Out with the old

Found a fellow Mustang driver who is converting from a manual transmission to an auto, so he was needing an auto pedal (and I was needing a manual pedal and clutch pedal, along with all the miscellaneous parts).

So, I spent about 30 minutes removing the various parts today.  The pin that holds the assembly together is a pain in the neck to remove.  I found it easiest to use a punch to push it out of the shaft, rather than trying to pull it out of the shaft.

Here's some pics of the auto pedal assembly:

(The blue punches represent the walls of the pedal support assembly).

So I bid farewell to the auto pedal, and say hello to the clutch pedal and....

The List

Per the recommendation of a friend, I decided to make a list.  This list is a list of things that I want to do to the car, before it is "ready."  This will hopefully keep me in check, somewhat, and establish something to go off of when it comes to "the next thing."  So, without further ado...

• Transmission & Drivetrain
• T5 Swap (sell the C4 parts)
• Heim Joint Clutch Linkage
• 8" Rearend rebuild (possibly incorporate ~3.2 gear ratio)
• Electrical
• Electrical Wiring & Routing
• Electrical Antenna
• Relay Panel
• DSII - new coil, module, and location (also counts as Engine work)
• Stereo/Speakers (also counts as Interior work)
• Exterior
• Sanding down all body panels
• Paint
• Undercoating
• Suspension
• Rebuild Suspension
• Braking
• Rebuild brakes
• Disc Brake Install
• Interior
• Sanding
• Insulation
• Interior Installation
• Stereo/Speakers
• Console
• Engine
• Carburetor Rebuild
• AN Fuel Line Fittings
• Thermal Clutch
• Exhaust
• DSII - new coil, module, and location
• Reassembly
• Possibly GT Fog Lights
• Reassembly

Obviously this is a somewhat-vague list.  Things will need to be done to achieve some of these, and they aren't explicitly written out.  But this should provide an overall list from where I am, to where I want to be.   Will update the list as necessary.

Taking it Apart

Well, I'm in the process of disassembly.  So far I've removed:

Front Bumper
Front Apron
Front Rock Guard
Headlight/Grille Assembly
Passenger side Fender
Drivers side Fender
Passenger side Splash Guard (I think that's what it's called?)
Drivers side Splash Guard
Most of interior

By far, the fenders were the most annoying things to remove.  There are so many screws randomly hidden.

I also found that the Drivers side Fender must be a replacement.  How did I come to this conclusion?  Because here's what is behind the fender (the splash guard):

The next thing on the agenda (once the $$ gets here) is to order the suspension components.  Here is the Parts List:

480# Coil Springs (NPD)
Coil Spring Insulators - Midolene (NPD)
*4-1/2 Mid-eye Leaf Springs (Mustangs Plus)
1" Front Sway Bar (Mustangs Plus)
KYB Gas-A-Just Shocks - set of 4 (Mustangs Plus)
Lower Control Arms (Mustangs Plus)
Upper Control Arms (Mustangs Plus)
Sway Bar End Links (NPD)
Sway Bar Frame Bushings - rubber (NPD)
Rebound Bumpers (NPD)
Lower Control Arm Bushings (NPD)
Export Brace (NPD)
*U-Bolts (Mustangs Plus)
*Leaf Spring Shackles (Mustangs Plus)
*Leaf Spring Hardware (Mustangs Plus)
Roller Bearing Spring Perches
UCA Drop Template


* Indicates part of a kit, which saves ~$40.


From here, I'm not exactly sure what the next step will be.  There's a lot of different directions I could go - removing current export brace, removing old rear end, disassembling old UCAs, repainting gauge panel (to make brighter), or just starting sanding away.

We'll see.