THE SIX BANGER - Mustang 6 Association

Mar. 6, 2015
VOLUME NO. 2
ISSUE NO. 5
THE SIX BANGER
Official Newsletter of the Mustang Six Association
IN THIS ISSUE
Welcome to THE SIX BANGER,
the newsletter of M6A.
Our online Association
is dedicated to all six cylinder Mustangs of all years , both
inline 6’s and V-6’s. Membership
is open to all who own a 6 cylinder
Mustang, or even those who just
love Mustangs.
There’s no cost to join, and all we
ask is that each member submit a
few stories and pictures of their
car or an article of interest concerning their 6 cylinder Mustang
each year, so it can be published
in our online newsletter and on
our website.
STABLE STATEMENTS.…………………………....……......…..2
INLINE 6 CLASSICS…………………………………...…...…......3
1966 SPRINT PRINT……………………………………………4 - 6
THE V-6 CONNECTION………………………..…….…….…7 & 8
MUSTANG SIX SHOWCASE……………………...…….….…….9
RISING FROM THE RUST……………………...………….10 & 11
M6A LOGO PRIDE………….……………………....………....….12
M6A IN THE SPOTLIGHT………………………………………...13
BUSTED KNUCKLE KNOWLEDGE……………….….…..…….14
FIND A WORD & ANSWER………….…..………......…….15 & 16
M6A’s SWAP & SHOP………………………………….…………17
MONTHLY EVENT CALENDAR………………..….....…….……18
CAR SHOW INFO………………………………..……….………..19
M6A SPONSORS PAGE………………………..……......…........20
END OF THE ROAD……….………………………..…..…...……21
Did you know that our newsletter
is sent to the editors of several
major Mustang publications including Mustang Times and Mustang Monthly Magazine? Both of
these magazines have published
M6A members pictures and stories!
THE 1966 SPRINT THAT STARTED
M6A ON PAGE 4
Email us at:
editor@mustang6association.org
VISIT OUR WEBSITE
mustang6association.org
M6A is devoted exclusively to all six cylinder Mustangs of all years
Do we have YOUR six yet?
DIRECTOR / EDITOR
FACEBOOK
TERRY REINHART
WADE SOVONICK
WEBSITE
TERRY WOODS
FOUNDER
RICK MITCHELL
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STABLE STATEMENTS
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inter is almost over and the car show and cruise-in season will be beginning before you know it, and I can
hardly wait. I’ve already got one car show under my belt for the year, and have another one the third
weekend of this month. After that they will starting being almost every weekend. I already have plans to
attend the MCA National show in Grovetown Ga, Memorial Day weekend, and hopefully go for my second
Gold. Hopefully I’ll get to meet some of you there. I hope also to attend an AACA National show this year to try for my Senior Award. Of course the show I am the most excited about is M6A’s first National Show in Mustang OK. Sept. 12th.
I hope many of you who will be attending will be able to get there on Thursday Sept 10th sometime during the day or evening. That way you can get settled in and be able to take part in a day of activities on Friday the 11th, being planned by
M6A’s very own Bill James, who is also the vice president of the Oklahoma Mustang Club this year. Some of the highlights
will include a drive down the world famous Rt. 66, and stops at several historical sites in the area, and then having us all
back to our hotels in plenty of time to get ready for the Hospitality banquet being held that evening.
On Saturday the 12th is the car show but it’s also the day that the city of Mustang celebrates it's annual Western Days, to
include a parade through downtown Mustang. This year’s theme is Hometown Hero’s and they will be honoring First Responders and the military. The parade sponsors will be looking for convertibles to let the dignitaries ride in, if you’d be interested in having your convertible be in the parade please let me know.
I want to remind everyone that once you start taking your beautiful Mustangs to car shows, and start winning awards and
trophies, we want to know about it. There is a section in our newsletter called M6A at THE SHOWS, where we feature Mustangs and the trophies and awards their owners have won. So make sure you send your pictures in so we can help you
brag about it to the whole Mustang community, and don’t be shy because I know you want to!
