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    6 minutes ago, moodster said:

    I remember looking for a long time for a 69 fastback with a 250 in it and I only found just a couple.  Of those few, all of them were either in rough condition or had a V8 in place of the six.  They are really quite rare and something I love to see at car shows.

    david

    100% agree. I love seeing original 6 cylinder cars. The V8 swaps are just overdone these days. My car was already swapped when I got it so my factory drivetrain was long gone. I actually believe my car was an original automatic car with a vinyl top, which I would think is also fairly rare for a 250 I6 car. Someone bought a base model car and added a lot of options, although I do believe it was a standard interior with buckets. Boy how I wish I had my original door tag :(

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    14 hours ago, 69RavenConv said:

    According to my Mustang by the Numbers book by Kevin Marti:

    There were 128,451 coupes built    (118,610 65A;      5,208 65B;       4,128 65C;   505 65D)

    There were 25, 740 coupes built with a 250 -I6

    There were 40,150 coupes built with AC.

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    So about 31.25% of coupes had AC -- Taking 31.25% of the 250-I6's would be about 8,045 cars.

    It's probably less than that since folks buying a I-6 were probably not as spendy as the V8 buyers and didn't get expensive options, so it's maybe as rare as the GT package (6,694 built)?

    However, the survival rate is probably small today, given the lack of respect for sixes and their parts over the years, so in 2017 it's probably a pretty hard-to-find setup. (I'm not sure how the I-6 A/C setup would have varied from the 302 small block, if at all)

    Yes, I'm a geek who likes crunching numbers :)

     

    BTW, there were 33,191 Fastbacks built with the 250 engine - 96 were the E Package

     

     

     

    This was the info I was looking for! Thanks a bunch. I had a feeling my common little 250 coupe may have been something different. Not that it makes it worth anymore but it does make me love my old girl that much more. As many 6's these days there's not much original left about the car, but none the less it's a cool little fact. Maybe one of these days I'll get the full report to get the actual breakdown.

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    Kind of a bizarre question but it does stem from somewhere. Does anyone know how rare a 69 coupe with a 250 auto and factory AC is? I had sold an engine fan to a guy who said it was an extremely rare fan and it seems to be, because I had a very hard time finding one and when I did it was selling for a stupid amount of money. Come to find out it must have been the original fan off my car (kind of pissed I sold it now). But I basically gave it to him and I'm thinking I may not have known what I had. Either way curiosity has gotten the best of me. I had a very hard time even finding info on the fan itself and am now thinking maybe this was a very rare combo.

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    5 hours ago, 3pedal said:

    Im looking at 2 pictures with 3 pieces in each picture ...do you only have whats in one picture....

    Got some part numbers. Not all the pieces have nunbers though. The 1 longer piece in the picture is actually 2 pieces but neither has a number. It all sure as hell looks like the 69 dash parts but I haven't looked the numbers up yet.

    C9ZA19B923-A

    C9ZA19B737-A

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    12 minutes ago, Mike65 said:

    1BAD351, When I started the body work on my 69 Coupe I got a 220V Lincoln flux core welder but soon after converted it to gas & purchased a bottle from a welding supply shop & now only have to pay for refills. If you look in the owners manual for the welder Lincoln offers a gas conversion kit.

    How do you like how the flux welds with gas? Granted mine is only a 110v so I'm not sure it will compare but just curious.

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    13 minutes ago, RPM said:

    Don't laugh, many folks make critical welds their first welds. I'm happy to see that you're smart enough to know better. I've never owned or used a flux core machine, but other folks on Mustang forums say they aren't too well suited for thin sheet metal work. Imho, a non welder should be able to learn how to mig weld thin metal in a few days. However, know how and machine setup are critical. Weldingtipsandtrick.com has some outstanding instructional videos.

    Thanks I'll check that out. Much appreciated.

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    Well I have a $400 Lincoln Electric Flux core 110v now. It's actually pretty dang good for what it is. But even if I bought a better and proper welder for the job, I would not want to practice my first job doing frame repair haha. I think my best bet at this point is to find a friend or even hire someone to come out to the car once I'm ready for a few welds. The car needs somewhere around $10,000 in frame repair easily. Bad as that sounds it's all in the time taking it all apart. so I think if I can do that myself I should be able to get this done for less than $2,000.

    I think the car will need a quarter out back too because someone globed body filler all over to the point where the seam from rocker to quarter is non existent. So unfortunately I'll be destroying my paint job cutting that out, but maybe I can get someone to blend it best they can, or maybe put a retro 60's vinyl graphic over the primer until I can afford a repaint. Cheesy I know, but we do what we have to. What's a shame is the paint on the car is actually pretty nice. A cheaper repaint I did 10+ years ago, but it looks good. One of those it looks nice but I'm also not afraid to drive the car type deals. All my body panels have some sort of rust on them so a door ding although I would be upset, would not be the end of the world.

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    On 6/2/2017 at 6:51 PM, Bob & Sue said:

    Hi, Tried sending a message says you can't accept them.

    In the photos of the assorted window parts there are 3 window brackets 2 marked P , 1 no markings I assume the 2 marked P are for the passenger side they look to be glue in. 

    Do the glue in channels still have the factory glue in them? If they do I would be interested in all 3 shipped to Buckley, Wa 98321 they should fit in a USPS Large Flat Rate box.

    Could you take a pic of the channels & part number.

    How much for all 3?

    Thanks Bob 

    I'll take a look for you tonight and let you know. I know 3M makes glue for the glue in glass. I had one guy who used it with good results.

     

    By the way sorry it took so long to respond. Apparently I wasn't set up to get notifications when someone posted.

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    Well I only have access to wire wheels and rattle cans. Which really isn't the best way of sanding and painting. I guess better than nothing but I hate when things aren't done right. The other major issue I have is I only have a flux core welder and I'm a novice. So with something like this I would not trust my welds and am not sure that's even the right welder to be using. But I'm thinking of maybe trying to find someone to come do some on site welding once I get it all apart and in place, or maybe get lucky enough to find a friend to help out once I'm ready to weld it up.

    Thoughts on that? I'm thinking most of the labor is the cutting apart, fitting panels, drilling spot welds and cleaning up rust.

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    5 minutes ago, bigmal said:

    You will definately need to take out the engine an trany. The service manual I have has very limited measurements. Basically across the front chaisis rail so not much help. If your car is strait just take lots of measurements before you start. And I am by no means an expert. This is my first time working on a Stang so learning as I go.

    I found the more I took out the more I wanted to spruce it up. A good opportunity to paint everything and fix the little bits of rust I didn't know about.

    That's my fear. I don't have the money to fix it the way I want to. I'd love to blast and paint everything, add extra bracing etc. but budget and time just won't allow it. At this point I just want to get the car back on the road. It's been sitting too long and if I wait until I can do everything how I would want, I'll be dead before that happens.

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