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Quick advice: 1965 Mustang - What to look for?


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front windshield cowl area

 

^^ He's got it right. The cowl in front of the windshield fills with leaves and dirt, which blocks the drain holes. The standing water causes rot inside, which rusts the vents, and the water then drains into the car, and that's what makes the floors rust out.

 

Any suspension components made of rubber need replaced. So do the springs, front and rear.

 

Also, it will most likely be slow compared to anything you have driven, and it handles like shit. Still, I love them and would drive the shit out of one.

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I'm going to look at a 1965 Mustang. What are some typical trouble spots I should look for? I know the normal floor and trunk pans, shock tower, etc. What else?

 

Those are the area's I check out.

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71-73 were god-awful ugly....

 

69-70 is where its at

 

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/8500/1970fordmustangboss4296.jpg

 

IDK, I've just always loved the overall design of the 71-73's.

 

Way better than this abomination.

 

http://mustangview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/1974FordMustang_large.jpg

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71-73 just dont look right to me...the back of them is weird....ive seen a few 71-73 coupes ive liked, the FBs just dont do it for me

 

http://www.allfordmustangs.com/photopost/data/3234/medium/1972FordMustangMach1FastbackSide.jpg

 

 

and i dont think anybody likes mustang IIs lol

 

 

 

like this one...ide rock the hell outta this car

 

http://www.mustangspecs.com/carpics/72coupe.jpg

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depending on what you want to do with a car like that you should look into the aftermarket stuff before you buy. there is next to nothing performance suspension without getting crazy expensive and you are very limited on tire size.
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^ do this!

 

coupes are acceptable if theyre cougars haha

 

 

old cougars are badass....too bad they turned them into a chick car later down the line :(

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