Yesterday I started stripping down the 63 body for some sealer. When I bought it the former owner had it in primer and the surface rust was starting.
Don't like rust so went to work on it.
The more I tear into this car the more amazed I am at the lack of rust.
I have the trim,front clip etc. off and all the other pieces and the only rust was a small hole where he had the trunk mounted battery and a small pinhole under the gas peddle. No rust under the trim or the bottom of the body at all.
However there is no insulation or sound deading in the car at all.
There are a few thing's that I will have to find to finish it but not much, ashtray, trans cross member. It had the heater delete in it so will install a aftermarket heat ac unit.Small stuff but it adds up.
Trim is real nice but have 2 little dings to work out but I am going to polish all of it anyway.
After 4 years I finally have a little time and am enjoying getting on it.
Greg

There is a nice write up about a tunnel port build going into a mustang in Hemmings Muscle Machines this month.
Greg

Looking on the web today and found a 63 hood with the thunderbolt scoop.
My car had one on it when it was raced in the old days but when I bought it from the first owners it had a stock steel hood on it.
I have a reproduction fiberglass thunderbolt scoop but I hate the ideal of cutting a hole in the stock hood and found this hood from Kebbuck in california.
Has anyone used their product's?
Cost is $475.00 + shipping.
Thanks
Greg

After considering it for a while I ordered a solar kit for my shop. I have a Generac 14KW generator for my house but the shop runs on its own power.
With the kit I ordered I can run everything in my shop except the welder's and compressor.
If I like it I can add on to the kit for 220V's later.
Cost was $1600.00 which I don't consider to bad.
Greg

I have a strange set up for my 63 and am getting ready to assemble it.
When I ordered my part's they put me on back order for my Daytona pinion yoke.
They were suppose to call me when they came back in stock but no word yet.
My question is since I have the Daytona pinion setup do I need to order a Daytona yoke to go with it.
I just can't remember as it has been year's since I have built one from scratch.
Greg

Received an e mail from Ford manuals . com that they have all Ford car and truck TSB's from 10-19-64 to 10-9-71.
You can order them in pdf for 21.99 or on a usb for 24.99.
Has 1792 printable page's.
I have ordered from them before and they deliver what they say for those interested.
Greg 

Ford's ceo said in an interview that he has had it with dealership's adding a markup on their popular model's. He said some dealer's are adding up to $45,000 to the msrp on the new lightening and maverick's.
He said they will go to an online ordering system where everything is upfront and quick.
They have had new policy's in place where if the customer order's a car the price is locked at the time of the order but the dealer's are still charging the markup or they won't deliver the car to the customer.
Instead of hour's to buy a car you can do it in minute's and the car will be delivered direct to you.
Ford is in the process of doing the change now.
You can see the interview on utube under Ford has had it with dealership's.
Greg

Looking at streetmusclemag.com just now and they show the aftermath of a nitrous bottle explosion in a Pontiac G8.
The owner had removed the burst valve on the bottle and installed a pipe plug.
Brillant move.
Greg