Originally Posted by TwinsPoppa

Thanks for the offer! I'd like to meet up with you or talk over the phone and pick your brain - definitely.

I'd definitely like to come see your GTA! Is it a fastback too?

If you have any recommendations for a restorer or good body/paint shop that would be nice. I'm not sure if my worry is misguided or not but ... Do you feel I NEED to have a mechanic/body/paint guy that's familiar with these older mustangs? I'm mostly worried about the body/paint guy - I don't have one that I trust with this project. I don't mind paying extra for better work. It just needs to be balanced between quality vs cost for my needs.

I'm going to assemble/fix the car enough to pass inspection to get tagged. That way I can bring it to any shop conveniently w/o a time limit or worry about interstate travel. I'll use the temporary tags initially to get it inspected.

The car seems to run fine and I'm really surprised at the rumble of the 302. I think when it was rebuilt they changed the cam to something with more duration/lift. Also, the headers are the smallest pipes I've seen. Seems like they're 1/2 the diameter of the headers I had on my old goat. I got a lot to research but it'll be worth it.

I'll PM you later.