1965 Mustang 2+2 Fastback Restoration (oct.13 1964) 

Kraals Yes it is Accessible Systems, Had it for probably 8-10 years. I picked up a used one also of another make, not near as good. I would buy another from Accessible if I find myself in the market and I was 10-20 years younger!

Valentino1215... Did you ever figure out how to mount the Eaton pump with the AC? I have a 65 Coupe and cannot for the life of me figure what brackets were used to mount the pump under the AC compressor.

Yes I finally found a set of those brackets I needed. I had a want ad on this forum below. They hard to find: www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=12755.msg77490#msg77490

I go to many sites to compare and figure out what is correct for a restoration and how to go about getting the job done. That is why I put the restoration videos on RU-vid so others can get ideas.

ok merci

I wanted to have Jody tell the adventures he had with this car when he was a kid but he was always to busy. I might try him again and see if I can get him to do it. Thanks I forgot about my original idea for this video.

+Rat Fink All the cars we have done are ours or family. We might at some point do cars for others but still have a few of our own projects waiting. I do the videos just to share. Thanks Matt

Awesome!

I'm pretty sure we are related Matt... I have a 69 Mach 1 Fastback sitting at the house we can start on next! You probably don't remember me, but trust me, WE ARE FAMILY!

I'd have this over an Eleanor Frankenstein any day.

I am not sure of the change date from generator to alternator.They did not build any Fastbacks until Sept 64 and believe the gen/alt change was before then. I know things like the floor pans are not the same on fastbacks made only a few days later when they changed the exhaust system and the front cross member of this one still had the holes for the low mount horns but came with the horns mounted towards the top of the radiator. Jody bought this from the original owner who was a customer at his fathers garage in the early 70's when he was 14 and knows far more then me about change dates.

August 1964 is when Ford switched all their passenger cars to alternators for the 1965 model year.

Thanks, I had a 63 Tbird built in 62 with the VIN sequence for the #006030 car and it had the new Alternator as a Luxury car. But I think I did see a very late 62 bird with the alternator. Canada has a odd system where some cars are built in Oakville while the same model comes in from US plant. All the 1969 GTO Judge's from Oshawa's Pontiac Plant were the Carousel Red with black inside. My sister still has my 65 Stang I sold her in 1976 .

***** For automotive use, an altenator is more efficient and can be spun much higher rpm-wise than a generator. There's other advantages as well, but I think the most important aspects are these two mentioned.

Hmmmm, I know all about history of Generators and the new power demands put on cars where the 3-phase Alternator was created and the AC/DC rectifiers . My question was about the 1964 1/2 260/289 Stangs during the transition period . The generator was a real-Time power unit that ran the Wipers, headlights, radio and dash lights. During idle on a rainy night, the headlights were dimmer and the wipers slowed down, then during accelerations things went back to normal. The Alternator is not a charger for the battery, it produces high amperage output for accessories while it maintains and monitors the battery ( via voltage regulator) power . On an old car you can take the battery cable off while it is running because there is enough power from the alternator to supply the ignition coil . I've done it with my Volvo .