Why the heck would anyone build a Mustang II???

In this video, I talk about why I chose to build a Mustang II, and I give my opinion on a lot of the things that you tend to hear about them, like that they're small, they're Pinto-based, they were unpopular, they were slow, everybody hates them, etc. Most of that is b.s., but it's a (mostly) free country, and everyone is entitled to their opinion, so I'm giving mine.

[@Unit957]

Cause they didn't have a Pinto!

[@mortimersnerd9991]

Hate is a pretty personal feeling. So it doesn’t make any sense to hate a car that most people can’t even identify or have even seen. I picked a II for my project because it was my first car. I already knew every bolt, so I could relate. I think I have managed to keep cost on parity with worth. I’m about $7k into it and besides some knick-knack stuff I only have AC and locking diff to go. I’ll probably go with new disk brakes all around, but that is surprisingly less expensive than I imagined. I just put “Mustang II” suspension in it with coil-overs. It seemed like a perfunctory obligation to respect this weird echo of engineering for the II suspension. I got the car as a roller, no motor or transmission. I did the body and paint myself. Now it has a roller 302 with trick flow 11r heads and a T-5 with a hydraulic clutch. Its tagged and insured. Sure, its not going to keep up with a new mustang. I didn’t want a knuckle dragger. It’s a small RWD car with a bit too much power and its easy to work on. Whats to hate? People are dumb.

[@saltysavage3756]

Do what you like. Who cares what other people think?

[@kurtdavis7588]

I started messing with cars at 15 years old, 38 now. I see so many mistakes guys make trying to build a car. They get their first project and strip it down and then it sits because it's overwhelming. I made that same mistake with my first one I ever did. Gotta have something that can move around when you're first starting out. They think I'm making big money by doing this but all I'm doing is breaking even to build my next project. It's a love thing. I've had maybe 3 cars that I got lucky and actually made "money". Still not sure how much money because I put my time in it and that's valuable too

[@lilcbra]

I've listened to people's drivel since the mid 80s. I don't hear it so much nowadays, but there are still people out there - especially on the internet.

[@bradmaas6875]

Doing cars is for fun. Many years ago I was doing Pintos. Loved them. I road raced a '71 for a while, did a couple of pickups. Got them for $50 to $100, put a couple together for some family members. Doing a couple of Fox bodies now.

[@user-jn7ud7xo8p]

I bought a brand new White with Blue Cobra in 1976 right after I got my first full time job. I loved that car and kept it over a decade

[@josephspratling3511]

That car will be valuable one day it’s just not right now

[@matts156]

Mechanically, they were a nightmare. But they had character. I wish I had mine again.

[@christopherharding7502]

Thanks for the memories! My first car purchase in High School was a 78 Mustang II RootbeerBrown. It was a great car.

[@jamesrogers5783]

i had a 78 II back in the day, it was a 302, had a top-loader 4 speed with the wide ratio gears, and a 7 inch rear and 4 hole 13" wheels , it would blow the rear tires away in first and second but 3-4th was like direct drive. . it broke the rear diff a couple times. sort of a pinto with a small v8. it did have power rack and pinion and lots were chopped up to complete v-8 cobra kits in the 90s . had it had full size tires 15" and a big rear like a 9" and reasonable gear ratios for the trans things could have got interesting

[@jsimmonstx]

The Mustang || doesn't really lend itself to performance mods.

[@ItsDaJax]

People who question doing anything with a Mii are ignorant or dumb, it's that simple.

[@videosolutions9828]

Heat issues the V8 would make the battery explode .

[@Unit957]

Mustang II GHIA/ 8CYC. A/C powerstering

[@user-lm1rf6hg7e]

It's leftover Pinto parts.