Ok guys/gals, this it technically not FE, but I hope you all will give me a pass because it is a Ford and it is a 65 mustang.
My Grandmother bough the car brand new, and it’s been in the family since then. Unfortunately, when I was young, maybe 10 give or take a few years, it got put out to pasture and has been there every since.
The good news is that Its in remarkably good shape considering it’s 40 some years of neglect. Bad news is that, when my dad was a young gear head, he opted to pull the origional 265 and trans out and put a 302 and different trans in its place. So it will never be a numbers matching resto...
I finally got around to working on it a few days ago, and it runs and drives now. I pulled the plugs to squirt some oil in The cylinders. I also changed the oil and filter, then I pulled the distributor and used a drill to prime the oil system. Old girl fired right up after a bit of coaxing.
New fuel tank and some interior parts are on the way, but the next thing to do is get brakes on it. And that is where I am hoping for a bit of advice.
Initially my thought was to rebuild the drums in the rear, and upgrade to discs up front. I have no plans to road race this thing, I just want a fun daily driver. So I don’t see the need for disc brakes out back. However I am not opposed to it either.
I have a set of 16 inch rims on order, so I may be able to get a larger disc up front as well.
I am looking at the willwood 4 piston calipers for the front, with possibly a 12 inch rotor. I would like to stay with a manual master cylinder for now, to keep the engine bay a bit cleaner.
I am having a bit of trouble finding a complete kit that does all this, there are lots of kits for power brakes but I can’t find any that offer either disc/drum or disc/disc with a manual master.
So, I am open for suggestions! Let me know what you have, how you like it and what you recommend.
My budget for the brakes is pretty open, but I would like to keep it under $1500 or so.