Grumpy wrote:Yeah, for brakes I think I'd go with easy. Bet you find a fair number of bolt ons. I'm a big fan of restomod to get modern driving dynamics, but not of big fugly 20's and such. We put discs and air bags on Steve's '55, and it really made a change for the better. Tim, Jose, Adam, Lee, and I forget who all had a big hand in that mess.
Yeah, I'd like new rims as I'm not really a fan of the bicycle spokes look - but all that can come later - and 14" should get the job done just fine. I couldn't imagine making it down my bumpy driveway with those nasty 20" rims. I'll be replacing the lights, fuse box (a modern blade style under the hood will be much nicer), and gauge cluster (maybe digital). That will probably be the extent of my modernizing outside of drivetrain stuff.
Probably not that much. The guy I bought it from was talking about putting a mustang II front end in, that's how suspension changing ideas got into my head. Said he didn't like the handling up over 60mph.
Of course my scale for a good handling vehicle is all out of wack. When you spend most of your time on the highway in a lifted TJ with 35's and stock steering the mustang seems like it couldn't be smoother.
Think I'll stick with new brakes, a manual trans, body work, and paint for now. Fancy steering and control arms can come later if I ever see the need.
