about it. The color is Sunshine yellow and this is why my parents ordered their 06 Mustang in yellow. The car was originally purchased for my Aunt when she graduated HS so she could drive home on the weekend from college in PA. The car was later purched back and give to my father before he graduated HS. In the time it was running my father had swapped out the 289 for a 1969 Boss 302 engine. At the time he couldn't afford to upgrade anything else so that rest of the driveterrain remained stock. Supposidly with the torque of the 302 and the gearing for the 289 it would very easily light up first. I also learned that he put spring meant for a car with a 351 in so even with the engine in it still sits at about the same height but that will be corrected soon also.
The project started back around the beginning of April when we started rebuilding the 289 after if came back from machining. The engine after many weekends of getting little things done was about complete mid July. On the 14th we got the engine from the basement to the garage and started to button up the last of the details and started painting. On June 28th we finished up painting the engine and started to fit the exhaust manifolds, clutch bell housing, choke tubes etc. Then sunday the 29th was the big day. the car was pulled out of the cover it with the Allis Chalmers and turned around and pulled into the garage. All said and done we where able to drop the engine in, install the transmission, shifter and linkage and get most of the clutch linkage put together. Goal it to have it running be mid september when my parents go on vacation. over the winter the rest of the car will be worked on and the hope is to have it back on the road next summer. For now the car will remain stock but later on it will turn into a resto-mod project. About the only thing that me may do now is a front power disk conversion since the car has non-power 4-wheel drum brakes.
so ....
! I like the OG wheels on 'er .