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    I can see everything with the exception of the pictures from February. I'm using Chrome. Wonder what's going on? Maybe I can resurrect my build thread on another forum. I was so disgusted with the Photobucket Block, I simply stopped updating it. 

     

    The Falcon is looking good. Thanks for the update. Looking forward to seeing it in fresh paint. 

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    Are you planning to use the Falcon for serious drag racing while driving the Mach 1 as a street car? Or, maybe the Mach 1 will see open track/road racing? 

    I don't understand why the Falcons don't have a stronger following. They're very cool cars and share a lot of components with the Mustang. I suppose the good side is you can still pick up Falcons pretty cheap compared to Mustangs. 

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    Great pictures, thanks.

     

    Wow, I guess people don't grasp the concept of a restomod. Fun fact, a friend of mine has a '70 M-Code with one shock tower reinforced, and the other shock tower not reinforced. It came that way from the factory and was simply an assembly line error. Yeah, he has to do a lot of explaining at shows.

     

    Do you think this mod is a good idea for a street car with occasional autocross and drag fun runs?

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    I see above you have reinforced the shock towers like the big block and Boss 302 Mustangs. Is there a place in your build thread which talks about doing this? (If so, I did not see it.)

     

    I was thinking about adding these reinforcements to my '70 Mach 1. The kits I've seen online seem a bit pricey. I'd be interested to know how you did it.

     

    Thanks in advance.

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    Are you familiar with Shaun at Street or Track? His thing is more road racing, but he's very familiar with suspensions and shock absorbers. I would suggest you send Shaun an email asking about your launch issues. He's very good about getting back to you and offering sound advice. He might have a set of Bilsteins to resolve the problem.

     

    I have bought parts from Shaun and talked to him online. He's a good guy who runs a good business.

     

    BTW, that 3M stuff is pretty spiffy! Thanks for sharing that.

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    what media did you use to blast it with? and where did you get it from? I live over in Pensacola, and can't find any sand around here. Theres a pit here that used to sell sand for blasting but won't sell it anymore.

     

    I blasted the bottom of my car with coal slag. I got it at Harbor Freight. They're starting to carry multiple types of blasting media to include aluminum oxide, walnut shell, soda and glass beads.

     

    While sand is cheap, it's not a good idea to blast with it at home. It has silica in it which is very dangerous for you and anyone around you.

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    in general, i did use the fastener kits. not everything is in the kit, so i did make a few individual orders from AMK. i thought the quality was fine. i'm sure a lot of fasteners may not match what every car came with from the factory. i don't know what the alternative is (besides finding all originals and having them replated).

     

    Good to know. That's very helpful. Thank you. I'll go ahead and pick up an AMK body fastener kit. Although, I have yet to find a description of what's actually in it. My car is a 70 Mach 1.

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    Looks great! Very cool that you're getting the car for everyone to see it. Your Mach 1 sets a high standard which many people, including me, will attempt to meet.

     

    I really like how all the fasteners look perfect under the hood. Did you use a body fastener kit? I was considering ordering such a kit, but I've heard the quality can be lackluster.

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