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    6/17/2025 10:35 AM  #1

    Gaba
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    i am back again - this time with more projects! :)

    I am back again yall! between kids and my parents moving here from India permanently and their medical care, last couple years have been a blurr. A blurr in which i longingly looked at the stang and wanted to convert it to manual and change its wiring, and all sorts of fun things. Well , my head is an inch above water now, and I am going to use that inch to do things with the mustang. 

    After swapping my AOD with someone here................ MS.. i now am in posession of a T5. and while the engine is out, i might as well do some other fun things to it! 
    like 

    American Auto wire complete wiring harness
    Gen5 Vintage Air AC system
    FIx the doors
    Electric fans AGAIN -- ford Contour fans with AutoCoolGuy PWN controller 
    and ofcourse the t5 swap :D 

    Anyway - want to say Hi! again .. and hope you all are doing ok, and I hope to see you all with all this done at this upcoming bash (not mini bash) 

    Also -- is anyone interested in a complete Classic Air AC system for this 65 66 generation of mustangs.. its complete , but the crank pulley. I will post in the selling chat but if you are interested let me know! 

    Happy to be here again! 

    Here is my son helping me take the AOD out. 
    https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ymbf9xkwkbf8zyvrkmlqc/IMG_1464.JPG?rlkey=uadchelbrh1cu4l8r7rpjwgzp&st=f2xosvxu&dl=0
     

    Last edited by Gaba (6/17/2025 10:41 AM)

    If it aint broke, I have'nt tried to "Fix" it yet!
     

    6/17/2025 11:22 AM  #2

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    Re: i am back again - this time with more projects! :)

    Welcome back Gaba. That is quite a list to get done in time for the Bash, butt I like the way you think. Each one of your projects would take me a year to complete.

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 393W, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    6/17/2025 2:30 PM  #3

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    Re: i am back again - this time with more projects! :)

    Glad to hear your back to working on projects again.

     

    6/17/2025 4:10 PM  #4

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    Big to do list but sounds fun.

     

    6/18/2025 5:57 AM  #5

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    Good luck with this project, don't get frustrated, there is a lot on your plate.  

    65 Fastback, 351W, 5-speed, 4 wheel discs, 9" rear,  R&C Front End.
     

    6/18/2025 6:23 AM  #6

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    Welcome back, Gaba.  People just don't appreciate just how good a man has to be to put family before his Mustang.  LOL.  Honestly though, I'm glad you got all that worked out a bit and can have a little fun on the car.  Hope to see you soon.

    "you get what you pay for, good work isn't cheap, and there are NO free lunches...PERIOD!"
     

    6/18/2025 8:35 AM  #7

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    Re: i am back again - this time with more projects! :)

    Why did you pull the engine ??!.....(I may have forgotten)
    That will really simplify the trans swap and some of the AC stuff too...and the waring.
    How "healthy" IS the engine BTW?  400 HP and the T-5 may not be very happy (jus say'in!)
    Nice looking ride BTW........
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    Get busy Liv'in or get busy Die'n....Host of the 2020 Bash at the Beach/The only Bash that got cancelled  )8
     

    6/18/2025 6:19 PM  #8

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    On the street 400HP and a T5 in good shape will be just fine, so long as you don't powershift 3rd.  In a light car like an early Mustang the tires will break loose in 1st and 2nd long before you shock load the trans enough to break it.  3rd you might have enough traction though.  I've replaced A LOT of 3rd gears in T5s over the years.  

     

    6/19/2025 8:34 AM  #9

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    welcome back

    Its really me....I fixed my caps lock .
     

    6/19/2025 12:55 PM  #10

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    Those are some wide tires on the front.  

     

    6/19/2025 1:28 PM  #11

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    T5 is easy to rebuild ;)

    Also- why is the engine out ? Cause — i had to fix wiring and AC and exhaust leaks and such that taking the engine out was an easier thing than to have to work around it ;)

    Now it’s spacious to work around and rewire and drill holes etc

    If it aint broke, I have'nt tried to "Fix" it yet!
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    6/29/2025 1:27 AM  #12

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    Well.. it’s going slow but going . All wires are out of the car . Dash and under dash guts are all out as well.
    With steering columns also out of the way, she is clean slate ready to start over with the Vintage Air gen5 and new wiring harness and a cable clutch etc . !

