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  1. 5.0StangRacer

    Thinking of buying a new welder?

    double post--sorry sorry, double post...mod please remove
  2. 5.0StangRacer

    Thinking of buying a new welder?

    Hey guys, after I finished the passenger side floorpan replacement on my '66, I've decided I want to upgrade from the old 115V MIG welder I've been using (its very slow, so you have to be very slow with it lol) I'm ready to buy a 220V MIG that i've been checking out but my only issue is that the...
  3. 5.0StangRacer

    Rocker Panel Replacement

    Hey guys, been a long time since I've posted here. I've finaly got around to redoing my floorpans, and I've got the entire passenger side done:D but thats where the happiness ends. My drivers side rocker panel from about the middle of the door up to where the toe board starts is rot, like...
  4. 5.0StangRacer

    Rust on Frame Rail Extensions

    I have the floorpans out of my car and I have some surface rust on the frame rails, after i sand the rust off i want to coat them with something? what should I use, i was thinking POR-15, but I read an article in Mustangs and Fords that says POR-15 only holds if its on rust? is that true? can...
  5. 5.0StangRacer

    Some Life Advice about career paths (Longish)

    I've reached a point in my education where I am no longer intrested in the subject matter in which I'm studying. I'm currently a student at Virgnia Tech and I am a double-major in International Relations and Sociology, and my plan was orignally to do some kind of terrorism or military analysis...
  6. 5.0StangRacer

    Post Your Stang!

    hey everybody, I was bored and searching for a recent picture-whoring thread and I guess I'm just bad at seraching cause nothing was coming up. Anyways, i need a little inspiration and encouragment to get my project rolling, so post up your classic! :SNSign: The day I first picked the ol...
  7. 5.0StangRacer

    So I was bored...

    and I finally set up one of those CarDomain thingys. Anyway's here it is, http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2244907 if any of ya'll are bored and wanted something to look at. All those pictures are from the day I first picked up the 'Stang so they look real bad, but when I get back home I'll get...
  8. 5.0StangRacer

    New Floor Pans--Rust Resistor?

    I'm putting in my brand new floorpans:p and I really dont want them rusting anytime soon, and i read someones thread about truck bedliner, and that got me thinking...should I put something on them to keep them from rusting out? what do you know from experience? anyways, thanks in advance!:nice:
  9. 5.0StangRacer

    What's needed for a disc brake conversion

    Ok, I know this has been asked plenty of times before, but for some reason the sites not letting me use the search forum option. anyways my '66 has the orginal drum brakes (all 4 wheels) and all of them need to be completely replaced. I'll probably need new brake lines as well. Anyway, heres...
  10. 5.0StangRacer

    C6 stock tranny for what years?

    was the C6 a stock transmission in any classic mustang? if so, what years? did it start in 1967?
  11. 5.0StangRacer

    Summit Exhaust system bolt up to stock manifolds?

    I need a cheap exhuast system seeing as how I want to get my car on the road and the exhaust is currently rusted out all teh way back to pretty much the exhaust manifolds. I'm on a college student budget and cant spring for headers yet so I want something that bolts right up to the stock...
  12. 5.0StangRacer

    RUST:the number 1 thing I hate...please help

    okay, heres what I've got going. Ive got the full floor pans for my '66 and thats all fine and dandy, and I have the firewall extension pieces because that area is really rotted and I was wondering whats the best way to get under the dash so i can cut out the bad part and weld in my new firewall...
  13. 5.0StangRacer

    Tranny Dead?

    Hi All, Before I left for college, I was trying to get my Mustang running, and since i got annoyed with one project (Fixing all the rust) I decided to play with something else. Some quick background on my car. It's a '66 289 2v with an auto trans that I pulled out of a barn early this summer. It...
  14. 5.0StangRacer

    factory color Emberglo paint...where?

    its almost time to repaint my pony and I want the exact 1966 Ford Emberglo color. Where can I go that will paint this well for me? :flag:
  15. 5.0StangRacer

    starting troubles

    My mustang is currently undergoing being completely rebuilt...and my little 289 2v runs and idles fine but it wont start unless i have someone hold down the butterfly on the carb until it fires up, once it fires it runs fine though. whats the issue here? I'm a Fuel Injected Baby (18 years old)...
  16. 5.0StangRacer

    New Mustang Rims on Classics

    I would really like to see some New Generation Mustang wheels on classic mustangs (preferbly on a 65-66 coupe) I'm considering buying some of the 16 inch 05 V6 wheels for my '66 and would just like to see what other people have being doing with their stangs. Thanks
  17. 5.0StangRacer

    Where to get used stang parts?

    I was looking for websites where I can buy used classic stang parts in the same style as our Classic Classifieds here. Does anyone have any suggestions other than Ebay? :shrug:
  18. 5.0StangRacer

    flowmaster exhaust system

    i need to get an exhaust system for my car (my current stock unit is so rusted everytime i start the car pieces fall off of it) n i think im going to get one of the 3-chamber flowmaster dual systems from Summit or the likes n was wondering how much trimming/welding needs to be done?
  19. 5.0StangRacer

    She Lives!!!!

    My car has life! the 1966 coupe i got for free, just started for the first time in over 20 years and she idles smooth as can be! I'm so excited even though i think i hear a valve tap... :( but i'll deal with that later! next thing up are replacing the entire floor pans lol. thanks for all your...
  20. 5.0StangRacer

    16" '05 Stang wheels on my '66?

    Can I fit the 16" V6 wheels (the mulit-spoke rims w/ center spinner cap) from the new '05 stangs on my '66 coupe? and if so, any idea where to find some, or does anyone have pictures with a classic stang riding on those rims?