new car

Just have to share my good fortune. Found a 1965 Mustang Fastback w/ 61K
miles, 289, 2V, auto for $7500. Extremely clean underside (no rust what so
ever, had to have been in garage most of life), like new original interior
and slight rust on bottom of doors and small rust starting behind one rear
fender. Car is in great original shape

except..........

Has 66 Shelby side windows, 66 side scoops and fiberglass Shelby style hood.

So, group, which way should I go with the car?? I'm open to ideas. I have
a 68 fastback that is "hotrodded" w/ 351 W built up , etc. for my fun car
and the 68 KR Convertible for my Shelby original.

What to do, what to do.............

I'd like something my wife could enjoy, so don't want it too wild or loud,
but it should be a fun, enjoyable driving car.

thoughts?? disk brakes (power or not), rack and pinion steering??, sway
bars & lowering springs?, lower the A arm (Shelby style, not sure of the
value of this), AC or not, ???????

Car is red interior w/ Wilmington White and Red stripes.

Appreciate any ideas.

Dan Wilcox
Wild and Wonderful West Virginia

 

Dan, if it was my car and I wasn't thinking of redoing it for some
future resale but for my wife to enjoy I'd make a nice driver out of it.
To me that means disc brakes, maybe all around, total preformance's rack
and pinion with power steering option. I'd probably do some engine work
if I was driving it. For my wife I'd leave the 2V and the automatic.
Dennis

Dan Wilcox wrote:

>Just have to share my good fortune. Found a 1965 Mustang Fastback w/ 61K
>miles, 289, 2V, auto for $7500. Extremely clean underside (no rust what so
>ever, had to have been in garage most of life), like new original interior
>and slight rust on bottom of doors and small rust starting behind one rear
>fender. Car is in great original shape
>
>except..........
>
>Has 66 Shelby side windows, 66 side scoops and fiberglass Shelby style hood.
>
>So, group, which way should I go with the car?? I'm open to ideas. I have
>a 68 fastback that is "hotrodded" w/ 351 W built up , etc. for my fun car
>and the 68 KR Convertible for my Shelby original.
>
>What to do, what to do.............
>
>I'd like something my wife could enjoy, so don't want it too wild or loud,
>but it should be a fun, enjoyable driving car.
>
>thoughts?? disk brakes (power or not), rack and pinion steering??, sway
>bars & lowering springs?, lower the A arm (Shelby style, not sure of the
>value of this), AC or not, ???????
>
>Car is red interior w/ Wilmington White and Red stripes.
>
>Appreciate any ideas.
>
>Dan Wilcox
>Wild and Wonderful West Virginia
>
>
>
>
>

 

I heard someone say an AOD; good suggestion. I have a "Lentech" AOD. It is
a high end AOD which can be shifted manually all day long. It also has the
normal shift pattern when shifting manually (1st all the way aft and then
2nd & 3rd as you slide it forward). It works fine with my stock 67 shifter.
I have the Street Terminator Plus version, but there is one below it that
should work fine. The key is the valve body that allows for the normal
shift pattern. Without it I believe the stock AOD's have an unusual up and
down shift pattern as you shift from 1st to 2nd to 3rd.

http://www.lentechautomatics.com/aodhome.html

Hope this helps.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Wilcox" <dwilcox1@charter.net>
To: "shelby" <shelbymustang@carmemories.com>
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 6:45 PM
Subject: new car


> Just have to share my good fortune. Found a 1965 Mustang Fastback w/ 61K
> miles, 289, 2V, auto for $7500. Extremely clean underside (no rust what
> so
> ever, had to have been in garage most of life), like new original interior
> and slight rust on bottom of doors and small rust starting behind one rear
> fender. Car is in great original shape
>
> except..........
>
> Has 66 Shelby side windows, 66 side scoops and fiberglass Shelby style
> hood.
>
> So, group, which way should I go with the car?? I'm open to ideas. I
> have
> a 68 fastback that is "hotrodded" w/ 351 W built up , etc. for my fun car
> and the 68 KR Convertible for my Shelby original.
>
> What to do, what to do.............
>
> I'd like something my wife could enjoy, so don't want it too wild or loud,
> but it should be a fun, enjoyable driving car.
>
> thoughts?? disk brakes (power or not), rack and pinion steering??, sway
> bars & lowering springs?, lower the A arm (Shelby style, not sure of the
> value of this), AC or not, ???????
>
> Car is red interior w/ Wilmington White and Red stripes.
>
> Appreciate any ideas.
>
> Dan Wilcox
> Wild and Wonderful West Virginia
>