Not a original V8. It’s a 6 cylinder to V8 swap . You can tell by the 4 lug wheels . You will need to change the suspension to hold the weight , or else you’ll have busted spindles often .
Thank you. Finally someone pressure washes thier car before working on it. I have watched dozens of car restorations and you so far are the only who washed thier car before pulling it in the garage.
I grew up with these guys….Steve and I were classmates. Brother Gordon (Flash) was a couple grades ahead of me. All good memories. I really enjoy seeing them together on these videos….
I wish we could do more video’s together. Bob is still working at 74 years old and flash has a new girlfriend and has no time for old cars at this time. I admit my videos do better when they are in them. People like to see brothers interact, I think it brings back memories of them and their brothers working together. Thanks for watching.
I would never try that cause I don’t have that kind of money. I just thought a little spoof would be fun. I’m actually on my way back home with a square body I just bought tonight. Should be back home about midnight. The rams only getting 10 mpg pulling this load up n down these hills. Thanks for watching.
Funny you mentioned that. Today we all got together and watched that video. When Gordon said that Fix or repair daily thing I froze the video. I said Flash you gotta be careful with your comments about car brands and no talking politics. My brother is a real ford man and always bought fords. Me on the other hand always like Chevys. But if it’s mine I don’t care what brand it is.
I'd have to disagree with that. I've had good luck with both ford and Chevy. I've never seen another engine 600,000 -800,000 like the earlier LS did. Technically they're LT engines because they were in trucks. I do like a good Ford 460 engine.
@@CAROLDDISCOVER-2025 My 67 289 - wrapped several times, original motor, never rebuilt (though smoking a bit!) - still runs, swapped for a built 302 while i rebuild it but imo nothing beats a 289 in V8 dress.
@@LypheusX yeah that 289 is a good engine. Back in the day we were all too busy yanking them out and putting in 351. On the Chevy side of things were throwing in 327 and Big blocks.
I've got a great story of how we picked up the car. But I've got a 66 Ford mustang ragtop. Mechanic car my wife always wanted. Anyway it has the original 200 CID 6 cylinder and automatic. It runs and drives. But I'm probably going to put a 302 in it. Will definitely update to 5 lug and put disc brakes on it. But then I've got 200 six-cylinder with the automatic for a 1980 fish Ford Fairmont station wagon. Antonym been sitting in my shop 425 years. But it ran when the car. I don't know if it's a dash fire from cigarettes or if it was from the wiring. It was Rice krispie from dash on back. But I can start the engine from under the hood after that. We never did use the engine for what we intended to
...one more thing: 6 cyl Mustangs have 4 lug wheels where as V8 Mustangs have 5 lug. In other words, the rear end is not as strong as the 8" or 9" rears, and the front spindles and bearings are much smaller than V8 ones. I like your videos, and your personality. I could easily be right there with you guys, messing around with these cars.
If it had compression on #4 cylinder it would sound better. Me n Bob just went to Springfield Missouri n bought a shortbed square body. We be back to Buckeye about midnight. We are in poplar bluff now.
Cool mustang I hope you put a V8 in it, only way to justify a 6 cylinder is if you put 4 Barrel intake on it and those ain't cheap, btw New Subscriber.
Welcome Robert. Well as far as the mustang goes, it came out with a 6 cylinder stick and I have a good 6 cylinder out of the parts car mustang. I don’t keep the cars I work on, I just get them driveable and sell them. Then I start searching for something else to buy and video. Thanks for subscribing and commenting.
I can appreciate the styling that the first generation Mustangs offers … but, in my honest opinion, most of the standard trim level package cars are overrated and overpriced as a collector car. They share the underpinnings with the Falcon which isn’t necessarily a bad thing but is definitely nothing to get all that excited about. They made tons of them and they are just not all that rare today. Same with the Maverick and Comet 2 doors, which also seem to be commanding (at least asking) prices that are far too often unreasonable. If you want one, I can understand why, but just don’t overpay for a car that doesn’t have something really special going for it; nor, a restorable car.
Both cars were cheap and less than 30 miles from me. I buy the older stuff for the videos on my UA-cam channel. These cars are great entry level cars if you’re on a budget.
