thesixbanger12 - Mustang 6 Association
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thesixbanger12 - Mustang 6 Association
July 10, 2015 VOLUME NO. 2 ISSUE NO. 12 Official Online Magazine of the Mustang Six Association 1965 HONEY GOLD COUPE ITS NOT “JUST A SIX”, IT’S A PART OF THE LEGACY OF THE MUSTANG! WEBSITE NATIONAL DIRECTOR TERRY REINHART FACEBOOK FACEBOOK WADE SOVONICK E-MAIL WEBSITE TERRY WOODS DO WE HAVE YOUR SIX YET? FOUNDER RICK MITCHELL CONTENTS Members Mustangs 4 INLINE 6 CLASSICS 5 1966 SPRINT PRINT 7 V-6 CONNECTION 9 MUSTANG SIX SHOWCASE Articles 10 OLD SCHOOL OLD GEEZER 12 IT HAPPENED WITH A SIX 14 A FISTFUL OF MODS 16 FOUNDER’S CORNER OUCH! 5 MAN CAVE 10 Departments 3 STABLE STATEMENTS 8 TECH TIPS 18 M6A AT THE SHOWS 20 M6A’s NATIONAL CAR SHOW 21 SUPPORTERS OF M6A 22 THE PONY STOPS HERE 23 SHOW FLYER M6A WINNERS 18 2 STABLE STATEMENTS It ’s hard to believe that in just 8 weeks our First National Show is about to take place. It is also hard to believe how fast time has gone by, it seems like just the other day I was putting “feelers” out hoping to find a Mustang club to help us host the event. A lot has been done but there is still much to do, but I know it will all get done and our first show will be the first of many , many more. On the last page of this edition, I have included a show flyer. You can copy it and post it on any forums you’re a member of, or ask your club secretary if they would include it in their newsletter or website. You can also download and print it, and make copies to hand out. I would recommend printing it in black and white, the copies would cost much less to have made. I have been in contact with Donald Farr editor of Mustang Times, and he is going to mention our show in the August edition of the magazine in the “news and notes” section. I’ve also contacted Rob Kinnan of Mustang Monthly and given him our show info, so hopefully we’ll get a mention in both their magazine and their website. Online registration for the show is beginning to pick up, we’ve had several people register over the last few days. On page 20 of the this edition are the links where you can register for the show, as well as make hotel reservations. I hope everyone is planning to be in Mustang OK on Friday Sept. 11th for the Pony Trail sightseeing tour. OMC and M6A member Bill James has put together a great itinerary for the day, the flyer has all the details of where we will be going. Friday will have a great ending to it as well, with the Hospitality Banquet to be held at the church where the show will be held the next day. For those who want to show their M6A pride at home and at our National Show, don’t forget that M6A apparel of all types is available at our CafePress store which can be found on our website and at this link http://www.cafepress.com/mustangsixassociation. Don’t forget that we also have our custom made 3” embroidered M6A emblems that can be sewn on just about anything available for sale as well. Info on getting the emblems can be found here: http:// mustang6association.org/?p=3197 Finally if anyone is planning to be at the AACA National show in Louisville KY, next weekend, July 17th and 18th let me know, It would be great to get to meet you there. Until next time, have a great day and don’t forget to hug your loved ones and then your Mustang! 3 INLINE SIX CLASSICS MY HONEY GOLD 1965 COUPE Story and photos by Kurt Karr I purchased the car in 2009, it was solid but in need of a face lift. The car was stripped to bare metal and repainted, a new ivy gold interior was installed and all the mechanicals were fixed. All the stainless steel and chrome was replaced or restored. I am still working on the car. All my hard work has paid off, I have won trophies at four shows, including one best in show. My car was also featured on the showroom of my local Ford dealership’s 50th anniversary of the Mustang show. 4 1966 SPRINT PRINT MY LIFE AS A SPRINT Photos and Story by John Hedrick My driving-life began with a “Sauterne” green ’66 Mustang Sprint which my frugal father bought as our first new car. He did appreciate the sporty styling, but I think was as attracted by the economic six. For all the excitement of a chance to drive a new Mustang with gleaming floor shifter/console, I was disappointed that the dealer to deleted the distinctive wire wheel covers for the standard hub caps. Fortunately I was able to recover a few years later and purchase my own, used 1966 Mustang convertible that has become my lifetime ride. But it was a slow start. After the excitement of my “one-owner find” which I purchased for $600, I was again disappointed when I learned that the "tight" doors" were supporting the Northernwinter rusted and rotted floor pan and rails. I was more distressed when the body shop tried to prevent