64 vallie... what did I get myself into.

I can appreciate both points of view. I wont go the turbo route for many reasons, but i appreciate the info and think hte turbo setup is crazy cool.

Thanks for the info on the disc brake swap, 2bbl carbs and cowl rust.

at first what I am going to do is rebuild the brake cylinders to get it stopping right. maybe look into a dual resovoir power brake setup. Clean out the fluid and filter in the tranny, ckeck the linkages, pull the valve cover adjust the valves, get it timed, tuned and running shifting and stopping right before I do any real changes. Then slowly work on it here and there.

The car is for me but I am also using it to teach my 10 year old son about turning wrenches on real cars before peer pressure gets to him and he gets seduced by the teenage riceburner crap.

For performance. I am not looking for an 11 second car. Just looking for a good cruiser that can hop on the highway without overrevving or slowing up traffic. something with a little guts. Handing people in their 90's 5.0 mustangs a dose of "yeah what" is appealing. But all in all a budget build.

Although I do need both front fenders, a hood release mechanism, drivers door glass, tail lights and door panels

Dan I have been watching you.. what do you NOT know about slants? wow