That wasn’t the engine I removed from the mustang. I bought that engine and automatic transmission last year and wanted to hear it run before I put it into the red mustang.
Why would someone take the time to swap a straight 6 with a V8 and not do it right? All the drive train and suspension needs changed to accomodate a V8. The 7 inch rear end will never hold up to a V8. Half ass work.
@@DEADCARRESCUE The swap I did back in the early 80's held up. It got a strong running 289. I told my friend we could get an 8 inch out of any junkyard for it but he didn't want it. He beat the hell out of it with the 6 cyl rear end. The people who have the car now still have it in there. And the C4 I went through during the swap held up as well. It got all new soft parts. The funny thing about it was I pulled the small bell torque converter out of the mud at the junkyard, washed it out and used it. haha. For the V8 swap on my 66 I got an 8 inch for it with 3.50:1 gearing. Fun car with the top loader 4spd. The 7 inch rear end would be a concern with a 300 HP small block and manual trans. Not with a stock V8 and an auto trans.
Whats up mate. In the comments section, you dont get tired to reply appreciations and mondless comments. But you dont reply real deal comments like mr martins2994 comment. How can we piece you in order to know yer better if you cant reply smart critical comments.
I’m trying to understand your text so try to tell me exactly what you’re trying to say. I will try again to read it and answer your question. What was Mr Martins comment?
Awww... I was enjoying your video so much, until Chevrolet friend said the old worn out Ford acronym. Well, tell him Chevrolet stands for Can Hear Every Valve Rap On Long Extended Trips. 😂😂😂
That was my brother flash saying what we all use to say at the Dragstrip. The thing is he has drove fords since he was a teenager lol. I’m the Chevy guy, you can tell by my lack of knowledge when working on these fords. I’m going to have to put a muzzle on old flash lol.
Here in Southern California a rust free Mustang 1964 to 1968, in very good shape is around 20.000. In near mint close to 30. A car in poor condition but rust free, and restorable is around 5000. I have a 68 Mustang I bought in 1977, while in High school. 289 V8, automatic, factory AC, power steering, turn signal indicators in the hood, Diamond blue with 2 tone blue interior. Is in very near mint condition, and I frequently gets asked if its for sale. I always say no, but people still start throwing money offers at me. At a car show a few years ago a lady wanted it bad, and offered 20.000 for it. its worth more, but fact is its NOT FOR SALE. . I drove it home lol.
Great job man doing a great job❤❤❤❤
Awe just having fun making the videos.
Not a original V8. It’s a 6 cylinder to V8 swap . You can tell by the 4 lug wheels . You will need to change the suspension to hold the weight , or else you’ll have busted spindles often .
Yup. And it will never be worth as much as an original v8 car.
I’m going back with a 200 six and not the V8. Stay tuned to a future video. Thanks for watching and subscribe please. Thanks
I just buy them, film them and sell them.
Thank you for sharing and your APPRECIATION to your subscribers
Yes sir.
Thank you. Finally someone pressure washes thier car before working on it. I have watched dozens of car restorations and you so far are the only who washed thier car before pulling it in the garage.
Oh really? lol, I wash them when possible depending on the weather. Thank you for watching sir.
I grew up with these guys….Steve and I were classmates. Brother Gordon (Flash) was a couple grades ahead of me. All good memories. I really enjoy seeing them together on these videos….
I wish we could do more video’s together. Bob is still working at 74 years old and flash has a new girlfriend and has no time for old cars at this time. I admit my videos do better when they are in them. People like to see brothers interact, I think it brings back memories of them and their brothers working together. Thanks for watching.
Nice little mustangs. They were fun cars. I had 3 of them.
I need more of them.
Damn, Derek at VGG really started something.
I would never try that cause I don’t have that kind of money. I just thought a little spoof would be fun. I’m actually on my way back home with a square body I just bought tonight. Should be back home about midnight. The rams only getting 10 mpg pulling this load up n down these hills. Thanks for watching.
Besides your brothers comments , I have had many Fords that always ran excellent for years and find their engines to be more dependable than any LS !!
