Posts by 65_289K_old

65_289K_old · Replacement carpet fit and quality 65_289K_old December 22, 2005 at 10:05 AM

So why is it "high" on the shifter tunnel then? Sounds like you need to use a heat gun on the back side to soften up the mold so it will lay down.

65_289K_old · Replacement carpet fit and quality 65_289K_old December 22, 2005 at 6:37 AM

How about removing some of that thick jute? What kind of sound deadener do you have?

65_289K_old · Replacement carpet fit and quality 65_289K_old December 21, 2005 at 10:11 PM

Murf,

I talked to a friend of mine who has been in the auto upholstery business for about 40 years. He has been to the ACC plant and seen how they make the carpet and mold it. You'd be surprised how rudimentary it still is.

Anyway, something that might be helpful is that he told me you can special request a thick backing on the carpet like they use on new cars. He said that it's about $100 more but is a huge improvement over their basic carpet. Something to think about.

65_289K_old · 5R09K140804 65_289K_old December 9, 2005 at 9:03 AM

More power to the guy if he can get $36k. I'm happy that our cars are moving up in value like they should be.

You'll probably regret selling at $50k next year, it will probably go up more the year after that.

65_289K_old · 5F08K?68930 65_289K_old November 14, 2005 at 8:19 AM

Would be a fairly difficult restoration project for most people. There are a lot of parts missing which would be unique to the time this car was built. Hopefully someone willing to invest the time to do it right will get it.

65_289K_old · Replacement carpet fit and quality 65_289K_old November 7, 2005 at 5:27 PM

Experienced this problem numerous times. What you have to do is not trim anything off when you glue the pieces onto the bottom of the quarters. This should be enough to cover up any bare spots from the floor pieces not meeting up. If you have to, you can use a small piece of leftover carpet and glue to the floor where the bare spot is. Won't be very noticeable.

65_289K_old · Member Gallery 65_289K_old October 27, 2005 at 9:30 PM

Does this count?

[Blocked Image: http://www.early-mustang.com/charles/K_vert/7_16/7_16_05%20009.jpg]

65_289K_old · Why do they always assume its a fake? 65_289K_old October 17, 2005 at 10:13 AM

We assume cars are fake because most of them are. It's called conditioning! (Remember BF Skinner?)

I think clones/fakes do hurt the values somewhat, but on the other end, if you have a really rare car that nobody knows about, then clones might help the value. I wonder how long it would take a new Mustang novice to learn about GT350 R models if there wasn't clones?

At least with a K code, other than a re-body, there isn't much that can be done to alter one when the original VIN is present. It can be converted to GT or pony interior, or maybe had SS wheels added. I don't think this is that big of a deal though since the real intrinsic value is in the VIN engine code.

Edited by - 65_289K on 10/17/2005 11:46:26