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These are my two projects to get me through old age and boredom.
1)1965 mmmmmustang 200 6 cylinder C-4
2)1965 Rambler American 330 station wagon

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Da mmstang

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I got a 64 American convert that's look good sitting next to the wagon;)

pretty sure I got a pair of taillights, too

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Very nice projects, it's easy to see the dedication

Wade Mahaffey

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Tom,I think there's a slight difference between the 64 and 65 taillights.

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ED --looking at the interior shot of the wagon is all that aluminized insulation/sound deadener OEM did the factory really put that in or is this your idea???

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cute photo-bomber in picture : IMG_0014[1].JPG (5 of 6)
look at top of shock tower...

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That's Chops,my daughter and son in laws pup.They're staying with us till they find a home in NJ.He's my buddy,follows me everywhere.And he's a Red Sox fan too.

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That's 3/16" insulation from Lowes.Very easy to work with.Forms around contours by slitting and using spray adhesive.I trailered the car to upstate NY and back (310 miles R/T) with no glass in the car.Not one area (floor or inner roof) came loose.And I was going 60-65 mph most of the trip.The insulation and adhesive was less than $100.Take that Dynamat.

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is that the bubble pack stuff? if so you just as well replace it now, doesn't work worth a damn on the floor...

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A friend used it in his 49 merc.Also installed it in about 10 other cars during builds.Never had a complaint about this stuff.

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About time you got the wagon painted Ed looks good.

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I used it in my 46 COE and the bubbles popped from foot traffic.
just tellin' ya...

now, the jute back stuff is fine..

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Hung the fenders on the mustang for a trial fit.Going to need a bit of jacking around to line them up.Waiting for a friend who's been there before.
Also installed the the pass. side mouldings.Couldn't find the small qtr. panel end spears.After a session of speaking in tongues I finally found them.Had to move cars out of driveway to push the wagon out and turn it around in the street, then put cars back in order.
My back is still feeling the effects.Ran some wires to the general area they'll be connected at eventually.Pictures to follow.
Am I the only dope who waits till he's 68 years old to take on two projects like this???????

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You can feel better that your not alone. I've got a few lined up myself and one is a 4104 Grey Hound bus. Gotta keep busy.

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Am I the only dope who waits till he's 68 years old to take on two projects like this???????[/QUOTE]

Ed,

I'm only 59 and thought I was the dope for taking on too many things at once. Hope I'm still doing this stuff at 68? Pain just means you're still alive.

BTW, first car I got to drive was a 65 Mustang. 200 six with an automatic. Was a good car to pick up girls. Dad supposedly sold it to someone in Illinois that was going to restore it. It was yellow, black vinyl top with black interior. Who knows, probably got gutted and stripped for parts for other restorations. Love the old Mustangs, wish I had a couple of mine back.

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I bought a 66 notch with no drivetrain, being a dumb kid with a 351C/fmx I thought I'd jam it in. Didn't fit so I took a torch and sledgehammer and beat the inner shock towers flat. Made angle iron mounts and voila! Went 50ft up the road and the steering made a hard right?? The upper arm twisted right around so pulled engine back out, straightened the arm by eye and welded 1/8" plate steel over the smashed in ribs in the shock towers.
Headers from a 71 mustang fit with a little tweaking. Ugly,loud but damn it was fast! LOL!

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Went that route many years ago, a 1957 GM bus are a wonderful mechanical wonder of wiring and fittings that never end. Great pastime and good luck.Claude

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Boy I hear that. Mine is a 1960 which was the last year for the 4104. I wish I could have gotten it before it was converted. It was professionally converted in 1975 and the wiring really got butchered. Lots of remodel.

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Harry,I know I'm not alone but it's difficult getting help to stop by and give a hand and advise.

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I'm 35 and a serial project starter! It has been REALLY hard to thin the herd out to just one project!

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I am lucky you have a wife younger then me to lend a hand. As far as advice goes she is real free with that.

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Harry I'm lucky if I get the time of day when it comes to her helping on the car.Same for me on the advise end of things.

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At 68 I would get nowhere if it were not for my wife, anytime I head to the garage she is right behind me, the 40 coupe would never get done without her. My MS is slowly taking my left side mobility away so she is a godsend.

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LOL! Best line ever!!

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I like it. My idea is I'm to bull headed to give up on a project so if I keep four or five going I will have to live to about 115 to catch up. By then I will probably be pretty much used up.

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Some more progress.

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More

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And my buddy/assistant.

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Ed, that wagon is nice, never saw one I didn't like. Hey if you get the itch again the guide says it will fit Q/S with the 232 or V/S with the 195. Don Jackson

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Thanks Don.No more throwing money down a rat hole.

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really?
building a rambler is SOOOOO profitable;)

btw, I've got a 232/3 speed out of a 69 (the starter is on the drivers side)that needs a home....

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Yeah but at least it wont cost me $300-$500 to take out every time.

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last tow bill I had was 200.....;)

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Well it's been about a year since my last update.The mustang is just about done as far as I'll go with it. Needs the fenders aligned,a bit of body work and paint to be a streeter.
The rambler has had a bit of progress. Most of the long hours in my 10'X20" garage won't be seen or appreciated.Here's some pics.

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some more

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That was going to be a backup light.Then I found an original license plate light and moved the b/u light under the bumper.

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more,please stay awake.

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Again

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Excuse my computer skill. I drive a rambler.