Fresh 1965 Mustang Project

Here’s the first walk around on my latest Mustang project. This is a 65 coupe that already has a v8 swap. I’m going to get this on the road as quickly and inexpensively as possible.

[@XLXBhorsepower]

The smile on your face sliding thru the grass…. That’s living! Life is short, keep having fun! Keep us posted on the progress- kool project

[@wolfthornhawkridge5705]

Simplicity at its finest

[@theprojectvehicle-kl6bd]

nice mustang man

[@johnjuarez8005]

Always great history to these old ponies.

[@jsimmonstx]

The rear being "wide for the chassis" just means you need more backspace on the wheels unless you want to go to the expense of narrowing it and buying new axles.

[@lukesm5747]

She's got good bones!

[@sratw]

diamond in the ruff

[@hovlandbound]

If the VIN 5th letter is a J, then it's a 302. But you probably have figured that out by now. At least that holds true for a 68. Good luck!!

[@hovlandbound]

My mistake, sounds like it originally was a 6.

[@swooshdave]

Replace the front suspension. Still has the 4 lug. It’s a bit of work. How’s the cowl? Yeah, that’s a 9in. Pull the carpets and make sure the floor boards are pop riveted in. The repair looks bad. Be prepared to weld them in correctly.

[@ratrod76]

That’s the plan. I’ll show it in the next video. Going to do a Granada brake swap. Cowl seems solid but is full of trash. No way to clean it other than cutting it open

[@swooshdave]

@@ratrod76 If it's just leaves and stuff you might be able to mash it down (slip something thin in through the top or up the weep holes) and rinse it out the weep holes on the sides (you'll want to pull the front fenders off and make sure they aren't blocked, but taking the fenders off is way easier than cutting). Worth a try. I would go with the stock Mustang disc brakes over the Granadas. "The reality is the Granada disc brake swap was popular because, once upon a time, you could go to a local salvage yard, find lots of Granadas, pull the front brakes, bolt them on an go. Cheap and easy." But that's not the case now. Just get the stock brakes.

[@classicstangbrn8964]

Look behind the starter for the engine code.

[@zeeelander]

I'm no expert, but that rearend looks different. The backside looks like a nine inch with that gear hump that goes vertical, but that carrier looks different.

[@JosephPercel]

I'm sensing a deep money pit...

[@zeeelander]

Crazy question here, I haven't googled it yet, but can you put an 8" carrier in a 9" housing?

[@ratrod76]

I can’t imagine you could. Totally different bolt pattern.