1965 Ford Mustang "the Stang"
Type: Automobiles
Model: 1965 Ford Mustang
Real Name: Joel Johnson
Location: Elk Grove, California US.
Web Site: break.com
Gender: Dude
Age: 19.6 years
Comments
Modifications Made
How it was Used: The spindles that were originally on the car were horrible: pitted deeply, one was cracked... they probably were driven without grease for a while. I just found the best ones i could find at the local junkyard, painted the parts that show, and swapped the old ones witht the new ones
Price Paid: $70
How it was Used: the wheel sylinder on the right rear wheel was leaking and the entire brake system wasn't very effective, so in efforts to finish each section entirely and not have to come back for patchwork later, I replaced all the wheel cylinders and got new brake hardware for all four drums. I cleaned all the unner brake drums with brakleen (including drying the brake fluid from all around the right rear). I also painted the parts of the brake drum that show and all of the backing plate black. It so happened that i had to paint the right front backing plate twice because when I was bleeding the brakes, the wheel cylinder leaked and streams of brake fluid flowed down, leaving streaks of bare metal on my shiney black backing plate.
Price Paid: $60
How it was Used: I took of the oil pan simply because the paint looked pretty shoty and i planned on just cleaning and painting it the right blue. Soon i discovered, however, that chunks of what looked and felt like metal were sitting at the bottom. This is not good because this means there is a brocken part somewhere in the motor, and maybe not all of it had worked its way down to the pan yet. i asked my friend who now works at the kart shop, but used to work for a ford manufacturing plant. I showed him the pieces and he immediately identified them as plastic. i was shocked at first, but he explained to me that they get petrified since they are sitting in oil all the time (in this case for 40 years). The bits of "metal" were valve seals that, he explained, typically started breaking in frequently used mustangs, falcons, comets, and fairlanes in the late 70's to early 80's. Since they were just starting to break now, my word of mouth history report of the car's use and ownership over the years now had some proof to it. i concluded that at best, my car had been garaged for about 35 years, but this is only based on my knowledge of these valve seals. I bought a new set of valve seals and put them in fairly easily with the right tool. oh ya, and i painted the oil pan too.
Price Paid: $10
How it was Used: Changed at +- 93,795.0 miles old air filter not dirty; could still see light coming through
Price Paid: $7
How it was Used: "towel" sized microfiber cloth used for appliance of Meguiar's Professional Hi-Tech Yellow Wax 26. one side used to wipe off "big stuff" and other side used for finishing, clean wipe.
Price Paid: $5
How it was Used: two set of "wash rag" sized microfiber cloths. blue one used for appliance of Rain-X Weatherbeater 2-in-1 Glass Cleaner and Rain Repellent. Orange one used for appliance of Eagle One Nano-Protectant for Vinyl & Leather.
Price Paid: $5
How it was Used: best of three varieties of Meguiar's wax. Applied with old clean white sock, let sit to haze over, then wiped "big stuff" of of area with one side of Microfiber towel, then wiped a finishing clean side of Microfiber cloth over area. always made sure to keep two sides straight.
Price Paid: $13
