Month: December 2015
Polishing Stainless Steel Trim
The Tedious Process of Polishing Stainless Steel Trim Because I need to polish the division bars to complete my vent window restoration, I’m taking the chance to polish the rest of the stainless trim as well. Polishing stainless steel trim is a tedious process involving steel wool, sand paper, solvents, buffing compounds, a bench grinder … Read more
Vent Windows – Restoration Revisited
Vent Windows – Awesome and Frustrating at the Same Time The main reason I haven’t put the windows back into the doors is because I need to restore the vent windows first. The front of the side glass runs in a channel attached to the back of the vent windows, so they basically have to … Read more
Dynacorn Door Latch Issues
Dynacorn Door Latch Trouble The curse of reproduction parts strikes again thanks to my Dynacorn door latches. I spent a few hours yesterday putting in the door lock rods, the internal latch release rods, and the exterior handles on the Mustang, and when I was all done hooking them up to the Dynacorn door latch … Read more
Hardware Kits from AMK
The Benefits of Hardware Kits Thanks to some pretty awesome folks, I have the benefit of being able to buy concours-quality sets of replacement fasteners in hardware kits. One of the many great things about restoring an early Mustang is that I’m able to stand on the shoulders of the excellent hobbyists who’ve come before … Read more
Service Manuals
The Importance of Service Manuals I can’t imagine doing restorations without the service manuals for the vehicles I’m working on. In fact, I can’t imagine owning a car without having access to the service data for it. I pay for AlldataDIY for my truck, I had it for my last car, and I even have … Read more
Drowning in Car Parts
Restoring a car requires a lot more space than you think. You start off and say to yourself, “I’ve got a two car garage, shelves a plenty, storing car parts won’t be a problem.” And then you realize there really isn’t a good place to store an exhaust system. Or the bumpers. Or the seats, … Read more
Exhaust System Options
Choices: Exhaust System For the past several weeks, before I head off to bed, I’ve taken a few minutes each night to listen to exhaust system sound clips. The sound is what it’s all about. I want a deep, mellow, yet healthy sound. I don’t want a mind-numbing drone, and I don’t want to deafen … Read more
Classic Auto Air Evaporator Installation
Classic Auto Air Evaporation Installation After fighting for three hours Sunday night with the Classic Auto Air evaporator, part of the PerfectFit Elite system I purchased, I’m beginning to regret my decision to install air conditioning in the Disgustang. I fought with the compressor installation a week or two ago as well, and that took … Read more
Clutch Cable Installation
Modern Driveline Clutch Cable Installation Yesterday I decided to tackle clutch cable installation. A few weeks ago I discussed the trouble I had when I installed the brake booster. It took days to do something that should have taken hours, and to complicate matters, I had to do everything multiple times. After I finished, I … Read more