me from driving it home for safety reasons. With my minimal mechanical experience and limited bodywork skills, I began the first of several restorations on my own. (As shown in the pictures), I had to replace the fenders, doors and other sheetmetal. Then I proceeded through successive professional restorations of the floor pan and replacement rails. While I’m usually quick to point out that my Mustang has all the features of the Sprint 6, it’s really only a “tribute.” But I feel I have some credibility due to my original teenage Sprint experience and long term restoration. And I’m still deciding whether to restore the door pin-striping? About a year ago — when I finally thought the car was "as nice as it could be” for local shows — I was hit head on by a teenage driver of an SUV. Despite the limited safety features, through good insurance (Hagarty) the car was successfully re-restored in a tedious process taking almost a year. 5 1966 SPRINT PRINT When I originally purchased my Mustang during the 1970s energy crisis, I was disappointed that I could not realistically consider a HiPo option. Yet I have always enjoyed the “peppy 6” (with my only modification being the Clifford header/dual exhaust for improved sound effects and a nice way to fill up the engine compartment;). And we can now say 6’s are “greener” again! After almost forty years this Sprint has been the story of my life — with many memories, challenges and enjoyments. Thanks to M6A for renewed appreciation of the lifetime Sprint, and the chance to share the experience with other enthusiasts. John R. Hedrick Glenview, IL 6 THE V-6 CONNECTION THE OTHER MUSTANG Photo and Story by Ryan Florence I'm the owner of a 2007 v6 mustang, I never though of it as having much of a story until I actually gave it some thought. I've had it since I was nineteen and this car has been involved in most of my life events from my wedding, vacations, and bringing my kids home from the hospital. I'm quick to talk about my classic and how much fun it is going for a cruise in it, but my v6 is such a fun experience every time I go for a ride it's just something that's so comfortable. My wife usually asks to use it to take a break from her SUV. I was stuck on having a windveil blue mustang and since I bought one I have kept it really clean and it only has 60k miles being a 07. I plan on keeping the mustang love alive and giving it to my oldest when she is ready, which lucky for me that's a long ways away. And I do plan on taking both my v6 and i6 to a few shows this year and hopefully mustang week. 7 TECH TIPS WALT ROCKEY Like Rick Mitchell, last fall I purchased a 2014 V-6 automatic Mustang. Mine is exactly like the one in the article photo, except the color is "ingot silver metallic". I also found that while the V-6 Mustang had real good bones, it lacked trim items that would enhance its appearance. The first thing I wanted was a spoiler. I went to the local Ford dealer and found there were two stock spoilers for the 2014 Mustang. One hugged the trunk and the other was elevated about 4 inches. I chose the high riser and went to the Ford contract body shop to make arrangements. The cost was $633 for purchase, painting and installation. I have attached a photograph of me with the elevated spoiler on the "6 Banger" in Florida. I also added the "pony and tri-bar" emblems to the front fenders. I think the spoiler is a great add-on to an already neat Mustang. TOM RILEY I wanted to share with you my fix for the radiator fan shroud mount after updating to a three row radiator. I had a local shop cut in a 5/8th inch section to the original style brackets I purchased from Classic Auto Air. It Still maintains the original look and fitment. I would doubt I am the first to do this but wanted to share if you had any further inquiries about it 8 MUSTANG SIX SHOWCASE Ron McClendon’s 1965 convertible Bob Irelan’s souped up six! Brian Armstrong’s pony got new shoes! Sandra Smith back in the day with her first Mustang, a 1966 Sprint John Noble’s Mustang in a great photo op! 9 ADVICE FROM AN OLD SCHOOL, OLD GEEZER Article and photos by Charles Johns MAKING YOUR GARAGE YOUR “MAN CAVE”! Before the term Man Cave existed most of my buddies and I had one…our garage! I grew up “working-class” and car building started as a hobby rather than a business. That came later. While many of my buddies went “clubbing” (I did go on occasion) I was home building a Street Rod. I had my own ideas and was tired of Chevy powered cars. I drag-raced Chevy V8’s in 40 Ford coupes in the 60’s before Ford’s small block had easy HP mods. I wanted an all Ford Ford so I built them but I had to design and fabricate my own mounts. Now they are a store item. A suitable workplace must be available and that too had to be built the way I wanted. That