Funny you mentioned that. Today we all got together and watched that video. When Gordon said that Fix or repair daily thing I froze the video. I said Flash you gotta be careful with your comments about car brands and no talking politics. My brother is a real ford man and always bought fords. Me on the other hand always like Chevys. But if it’s mine I don’t care what brand it is.
I'd have to disagree with that. I've had good luck with both ford and Chevy. I've never seen another engine 600,000 -800,000 like the earlier LS did. Technically they're LT engines because they were in trucks. I do like a good Ford 460 engine.
@@CAROLDDISCOVER-2025 My 67 289 - wrapped several times, original motor, never rebuilt (though smoking a bit!) - still runs, swapped for a built 302 while i rebuild it but imo nothing beats a 289 in V8 dress.
@@LypheusX yeah that 289 is a good engine. Back in the day we were all too busy yanking them out and putting in 351. On the Chevy side of things were throwing in 327 and Big blocks.
Another great video Steve!! Keep them coming !
Thanks for the comment Tony. I’m trying and learning with every video.
Good job PawPaw
No 6 banger please
Lol
Excellent guys luv it night 😊
Thanks for watching sir.
@@DEADCARRESCUE lm no sir I work for a living lol 😂
Looks to be a fairly light project car...😊
Yeah it does.
I've got a great story of how we picked up the car. But I've got a 66 Ford mustang ragtop. Mechanic car my wife always wanted. Anyway it has the original 200 CID 6 cylinder and automatic. It runs and drives. But I'm probably going to put a 302 in it. Will definitely update to 5 lug and put disc brakes on it. But then I've got 200 six-cylinder with the automatic for a 1980 fish Ford Fairmont station wagon. Antonym been sitting in my shop 425 years. But it ran when the car. I don't know if it's a dash fire from cigarettes or if it was from the wiring. It was Rice krispie from dash on back. But I can start the engine from under the hood after that. We never did use the engine for what we intended to
Cool story.
flash seems like the type to never get in a hurry !!!
That just because he has back problems. Before the steel mill broke him down you had to run to keep up with him. He is now like a broke horse.
New sub here..... I like the channel
Was my first car in High School.
If your as old as me you were fortunate to own a mustang like that in high school.
Good Video. Are you in Buckeye close to Huntsville? If so we're pretty close to each other.
I’m from Buckeye Arkansas. In the northeast corner of the state. Thank you for watching and subscribe if you will.
I already subscribed. I enjoy your videos.
...one more thing: 6 cyl Mustangs have 4 lug wheels where as V8 Mustangs have 5 lug. In other words, the rear end is not as strong as the 8" or 9" rears, and the front spindles and bearings are much smaller than V8 ones. I like your videos, and your personality. I could easily be right there with you guys, messing around with these cars.
Well thank you I’ve had others say it was like hanging out with their dad in his shop back in the day.
I figured that engine was no count with the oil plug extensions😊
Right!
You said No Count lol. My daddy always said that and all of us brothers said it too. Thats old school talk right there brother. :)
😊 there is nothing that can't be found and bought for these great old mustangs, love me some pony cars !!
Sounds good
If it had compression on #4 cylinder it would sound better. Me n Bob just went to Springfield Missouri n bought a shortbed square body. We be back to Buckeye about midnight. We are in poplar bluff now.
Cool mustang I hope you put a V8 in it, only way to justify a 6 cylinder is if you put 4 Barrel intake on it and those ain't cheap, btw New Subscriber.
Thanks Robert, I appreciate the input and thank you for subscribing to my UA-cam channel. Keep the comments coming.
Welcome Robert. Well as far as the mustang goes, it came out with a 6 cylinder stick and I have a good 6 cylinder out of the parts car mustang. I don’t keep the cars I work on, I just get them driveable and sell them. Then I start searching for something else to buy and video. Thanks for subscribing and commenting.
Having fun.
