I need help restoring an old mustang

[eric_6996]

Hey everyone! Im 18 years old and Im dying to restore older cars. I have found a few old mid '60s Mustangs with a good frame that i had concluded were a good place to start. However being new to actually restoring cars i wasnt sure.

As for tools and that those are not a problem. It is all available from my granpda, a retired mechanic. My other concern was pricing and time. I have a few buddies that want to help but if the project will last too long they are off to college. So my bottom line question is what kind of ballpark figure am I looking at in terms of both $$$ and time for this project assuming i work on it casually. Thanks and Im open to any other suggestions you may have for me as well.

[Tony H]

These are some tough questions to answer. I'll give it a shot though. You can usually find a decent project for under $3000 that runs and is in fairly good shape. The money can add up quickly though, and time depends on the condtion of the car and how much money you have on hand so its hard to answer.

[rerun]

Originally Posted by Tony H

These are some tough questions to answer. I'll give it a shot though. You can usually find a decent project for under $3000 that runs and is in fairly good shape. The money can add up quickly though, and time depends on the condtion of the car and how much money you have on hand so its hard to answer.

well i would have to disagree, i picked up my mustang for 1k. you can find a good running stang for 3k.

[Tony H]

It ranges depending on what part of the country you're from. I paid a little over $2k for my 67. Interior restored except for the headliner, ran good, some rust. I was just giving an upperbound.

[rerun]

Originally Posted by Tony H

It ranges depending on what part of the country you're from. I paid a little over $2k for my 67. Interior restored except for the headliner, ran good, some rust. I was just giving an upperbound.

yea, thats true, i lucked in by getting it for 1k here in canada, even thuogh everything is shot. can't complain thuogh i love her.

[eric_6996]

Im basically looking for a good first project. i want to get a 67-69 stang that has pretty good paint on it, a livable interior until i can afford to fix it, and just plan on working on an engine that is already in the car. Power isnt really that much of an issue since right now im driving a I4 in my plymouth acclaim so anything a mustang has is more power. Also it is a MUST that my stang is manual (its a personal obsession)

[Tony H]

Originally Posted by rerun

can't complain thuogh i love her.

Thats all that really matters anyway.

[GTStang]

How much money and time really depends on the shape of the car. First thing to consider is body rust and paint will cost you the most amount of money and work that really can't be done well by just anybody. So basically a very good body, paint and frame would be the biggest things to consider.

[eric_6996]

Alright so i should look for a stang with the best paint job to save some $$ and look for one with as much intact as i can but is still cheaper because its not in running order?

[GTStang]

If you could find a good body/paint/frame car with most parts there but bad motor/tranny whatever so it's mucho less. This is the ideal car for restoring in a timely manner.

[eric_6996]

alright thanks everyone for your help.
ill post once i make a purchase and come back to this source for help

[SIKCRX]

if youd like a site to look for some potential projects check out, http://www.collectorcartraderonline.com/

also what are your plans for the car? factory restore? restomod?