Mystic_Cobra Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 Rizzolo, I'd like to see pictures of your 65 coupe build-if you have any. Are you in CA? I'm in the middle of a 66 coupe restoration, replacing lots of rusted out sheetmetal in the car. I have a couple other Mustangs and have still not decided if my AI car will be an early (65-66) or late Mustang. I have a 65 hardtop chillin' in a barn here in VA with me plus a pr of Cobras. I plan to be in SoCal by the end of the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzolo Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 Yeah, i'm in the SF Bay Area. Can you make it up here? As far as pictures - i keep saying i am going to take some, but have been so focused on the punch list of stuff to do that the pictures don't seem to happen. i will take a few shots of stuff that might interest you and try to get them to you. i can tell you for sure that i have learned a lot of things i would do differently, but i don't know that i'll ever get a chance for that. i just fired it up after new motor install and it did not blow up. Really relieved! it is even pretty fast. i'm excited. i still have a lot of stuff to do, including installing the roll bar and Kirkey seat. i should have seen all that coming when i did the interior a couple of years ago. now i have a nice new interior and don't want to weld in a cage, so i am going with a bolt-in cage. the problem started with the fact that my car didn't come with shoulder belts. also, the seats suck for corners! in order to upgrade the seatbelts requires a roll bar, which really means a whole cage, since it is hard to buy a roll bar that is DOM. you have to go with the cage. i also wanted upgrade the seat. of course, i also needed the harness. my wife has put me on a car time allowance, so my deadlines have shifted a little. funny thing - the punchlist doesn't look any shorter even though i have done a ton of stuff to it. i keep saying this year it will be ready. Maybe this fall. i will try to take some pictures of the good stuff. what do you want to see? david Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic_Cobra Posted May 6, 2003 Author Share Posted May 6, 2003 I know what you mean about that punch list. I have the 66 coupe that I'm trying to finish restoring to sell, a stock Mystic Cobra that I'm trying to sell, and modified (bolt-on) Mystic Cobra that I'm keeping and driving daily. Then Ford goes and announces a new Mystichrome Cobra and this 05 and I just don't know what to do. Not to mention, my plans to build a Factory Five Replica Cobra and a dedicated track car. Yes, I'm driving the wife nuts. I spent the day Saturday in the garage of the Richmond Winston Cup race and my priorities have shifted hard towards finishing up my projects and going RACING! What a weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzolo Posted June 9, 2003 Share Posted June 9, 2003 hey Mystic Cobra, work's been busy. i am back. i started to take pictures the other day, but didn't get to it. i promise that i will. now would be a good time. i am putting in the roll cage and it is always fun to see change. i guess i should have take a picture of the nice pristeen interior before i tore it up AGAIN! i am real happy with the Autopower cage - fits really well. can't weld it right away, but will be glad to be able to put in the Kirkey seat. i have been hassling with trying to get an air cleaner to fit under the hood, and whether to go with a cowl hood. i decided to go with the new hood. what is a another $400? i have to custom bend a monte carlo bar to fit with the Ram Air box. i think that is almost the last underhood thing. just need to mount the catch tank. i will try to take pictures this next weekend. i will look for your also. david Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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