Finished my 1964 1/2 Mustang Convertible except for windshield washer and decals.  It is a D code with a power top.  Guardsman Blue with white interior.

I've been cheating on my Mustang and working on the Lightning. I told my self "this will go together much faster, then I can spend all my time on the Mustang" Why doesn't anything ever work that way?

Found out I've got a grand daughter on the way, just got back from Topsail Isl.. NC. Opened up my camp on moon lake, sent my wife's hood and spoiler off to paint for her 68 camaro convertible.....no mustang work yet!  All that and it's still in the 40's around here!  I need to find a job down south somewhere and relocate, anyone looking for a good dairy supervisor?

I finished up my 67



Still working a through final few issues (like swapping in a different MC ;) ) and a small vibration issue I think may be the TC in the trans at this point.....but it is a running, driving, cruising mustang again ;)

FInally got the windows adjusted enough for me to be happy with them and put the door panels in last weekend!

Last edited by dodgestang (4/22/2015 12:29 PM)

TimC wrote:

Well I woke up the 65 from winter storage last Sunday.  Fired right up and ran great on the ride home.


Floor stains were from prior occupant.....

Now that the bath remodel is complete, plans for 65 include getting the horn on the deluxe wheel working, putting on a dual bowl mc and replacing soft brake lines, and little stuff like that.  Plans to make it Bash worthy require charging the a/c, new radio, cruise control, seat track extenders, and stabbing the T5 in it.

How do you keep that container dry in the winter?  I have two 40 footers and they are like a rain forest inside during the winter.  Several years ago I installed three rotating convection/wind driven turbine vents in the roof of each box.  That reduced the condensation but did not eliminate it.  For my part I am thinking I do not not have enough air flow into the containers.
 

Last edited by boomyal (4/22/2015 4:58 PM)

boomyal wrote:

TimC wrote:

Well I woke up the 65 from winter storage last Sunday.  Fired right up and ran great on the ride home.


Floor stains were from prior occupant.....

Now that the bath remodel is complete, plans for 65 include getting the horn on the deluxe wheel working, putting on a dual bowl mc and replacing soft brake lines, and little stuff like that.  Plans to make it Bash worthy require charging the a/c, new radio, cruise control, seat track extenders, and stabbing the T5 in it.

How do you keep that container dry in the winter?  I have two 40 footers and they are like a rain forest inside during the winter.  Several years ago I installed three rotating convection/wind driven turbine vents in the roof of each box.  That reduced the condensation but did not eliminate it.  For my part I am thinking I do not not have enough air flow into the containers.
 

Boom, In northern Illinois, humidity is not an issue in the winter.  Lotsa folks have central humidifiers to add humidity to their homes in the winter.  I stored it in late Nov.  It gets cold and stays cold.  I checked in on it every couple of weeks.  Once after a lot of snow, the wood floor was a little damp near the doors.  It has a silver spray on reflective rubberized roof to reduce interior heat, and also has a turbine vent.  I suspended a plastic tarp above it in case it had leaks.  It was also mouse free.  I had plenty of poisin that was untouched.
 

Last edited by TimC (4/22/2015 6:57 PM)

Working mostly... got the carb on the convertible rebuilt. Got my son playing high school baseball, hopefully get back on the convertible this weekend. It's already pool weather here in Yuma. Now that the wife has a vertical looking for a t5 for the coup.

Last edited by bearcat (4/22/2015 7:20 PM)

Nearly three weeks ago, I finished up with the changes (this go 'round) that I was making to my '69 F100 short bed Ranger over the past 5 months. It took two weeks to get it up to the alignment shop --Melody has been working long hours lately and not getting home in time for me to drop the truck off at the alignment shop. I finally got it aligned last week.

The '77 F100 front discs, '75 F350 dual-diaphragm brake booster and the '95 Explorer 1-1/16" bore MC work perfectly together. --huge improvement!

The '82 F150 Ford C-2 power steering pump and '78 F150 Saginaw power steering box are really nice. I don't have to have a big, dorky 17" steering wheel to turn the front wheels anymore.

The '78 F250 1-1/8" front sway bar, '79 Bronco 1-1/8" rear sway bar and the new Moog CC808 progressive rate front coils really flattened the truck out when going around curves. It doesn't feel like the door handles are going to scrape the pavement when going around curves now.

The modified cargo/3rd brake light is pretty cool. However, evidently when I was making all the modifications, wiring and testing of the 3rd brake light out, I apparently never pulled the light switch out. If I had, I would have noticed the tail light circuit is back feeding the added 3rd brake light circuit and illuminating it (Doh). This should be fairly easy to remedy though.

There's still LOTS to do/fix on the old truck but, it's nice to be past this phase of changes and upgrades and just be able to drive it again.















Just back from the alignment shop here. It was pouring down rain on the way home but, I got to try out the ('78 F150) intermittent wipers.

Nice truck Ultra. One of those is on the bucket list as well.
Speaking of houses, I've been getting mine ready to sell lately too. I'll miss the 4000 sq. ft. shop with the 14x28 spray booth the most. ( I won't miss trying to heat it in the winter though.)

terry wrote:

Tim  couple questions.  
is that a rental yard with a bunch of those containers that people rent????


Why is your car in there closer to the wall on the drivers side?  seems like you would hug the passenger side so you can get in and out>  Or is it just because you can watch the drivers side more closely from drivers seat??  just curious

  I was wondering how Tim gets in to drive the car out of the container?  Looks really tight.
 

darren wrote:

Nice truck Ultra. One of those is on the bucket list as well.

Thanks, Darren.

My '68 Mustang was my first car but, my dad's '68 F100 short bed Ranger (converted to '70 model Ranger interior/exterior trim) was the first vehicle I learned to drive.

In late 2010, I decided to return to my 'roots' and began looking for a short bed F100. After 5 months of searching, I found and bought this 1969 F100 Ranger on April 24, 2011.

(It was the wife's idea to have pictures made with my old truck)






My dad's old '68 F100 Ranger. This is the first vehicle I learned to drive ....wish I knew where it was today.

 

Steve69 wrote:

terry wrote:

Tim  couple questions.  
is that a rental yard with a bunch of those containers that people rent????


Why is your car in there closer to the wall on the drivers side?  seems like you would hug the passenger side so you can get in and out>  Or is it just because you can watch the drivers side more closely from drivers seat??  just curious

  I was wondering how Tim gets in to drive the car out of the container?  Looks really tight.
 

Terry, yup, storage yard with 100's of 20 & 40 ft containers.  I hugged the D/S because of the visibility.

Steve, I am blessed with a couple of favorable genes that allow me to get into small spaces.  I also have some bad genes that allow the crud to accumulate in the CV system, as opposed to the beltline.... Better living through chemistry lol