Welcome to my channel! This channel is dedicated to building guitars, cars, motorcycles, and everything in between. Made in the heart of Los Angeles, CA. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy!
Thank you so much! Reason I didn't put a brake booster on is that I wanted to feel the brakes a bit better and also not steal vacuum from the engine. If I don't like it, I'll end up changing it.
Hi I just recently became a rustang owner and I was wondering how do you decide what to do first and where did you get the information in the first place
Hey there! I would definitely recommend getting it running first, if it's not already running. Other than that, I did the interior first which in hindsight was probably not the best move. I should have done the exterior plus interior panel patching and metal/bodywork/painting, then put all of the interior back together last. I put the interior together first which has been a huge challenge having to pull parts back out and also trying not to get everything dirty on the inside. I'm going to do things that way on all future projects. Hope that helps!
@@GoobGloop The cost of the mustang was $5,900. Right now you can find one in better shape than mine for the same price or a little cheaper. At the time a year ago that was a better deal. I've probably dropped an additional $3K-4K on top of that in parts and supplies so far and I still have some things left to buy.
Hey Robby! Yeah everything has been going well. Just been busy with family vacation and travel for work. More videos are on the way real soon! It's getting so close to being finished. Are you replacing the cowl? If so, that seems like an intense process with so many spot welds to drill out and tack back down, but will definitely be totally worth it! I got lucky with mine not being in bad shape.
@@VanHoutenBuilds Yes, I'm heading that way now. Trying to get my channel up and going to video, but I usually get working and forget to hit record. haha. Can't wait to see your progress. I did my floors the way you did. after cowl is done, we dropping motor in for first start in over 15 years.
Gorgeous guitar. Absolutely love the grain and color of the body and pickguard. Very simple and easy tutorial as well, I feel like I could do this fairly easily at least on my guitars that don't have heavy finish on the necks. One question - why only the top load option on the Tele? You can make it string through and still have a bridge that would let you top load if you wanted to. Starting to see more people top load Teles, I wonder if it makes it slightly more slinky?
Yeah I thought I'd try the top load just to see the difference on this one. Was also great not having to worry about drilling holes through the body and installing ferrules. It does have more of a slinky feel. I actually prefer it to the string through now. And on top of that it take a few seconds less to restring haha. Thanks for the kind words and for checking out my videos!
@@VanHoutenBuilds True, I didn't think about that extra step which is probably not so easy. I'll have to try it on mine, I have a bridge that will let me do either on my Tele. The scale length stays the same, so I would think the only change could be the tension, which seems like it would be less without that sharp angle over the barrel shaped saddles.
I have a custom shop and I’m starting to not like the tacky ness of the neck when I’m playing live from my sweaty hands. I want to do this but it’s a pretty light colored maple neck I don’t know if tobacco brown stain might be too dark for my neck
@@VanHoutenBuilds cool I thought about trying that steel wolf thing but I’m not really that concerned with the looks as much as playability I wound up taking a green scotch bright pad and sanding it a little just to get that glossy tacky feel away. Plays way better now! Thanks for the info.
Thanks! It's actually an early 65'! Door tag says she was born in April of 65. Had a mix of 64 and 65 original parts on it. It also would have said GEN instead of ALT on the instrument panel, b/c it would have come with a generator not an alternator. Mine is ALT.
These videos are awsome and always insipre me to work on my own mustang. btw, did you sand the inside of the roof in any way before spraying on the rustoleum? if not, any visuals on how it's holding up? thanks in advance!! keep up the great work!
Thanks! Yes, I sanded down the whole inside of the roof in order to get a good scuff so the paint would better adhere. I used fiber and nylon wheels from harbor freight, just used them in a power drill. I also focused more heavily on the rusted areas. The rustoleum is holding up really well. The rust reformer is really good stuff after it's had time to properly cure!
Tengo una Teisco ET200 igual, la utilizo profesionalmente desde hace 45 años, inicié mi carrera con esta guitarra y ademas de tener una LP custom esta guitarra Teisco junto a una pedalera Digitech RP2000 (viejita tambien) logra un sonido espectacular. Muy liviana, muy cómoda. El único error grave es que el puente trasero entero viene fijado perpendicular a las cuerdas haciendo imposible una buena afinación. Lo corregí sacando los tornillos que lo fijan al cuerpo y girándola un poco hasta encontrar la posición y afinación perfecta en todas las cuerdas y octavas. Con un buen mantenimiento, le cambié varas veces los potenciómetros, llaves y jack, se mantiene nueva como el primer día. Hermosa guitarra que me acompaña aun en los show!!!! Excelente video!!
