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I would use screws for alignment, and then cut (assuming you are 100% sure its correct), remove screws, old qtr, replace new qtr, and begin the tacking process. I would not weld it prior to cutting. (your old qtr is probably keeping the new one 1/8 in out so minor adj maybe needed before final weld- not enough that you can't cut, but you just may need to tweak it very slightly prior to final welding)

I can concur with Latoracing- that is how I do it. By chance you are not using an extension cord? I have seen ext cords do funny shit with welders, (like a nice weld, followed by weird ones, or blowouts) especially 110v welders (I see yours is 220v-that should be less sensitive to voltage issues) But for the sake of being thorough- you might check your breaker and verify your connections are nice and tight (they can loosen over time and cause weird stuff to happen) Check the hot legs, and the ground, and any electrical connections between the breaker box, and the welder. One last thing- when you convert to gas- you typically go up one or two settings as the gas will cool the weld- so if it worked on A before the conversion I would expect at least B or C. Remember the 3 rules: clean, tight, hot

Oh- I used straight pinesol (got a big bottle at the dollar store for maybe 2-3$)

I can vouch for the pinesol method. Simple green won't come close to carb cleaning like pinesol . (simple green will work for about anything else- just not quite as clean as pinesol on old crusty carbs) I used a bucket with lid, about 24 hrs, with a few parts getting resoaked for another day or so. I never thought the carb would look so good

Not sure about the combination of parts you have. But you might remove the starter and then try to roll the motor over by hand- that will tell you if its seized- it might be the starter is hung. As far as the flywheel- someone else should be along shortly that can answer that

I got no pics as the car is at the F-I-L's for the winter. I would not replace the loom with a used loom, that may or may not be the right one. Ford was famous for having diff wiring for all kinds of stuff. Send it to Midlife (not sure if he's on this board) but you can find him on the Vintage Mustang Forum. He has a good reputation, and can restore your original loom. Heck he might even have a pic, and he usually has extra wire looms for speedy changeouts. I think he did a complete loom (tach) for a 69 I sold recently.

Yeah, that sounds good. I spliced an outer w/h in, and had it lined up exactly the way it came off- or so I thought- I was sooo proud of the repair-you really couldn't see the job- but the qtr was hell after that-it was my body guy that told me the "better" way (wish he'd have mentioned that prior to welding it up)

You know FWIW- you might wanna line up the qtr panel before you weld up the outer wheelhouse. It just strikes me (a non body guy- but someone who has been down this road b4) that you might temp install the qtr, then reach inside and position the outer wheelhouse, then mark, then weld it in. Maybe its just my coupe- but I been fighting wheelhouses for a while, even when I thought they were dead on they were not. YMMV

If you can feel the scratch with your fingernail- you are not going to get it out. Sorry to say that- but I have used many products, talked to several glass places, and searched on many forums. THe consensus is it removes water spots, maybe a little haze, otherwise nada. Scratches, and the little "pits" you can see when you look through the glass (esp in sunlight) you are stuck with. I recall once using a high speed buffer, and cerium oxide- I spent over an hour on a side glass, I got it very hot- it didn't hurt it, but did damn near nothing at all. Just a waste of my time, and made a mess (just like buffing a car-that sh++ goes everywhere. Good luck, and I hope you can prove me wrong (please do- and post back if you find anything that works)

I haven't tried powder for a dash but I do powder most everything else. It would be extremely durable, might be slightly off from factory color (though you could have custom powder made) You would need someone experienced in powder (cause you'd need just enough coverage to be complete, but not enough to fill the little textured areas.) I would guess for the size part (assuming you removed and brought it in stripped) maybe 75-150 depending on the area of the country you're in. I bet you'd never revisit the dash again since its so durable.

I bet the blast out of a bucket is the problem. A good sandblaster would make short work of paint/rust- in fact (caution here) I would exercise great caution with a good blaster not to remove the texture on the dash. Any buddys near you with a pressure pot? What media are u using? Maybe the grit is too large and won't get in the cracks (but should eat the paint that it can get to instantly) I prefer blasting over about any other prep- but you could try stripper (aircraft) and a toothbrush, you could also try (another fav trick) laquar thinner and a red scotch brite pad (don't underestimate this- it will cut factory paint like nothing, and leave the metal like brand new) Then if you have rust left- just a momentary blast of sand should fix that.

I don't have a pic but I like the 69 mach tips (quad slash cut) 70 is ovoid straight single tip x 2. I did see where you want bigger than stock- just wasnt sure if you were meaning turn downs, or the oem tips- so thought I would mention it. I also like the AAR style (but no idea what the real name is- its the diagonal ones that turn out in front of the rear tires) That'd look bad ass, esp if you went kinda track style with the car. Sorry I didn't have pics, but I figured if you had the idea- you could find a pic pretty quik

Haha- my vert is a one of one- It was gold, black power top, w/glass window, and standard non deluxe clock. These options are not common, and the color not common, heres the funny part- what makes mine a one of one? Someone ordered extra skinny tires- (can't recall but maybe c 78 wide ovals) So you can work the numbers to say one of one- if you try hard enough- certainly there are some 1 of 1 that are killer- but sadly most are just weird/undesireable/icky. I can't figure out if the person ordering mine planned to change out the tires, or wanted to do some serious burnouts. Still it does make you feel a small amount better about the stang if its one of one

Try chockostang, he is a long time brake specialist.He will know what you need.

Be very carefull when you try to screw the retainer back into the switch. It is very easy to strip- (if you do- Kentucky Mustang has them)