For those of you have joined us during the winter and your pony was in it’s corral, don’t forget about the free M6A window
decal for your windshield that we have for you. To get one email me at: editor@mustang6association.org with your mailing
address, and put window decal in the subject line. Remember we also have embroidered M6A emblems for sale here’s the
link to get those: http://mustang6association.org/?p=3197
Those of you who are inline 6 cylinder enthusiasts may have noticed that our “SPRINT PRINT” section has been not been
seen for several editions, unfortunately, I have run out of stories that were sent in about the 1966 Sprint, and had not received any new ones. This edition we have a very special SPRINT PRINT section, featured is the Sprint that was in many
ways responsible for the creation of the Mustang Six Association. This Sprint owned at the time by Rick Mitchell, M6A’s
founder, was featured twice in Mustang Times, first in June 1983, and then again 30 years later February of 2013. Both
articles are in this edition.
Finally don’t forget to keep sending those stories and pictures of your Mustang in for publication in our newsletter. If you
send a story in for INLINE 6 CLASSICS or THE V-6 CONNECTION it may be several months before your story will be published, because I publish in the stories in the order I receive them. For several other sections I have few if any stories, so
there’s a good chance what you send in will be published in the next edition.
Have a great day and don’t forget to hug your loved ones and then your Mustang!
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THE STORY OF MY '66 SIX - BY DAVID BELLA
I remember this six cylinder coupe fondly from the '70's and '80's. As an admiring young boy, I passed by the house down
the street where this blue pony was neatly parked in its carport while I was riding my Schwinn Stingray, and I dreamed of
driving it one day.
This Arcadian Blue 1966 coupe had only an automatic transmission, an AM Radio and a two tone blue interior
checked on its build sheet when it rolled down the Dearborn assembly line in early 1966.
It soon became a high school graduation gift from her parents for a 17 year old girl from Brookhaven, MI that May. The
car was then the only transportation for this young lady for years, and then after her marriage, it transported her growing
family for many more years.
As her family grew up, the blue coupe grew old, but it aged graciously. It was a pampered and respected member of her
family.
Everything about the car remained original over the years, with the exception of applying a fresh coat of Arcadian Blue
paint during the '80's. The coupe stayed original and in that same carport for most of its final years in Brookhaven.
After an untimely illness, however, the family reluctantly decided to let the blue coupe go to a new home. A retired
Brookhaven police officer then became its second owner, and he brought the coupe to his corral. That stay, however, was
short.
Less than one year after acquiring the car, a baby and a new house resulted in the sale of the coupe once again. The police officer, who knew the admiring young lad well from his rebellious teenage years, also remembered the youth's admiration for the old blue coupe.
This enabled me to acquire my 92,000 mile Arcadian Blue coupe in 2011.
I plan to keep my Mustang all original, and in our family by giving it to my daughter. My blue coupe may be hot in the summer, not that fast or that fancy, but it is one cool ride!
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RICK MITCHELL’S 1966 SPRINT
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Our 2000 Ford Mustang Convertible by Jeff Wise
Like most enthusiasts my love of Mustangs started with my first car purchase. I was entering college in
1970, did not have a ton of money, so I bought a black on black 1966 coupe. It was a 6 cylinder, 3-speed
on the floor, AM Radio, and like most, bondo on both back quarter panels, but, I loved it. If any of the readers know of a similar car for sale I’d love to hear from you.
In 1973 I traded that ‘66 for a ’69 Mustang with Black Jade exterior, black interior, and it was a fastback. I
stepped up on this one (even though I was still in college). It was equipped with a 390, automatic, and an
AM/FM radio.
Then I became domesticated. I got married in ’74 and our first child came along in ’76. I was driving 80
miles to and from work every day. You can probably guess what I’m about to say next. And your right, my
69 Fastback was traded in for a brand new 1974 Ford Pinto Station Wagon. The family started and the
Mustangs went away for the next 26 years.
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Our 2000 Ford Mustang Convertible by Jeff Wise
Fast forward to April 2000 and our next
Mustang purchase, these are the pictures I’ve included. This was/is a 2000
Bright Atlantic Blue Mustang convertible. We bought the car in this color
combination sight unseen.