    If it aint broke, I have'nt tried to "Fix" it yet!
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    6/29/2025 7:52 AM  #13

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    Be sure your new clutch pedal is in place before attempting to put the AC hose for the driver side in place. That hose will get flattened somewhat where it must go ABOVE the pedal support. It will still move plenty of air.

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

    6/29/2025 7:52 AM  #14

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    Re: i am back again - this time with more projects! :)

    Gaba wrote:

    T5 is easy to rebuild ;)

    Also- why is the engine out ? Cause — i had to fix wiring and AC and exhaust leaks and such that taking the engine out was an easier thing than to have to work around it ;)

    Now it’s spacious to work around and rewire and drill holes etc

    How do you fix exhaust leaks with engine out???

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

    6/29/2025 8:29 AM  #15

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    MS wrote:

    Be sure your new clutch pedal is in place before attempting to put the AC hose for the driver side in place. That hose will get flattened somewhat where it must go ABOVE the pedal support. It will still move plenty of air.

    Also, figue in the movement of the wiper arms and the AC hose. 
     

    65 Fastback, 351W, 5-speed, 4 wheel discs, 9" rear,  R&C Front End.
     

    8/13/2025 5:50 PM  #16

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    Re: i am back again - this time with more projects! :)

    Well - I am at this point Now that I need the hose for drivers side routed and I’m needing some pics of what been done by others with a MS cable clutch and vintage air AC vents .

    If it aint broke, I have'nt tried to "Fix" it yet!
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    8/14/2025 7:11 AM  #17

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    I do not have picture of that portion of the Vintage AC install however; it is tight.  I'm not sure a picture would show anything conclusive.  I know that I had to squeeze the AC hose a bit to fit it in above the clutch/brake pedal bracket, and provide clearance for the wiper arm clearance when operating.  Also, getting the defroster hoses in place was ‘challenging’.
    I have a hydraulic clutch, not the MS cable system.
     

    65 Fastback, 351W, 5-speed, 4 wheel discs, 9" rear,  R&C Front End.
     

    8/14/2025 6:57 PM  #18

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    Re: i am back again - this time with more projects! :)

    Gaba wrote:

    Well - I am at this point Now that I need the hose for drivers side routed and I’m needing some pics of what been done by others with a MS cable clutch and vintage air AC vents .

     
    Are you still tech savvy?

    Pictures might help us.

     

    8/15/2025 7:33 AM  #19

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    I should add that I did remove the original vent on the drivers side as recommended in the Vintage AC install.  This does give extra room for the duct on the drivers side. 

    65 Fastback, 351W, 5-speed, 4 wheel discs, 9" rear,  R&C Front End.
     

    8/18/2025 11:10 AM  #20

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    Here is one view . I’ll post more

    Where it is right now is what I was trying. Can’t trust it to go under the windshield wiper arm and not get hurt

    If it aint broke, I have'nt tried to "Fix" it yet!
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    8/18/2025 11:11 AM  #21

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    If it aint broke, I have'nt tried to "Fix" it yet!
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    8/18/2025 8:19 PM  #22

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    Gaba wrote:

    Have rats been chewing on your instrument panel? Looks a bit rough there - a good place to get cut. 
     

    68 coupe - 351W, 4R70W, 9" 3.25 -- 65 convertible - 289 4v, C4, 8" 3.00
     

    8/19/2025 7:46 AM  #23

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    Gaba wrote:

    Remember that the speedometer and its drive cable needs to fit in there somewhere.

    65 Fastback, 351W, 5-speed, 4 wheel discs, 9" rear,  R&C Front End.
     

    8/19/2025 9:43 AM  #24

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    so yes, the thick black cable you see is that. 
    I have not decided that this is the way i need to go yet. But this was AN idea. Open to others


    Ron, yes.. last house man , there were some real metal eating rats. had to move because of them. But they strategically helped the 66 cluster fit though , so while them rats didnt do a clean job, sure did help out. LOL 
     

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    8/19/2025 9:38 PM  #25

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    Gaba wrote:

    Well - I am at this point Now that I need the hose for drivers side routed and I’m needing some pics of what been done by others with a MS cable clutch and vintage air AC vents .

    Squash the hose nearly flat and run it above the pedal support, right under the cowl floor. It will still flow just fine

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

     

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