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SWPruett got a reaction from TexasEd in Epoxy primer
I am of the "system approach" mindset when it comes to finishing and you will not go wrong with starting with PPG DFLF epoxy primer under everything. Knowing you will be using a PPG paint system to finish your car, it is genuinely best practice to stay with one brand if possible. That said, coating panels with DPLF for storage is an excellent idea no matter what and DFLF primers will protect the panels for years when stored in a cool, dry environment. You won't regret it.
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SWPruett reacted to Vicfreg in 1970 Convertible Restoration
Some pictures from the national Mustang show in Savannah.
Rich Ackerman brought his concourse driven 1973 convertible, beautiful car, receive a gold award
I also received the gold award for my car in the modified class, 498 out of 500 possible points. I was pretty excited.
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SWPruett reacted to smh00n in A '70 sportsroof Grabber pack gets some love in Australia
It's Hammer dyno time!
The story so far. Engine in, all systems go but still having issues with the tune. I tried a few changes, emailed back and forwards to my man in the US but I realised I was wasting my time.
So I made a booking with a tuner that had previously tuned a carb'd car years ago and he got results. Not cheap but - $1,350 AUD which would be about $1,000 USD.
First up he checked the settings, then spent about an hour running the engine and playing with the ignition and fuel maps. Really not much to see, just sitting on the dyno running at light loads.
Finally, the time came to do power runs. I had decided to put a 6,500 rev limit on as I wasn't sure how much revs the standard roller block could take. I'd been told 6,500, 7,000 and 7,500 but none of them were going to pay for a blowed up motor, so 6,500 it was. Another factor was the cam was rated to 6,600 for power.
First run: 325 hp at the treads. He made a total of 8 runs, with all but one increasing power as he tweaked tables and numbers. The final run gave up 355 hp and about 330 ft/lb at the wheels. But more importantly, it had a fat flat torque curve and the fuelling was much cleaner. Driving it revealed it was back to how it was without the timing and fuel management and basically drove like a modern car - no snatch out of third gear corners and 1,200 rpm, hauled the mail when it needed to. And the idle has come down about 100rpm and it is much cleaner.
Hopefully now I just drive it and don't worry about it not starting, idling, or going. Yesterday was 37° C or about 98 F° and the engine temp stayed steady at 90-91°C (195) in traffic and came quickly back down to 84° C (184) whilst driving. Have to be happy about that.
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SWPruett got a reaction from Grabber70Mach in 1970 Mach 1 - Texas Car
That is clever and slick! Well done! Consider that idea STOLEN! LOL
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SWPruett got a reaction from Grabber70Mach in 1970 Mach 1 - Texas Car
Looks great! Anymore detail on your Holley handheld mount in front of the shifter? Very tidy!
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SWPruett reacted to AusTex70 in 1970 Mach 1 - Texas Car
It's the 3.5 inch hand held screen that came with the sniper. I slapped together a magnetic mount, that way I can remove it and stick it in the glove box.
It was not going to be a permeant solution, but's it worked out well, and I have not come up better solution! Being magnetic, I can angle it, and move it around easily.
I used a round magnet that sticks to a round disc (from a old cell phone mount) and a Keeper MG hand gun magnet from Amazon.
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SWPruett reacted to Ridge Runner in Sail panels
Shouldnt need the clip ,it locks under the window gasket ,the wind lace also goes over it and a screw from the small plastic trim piece at the quarter window goes through the sail panel into the body . You still may need the piece of foam the cardboard sail panel had on the bottom back to keep the fiberglass sail panel tight to the hockey sticks .
The cardboard sail panels had a jute pad behind them ,that alone may sound deaden them plus keep the pushed against the hockey sticks
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SWPruett reacted to TexasEd in 69 Fastback: First car in 1985 - Bought it back in 2011
Car is back home and looking better than ever.
I can’t attach photos so look me up on instagram @red69mustang
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SWPruett reacted to jmlay in Best weather strip
Daniel Carpenter US made. Trunk lid weatherstrip is a bit stiff but will settle in after setting with the trunk lid closed for a few days.
https://www.npdlink.com/product/weatherstrips-door/103580/202141?year=1969
https://www.npdlink.com/product/weatherstrips-roof-side-rail/152231/202141?year=1969
https://www.npdlink.com/product/weatherstrip-trunk-lid/152095/202945?year=1969
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SWPruett reacted to buening in Adjustable Motor Mounts? need recommendations
I created CAD and PDFs of the drop mounts that mimic the Ron Morris ones (posted on VMF). Send me a message if you're interested in them. I'm running 1" drop and slid the motor back 1.25". Stock oil pan, hooker long tubes and steering clears OK, but had to fabricate an engine crossmember (or buy ZRAY's). I have a post on VMF for my crossmember as well as CAD/PDF, if you are into fabricating your own stuff. My engine mounts use the rear leaf spring shackle bushings, so you have the option of using rubber or poly
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SWPruett reacted to bswor in Bandwidth issue
Paid for the next tier which has unmetered bandwidth (another $10 a month for a total of $30). One issue down. Still need to upgrade the forum software to keep the spam out. That will be fun for another day/2days back and forth with their support.
