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FORD MUSTANG INFO! help me help you get 10 points?
By admin | May 3, 2008
bonds756 asked:
OK I am 13 and my parents said if I spend time and learn about cars and how to repair and fix them up for fun they will buy me a FORD MUSTANG!!!
OK I am 13 and my parents said if I spend time and learn about cars and how to repair and fix them up for fun they will buy me a FORD MUSTANG!!!
And I am not talking about a junker, I already picked out a :
2003 Mustang red convertable :
has 55,000 mi.
6 cylinder engine
leather seats
And what I want to know is if there is any good books or sites out there that tell you about cars ( many ford cars ) and parts and how to repair them and stuff like that. OR if you have any info that you know tell me!!!
best answer gets 10 POINTS
and yes I am rich
Michael
Topics: mustang |
May 6th, 2008 at 9:18 am
Go to the library or book store and get a copy of Tex Smith’s “How to Repair and Modify Mustangs”. It has all the info you’ll need.
May 8th, 2008 at 6:30 am
get some issues of hotrod and carcraft…or look on net…
May 9th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
you can go 2 any auto parts store and pick up a chilton or a haynes repair manual for that year make and model mustang or u can get 1 on ebay 4 like 10 bucks….hope this helps u out…..
May 15th, 2008 at 3:43 am
im 15 years old and if i was rich i would get one of the new ones or last years cuz they are better… but i am gettin a jeep and fixing it up and going off roading…. uhhhh, car and driver (magazine and tv show), spike saturday and sunday mornings, there is a magazine all about mustangsbut i forget what it is called, when you get it get the rousch kit,….
May 18th, 2008 at 5:33 am
go to the auto parts store and buy a Chilton repair manual for Mustangs. then go to a magazine stand and grab a few car mags that catch your eye and subscribe to the ones you like the best. this how I learned in the beginning, the Chilton manual taught me the technical aspects and basics and the mags like, hot rod, car craft, mustangs and fast fords etc. taught me how to take it to a higher level. it worked for me, you seem to be smart and motivated so it ought to work great for you too. if you ever have any questions I will be happy to help.
May 21st, 2008 at 7:56 am
I have had several people come up to me and ask me to show them how to work on cars, that they wanted to become automotive mechanics. So I first think; ” O.K. you dummy, you must have a vehicle broke down somewhere that prompted this sudden desire to work on cars.”
O.K. I say, lets begin with auto mechanics 101, follow me to the garage… We approach the vehicle sitting with its hood up, wanting so desperately to be fixed..
Step one, I state, give me your hand, now make a fist.. At this point I eye a nice sharp, rusty object, preferably the sharp end of a body bolt protruding so innocently from its hiding spot, or a razor sharp edge of the engine casting, the edge of a bracket, anything sharp, pointy, malicious and unmoving.
I then grab their fist and RAM it several times into the above mentioned objects, being sure to open the knuckle up quite nicely, bang up the fingers and generally mangle the hand.. I show them my gnarled and scarred hands and say “welcome aboard”
Before they recover from that and while they are still bent over the engine compartment, I lower the hood slightly and yell SNAKE!!! They raise quickly and embed the secondary hood latch into the back of their skulls. I show them the numerous little scars at the back of my head from years of, and many times raising into that sadistic little sucker! “welcome aboard”
I then walk them over to the work bench have them place their hand on the table and I promptly smash it with a hammer, as I have thousands of times from a misplaced blow. Eww!! That will be a nice little blue and purple fingernail, don’t worry that nail will fall off in a couple weeks. “welcome aboard”
Without giving them anytime to recover I hand them a 30 Lb. engine head and tell them to lean back over the engine compartment and hold the cyl. head at arms length, O.K. just hold it there for 5 or 10 minutes and pretend your trying to line it up perfectly to the engine block. I then remind them how heavy vehicle components are, and that gravity does not take a break while you have a 200 lb. transmission over your head refusing to align properly, or a 75 lb. rear-end refusing to be put back into its spot.. While they are doing this I take a rubber hose and smash them on their lower back so tomorrow morning they will feel that stiff ache and burn in the lower back which will keep you from straightening up for the first half of the morning. “welcome aboard”
