As I wait for the money to get really into the project I was looking around for parts that I would like to put on the car. I knew that I needed a pair of replacement doors as the ones I had were pretty shot. the passenger fender was pretty well gone as well. I also decided that I wanted a 9 inch rear end. I felt that with the direction that I was headed in with the car, I would want the extra strength at the rear. After much time online I found out that Ford made an overdrive transmission that wasn't to hard to beef up to handle large amounts of horsepower.
I have at my disposal a great classifieds web site that covers Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho. I am amazed at all the things that can be found on the KSL Classifieds website. Needless to say, I found everything I was looking for over time, and at great prices too! They all some work, but I am pleased with what I found.
Here is the passenger door that I found. It is in great shape. All it needs is some minor dings taken out and then stripped down to bare metal for finishing. I wanted to try figuring out how to do the gaps with this door and I think I did okay. They are pretty uniform at least. I wish I had known about the paint stick trick when I put it on, it would have been much easier I think. I can't remember which blog I first saw it on, but it has been on a few now.
Here is the 9 imch that I found. I think it was from a 77 F150. It is a 31 spline unit with posi. :) It came with a brand new set of axles, unfortunately both sets of axles that I have for it are 5 x 5.5 bolt pattern and I want 5 x 4.5. If anyone needs these let me know and I will sell them for a reasonable price. I will need to shorten tubes down to fit under the mustang. I have found a couple prospective places to do it, but I haven't really looked into their pricing yet as I'm not ready to worry about that part of the build.
Here is the replacement drivers side door I found for $40
The rust monster has been hungry and has been feasting on my fender. Instead of trying to repair all of this, I found this one for $50. It is completely solid!
Here is the C4 that came with the car and the 87 AOD I found on KSL Classifieds. Can you tell which one is which?
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