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67 Mustang seats (alternative seats)

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Good afternoon! dne’ here with another blog. This one is about decisions in putting decent front seats in my 67 Mustang! Trying to cut corners by buying used things don’t work out very often, at least for me it seems! The seats I’m sitting in were out of a ’69 Cougar (or ’70). They did […]

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67 Mustang bolt holes bumper repair

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Good eeevening! (imagine Dracula)! ; ) IT was really difficult to come up with a title for this little repair! So I asked Shaun the Sheep to look into it for me. He came up with the title, not me! ; )  I love Shaun the Sheep!     This blog is about repairing the […]

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67 Ford Mustang coupe in the rough

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Hi Gang! I went back through the historical documents and dug up some pics of my Mustang  before pics! I bought this poor 1967 Ford Mustang Coupe in Feb 2008. I paid 1300 bucks for it and it did have a title! The man I purchased it from put it on a trailer and brought […]

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67 Mustang 8″ rear axle

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Hi! Dne’ here! ; )  This is a little blog about the stock rear axle in my ’67 Mustang. The blog, or story as I like to say, starts with when I got the Mustang here at our home. This Mustang had four lug suspension all the way around, but the Vin (vehicle identification number) […]

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Dealing with surface rust

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Hi Gang! Dne’ here! ; ) I hope all of my wonderful viewers are having a great evening! ; )  I’ve decided to go to the archives and pull up some issues I had to deal with on my 67 Mustang! RUST, MAINLY SURFACE RUST! This is nothing new in the automotive restoration business, but […]

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’67 Ford Mustang engine install

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Hi Gang! Dne’ here! This little story is about the engine that I chose for my 67 Mustang! I don’t know why, but I began looking for a drive train for my Mustang a little too soon! I was so excited!  I had much to do before actually needing an engine, transmission, drive shaft and […]

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67 Mustang radiator support and strut channels

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Hi, Dne’ here ; )  Welcome to Classic cars and tools! This particular blog focuses on the radiator support and battery tray, but inevitably included the strut channels as well. As Forest Gump’s mom said, “life is like a box of chocolates; never know what you’re going to get!”  Though I use this expression often, […]

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’67 Mustang – Flaming River power rack and pinion installation

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Flaming River rack and pinion installation Choosing a power steering system can be quite a task! There are many venders selling their version. I felt the Flaming river was kind of in the middle and chose to go with their brand. I also purchased the Flaming River tilt steering column, but this blog mainly focuses […]

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67 Mustang rear valance seamless

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Hello! Dne’ here! This is a blog on making an aftermarket rear valance look nice! When I was shopping for my rear valance, the vendor told me, they never do fit very well, and as for the large gap between the valance and the quarter panel, just gob some filler and that should take care […]

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