Just a few thoughts from looking threw the posts every day.
I notice a lot you guys, especially the younger members are spending a tremendous amount of money on their Stangs.
I think you need to sit back and decide what you want your car to be and what your actually going to do with it. It's very easy to get caught up in the "my car has 400HP" mindset, when in reality you don't need it.
I'm not a "build it stock" kind of guy, and I'm not trying to preach about MY WAY of doing things.
There are plenty of places to spend money on your Mustangs, you should have a game plan and a set of priorities before you start dishing out cash.
Don't build a car that you don't want or need. I see a lot of guys end up never finishing their car, or finishing it and figuring out they built the wrong car and selling it.
Hot Rods and Classic cars are suppose to be a FUN HOBBY, not a place to throw away money or create frustration.
A '65 289 4 speed coupe can be a real fun car just as it was built. And there is plenty of time to improve it after it's a solid safe driver.
It comes down to, do you want to drive it or work on it? I have found it's alot more fun to drive it. I improve them when I have the time and money, and I do it a piece at a time.
As an example, right now I'm driving a '70 Mustang Ragtop that needs to be restored, when I bought it about 3 years ago I made it safe, put a new top on it, and I've been driving it ever since. I decided to restomod a '46 pickup while I'm still driving the Stang, after the Pickup is done I'll drive that and restore the Stang.
Have a plan, and build what you want, not what others are building.
I notice a lot you guys, especially the younger members are spending a tremendous amount of money on their Stangs.
I think you need to sit back and decide what you want your car to be and what your actually going to do with it. It's very easy to get caught up in the "my car has 400HP" mindset, when in reality you don't need it.
I'm not a "build it stock" kind of guy, and I'm not trying to preach about MY WAY of doing things.
There are plenty of places to spend money on your Mustangs, you should have a game plan and a set of priorities before you start dishing out cash.
Don't build a car that you don't want or need. I see a lot of guys end up never finishing their car, or finishing it and figuring out they built the wrong car and selling it.
Hot Rods and Classic cars are suppose to be a FUN HOBBY, not a place to throw away money or create frustration.
A '65 289 4 speed coupe can be a real fun car just as it was built. And there is plenty of time to improve it after it's a solid safe driver.
It comes down to, do you want to drive it or work on it? I have found it's alot more fun to drive it. I improve them when I have the time and money, and I do it a piece at a time.
As an example, right now I'm driving a '70 Mustang Ragtop that needs to be restored, when I bought it about 3 years ago I made it safe, put a new top on it, and I've been driving it ever since. I decided to restomod a '46 pickup while I'm still driving the Stang, after the Pickup is done I'll drive that and restore the Stang.
Have a plan, and build what you want, not what others are building.