1965 Mustang GT fastback - Rangoon Red

Shade Tree

Shade Tree

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Hey All,

Wanted to share some pics of a car I had the pleasure of detailing yesterday. As I've been busy with the detailing; I haven't had much opportunity to post any of my work here, but had to find time for this one.

This car is CRAZY from nearly everything being original, to the nostalgic feel of the car to the absolute ground pounding sound of the NASCAR built 427cid power plant under the hood .......... not to mention how rare it is to find a 1965 GT fastback these days. There's a true nostalgia when working on a classic in comparison to an exotic. I have years of experience in dealing with each, but still have a true passion for the classics.

So ....... I spent 7 hours on a total detail of the engine bay, interior & exterior as well as under carriage. (Forgot to get pics of the undercarriage though)
The was also put up on jack stands inside the owner's garage ...... again, missed the pics due to being immersed within my work.

Products used:

Foam Cannon joined w/ 2600psi pressure washer (DP auto shampoo)
Adams Undercarriage spray
Perfect Glass window cleaner
Lexol vinyl cleaner & protectant
Menzerna Power Finish white 5.5" pad
DeWalt rotary w/ 5.5" white pad
PC7424 orbital polisher w/ 5.5" blue pad
Chemical Guys Jetseal 109 sealant
Chemical Guys Blitz spray on sealant
Silk Shine tire dressing
Meguiars metal polish
Adams degreaser

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After Pics:

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My favorite shots:

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Awesome car... AWESOME WORK!

The 1965 and 1966 Mustang Fastbacks are one of my top 10 favorite body styles to ever come out of Detroit, they are so cool looking. Add to it that this car has a BIG BLOCK and we're talking Car Heaven.

Sweet....

You lucky dog for getting to "touch" that car.

Nice work.


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Thanks guys ..... :xyxthumbs:

It's always more gratifying to work on the classics ........... lots of Lexus & BMWs tend to make the "old muscle" more enjoyable to work on!!
 
Nice car, looks great. Ever since i was a little kid i have always just love those cars.
 
Nice job keeping that '65 GT worth a great amount of money!! :xyxthumbs:
 
Mike.Phillips@Autogeek said:
Add to it that this car has a BIG BLOCK and we're talking Car Heaven.
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Big Block in the sense that it's beyond 289 as is common for the day but I'm thinking that is a stroked 351 Windsor as opposed to a 427 FE Big Block. It's been done but it takes a serious amount of romancing to get an FE under the hood of a 65/66. 67 and beyond is another story.
 
autodromo said:
Nice car, looks great. Ever since i was a little kid i have always just love those cars.
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cnfowler said:
I was thinking the same thing, Shane. :props:

Colin
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SRHTX said:
Nice job keeping that '65 GT worth a great amount of money!! :xyxthumbs:
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Thanks guys!

GearHead_1 said:
Big Block in the sense that it's beyond 289 as is common for the day but I'm thinking that is a stroked 351 Windsor as opposed to a 427 FE Big Block. It's been done but it takes a serious amount of romancing to get an FE under the hood of a 65/66. 67 and beyond is another story.
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It's an actual NASCAR built 427 CJ. The block took 19 months to be able to purchase since the preceding blocks had already been purchased by mainly racing teams. The original engine for this car is the 289 (which is sitting on an engine stand within the garage).

The engine (if I remember correctly) is an SVU setup .... I'm told he gets about 100 miles to the 15 gallon tank of gas ............ car is currently up for sale @ $57K.
 
Shade Tree said:
Thanks guys!



It's an actual NASCAR built 427 CJ. The block took 19 months to be able to purchase since the preceding blocks had already been purchased by mainly racing teams. The original engine for this car is the 289 (which is sitting on an engine stand within the garage).

The engine (if I remember correctly) is an SVU setup .... I'm told he gets about 100 miles to the 15 gallon tank of gas ............ car is currently up for sale @ $57K.
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I understand that the majority of the stroker Windsor engines (over 410 CID) are made by DSS or similar block makers. There's just no practical way to take an actual Ford Windsor engine out that far. My comment was only suggesting that it was a Windsor designed block as opposed to an FE block which is what most are referring to when talking about an old Ford Big Block. The Windsor was never referred to a as a Big Block. They're pretty close in size and weight to a 350 Chevy.
 
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I understand that the majority of the stroker Windsor engines (over 410 CID) are made by DSS or similar block makers. There's just no practical way to take an actual Ford Windsor engine out that far. My comment was only suggesting that it was a Windsor designed block as opposed to an FE block which is what most are referring to when talking about an old Ford Big Block. The Windsor was never referred to a as a Big Block. They're pretty close in size and weight to a 350 Chevy.
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Your right that is definitely a small block in the engine bay. The Nascar motor is based on the 351W block. It is a stroker kit. ford sells a 427 stroker kit based on the 351 windsor motor. 500 HP is about average for those kits. PAW has the same kit they have to do a lot of notching of the block to clearance the throws of the crank. There was a car very similar to this in Mustangs and fords about 8 years ago that had the same motor.
 
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