is what this article is about. If you can find a copy of Rod Action magazine for March 1975 you will see the original Garage Story I wrote showing how to make a garage work-ready. Try to overlook the garage “girlie” calendars…I was 40 years younger then. Compared to today they are TAME! The idea is to make our work space safe, easy to work in and inviting. I always had car guys in my garage either to help or just “Bench Race” over a cold beer. When your garage is a fun place you seldom need to ask for help, it just seems to be there when needed. As a side benefit, those car nuts have minds full of car knowledge and being friends is a plus. LIGHTING is paramount. If you can’t see what you are doing STOP! Rather than have “fixed” ceiling lights I installed ceiling electrical outlets then used 4 ft. florescent lights on chains. Hooks anchored strategically around the ceiling allowed me to move light where needed and with long small chains I could raise/lower them also. The workbench had the only fixed lights. SAFETY must be high on your list, especially if the garage is attached to the house. Most fires start in the kitchen or garage so have more than one ABC Fire Extinguisher available in easy reach. DO NOT put them near where the fire may start…you will not be able to get to it if needed! If using gas heat raise the heater off the floor and eliminate the pilot light. I must light it each time but when it is off all flame is out! Also, install outdoor waterproof covers on all wall outlets. An occasional floor washing will be needed so to be safe, cover those outlets. YES, ground-fault outlets work, but covers add insurance. An old REFRIGERATOR is a good idea and may help convince the wife your garage work is a good idea. It is a place to put “sale” food items (don’t mention beer) and they work great when tight fitting metal parts are worked on. Bushings frozen overnight drop in place but require a torch to remove! 10 ADVICE FROM AN OLD SCHOOL, OLD GEEZER Article and photos by Charles Johns I have a cherry-picker for engine removal but for years I used a “Come-a-Long” that lifted 2000 lbs. and I braced the rafters where it was anchored. Called a Power-Pull it could be removed and stowed when not needed and a neatly cut old tire tube with a slit made a seal that helped hold in heat in winter. For less than $50.00 you can build an engine ROLL-a-ROUND to accommodate any engine/trans. combo. An engine stand works great for building but to move a heavy motor and/ or transmission around the shop, a roll-a-round works much better. Four wheels (2 casters), some 2x4 wood and 4 long bolts with nuts and you are ready. I have a 2.3 Ford w/trans. on one now for my next project. I painted the floor of my last shop but found it to be too slippery when wet, so check into adding sand or use paint with non-skid already in it. Paint the walls an off-white to reflect light but not show dirt/dust and maybe consider some wall art work. I painted a Ford oval, a Chrysler pentagram and a Chevy bowtie on one wall and mounted framed car posters on the other. When people pass by and your garage is open, it looks like a display room not a workshop. To avoid prying eyes I covered the garage door windows with prismatic plastic like used in office lighting. A flattened soldering gun tip makes quick work of cutting plastic. SPEAKERS installed in the ceiling do not get in the way and help pass those long nights sanding, fabricating, wiring, painting or if you just need to pretend you are working. I have a TV mounted up high in a corner, a propane heater for winter and a big fan for summer. With cold-cuts, cold beer and dips in the fridge, plus chips, football TV, stereo tunes, a greasy tool here and there (makes it look like I am working) and a Six Banger Mustang all in the garage, why leave? Besides, you may get some real work done…eventually. The picture of the wooden 2”x 4” roll-a-round was made over 30 years ago, and it still works! The come-a-long is better than a chain hoist because there is no chain hanging below the engine to chip paint/glass. DO NOT forget to brace those ceiling rafters! The old non-frost-free refrigerators are better garage units because they use far less energy and are usually very cheap used. Floor tile, a sink, tool storage, etc. all make things nicer but can be added later. Charlie Cheap “old Geezer” Rising Star, Texas 11 IT HAPPENED WITH A SIX HAVE CAR WILL MODEL Photos and Story by Terry Reinhart A few weeks ago I was sent an email saying that “GoodGuys”, the one’s that host various car shows around the country, were going to be in the Nashville area and were looking for cars to be in a photo shoot. One of the advantages of being semi-retired and self-employed is that I don’t have a schedule I have to go by and can be available