I wanted the 1999, 35th anniversary edition white on white, on white convertible; but, my wife did not like it. She
wanted the ever popular navy blue,
which I did not like. So we decided on
the little paint square on the dealer
chart called Bright Atlantic Blue.
At the time we were living outside Baltimore, Maryland and purchased it from
Bob Bell Ford in Glen Burnie. He found
our color combination at a dealership in
Old Bridge, NJ and had it brought to
Maryland.
There’s nothing really special about
this car; however, I must admit I have
yet to find another in this combination
and I’ve been to quite a few shows in
the last 10 to 12 years.
It was my wife’s everyday drive up until
about 5 years ago. It currently has
154,000 miles and we love driving it on
nice days with the top down. We drove
from our current home in Gilbertsville,
Pa. to Birmingham for the 45th and we
were at Charlotte with it for the 50th.
God willing hopefully the 3 of us ( my
wife, me and our stang) can make it to
the 55th wherever that is.
To all, enjoy your rides!
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ARNIE BERTO’S 1966 MUSTANG
I bought the car in Colorado in 1974 while in college in Denver and drove it until returning to Wisconsin in
1976. We put it in a barn until we had it repainted candy apple red from medium sage metallic in 1996. A
retired ford mechanic helped me rebuild the engine in 2012 at that time we also repainted the engine ford blue
and the firewall black We keep it in storage from November until May. My wife and I enjoy riding in it, we especially enjoy the looks we get from all ages of admirers both young and old. It doesn't win awards at car
shows ,but it's the fun of attending and talking with other car collectors that we enjoy.
KRIS LATHER’S 2013 MCA EDITION
Hello, My name is Kris Lather, I sent a Request on Facebook to Join the Club, I am the Proud owner of a 2013 Race Red
Mustang Club of America Edition.
I am Active Duty Army and currently Stationed in The Netherlands. This is an old photo from this past summer, I have recently tinted the headlights and windows, Once I am back in The Netherlands I will update a more current photo as I do not
have my computer with me in the US.
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This is the pictorial history of the restoration of Rusty
Rentsch’s 1965 6 cylinder convertible that has been in his
family since 1967. Rusty drove it in high school and during
college. After sitting in his garage for years, Rusty tells us
“I finally found time and funds to bring it back to it’s former
glory”. As we continue the pictorial journey, here are pictures of the under dash A/C unit unrestored and taken
apart, and the rear seat trim panels that were taken off the
car.
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I want to invite all of our members to send in pictures of the M6A logo decal on their 6 cylinder Mustang’s windshield. I’ll feature them in this
section of our newsletter, If you don’t have a window decal or want your decal displayed in the newsletter email me at
editor@mustang6assoication.org and give me your mailing address or attach a picture of our logo on your windshield. Put window decal in
the subject line . The window decals are available at no cost , including free mailing!
We’re now also are sharing pictures of our M6A embroidered emblems that members have put on their jackets, hats or whatever. So if
you’ve got your emblem and have sewn it or attached it to something, send it in and let us see it!
JEFF WISE
MENDI SULLIVAN GARDNER
TERRY REINHART
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MARC O’HARA
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M6A member Brian Stilwell’s 65 Mustang is being featured again in Mustang Monthly Magazine. Brian has promised that once the car is done and put on the dyno, he will share with us
plenty of pictures and the story of this soon to be souped up inline 6. You can see his story on
Mustang Magazine’s website Mustang-360. The link is below.
Our inline-six project from last year is back under the knife! A fresh short-block with more compression and a hotter cam coming it's way shortly. Stay tuned for more details in an upcoming
issue and at www.mustang-360.com! (FROM THE MUSTANG MONTHLY WEBSITE)
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GETTING THE MOST OUT OF OUR SIX BY CHARLES JOHNS
About 30,000 miles ago I did a re-ring rebuild on my six then made the mistake of letting it sit off-and-on for years. Bad idea! Motors are
made to run but I got busy with other stuff and sometimes it sat for months. As an ASE certified engine mechanic I knew better but got lazy.
