Afternoon Micah and Craig

-The Great

 

Morning Spudland.

 

Hi Clint, Shaun, and Micah.

Micah, I think you Eli needs a two-scoop, double-dipped waffle cone.

 

Ho9wdy Craig. How are you doing?

 

Not too bad, Shaun. Had my third (of four) group therapy sessions today. Next Thursday is the last session for this go-around. Wife is having a party for our Kaffee Klatsch crew this weekend, so I'll start tearing apart my Mustang sometime next week.

I need to get a fuel pump for the truck. I have a puddle under the engine whenever I drive someplace and park for more than 15 minutes. I'm still working on organizing my garage and building shelves. So many little projects, so little time, money, and motivation.

 

Sounds good Craig. And I know what you mean about all of the little projects.

 

Good morning Spudland, it's finally Friday!!!

 

Craig, what year of Mustang?

 

Pat, she's a 1979 Mustang Ghia notchback, Vaquero interior/exterior, 2.3L I4 with the OEM Holley 5200 2-bbl carburetor, 4-spd, 3.08:1 non-locking rear, sunroof, A/C, PS, PB, AM/FM/8-Track (yeah, I said 8-Track, and it works), and rear defogger. Here's a picture of her when I brought her home. You can see the date stamp in the lower-left corner.

Sorry for the huge photo. (Oh good, it auto-resized.)


Check out my photo album on Four-Eyed Pride (FEP):

IDMooseMan's Album: My Birthday Present

Let me know what you think. The vaquero interior/exterior combo is somewhat rare, so plans are to keep her as original as possible. I won't get rich selling this car (and I don't plan to sell her anyway), but she is a fun car to play with for now.

If anyone is interested, I can post links to my threads on FEP if you'd like to read about what I'm doing, the issues I've encountered, and the condition she was in when I brought her home.

 

Not bad, Craig. I'm thinking you'll need a new dashpad!LOL! What are you plans for her?

 

An FEP member in Canada found a pristine blue dashpad for me. I need to dye it to match before installation.

Current plans are to freshen her up. I'm going to rebuild the head, with some porting work a distinct possibility. I already have a Ranger exhaust header and an Offenhauser Dual-Port 360 4-bbl intake manifold, and a 3.73:1 rear gear set.

I need a 4-bbl carb to use with the Offenhauser intake. I'll probably used the OEM intake and rebuild the Holley 5200 for now.

I plan to eventually add a Crane Cams 268H or similar camshaft, springs, lifters, and seals (she smokes a little upon acceleration). A T-5 5-spd is also part of the upgrade "To Do" list. I need an R-12 A/C manifold and gauge set to check the condition of the A/C system.

Weatherstripping and paint are needed, too. An FEP member from Alaska sent me a set of four TRX wheels (need tires-EXPENSIVE!) I plan to use for car shows and special events. Oh, I need to have an exhaust system installed, too. Right now, she's running on the OEM exhaust manifold with nothing else. She sounds great!

 

Morning Idaho.

 

Good Morning, everyone. We're getting ready for the "German invasion" later this afternoon. Cleaning up the backyard, edging and mowing the grass, etc. I'll be moving the junk in the garage to one side with the hopes of temporarily parking the Mustang inside. Then I'll hook up the trailer and move it out of the way so we can setup the tables and chairs. I feel bad about not being to help much, but the garage, Mustang move, and trailer move are my chores for today. I need the gals to be done with their stuff.

 

Morning Idaho./

 

Where did everyone go? Is everyone camping for the holiday already?

I fixed my screw-in fuel filter leak on my 1979 Mustang Ghia. I may drive her to gas station tomorrow (today?) to put some gas in the tank. Woo hoo! Do I know how to party, or what?