for things like this. I sent a picture of my car, the one that was the centerfold of the August 2014 edition of Mustang Times, and forgot about it. The photo shoot was being held at an old car factory that had been converted into several business’ one of which was a whiskey distillery . I arrived there a little before 5:00 AM the day of the shoot. After me four other cars arrived, covering all aspects of the classic car hobby. There was a 53 GMC Pickup, a very rare 70’s Mopar car, a 60’s customized Chevy station wagon, and a 32 Ford hot rod. After the car’s arrived some of the employees from A3 arrived to be models. I also learned then that our five cars had been picked from hundreds of car pictures that had been sent in, that made us all feel pretty special. The shoot went very well and it was a lot of fun talking to the other classic car owners and hearing the stories that went with their cars. They had the models sit in each of our cars or stand by them and had pictures taken. I had a few taken with me in my car with a model and some of just me in the car. Several days later I received an email from Abby, who was with A3 marketing. She told me that they wanted to use my car along with a few others they had picked, for the shoot, she also asked if I would be interested in being a model at the shoot, and wearing some of the GoodGuys apparel they were going to be selling on line. I of course told her I would love to, and then the bad news came, I had to be at the shoot at 5:00 AM, oh, the price one must pay for fame! 12 IT HAPPENED WITH A SIX The time went by fast and around 10:30 AM we were finished. We were all told then that we could keep one of the shirts and hats that we wore for ourselves. I had wore three different ones of each and I picked my favorite one. An even better treat was as I shaking hands with the owner of A3 marketing and getting ready to leave, I felt something in my hand, I looked down and he had given me a $100.00 bill! All in all it was a great day, and I had a lot of fun even if I did have to be there by 5 AM! The GoodGuys website is here: www.shopgoodguys.com. Right now they just have available the apparel we all wore during the shoot, but I was told down the road some of the pictures they took of us and our cars may be on their apparel, so who knows one day a likeness of my 66 convertible maybe on t-shirts! 13 A FISTFUL OF MODS...AND EVEN MORE! Article and photos by Rick Mitchell EDITORS NOTE: We’ve had a great response to this series, and Rick has sent some more pics of additional mods that he made to his beautiful 14 Mustang that he wanted to share with everyone. If you have any questions about the mods or would like to know where you can get any of the items , just let me know, and I’ll put you in touch with him! I had most areas modded on my '14 V6 coupe when I took the plunge and ordered these door handles. With other areas improved with chrome or billet pieces in my base six's interior, my ugly original black plastic door handles then stuck out like sore thumbs, so I ordered these handles. After reading the reviews and studying the instructions, and despite installing most everything else on my baby, I chickened out and asked my mechanic to install these. There was no way I was opening up my door panels and disconnecting so many areas to install these handles. These are American Muscle's "Modern Billet Chrome Billet Interior Door Handles (05-14 All)," Item Number 15543. Consequently, the installation fee was somewhat high as there were so many small steps toward adding these handles. The bottom line, though, is that despite paying a small fortune for these handles and a medium fortune to have them installed, they look excellent and I am pleased with them. My interior now looks "complete," with enough well balanced shiny areas to make my otherwise plain jane interior look 1,000% better! You may have to smash your piggy bank to buy and install these handles, but they are worth it! This is how these billet handles look with my prior installed door lock switch and side vent covers nearby. These new handles feel more solid than the OEM black plastic inner door handles when opening my doors. I changed one decal on my engine shroud with this old favorite from our first generation Mustangs. This is "Decals, Autolite-Engine, Multi Purpose" from Dallas Mustang Parts, DM-Part Number MSD6. You just can't beat that blurred image of an early GT40 at speed! 