The other day I noticed blow-by from the breather and it was using oil…MY BAD! Now it needs a rebuild! I will explain my modifications and
why they are made, and I will give parts info to make it easy for you to do if you wish.
Every block should be hot-tanked along with the head just to be sure everything is clean. If you have access to sand-blasting, the exhaust
manifold needs it before Hi-heat paint. Any brackets, water outlet, aluminum spacers, etc. that will be painted should also be sand-blasted to
clean them before repainting. Brake cleaner works great right after blasting and leaves no residue so painting right away makes a good bond.
Unless doing a total parts replacement and soaking afterwards...don’t blast the carburetor!!
My six was .030” over when bought so I will go to .040” or .060”. Forty over makes a 205 inch engine and since I am building a daily driver I
will check the lobes on the cam and stay with STOCK but install new lifters and pushrods. A basic valve job will take care of the head. The
block gets new pistons, rings, cam bearings, main bearings, rod bearings, freeze plugs, water pump, hi-volume oil pump, fuel pump if needed
and new paint. A good shop will check the head/block for cracks and surface flatness for good gasket sealing and let you know if milling is
needed. Let the shop install the cam bearings.
I have built many distributors so I will rebuild a STOCK Ford unit. Much info is on the net but read very carefully! Modern gas sucks so do not
get carried away with total advance and check the vacuum can or replace it. Basic timing on my six is 12 degrees and I set the swing weight
stop (under the points plate) at 10 degrees, which is 20 at the crank for a total of 32. The vacuum can will hold the max or add a degree or
two when running steady on the highway. Before EPA regulations manifold vacuum was the accepted way to connect the vacuum advance. I
am using a 1966 dual advance (weights/vacuum) off a Falcon 200 for my rebuild. Gap the points and set static timing as the manual says with
the vacuum line pinched off. Then open the vacuum line to see where idle speed is. It should be higher but can be slowed with the idle screw.
Mine sets at about 650 rpm with auto trans. (ported vac. plugged) but check a shop manual for your settings. If using the Load-O-Matic do
exactly what the book says using ported vacuum. You will have NO VACUUM at idle. Remember, we are working with low octane gas that can
ignite on-its-own from heat on the up stroke! “Advance” means we are firing the plug on the up stroke and if gas ignites too soon…BAD things
happen! I use BWD “SELECT” cap, rotor, points and condenser because they use the best available materials, plus a 45,000 volt coil, 7mm
wires and platinum plugs gapped at .038”.
My carb is new but rebuild yours if it needs it to make sure all is right when adjusting and tuning. I made a cool-air intake that feeds the stock
air-cleaner and installed a flex-fan. The exhaust is stock looking but I eliminated the bends in front of the gas tank and used a 24” glass-pack
muffler. The idea is, cooler air is denser and burns better while better gas metering also burns better. A hotter spark igniting the mixture at
just the right time and with less restriction for the burned gasses to exit, we get more HP and better MPG! A gain of 15 to 20 HP should be
expected with this rebuild and I am hoping for 26+ mpg on the highway with my C4 and 2.83 gears. I got 24.2 with a bad carburetor and blowby, so 26 should be achievable, if I keep my foot out of it! So 140 HP and 26 mpg with a 50 year old classic! NICE!
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M6A’s
This section is for our members only, vendor items will not be listed. M6A will not be held responsible for any actions or
transactions between members who list, sell or trade using the swap & shop section. M6A will not guarantee the quality
or validity of any item listed for sale or trade.
If you have something to sell or trade, or looking for something this is the place to
list it just email : editor@mustang6association.org and I’ll put it in this section.
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Don’t forget to let us know if any events you have going on for the month that you’d like for us to share
with everyone. Email me at: editor@mustang6association.org to get your event posted on our event
calendar.
1. THE SIX BANGER sent out
2. Red Mustang Registry is having a cruise to Miami Valley Gaming, 6000 St. Rt. 63, in Lebanon Ohio. Contact
Tina Schaefer for more details and info.