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SWPruett reacted to bswor in Bandwidth issue
I am about to switch the hosting over to amazon web services in the next few days for some bandwidth breathing room. Then I'll have to work with the forum software customer service to make the upgrades compatible with a new version of PHP so we can finally secure the website away from the bots that have been eating the bandwidth. The current hosting company has been less than useful unfortunately.
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SWPruett reacted to 70Boss351 in Carpet Install
I installed ACC mass-backed carpet, that I purchased from RockAuto, in my convertible. I also had dynamat installed. I wouldn't use the mass-backed if I was to do it over. The extra density won't help quiet a convertible and the extra thickness makes it more difficult to fit and lay flat. One tool that helped the install was a heat-gun to warm-up and soften the back to get wrinkles out and better contour the carpet to the floor. Definitely cut the door sills LAST after everything such as the seats and seat belts are installed.
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SWPruett reacted to Vicfreg in 1970 Convertible Restoration
Car headed to the shop today for the convertible top and a few other items....
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SWPruett reacted to Machspeed in Bandwidth issue
Glad to see the site back up! Seriously need to do something about this. To my knowledge, this is the only 69/70 Mustang website and there is a wealth of knowledge here. Would really hate to see it go by the wayside. What do we need to do to resolve this once and for all?
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SWPruett reacted to Vicfreg in RandyatBBY's 1970 Sportsroof
That looks like a '69 bracket in your picture.
The '70 version of that bracket is in the diagram below, with my pencil pointing at it. They serve the same purpose, which is to tie the forward facing part of the under column bracket to the clutch/brake pedal support bracket. This is only on the drivers side of the column. The diagram is from the Orange "Chassis" Assembly Manual.
The '69 column also has an upper column bracket. The '70 column doesn't have that, instead uses threaded bosses on the column that attach the column to the lower column support.
For some reason, on the '70, Ford decided to change the design to anchor the column differently. In the assembly drawings, the '70 small bracket (3B139) has a small diamond next to it, which means that it had to be installed per some specific instructions to meet government safety standards. This is because it is tied into the function of the collapsing steering column, which has to be anchored inside the car to prevent rearward movement into the passenger compartment. This started in 1968, which also delivered such goodies as padded dashes, shoulder belts, padded steering wheel centers, side marker lights, etc, etc...
Anyway, the 2 pictures you posted yesterday are the '70 bracket.
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SWPruett reacted to Vicfreg in Sunvisor Issue
Thanks for the info. I have found another manufacturer set of visors, and will try them. I am not thrilled about taking off my visor brackets and header piece after I spent a couple hours getting it perfectly aligned. Ugh...
I will post some info on how it works out....
Vic
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SWPruett reacted to ThePoose in Sunvisor Issue
I used just the tiniest bit of AGS Brake Lube. I didn't want them to flop around, but they seem to stay in position. Time will tell if it was a poor decision.
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SWPruett got a reaction from Sulphur2 in 60 70 rear seat side panels .
Hey Folks!
Just jumping on this thread before the next bandwidth collapse to show my appreciation and HUGE tip-of-the-hat to Jim and these astounding quality interior panels he's made! My set showed up in perfect order with a new set a hockey stick trim and they all fit perfectly! SO much better quality than the old factory parts! Thanks for (another) awesome set of parts Jim!
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SWPruett reacted to RPM in 60 70 rear seat side panels .
This is the only product I had to choose from my shop.
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SWPruett reacted to Ridge Runner in 60 70 rear seat side panels .
What RPM said ! There is a plastic primer you can get at your local automotive paint supplier also but i cant remember the name of it . Scuff with a green scotch brite first
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SWPruett reacted to Sulphur2 in 60 70 rear seat side panels .
My sail panels finally got to Adelaide a couple of weeks ago - Thanks Jim. Great job!
Would you be interested in looking at the 69 Fastback front seat back. I believe they were fiberglass? TMI have repos so I could get them sent to you to use - I'm sure yours will be so much better with the texture, etc
Cheers, Jon
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