If Summit Racing screwed up the onus should be on them to make it right. Too late I know, but I would be raising hell with any supplier that did what Summit has done.
I'm overhauling one of these currently. It was a $60 late night fast-food parking lot pickup, overpainted by an autobody guy, and it's been my throw around, parts always broken slammer for years. About to add a Guyker tremelo TM85 and roller bridge GM005 setup. Have you run into any tips on drilling for the bushings? I've heard the scale length is 24 5/8" , and to use a 3mm lower offset from the low E anchor to the high E. Other adds: Tesi killswitch, 18k high output double dual-rail hot rail pickup, 500k pots, and stereo output jack.
I can't remember what the scale length is on these, but measure from the nut to the 12th fret and double it to get the scale length. All of those mods/upgrades should definitely help! When drilling for the bushings on any guitar it's super important to use a drill press so that you get straight holes. Put painters tap down before you drill to make your marks on. Measure a bunch of times to ensure you have the correct points. Add a little bit of dove soap bar to the bushings to make them press in easier. Check out my saved stories on instagram, I have a whole tremelo system installation on my page that should help!
Hey Michael! Thanks for checking in. Yeah I'm good, just took a European vacay with the fam and started filming when I got back, but unfortunately my camera bit the dust. I just got a new on the other day though! More videos are coming soon, stay tuned! Thanks so much for following along
I know haha! More videos are coming soon! I've been on vacation, got sick, and then my camera bit the dust. Just got a new camera today so the filming will resume! Thanks for following along
from stewmac, tells me just a little too much. I think i'll just buy one, reshape and tell amazon or timu ... thanks! ... And thanks for the video. Very entertaining!!!
Thanks, this was 4 years ago when I was just starting out and didn't know how to stabilize. Was using a Sony A6000, not a phone. Watch some of my more recent vids.
I live in southern California, it rarely rains here. The car will be covered or garage kept. Are the caulk strips not what they used from the factory? I used those all around the tank.
Hello! Fellow 65 Mustang owner here. Thanks for inspiring me with my project. I just recently found this series and watched through it in a day. It’s been going kind of slow with money and all, sure you can relate! Maybe I’ll start a channel to fund for it. 🤔 Keep up the great work!
Yeah they will work over any type of hard finish. You will just have to seal them after applying with layers of poly. Just make sure to use the exact same poly. Also you will need to scuff the surface before applying any finish so that the new finish sticks.
I wouldn't use lemon or olive oil. Those both soak into the wood and will not provide adequate protection to the wood. Lemon is great for conditioning your fretboard, but you'll have to reapply it often.
Thanks for watching and supporting! I had a pretty gnarly skin cancer surgery and then got a really bad infection. All healed, thankfully! Now from not using it for a while I've recently developed a bad case of tendonitis which has slowed me down lately. Getting old sucks haha.
I think you should go easy on the guys from Summit. Go to them for the things you can’t get from your neighborhood corner parts store, like rebuilt hi-po engines. Seems like asking them for advice on mundane parts is kinda insulting to them.
@VanHoutenBuilds ok, but is relicing a urethane neck possible? Like theoretically could you sand it down and have it be nice? Or is the finish super thick?
@@TomNuggets Yes, it's totally possible! I've done that many times, it just might not have the same vintage look that the nitro lacquer has when sanded at the edges. You can follow the same steps I've provided and you should be fine. As long as you remove all of the finish and get down to the bare wood, it's should be the same.
@VanHoutenBuilds alright thank you so Much! I'm stripping and refinishing my guitar soon in nitro so I can relic it and was hoping I didn't need to refinish the neck too. Thanks!
did you replace the micro frets with modern sized frets though? These are supposed to be sized like the Mosrite, and they're very nice and different to play.
awesome! Have you tried "speed frets" by chance? I keep seeing them around on Tiescos and Mosrites, but haven't got my hands on one to actually try out.
I definitely binged a lot of these mustang video last night... nearly all of them and if you need me to make a run from Arizona to California I do it all the time. I'm normally going to San Diego. Don't know if that's where you are but figured I'd offer if you still needed it.
