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FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » Dixon had bad luck » 6/24/2025 9:49 AM |
6sally6 wrote:
AAA is a GOOD thing !!
(last time I needed a tow (a local tow) the driver sez..."Hey Mr. Mike...she break down again?!")![]()
The guy knew me by my first name !!!! Kinda sad...
6sal6
The tow company is not someone I want to be on a first name basis with!!!
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » Dixon had bad luck » 6/23/2025 9:57 AM |
Yea, this was a debacle!!!! Had been making good time up till then and was about an hour away. I will be rethinking the no spare mentality.
Bash thrash prior to the trip was checking the oil and water. The tires looked fine so, no air pressure check. They did have a date code from 2017 with 18,000 miles on the car and always garage kept, so no dry rot issues. Tread was fair. Steve checked air pressure in the other rear tire Saturday morning. It was at 28 psi. It got 2 new ties before I headed home Saturday.
My AAA Plus membership has been in place since the Mustang started making trips to different shops when I was still getting it back together. It gets me 4 tows up to 100 miles for each person on the account. I think it's about $175 a year.
The silver linings..... no damaged paint and AAA Plus. The wrecker driver told me they charged AAA $640 to take the car about 50 miles.
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » You are invited to a Mini Bash in Belton, Tx June 20 » 6/18/2025 10:10 AM |
OK, the teeth have moved to 3rd or 4th on the list of importance!!!! The hotel is booked.
What is the name of the Mexican on the river?? I presume dinner is after 5?? I will do better on arrival timing than I did for Corpus!!!
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » You are invited to a Mini Bash in Belton, Tx June 20 » 6/09/2025 9:37 PM |
That’s my luck. I have an appointment to have my upper wisdom teeth pulled on the 21st!!!! Yea, on a Saturday. The teeth take priority!!
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » Disappointing local car show » 5/21/2025 8:18 AM |
I'm open for a mini bash. Thoughts on timing and location?
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » First Drive!!!!!! » 5/05/2025 10:09 PM |
That's fantastic. The car looks and sounds great. I pay about the same to Hagerty for a stated value policy.
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » Anyone have parchment interior in their 65 or 66 » 5/05/2025 10:05 PM |
I can't help with pictures cause I can't find any of my interior. It does have parchment on the seats, seat belts, doors, headliner and dash with black carpet to hide any dirt.
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » Cool pics of your Mustang » 4/17/2025 10:21 PM |
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » Fan clutches » 3/27/2025 8:20 PM |
I prefer a thermal fan clutch. It’s quiet till things start heating up, then you can hear the clutch engage. I can hear it on the Mustang and it’s not too loud.
I did install a heavy duty version on one of the old truck….. that one sounded like an airplane prop when it kicked in and drowned out the radio!!
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » When cleaning up under hood wiring what covering do you..... » 3/27/2025 7:04 PM |
Painless has a really neat sleeving material that they advertise on their website. It’s super expensive to buy from them though. So you can see what it looks like and then go search McMaster Carr. They carry the same product at a fraction of the cost.
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » Car went in for paint Friday (3/14) » 3/18/2025 4:22 PM |
Gotta love the smell of new paint. Will ya make weekly visits to check the progress?
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » Off topic. Nashville » 3/16/2025 11:48 AM |
Congratulations on the new adventure. You could make it a goal to drive the Mustang into the new garage/shop under its own power!! Took me 30 years to accomplish it.
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » Another set back!!!!!!!!!!!!!! » 3/05/2025 10:21 AM |
Quality of the headlight switch and the dimmer switch will be a factor. There a huge price difference between an original switch ($115.00) and a replacement switch ($20) in NPDs catalog. I would hope an original style switch would perform better than a $20 counter part.
Can't remember what headlight switch I would up with, but it has worked OK. The dimmer switch was ACP brand, I think. I was junk from the start and never worked. I still had what Ford installed. It got cleaned up and put back in the car!!
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » Exhaust system attempt!!! » 2/24/2025 4:30 PM |
Mufflers??? I see something that resembles a wide spot in the pipe!!!
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » Minor set back today » 2/24/2025 4:27 PM |
It happens, don't let it get you down.
I poured brake fluid in the car for the first time and all seemed good. There was a puddle under it the next day. One of the flares I made wasn't good enough.
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » Mustang Week in Galveston » 2/23/2025 4:22 PM |
The Brother-in-law sent me a message about the event. Sounds like it will be a wild time..... not sure I want a wild time. They are advertising 1500 cars for the car show at Moody Gardens. There is one way in and out so traffic could be stacked up
I can be up for a mini bash if timing works out. Need to do a few things to the car before then!!! Always something, right??.
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » 2025 Bash: to air condition or not? » 2/23/2025 3:22 PM |
September in Texas with no AC will be miserable.
The 69 F250 I got from Pop had the add on under dash AC unit that used R12. That thing would freeze the balls off a pool table!!! It was not uncommon to run both the AC and defroster on a rainy day. It worked well enough.
The Mustang has the vintage air unit and the first thing it does on those rainy/muggy days is fog the windshield. It takes me way longer than it should to get it clear again. It could be due to operator error!!!
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » Happy New Years everyone. It is going to be a Great Year. » 1/01/2025 12:00 PM |
Happy New Year to all.
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » We lost a good one » 12/26/2024 7:13 PM |
I enjoyed chatting with Joe at the Bashes too. So sorry for your loss and please pass our condolences to Lisa. Prayers for you guys.
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » off topic » 12/26/2024 7:06 PM |
Chris, I catching up on the forum topics today and just finding this. I am so sorry for your terrible loss. You are in our thoughts and prayers. It was a pleasure to meet you both at the Bash.
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » Pacemaker installed! » 12/26/2024 6:07 PM |
Glad to hear you are doing better Rudi.
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » Gas Monkey found a very rare Boss 9 » 12/26/2024 5:17 PM |
I'm a sucker for most car show and enjoyed watching Fast and Loud with Aaron.... I could live without the drama though. That Boss 9 was a great looking car in really good shape. Richard would be money ahead to flip it vs restoration to as new or as raced condition. It did give me some incentive to get mine going as well.
There's a guy restoring Dodges up north and I watched some of his stuff. Didn't take long for the way his attitude came across for me to stop. He wasn't worth it to see the beautiful cars in a finished state.
Are classic car prices inflated, probable so. I can't blame it all on Rawlins. Does anyone remember the Autotrader days? There would be advertisers that had Shelby's listed with a sold tag across them and a sale price that seemed high for the time. That was "good" advertising. Let it run for a few months and everyone starts to believe it's real prices.
I started watching Dennis Collins Coffee Walk. He's buying and selling, but rarely talks dollars on the camera. It's amazing how many of those cars are being liquidated by surviving spouse or kids.
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » Merry Christmas » 12/25/2024 4:24 PM |
Merry Christmas to All!!
FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » Thankful for… » 11/28/2024 1:30 PM |
Thankful for the good times being so good and the bad times not being any worse. Yall have a happy Thanksgiving and don’t eat too much!!!
MustangSteve Annual Bash Info » Inquiring MIND?? » 10/25/2024 11:08 AM |
Don, you're as hard headed as the rest of us. Do what the Doc says or it could be a year!!!
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