3. Spirit of the Sun National MCA Show at Casino Del Sol Hotel and Resort. Old Pueblo Mustang Club.
www.oldpueblomustangclub.org
4. Classic Car Show at Henrico County Park, Henrico, VA. 2:00-3:30 PM “ The Mustang 50 years of an American
Icon” Rain Date Mar. 29th held for more info contact: nol@henrico.us
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Organization of our first National Show in coming along very well. To keep up to date with all that’s going on, click here http://
mustang6association.org/?page_id=387 to go to the section of our website where all show information is being made available.
M6A is looking for sponsors to donate banners, and other items that will be needed to host our event, If you or a business
you know, might be interested in being a show sponsor, please contact me editor@mustang6association.org
Bill James our M6A/OMC liaison, has planned a sightseeing day for Friday Sept. 11, for those who want to come early and
enjoy all the festivities going on. Here’s the scheduled itinerary :
8:00 AM Leave host hotel to cruise down RT. 66 and head to the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City (great photo opportunity there)
Leave the museum and visit the Oklahoma City Memorial
Go to lunch in Bricktown, and after visit the Oklahoma Centennial Monument
Return back to hotels by 3:00 PM
Hospitality Banquet starts at 6:00 PM
We now have three hotels with 25 rooms each blocked off for M6A members they are:
Fairfield Inn & Suites and the Holiday Express & Inn .
The rates are $91.00 and $92.00 + taxes respectively.
Suites for both properties are $10.00 more. Both offer full Breakfast and Internet with fridge and microwaves in rooms.
La Quinta Inn
Getting prices together for them.
We are working with a National chain to sponsor our trophies, and are waiting to hear back from them. There will be two specialty trophies presented, one to a inline 6 and one to a V-6. they will be the M6A awards. These trophies are going to be one
of a kind custom made by TEXAS MUSTANG PARTS one of the sponsors of M6A.
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CLICK ABOVE FOR THEIR WEBSITE
Because of the generous sponsorship of NPD we were able to have our website hosted on the internet. I am pleased to announce
as well, we will be able to provide another special service , all M6A logo window decals will be mailed for free. To get yours, just email
editor@mustang6association.org with your address and put window decal in the subject line.
CLICK ABOVE FOR THEIR WEBSITE
I am pleased to announce another sponsor of the Mustang Six Association, Texas Mustang Parts. Brothers Geoff and Tony shared their story
with me “ Texas Mustang once was a major player in Mustang parts, with ads in every Mustang magazine. The economy and technology took a
toll on the business when former 71 year old owner decided to get out. Both of us have been passionate about Mustangs since we were young. I
had been managing a auto parts store for over the last 7 years while Tony had been working in CNC. Seemed like the perfect opportunity. We
have two guys working there during the day while we both have retained our current jobs to make sure we get up and running. “
Texas Mustang Parts is offering exclusive discount s for M6A members, they have an account set up for their discount pricing, for us under Mustang 6 Association. Check them out today.
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Our newsletter is now reaching 400 people twice a month, and the number continues to grow, much in part
by all of our members sharing about who and what M6A is all about. It has been six months since I started
the newsletter, and you’ve seen it develop into what it is today. I am always looking for ways to make it better, to make it fit into what the Mustang Six Association is all about, everything and anything Mustang six cylinder related.
I am wanting and needing your help, yes I always am in need of stories, we have none for the SIX CUSTOMS or SPRINT PRINT, but there is something else I need and that’s your input about the newsletter itself.
What things could we add to make it more interesting more relevant to Mustang 6 cylinders, what things do
you think we need to take away from it? If you were editor what would you put in or take out, what changes
would you make?.
YOUR NAME HERE
M6A is and always will about YOU the members. I’ve always seen myself as the person who gathers all the
stories, pictures, ideas, and then puts them together sort of like the ingredients for a recipe, adds a flavor or
two of my own, but very subtly as not to take away from the original recipe, then pop it into the computer,
and out comes a newsletter!
So if you would, drop me a line or two and give me your ideas and opinions, both good and bad, I really
want to make THE SIX BANGER the best newsletter it can be, and to do that I need to hear from the best
Mustang 6 cylinders owners there are out there, the membership of M6A!
Email me at: editor@mustang6association.org
Thanks in advance for you help
Terry
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