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    Cool 1978 Mustang II

    Found an old photo of my Mustang II.
    I sure miss my 78 Pony. Had the 302 V8 auto and air. Sunroof. Fun car to drive. Bought her in 1992 for $850. Drove her for 2 years till the oil pump went out. And you know the rest...lost storage....had to part out.... (Did make $1200 on the part out and still have the 3 spoke sport steering wheel).

    So I made a model kit of her, but as you can see, wrong tires and missing the sunroof. Plans call to rebuild that model kit with all the details right. But it was very cool seeing Fresh Cherries come out with a stock Mustang II hatch.....and in black!!!! I should take it apart and paint the interior tan.
    The brown coupe on the other side was owned by a chief who worked next door to the photo lab I worked at, his was a 76 2.3 auto.

    Hope someday I find another Mustang II, would love to restore it just like the one that I lost.




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    1999 Mustang Coupe V6 Auto Chrome Yellow -Daily Driver.
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    78 II Hatch 302 3-Speed-Auto Sunroof Black
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    I need a II...
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    that is a cool model. just got a new II last week i have been after for decades. they are not easy to find. had to go to detroit to get this one. way better in person than i thought it would be. real cobra and factory black and gold with 4 speed and 302 per marti report, for 9" rear end with 3.5 gears, built engine, edelbrock heads, etc.







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    That's nice! I love those wheels. They match the car perfectly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Squirrel View Post
    that is a cool model. just got a new II last week i have been after for decades. they are not easy to find. had to go to detroit to get this one. way better in person than i thought it would be. real cobra and factory black and gold with 4 speed and 302 per marti report, for 9" rear end with 3.5 gears, built engine, edelbrock heads, etc.







    IMG]http://i67.tinypic.com/5yemmf.jpg[/IMG]



    Oh that is very nice!!!!!!!!!!!

    Scotty
    1985 Fox Notch 4-banger Ranger tube header Eastwood Royal Blue
    1988 Fox LX 5.0 AOD Vert BBK 170mph speedo Candy Apple Red
    1999 Mustang Coupe V6 Auto Chrome Yellow -Daily Driver.
    Past Pony's.....
    68 Coupe Inline-6 3-Speed-Man. Primer
    78 II Hatch 302 3-Speed-Auto Sunroof Black
    81 4-Eye Coupe 4-Banger 4-Speed-Man. White

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    Why there is leafs and coilovers at rear?

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    Very nice! Love it!

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    Almost had a Cobra II black and gold t top. $250 was it, running driving. Back before ATM machines. Guy wanted cash and wouldn’t take a check. I was 300mi away from home. So I ran back to get money and shot back only to find out it sold. It was totaled a week later I heard.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Firebolt View Post
    Why there is leafs and coilovers at rear?
    Not my car and I don't know for sure but those are likely the original leaf springs and have lost all their "spring". That also could be a "helper coil" on a shock, not a true coil-over. I only say that because I have seen that done before for this very reason.

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    they are real adjustable coil overs. I think they installed them to overly lift up the rear of the car instead of air shocks. I lowered them almost all the way down. I think the leaf springs are still in great shape but I could be wrong about that.

    they also had overly wide tires that were short which I replaced with appropriate tires. Think they were going for a certain look.

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