Stay tuned. It’s back in my shop. Engine, transmission and driving soon…… maybe if all goes as planned. Thanks for watching
I can appreciate the styling that the first generation Mustangs offers … but, in my honest opinion, most of the standard trim level package cars are overrated and overpriced as a collector car. They share the underpinnings with the Falcon which isn’t necessarily a bad thing but is definitely nothing to get all that excited about. They made tons of them and they are just not all that rare today. Same with the Maverick and Comet 2 doors, which also seem to be commanding (at least asking) prices that are far too often unreasonable. If you want one, I can understand why, but just don’t overpay for a car that doesn’t have something really special going for it; nor, a restorable car.
Both cars were cheap and less than 30 miles from me. I buy the older stuff for the videos on my UA-cam channel. These cars are great entry level cars if you’re on a budget.
I see what your friend meant about the dash guages now. I was thinking of the 67 dash. Tell your friend my apology.
I didn’t see your dash comment for some reason. No biggie. :)
never got sanded that's why the paint's flicking off
The original color paint code was a tan color.
What did they do with joes mustang
Joe sold it to his granddaughters husband before he passed away.
I never seen anyone take a motor out of a car then start it up WTF OVER Guy 😮
That wasn’t the engine I removed from the mustang. I bought that engine and automatic transmission last year and wanted to hear it run before I put it into the red mustang.
Score!!!!!!
YES SIR! Thanks for watching and stay tuned for more work on it.
Looks restorable but will cost $$$ to restore. Less $ if you do some of the work yourself.
I just get them running for my UA-cam channel. I sell and let someone else finish them.
Hotrod guy garage has a shocking mustang on his chanel. He may need this to save it. Ur welcome.
I saw that one.
@@DEADCARRESCUE oh well.
Didn't you say that the engine was locked?
That engine we started wasn’t the engine out of the mustang. I had the one we started over a year ago
Why would someone take the time to swap a straight 6 with a V8 and not do it right? All the drive train and suspension needs changed to accomodate a V8. The 7 inch rear end will never hold up to a V8. Half ass work.
It’s been done for years. I bought it this way but I’ve done many 6 to v8 swaps the same way.
@@DEADCARRESCUE The swap I did back in the early 80's held up. It got a strong running 289. I told my friend we could get an 8 inch out of any junkyard for it but he didn't want it. He beat the hell out of it with the 6 cyl rear end. The people who have the car now still have it in there. And the C4 I went through during the swap held up as well. It got all new soft parts. The funny thing about it was I pulled the small bell torque converter out of the mud at the junkyard, washed it out and used it. haha.
For the V8 swap on my 66 I got an 8 inch for it with 3.50:1 gearing. Fun car with the top loader 4spd.
The 7 inch rear end would be a concern with a 300 HP small block and manual trans. Not with a stock V8 and an auto trans.
Whats up mate. In the comments section, you dont get tired to reply appreciations and mondless comments. But you dont reply real deal comments like mr martins2994 comment. How can we piece you in order to know yer better if you cant reply smart critical comments.
I’m trying to understand your text so try to tell me exactly what you’re trying to say. I will try again to read it and answer your question. What was Mr Martins comment?
Boomed out too much shorter up
The bumper was against the jack handle.
Awww... I was enjoying your video so much, until Chevrolet friend said the old worn out Ford acronym. Well, tell him Chevrolet stands for Can Hear Every Valve Rap On Long Extended Trips. 😂😂😂
That was my brother flash saying what we all use to say at the Dragstrip. The thing is he has drove fords since he was a teenager lol. I’m the Chevy guy, you can tell by my lack of knowledge when working on these fords. I’m going to have to put a muzzle on old flash lol.
How much are you asking for it
I don’t know yet.
Here in Southern California a rust free Mustang 1964 to 1968, in very good shape is around 20.000. In near mint close to 30. A car in poor condition but rust free, and restorable is around 5000. I have a 68 Mustang I bought in 1977, while in High school. 289 V8, automatic, factory AC, power steering, turn signal indicators in the hood, Diamond blue with 2 tone blue interior. Is in very near mint condition, and I frequently gets asked if its for sale. I always say no, but people still start throwing money offers at me. At a car show a few years ago a lady wanted it bad, and offered 20.000 for it. its worth more, but fact is its NOT FOR SALE. . I drove it home lol.
Every Chevy I buy the cam is bad
I’ve bought a few also.
Rubbish.
Yeah but it’s my rubbish.