14 A FISTFUL OF MODS...AND EVEN MORE! Article and photos by Rick Mitchell Earlier we presented a modified oil filter for my Mustang with the following caption: "My '14 V6 Mustang uses a Motorcraft FL500S oil filter that is bigger than the old FL-1 filters from 50 years ago. I ordered "Decal Oil Filter Autolite FL-1 White 1964-1972," Osborn part number DF684, and measured and cut the old FL-1 decal to fit my current FL-500S filter. The final result turned out well!" This is the finished product after installation. This is American Muscle's "Modern Billet Chrome Cup Holder Cover (1014 All)," Item Number 41238. Before adding this perfectly smooth plate to the top of my cover, I sprayed it with several heavy coats of Rust-oleum Crystal Clear Enamel. Earlier I noticed that the billet pieces on my arm rests scratch easily. This cup holder cover is in the center of my console, and I did not want it to scratch and detract from the appearance of my interior. 15 FOUNDER’S CORNER BUDGET BUILD-A-MUSTANG! Story and picture by Rick Mitchell In the summer of 1981, I wanted to restore another car after rebuilding an Opel GT, the "baby Corvette" that GM sold a decade earlier. This time I wanted a pony car, but I was torn between a Camaro or a Mustang? I grew up in a Chevrolet family where buying a Ford was not popular! But I read about the early Mustangs and decided that was the better way to go. Time has shown that was true! There were several reasons to buy a Mustang. Parts availability was excellent and I could complete much of the work on my own, and I was determined to rebuild this car on a shoestring budget. There were club members, vendors and Mustang do-it-yourself guides showing many of the restoration phases. And so by October, I bought my tired 1966 Sprint 200 coupe with 119,000 miles and made lists of the things that needed repair. Within a few weeks, my Things To Do was several pages! I first removed my front bumper, lower valance and parking lamps, as well as the rear bumper, valance and back up lights. All were crunched by prior owners. I bought Arcadian Blue Duplicolor spray and painted my replacement valances. All of this went together easily. This fortunately was the extent of my exterior's damage until I took my car for repainting. The rest was replacing emblems. For my interior, I reupholstered my seats. This was a knuckle busting job as I did not own the proper tools, but I was determined to finish without help! The job was slow taking 15-16 hours over a long weekend. Other items, such as replacing carpet, kick panels, wind lace and cleaning and repainting interior trim, were relatively easy. Perhaps the strangest repair was repainting my dash! When I had the old wrinkled dashpad out, I masked my dash and then covered everything in plastic. I then crawled inside the plastic with a can of Duplicolor to spray the metal! Fortunately, I did not pass out from paint vapor! My trunk was the easiest. I cleaned and masked it and resprayed. I still had my original spare, so I masked and painted its rim. There were areas that I could not rebuild, so I took my car elsewhere. One was my headliner. This required pulling the rear glass to tuck the moonskin headliner into the window track, so a shop specializing in headliners did this. An auto glass shop added a new windshield as my original was badly scratched from so many Virginia and Maryland winters. Living behind us was a neighbor, Jerry, who was a Chrysler mechanic. We struck up a conversation about my Sprint. As the story goes, back in 1966, Jerry's mother bought a raffle ticket for a new six cylinder Mustang with a manual transmission, and she won! In addition to being a trained mechanic, Jerry had already tinkered with the 200 CID engine in his mother's Mustang! What were the chances?! Finally the day came to rebuild my motor. Jerry and I discussed it, and he rebuilt my engine for $500 plus parts with my help. What a great deal! So we picked a Saturday, and I drove around our block and pulled far forward into his driveway and into his backyard. 16 FOUNDER’S CORNER We pulled my hood, and then he removed all attaching engine hardware. We placed his son's swing set over the front of my car. Jerry then hooked a winch to my engine and lifted it until it cleared my fenders. We then rolled my Mustang back and parked it. Then we lowered my engine onto his driveway, and we rolled it on a cart into his house where we broke the engine down. Our plan was that Jerry would take several pieces to work each day to clean them. On the next Saturday, we would reassemble my engine, but it rained and we were delayed. "We have to build your engine soon," he remarked, "before I forget how it came apart!" The weather was fine for the next weekend, and we rebuilt my engine with no left over parts! I repainted my block while it was out, and later we lowered my engine back in. Jerry also rebuilt my carb. Finally the moment of truth came when I keyed my ignition for the first time, and my zeroed out 200 engine sputtered to life! We reattached my hood and were done! The final phase of my Sprint's semi-restoration was its repainting. I disassembled my