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I'm a fan of the front spoiler, rear spoiler and rear window louvers. To me, the '69 and '70 Mustangs need 'em all! :) I've got the angle of mine pretty flat. To me, that just looks right. Considering the very limited miles the car gets, I'm not too concerned about drag!

google image search for "black 1969 mach 1 mustang" has a lot of cars like that :) (although, with the fender badge and no high-back bucket seats with red stripe, I'd dare say that is a '69 GT that's been given the mach 1 hood treatment and stickers )

I'll vote for local h/w store too. For $20, I picked up 3 times the amount of bolts I needed -- so I added them all to my bits'n'bolts drawer for future use :) It really helps if you have a couple of OEM ones for sizing though!

you forgot to say what color your car is :) Welcome! What are the plans for it? Restore, or are you planning on updating things too?

hearing protection -- good idea. I forgot about this at NASCAR, but thankfully picked up a set of ear buds on the way! I've booked a room already, even though you can't buy tickets yet from the Lucas Oil Raceway (or NHRA) site. I'll just modify/cancel them if required. I was curious how 'open' the pit area was. Anybody else been to an NHRA event lately?

Last year I went to my first NASCAR trip, and had a hoot. Got some good suggestions from a post on here. I thought I'd ask to see if there are any NHRA fans on the board? I was planning on going to Indianapolis (Lucas Oil Raceway) on the Labour Day long weekend, but wondered if anybody had some tips for the trip?

The badge is off a Mitsubishi Colt Galant GT :) Not sure how easy it will be to find a replacement!

Great color! The ghost stripes look good!

very cool!

They did indeed make a '69 GT. My only expertise is in the fastback version, as that's what I have :) Is that what's considered a 2+2? The '69 GT fastback looks just like a '69 Mach1, except for some paint/stripe details. The '69 Shelby looks a bit different -- as I'm sure you've googled, the front, rear and hood are different.

wow looks great!

hahaha when rebuilding my toploader last year, there was a step or two that required some heat and wd40. The best way to heat up a bearing is by putting it in the oven for 20 minutes, of course! I might have left a bit of grease on the bearing, so the oven kind of smelled a bit after that. Now, put this hot bearing on the wd40-coated input shaft of the transmission (which is on the kitchen floor, of course) and it really adds some nice flavors to the ambient air :) My kitchen smelled pretty funky for a day. Good thing she didn't see the car parts in the dishwasher.

-inflate tires, put care up on jackstands (I don't put mine up too high, as the wheels are still in contact with the ground). Pick a nice spot on the subframes, front and rear. -fresh oil change -if you're really keen, drain all the coolant out. I've never done this, but I always have a bit more coolant than water in there, so I'm not concerned about it freezing. Loosen rad cap. -take plugs out and spray a hint of oil down each cylinder. Crank the engine a few times to get cylinders nice and lubed. Put plugs back in once done. -remove battery, store inside -for 1 year, I'd be inclined to remove carb and drain the bowls. That said, I'm sure some gas stabilizer run through the system for 15 minutes would be fine too. -A silicone spray on rubber parts will keep them from cracking in the extreme cold (eg. weatherstripping). Maybe this is overkill, but these cars are pampered anyway... -something for critters? A few mothballs in a tray inside the car, perhaps. always good to keep a list of winterizing stuff, so you remember what to undo when you try and start it up :)

agreed -- it turned out pretty well, in my opinion. Keeps the big characteristics of the '69 fastback, but the proportions don't look right when all we do is stare at real '69 fastbacks all day :) If you put this in a room with no other '69's in it, I'd say most people at SEMA would say "wow that looks just like a '69!" Thumbs down on the rims too.

I've seen prints of electrical diagrams for other cars, that look *just* like that one above. Nicely laminated, large size, easy to read. Anybody seen one of those for sale? (or an original pdf?) edit: sorry to take this on a tangent... http://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-69-Ford-Mustang-Laminated-11X17-Color-Wiring-Diagram-/370677390802?hash=item564e181dd2&item=370677390802&pt=Motors_Manuals_Literature&vxp=mtr http://www.classiccarwiring.com/ford.php

nope, no fastener. I just installed a half dozen of these in my engine bay with no problems.

sharp lookin' car! :D I'm a big fan of Silver Jade -- we definitely have a rare color! Your stance is great -- I hope to get mine looking like that eventually :)

confirmed...mine's a 351 with AC, and it's got the bigger one that mounts as maxum96 mentions above.

The shoulder belt extender doesn't move at all. I used a regular bolt, so it's tightened down do the threads in the roof. If I'm motivated, I may look for a bolt that doesn't have threads all the way to the head, to allow some rotational movement of the extender. I tightened mine down purely because I didn't want it to rotate around and slowly wear through the headliner. Plus, I can't forsee many people going in the back seat. If they do, they'll just duck under the extender and be careful because they're in a classic car :) For the rear seats, you'd have to figure out how to bolt the shoulder extension on. Similarly, the retractor mechanism is too big to fit beside the rear seats, so you'd need to come up with a way to put it inside/behind the interior fiberglass panels. Definitely a bit of custom work to be done!

I thought I'd post a few pics, in hopes it'll help others down the road. I wanted to install a set of retractable 3-point seatbelts in my fastback and use the factory holes. I ended up getting a set of Wesco belts, with shoulder extension: http://wescoperformance.stores.yahoo.net/conversion-van-seat-belt.html (product WELR-L, in black, with 8" sleeve for bucket seats) The installation was pretty simple, although save your money and DON'T buy their hardware kit. A few washers and grade-8 bolts do the trick -- you don't need any of the brackets they provide, and thankfully I did have my own box 'o bolts because the shoulder strap hole in the Mustang didn't match any of their bolts. Measure three times, cut once. I didn't have a hole in my headliner already: Remove original belts. Note the big torx bit, although mine came off with a 1/4" allen key very easily as they were not in very tight. Admire your new seat belts: I installed the shoulder strap extender first: Then install the base retractor, and the 'arm' that connects to the lap belt: All done! It's amazing how "secure" one feels with a retractable shoulder strap: You can see the arm where the lap belt clicks into, near the center console. It peeks up, with just enough room for your hand to press the release button. Turned out not too bad. I prefer the belts with the shoulder extension, just to get the height correct where the belt comes down to my neck. Nobody is ever going to use my back seat, but if they do, it's not too much of a hurdle to get in there with the belt. :thumbup1:

pics!

I suspect they picked up the car for a song -- at least I'd hope they did, instead of getting a Dynacorn shell. For some amazing car guys, I was also a bit surprised they hacked up such a decent looking mach 1. Wicked fab skills though. A bit too extreme for me though!

I hadn't seen this on here before, maybe I'm just bad at searching? Anyhoo, going through the pics is pretty wild! http://www.eckertsrodandcustom.com/projects_mustang.php

ok, I see it's the 'extended' wesco belt that has the shoulder extender and little arm for the lap belt: Looks like I'll give it a shot!

bringing this post back from the dead... Any recent experiences? I was thinking about the Wesco belts, but I don't know where the 3rd mounting point is (in the pic above, under the seat closest to the door, for the lap belt) I was just about to order this one: http://www.julianos.com/3_point_belt.html because I like the little "arm" that the lap belts attaches to. Has anybody recently done the install and can provide a link to the kit they purchased?