OK folks, something seems to have happened and I've been neglecting my hobby.  Let's see, what could have happened in my life as to where I would stop spending time and money on such a fun and rewarding passion as my 1967 drop top?  Well here ya go:

1. April 24th, 2004 I get married
2. September, 2004 wife goes to graduate school to get much desired MBA
3. October 28th, 2006 I put the Stang on jack stands to once and for all address a very pesky oil leak (I am not successful)
4. November 1st, 2006 my first born arrives - welcome to the world my daughter
5. May, 2007 we as a family buy a new house (and by new I mean it was built in 1918).  Stang budget disappears and we go into renovations; that is house renovations, not Mustang renovations (side bar - how can you spend more money than working on a Mustang renovation?  Go buy an old house and you will see!)
6. September, 2007 I am frustrated with my inability to determine why I have a serious oil leak.  I take her to the pro's... phone call within the hour says we can't fix it.  Son, you have a cracked engine block.  Many tears follow....
7. October, 2007 Honey, I am pregnant!  My second born is due ~ May 1st, 2008.

Anyway, with all that said, I am one of the happiest men on the face of this planet.  Great wife, fantastic baby girl and a great dog (with a son on the way).  What more can you ask for (other than a solid running 67 drop top)?

So the next stage in the life of my Stang is at a minimum a new long block.