I just purchased my first mustang, a 1970 convertible 302 2v. Surprisingly there is very little rust for 42 year old car from Denver. My current plan is to pull the motor and transmission for a rebuild in April (240,000 miles). The original owner stopped driving and parked it in 91 due to a misfiring cylinder and had not touched it since. My question is on the rebuild of the motor, I'm looking for more of a occasional Sunday cruiser, not a 1/4 mile car. Any recommendations on a build? Stock? should I get the cylinders bored, or only if needed? replace with assembled aluminum heads? HELP!!!! I will address the bodywork in the fall (and have more questions then I'm sure).
It has been several years since I had done any real work on a motor, the last time was before this car was parked. I feel this car would be a good place to start since there are soo many parts and kits readily available. I was looking at an AMX since I had one long ago, but finding parts for it would be near impossible. Any advice on how I should proceed with the build would be greatly appreciated. I will get some pictures up in the next couple of weeks.
Thanks
Matt
It has been several years since I had done any real work on a motor, the last time was before this car was parked. I feel this car would be a good place to start since there are soo many parts and kits readily available. I was looking at an AMX since I had one long ago, but finding parts for it would be near impossible. Any advice on how I should proceed with the build would be greatly appreciated. I will get some pictures up in the next couple of weeks.
Thanks
Matt