Mustang Archaeology

[Steve]

4 1/2 years into this project, this is what it looked like on April 14. We had just put the new headliner in (with bows, the original type) and were getting ready to install the windshield and back glass. We rolled it out in the sun and I took the attached pics. That's my friend in one of the pics, a good Ford mechanic that has helped me a great deal. We rebuilt the C4 auto transmission in his garage shop.

[Cobra Jet]

Looking good and nice color! Is the interior going to be black or are you going to do a 2-tone Pony interior upholstery?

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Cobra Jet

Looking good and nice color! Is the interior going to be black or are you going to do a 2-tone Pony interior upholstery?

The interior will be white and blue, with the Pony style for the seats. I am also planning to install a "repro" air conditioning system. The one I like is completely separate from the heating system. It has the compressor plumbed to the evaporator unit that mounts under the dash, like the original. They do make systems that combine the evaporator into the heater box like modern vehicles, but I don't like that and spent way too much time and effort completely rebuilding the original box anyway.
There is a company that finds original systems and rebuilds them to as new status, but they're pricey and I could be wrong but I am guessing a new compressor will perform better than one from the days when the technology was still comparatively new.

[28HopUp]

Originally Posted by Steve

4 1/2 years into this project, this is what it looked like on April 14. We had just put the new headliner in (with bows, the original type) and were getting ready to install the windshield and back glass. We rolled it out in the sun and I took the attached pics. That's my friend in one of the pics, a good Ford mechanic that has helped me a great deal. We rebuilt the C4 auto transmission in his garage shop.

WOW! That sure looks pretty. Thanks for sharing.