Thread: My Grandson's '66 Mustang Trip

Tweet

Em, I can't find whether you said it's a 3 or 4 speed currently. Perhaps, you can sell him on the merits of a cool T-5 with a hydraulic clutch. I think it's a pretty easy swap on these cars and would be cooler than the automatic for sure!

Although, I must confess, I had a '66 Mustang coupe back in the 80s. It was a 289/auto. The auto trans started slipping. My dad had the pedals, clutch & 4sp tranny from a '65 Mustang he had parted out so we decided to swap it in. The result was I kinda hated it because the clutch was really stiff, the trans didn't really shift smooth or quick, and it was a pain as my daily driver. So I got the auto trans rebuilt and stuck it back in there. Now, if it has shifted as easily and smooth as these more modern sticks, I would have loved it! Just sayin....

Originally Posted by randyr

.....So I got the auto trans rebuilt and stuck it back in there. Just sayin....

We may have to consider revocation of your Man Card, Sally.....

Originally Posted by rspears

We may have to consider revocation of your Man Card, Sally.....

I can take the heat, Roger!!!

MUSTANG SALLY - WILSON PICKETT. - YouTube

Thanks for all the ammo, Y'all . I think I"m gonna look around the National Forest Area and see if I can find a good location to take him and teach him to drive a floor shift and also tell him of the many advantages of a standard over an automatic while we're doing it. My 2000 Nissan Frontier just might be the thing to start with and once he gets some confidence then he can step UP to the Stang. My other two Grandkids could drive a stick when they were in their early teens but they were raised in the Country around farm equipment, farm trucks and stuff.

Randy, now I"m embarrassed but, even tho I drove it for about 25 miles thru the back roads that day, I could not SWEAR that it was a 3 or 4. I do know that it shifted and drove great and my Grandson even said "Pawpaw, you drive it much better than Dad was doing. He was grinding and missing gears !" - - I rememeber telling him it was my years of experience driving POS's and this one was a pleasure.

Originally Posted by randyr

My dad had the pedals, clutch & 4sp tranny from a '65 Mustang he had parted out so we decided to swap it in. The result was I kinda hated it because the clutch was really stiff, the trans didn't really shift smooth or quick, and it was a pain as my daily driver. So I got the auto trans rebuilt and stuck it back in there. Now, if it has shifted as easily and smooth as these more modern sticks, I would have loved it! Just sayin....

Takes a good man to admit something like that Randy!!! Should be some sort of 12 Step Program you could get involved in to help overcome the grief and shame of going from being a 3 pedal man, to be simply shiftless!!!!