car as far as possible, removed my bumpers and trim, and covered my interior in plastic to catch any overspray. On one cold morning I drove to a shop on the other side of Baltimore. The problem was that with my interior covered, there was no heat or defrosters. This made for an interesting ride, including going through a toll booth! My Sprint returned home several days later. I reassembled it and redetailed my engine as there was overspray. And then my tired old Mustang looked new once more! In the following years, I was proud that if I won, and most every show in those days was judged, that I did most of the work and the detailing, or that I was the second set of hands for my restoration. I knew my car from the inside out, whereas others only saw it from the outside. I did not take my Mustang from shop to shop while doing none of the work, except for paying the bills. I did not have an unlimited budget. Back in the Eighties, there was an idea among several friends who showed their Mustangs, both sixes, eights and Shelbys, that if you wanted to rebuild an early Mustang only to compete for trophies, then buy one of the barest six cylinder coupes available with few options and put it into stock condition while keeping it original, and you would probably have good success! Sometimes I thought that was what I was doing all along with rebuilding my Sprint 200! And I never regretted that experience for a second! 17 M6A AT THE SHOWS KURT KARR SAM WILLIAMS 18 M6A AT THE SHOWS MALCOLM JOHNSON MIKE BUCK 19 M6A’s NATIONAL CAR SHOW CLICK ABOVE TO REGISTER FOR SHOW Registration for the show and WHERE TO SLEEP, EAT, SHOP AND WASH WHILE YOU’RE IN MUSTANG OK for our national car show We’ve put together links to the three hotels where we have rooms blocked off for our National Show. We also have links to all the areas restaurants and eateries, places to shop till you drop, and for some the very most important, locations of all the car washes in the area! If you have any questions, contact me at editor@mustang6associaion.org If I don’t have an answer, I’ll find one for you! Just click on each symbol on bottom of page for the links. Fairfield Inn and Suites Marriott (HOST HOTEL) Holiday Inn Express and Suites La Quinta Inn and Suites, Oklahoma City – Yukon 20 SUPPORTERS OF M6A CLICK ABOVE FOR THEIR WEBSITE Because of the generous sponsorship of NPD we were able to have our website hosted on the internet Also because of their sponsorship as 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 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. CLICK ABOVE FOR THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE 21 THE PONY STOPS HERE I store all the stories that I receive from our members in different folders that I made in M6A’s email account. I take from these folders each edition for the different sections in the magazine. As I was putting together this edition, I started seeing “There are no messages in this folder” pop up quite a bit when I opened a folder I know that many of you are tired of hearing me talk, or write about, us needing stories and articles, but it is what it is, I need stories and articles. I do have several stories for the Inline Six Classics, and the V-6 Connection sections, but I always could use and want more of them. Where we have run out is in the Sprint Print, Six Customs, Tech Tips and a few others, I also would like to not only get stories and pictures of all of our members beautiful Mustangs, but article about 6 cylinder Mustangs. If you’ve had something interesting happen with you Mustang, send me a story, If you a tech tip share it with your fellow M6A members. If it’s Mustang 6 cylinder related send it. Maybe you think you don’t know how to write a story, I’ve got you covered there too! Just put some facts together that you want to share and send them to me, and I’ll put the story together for you, and it will be published as your story, I’ll be your “ghost writer”. As I’ve mentioned before, we are in the beginning stages of the development of a forum for M6A and I am learning it is quite an involved process, and something that I have a huge learning curve with. Once I get it all figured out, which I will eventually will, that I assure you, I am going to be needing someone to be a moderator for it. Between running M6A and my restoration business, I would not have the time that would be needed to make sure the forum was running ok, and to monitor it. I am hoping for two things, a person who has experience with this type of thing to volunteer to be a moderator, and also someone that can help me with the setting up of the forum, if that happened to be one in the same person, that would be an added bonus for me! So if you have experience in this area, and would like to volunteer for this, let me know. 22 23