Mustang II Specifications

Mustang II Restoration and Customization

Part Sources:

Ford Dealers: Some Mustang II parts are still available over the counter.

Your local parts recycling yard: Better hurry, they're melting them down fast!

**Mustang II Parts Recycling and Sales:**
CT Mustang II 1870 Barnum Avenue Stratford, CT 06697 Phone: 203-377-4795	New (NOS), Used ("experienced"), and Reproduction parts for Mustang II's.
Mustang II Specialty Shop 175 Lee Rd. 479 Phenix City, AL 36875 Phone: 334-298-3038 E-Mail: pschmidt65@prodigy.net	New (NOS), Used ("experienced"), and Reproduction parts for Mustang II's.
Second Generation Mustang 279 Briar View Drive P.O. Box 429 Leola, PA 17540 Phone: 717-656-8081	New (NOS), Used ("experienced"), and Reproduction parts for Mustang II's.

**Mustang II Restoration Parts:**
Mustangs Unlimited Atlanta: 5182-H Brook Hollow Prky Norcross, GA 30071 Phone: 404-446-1965. Connecticut: 185 Adams Street Manchester, CT 06040 Phone: 203-647-1965. http://www.mustangsunlimited.com	1974-1997 catalog has a few Mustang II parts.
The Paddock 221 W. Main, Box 30 Knightstown, IN 46148 Phone: 765-345-2131 http://www.musclecarparts.com/paddock/	Carries a few Mustang II parts.

**Mustang II High Performance Suppliers:**
Racer Walsh Co. 1849 Foster Drive Jacksonville, FL 32216 Phone: 904-721-2289. http://www.racerwalsh.com	Advertises Ford 4-V6-V8 as their motto. They have a few parts specifically for the Mustang II but are mainly a Ford SVO dealer.

Information Sources:

The Web! Our Mustang II Internet Interest Group is developing a Mustang II FAQ.
Mustang Club of America:

Some of their members have begun to restore Mustang II's to the same standards as the Classic Mustang. Their 30th anniversary meeting at the Atlanta International Raceway, October 1996, featured about eight concours restored Mustang II's and about another six in the regular display area. (Look for scans on the Pics page).
They have published a Mustang II judging book, the first step to Mustang II acceptance in MCA competition.

Local Mustang club shows:

Check the paper and go find those that are already doing it.

Car magazines: (I will be adding references to Mustang II's as I find them):

Mustang Monthly Magazine: November 1997, page 96, a perfect 1978 Mach 1. Black, 302 V-8, 4-speed, unrestored.
Mustang Monthly Magazine: February 1997, page 76, a perfect 1978 Mach 1. Blue with T-tops, 2.8L V-6, 4-speed, restored.
Mustang and Fords Magazine: November 1991, page 10, a page of photos from a contest by CT Mustang II.

Road Test Magazine: August 1976, page 22, an article on Charlie Kemp's 200 mph, tube-framed, IMSA AAGT, Mustang II racer, with photos. The article describes plans to market a street version with stock V8 and wild body and suspension through selected Ford dealers. Did it ever happen? (Look for scans on the Kemp Mustang II page).

Customization:

The Mustang II responds to most of the customization tricks that any Mustang, new or old, does. Many replacement and high-performance parts for all three engines can still be found at the major manufacturers (headers, intakes, carberators, etc.). Front suspension parts can be found from the manufacturers that supply the Rod and Custom crowd, as the Mustang II front suspension is often used to replace the old beam front axles. Transmissions are a little tougher due to the tight Pinto-derived transmission tunnel. The Mustang II used a unique smaller diameter bellhousing and flywheel and a unique manual transmission with a longer tail shaft to move the shifter back. Our Mustang II FAQ lists the parts necessary to swap to the newer T-5 5-speed transmission. The Mustang II differential is the Ford 8 inch which still has a full range of available high performance parts, including axles, locking differentials, and gear sets.

My personal day-dream is a Mustang II convertible built on a V8 hardtop chassis with "King Cobra" fiberglass and Cobra II stripes. The body would have to be re-inforced (before removing the top!) with sub-frame connectors, rocker-panel boxing, and a 6 point roll bar. Add a modest complement of 302 hipo parts, HD suspension parts, and big brakes and you have a unique ride. (Check the Pics page for some crude visions of Mustang II convertibles).

Updated December 8, 1997

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