Thread: Last of my Mustangs

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Cade was over yesterday so it was time to dig out the 77 Mustang II coupe for him. It had been sitting in the back shed for the last 5 years or so and I want the space to put the cargo trailer in so I figured it was a good time to move it down the road (or at least get it out of the shed.

First stop was to get it close enough to the shop to hose it off.


77 Coupe-1 by M Patterson, on Flickr



It actually cleaned up pretty well, although the clear coat has about had it. I actually suspect he could probably blow the rest of the clear off with just a good high-pressure washer and call it good or scuff it and re-clear it for now.


77 Coupe-2 by M Patterson, on Flickr


It shouldn’t take too much to get it back on the road; drain the tank, probably go thru the carburetor, and throw a battery in it. There are a few minor issues that won’t keep it from running (exhaust leak and AC line) that Cade can take care of when he gets it home.

I had pretty much detuned it when my wife started driving it, it still has the 351W and RV cam but I changed the 4 speed for a C4, pulled the 3.0 geared Posi for a 2.79 open, and replaced the aluminum Edelbrock heads for a set of cast iron stockers. All that stuff was sold off years ago but I suspect as time and money allows Cade will be adding a few parts back.

Anyway it will be interesting to see what the future evolution of this car will be, glad it’s going to Cade so I can watch it.



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