O.K. take a little break I say. Have a smoke, disregard the grease on your hand from the cyl. head, get use to smoking greasy cigs., hell get use to anything you handle being greasy. Clothes being greasy. By the way, if your a guy better learn how to piss without touching your thing, your lady will really appreciate it! While they sit and smoke, I smack em on the knees with the old rubber hose to duplicate the sore achy feeling you have in your knees from years of walking and kneeling on hard, cold concrete. “welcome aboard”
After the break, I hand them a can of carburetor spray with the nozzle turned backwards and ask them to spray something, as it hits their eyes I say: Ouch that burns like hell HUH?? Then I say get use to having foreign objects like chemicals, metal shavings and tears in your eyes. HEY at least I did not use the battery acid!! Eye protection?? Yeah right!!! Try wearing that for 8-10 hours a day?? That’s for sissies anyway. “welcome aboard”
I say; “hold out your hands” and they do with a wimper, then I take a can of black spray paint and coat their hands.. Get use to having black hands and perpetually greasy fingernails and knuckles, the grease actually gets embedded in the callouses and never comes out, remember those cuts? Oh yeah!!! Feel the burn as whatever chemical you’re using hits em!! Ohh your gonna want those callouses, as I hand my victim a piece of metal about 160 degrees, get use to working on hot stuff I say, I figure thats self-explanatory. “welcome aboard”
I say that I could go on, but thats a quick view into the life of a mechanic, Hell I did not get into broken bolts, buying tools, cars from hell which consume your time as you try to figure out the malfunction, bitchy customers, come-backs which are cars you thought you fixed and now you gotta fix for free! Wrong parts, dick-head parts guys, the feeling and smell of really burnt transmission fluid getting in your hair, warranties, new technology, car fires in the garage bay, injuries,, I mean real injuries!! Then the aches and pains and worn out joints, discs and muscles from years of doing this.. this list goes on.. “welcome aboard”
So lastly as my victim is getting ready to leave I haul off and kick him right in the family jewels as hard as I can… This is for no auto related issue, I am just kinda sick like that!! “WELCOME ABOARD!!!”
Ohh yeah rich boy heres your sign!!!!
May 24th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Well my first and foremost piece of advice is to go for an old carbureted pre-emissions car. These cars are awesome for starters because they work very simply and you don’t have to worry about fuel injection or computers. The basic internal combustion engine works in 4 steps: 1. pull air and gas into the cylinder 2. push them together tightly 3. make a spark and burn the gas 4. push the air and unused gas out of the cylinder. Here’s a good link Before you get a car try to get a small go kart or something like it to practice on. Much more simple and easier to do. Go to my sources… lots of great info. Good luck.
May 27th, 2008 at 2:31 am
I’ve owned 3 Ponies, and I’ve never regretted em. I had in my yard all at the same time a 79, 80, & 81. All were trustworthy and handle beautifully. You’ll love em. I bought the Hayne’s manual for a 79, and it’s a Universal application for the 3 I had. They are only 20 or so but a Chilton may be a bit more. They will have different pix so it’s a good idea to have both. If your near me email me & I’ll hook you up with some old HotRod mags. I live in Oklahoma in Blaine County.
May 29th, 2008 at 12:16 am
There are tons of books, websites, and videos out there about the Mustang. It is an American Icon; not just a car. Since you know what year/model you are interested in, it should make it easier for you to find the info that you are looking for. Reading Chilton’s manuals and other books will give you the basic knowledge if that is all you are looking for, but if you really want to know all about you car then here is my suggestion.
Find a local Mustang club and join it. You will be amazed at all you can learn from these fanatics. As well as all the parts and sources you will be able to find. Also, find out what engine is in the Mustang that you want. Then go to the nearest scrap yard and buy one (out of a total or scrapped one). Take it home with you Chilton’s manual and put it on an engine stand. Now rebuild it from the block out using your Chilton’s manual as you go. Not only will you have a spare engine when you are done; you will have one that you will be proud of and offers any ‘advantages’ that you want in it.
If it is something you are interested in; this is a great project to take on with you Dad/older brother. It will bring you closer together as you both learn and show your family how serious you are as well. That is my 2 cents for you…
Here is a good overall website to help you find info: