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Offline buckeyeresto

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Re: Video of early '65 K Convertible Restoration Progress
« Reply #30 on: December 10, 2010, 06:49:08 PM »
looks like on your firewall pictures that your missing the screw that was once located on the firewall behind the firewall pad for your backup lights or console.  this hole is normally not drilled thru and just a dimple on the firewall unless the car had backup or console.  attach is the picture in reference.  Also the hole that appears next to your power top lead shouldn't drilled out either and can be fixed pretty easy.  And for everyones information a little known fact about 66 metuch cars the choke cable is located on the dimple on the right of the power top cable, not the common choke cable location. 




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Re: Video of early '65 K Convertible Restoration Progress
« Reply #31 on: December 11, 2010, 10:06:11 AM »
The dimple above and to the right of the plug in the previous picture would be for the AC wiring?
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Re: Video of early '65 K Convertible Restoration Progress
« Reply #32 on: December 11, 2010, 12:49:42 PM »
looks like on your firewall pictures that your missing the screw that was once located on the firewall behind the firewall pad for your backup lights or console.  this hole is normally not drilled thru and just a dimple on the firewall unless the car had backup or console.  attach is the picture in reference.  Also the hole that appears next to your power top lead shouldn't drilled out either and can be fixed pretty easy.  And for everyones information a little known fact about 66 metuch cars the choke cable is located on the dimple on the right of the power top cable, not the common choke cable location. 


Good eye.  Thanks for the comments.

It is unusual, but apparently someone made some mistakes when this car was built.  I chose to leave them that way.  The hole for the console/back-up wiring clip was punched, but upon close observation, one can tell that there was never a screw put in the hole.  Same way with the ones below it-the six cylinder accelerator bracket holes-punched out, but no screws ever put in.

Concerning the holes where the power top lead comes through, it is pretty much the same story.  The first hole is typically the power top lead feed hole, the next one is the Auto. Trans. Neutral Safety feed, and the last dimple is the AC.  Both holes in this car are "clean punches" like factory.  The original firewall mat still even has the "knock outs" in place for the other holes.  The power top feed appears to have been originally put in the Neutal Safety feed hole (as pictured), so we decided to put it back that way.

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Re: Video of early '65 K Convertible Restoration Progress
« Reply #33 on: December 11, 2010, 11:40:41 PM »

It is unusual, but apparently someone made some mistakes when this car was built.  I chose to leave them that way.

Good choice, I think unique items including factory mistakes should be preserved, especially when there is documentation/photos to back it up.

Thanks for the info...
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Re: Video of early '65 K Convertible Restoration Progress
« Reply #34 on: March 04, 2011, 10:55:26 AM »
I just posted another update on our Blog.  The HiPo Convertible will be ready to fire up soon.

http://blog.virginiaclassicmustang.com/2011/03/1965-mustang-high-performance.html

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Re: Video of early '65 K Convertible Restoration Progress
« Reply #35 on: March 04, 2011, 12:01:43 PM »
Nice progress!
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Re: Video of early '65 K Convertible Restoration Progress
« Reply #36 on: March 04, 2011, 04:12:50 PM »
Very nice!!  ;D
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Re: Video of early '65 K Convertible Restoration Progress
« Reply #37 on: March 30, 2011, 12:53:21 PM »
The HiPo Convertible is now running!!

Check out the video on our Blog.

http://blog.virginiaclassicmustang.com/

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Re: Video of early '65 K Convertible Restoration Progress
« Reply #38 on: March 30, 2011, 08:18:17 PM »
Sounds great!!
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Re: Video of early '65 K Convertible Restoration Progress
« Reply #39 on: March 31, 2011, 08:47:27 AM »
Sounds nice Brant... I think it was a tease though, I was waiting for at least one vroom-vroom!   ;D
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Re: Video of early '65 K Convertible Restoration Progress
« Reply #40 on: April 13, 2011, 12:44:38 PM »
The front sheet metal is on the HiPo Mustang Convertible!  Check out the Blog post for several more images.

http://blog.virginiaclassicmustang.com/

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Re: Video of early '65 K Convertible Restoration Progress
« Reply #41 on: April 13, 2011, 01:48:30 PM »
Gettin' there!
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Re: Video of early '65 K Convertible Restoration Progress
« Reply #42 on: April 20, 2011, 06:32:44 PM »
More pictures of our Poppy Red HiPo Mustang Convertible were posted on our Blog today.



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Re: Video of early '65 K Convertible Restoration Progress
« Reply #43 on: April 27, 2011, 03:55:23 PM »
Check out the latest post on the front area seam sealer application on the Mustang.





http://blog.virginiaclassicmustang.com/2011/04/early-1965-mustang-289-hipo-convertible_27.html

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Re: Video of early '65 K Convertible Restoration Progress
« Reply #44 on: June 10, 2011, 11:09:36 AM »
Here is a new post about our 65 Mustang HiPo Convertible Project.

http://blog.virginiaclassicmustang.com/2011/06/1965-mustang-high-performance.html