I un-bro'd the Mustang's tail lights!

After cleaning
After cleaning
Image: Me

It isn’t perfect, but having red tail lights is certainly better than spray paint darkened ones. I’ll keep on the lookout for a cheap clean set in junkyards going forward. Used a mix of carb cleaner and various fine grits of sand paper and polishes to clean them up.

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Not a great image, but you can see the painted tail lights
Not a great image, but you can see the painted tail lights
Image: Me

I also bought new tires. Nankang NS-25s at Belle Tire, for under $300 mounted after tax I can’t complain about them not being “brand name.”

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Next steps are to fix broken exhaust hangers and determine why the speedometer gets stuck at 55mph when you’re driving 30mph and why the tachometer works when you tap the top of the dash.