Grabber70Mach

Finished and home.  Run, sounds and smells like an animal (well, smells like corn alcohol...)
 

 

 

been cleaning the shop to buy a 4 post lift and came across this.
those that know me know I love having equipment so I couldn’t pass it up.
 
ranger brake lathe
will turn rotors and drums and will also turn flywheels 
 
 

Fiberglass bumper from MTF, but I did have to modify it for a tight fit
 

That looks good.

Technically my dad did for him. And it was well before my adventures into Mustangs. Both his cars were impeccable restorations that would win awards everywhere he went. So much so he stopped bringing them to shows. He ended up with parkinsons and as time went on, turned into dementia. The last straw was him "working" on the car fixing an issue that he had back on the car many moons back. My grandmother told my dad to sell them and unfortunately for my dad, who grew up restoring the 34, didnt have the time, or drive to keep it around due to him having to take care of gramps. Sad story all the way around but its life. 

It's  been a  little  pressure,  but they are very  nice people  to work with. Getting  married is a  very special day and they want to  have the  Cougar in pictures. 

More painting  

Saved up for one of these as a Christmas present to myself.  Wanted it for years and wondered why I waited so long.  The only thing worse that cleaning the underside is doing it on your back. 
Not the wheels that will be on the car, just using the wheels off my son's 2003 Mach 1 that have been sitting in my garage for two years.

Cleaned off all the old undercoating and seam sealer.  Removing fifty years of gunk and grime suuuuucks.

Added new seam sealer.  Still some more prep then prime and paint.  I'm on the fence whether to add Raptor liner to the bottom.  I don't expect I'll be driving it in anything but the best weather, but the liner is easy to clean and will help hide ugly welds that are coming with the subframe connectors and rear suspension.
 
 

Here is the TCP power rack installed.  That sticker is coming off.  Power booster rebuilt and installed. Stainless front brake lines in.  Baer master and prop temporarily installed.  Mounting base for hydraulic clutch  mounted beneath that.
From the back.
It's a really nice piece.  It ought to be.  Probably the nicest it will ever look.

Let the painting begin. 

Getting  ready to paint the  shell and the decklid 

The owner  just  sent me the results. He got first  place and best paint .

Got her home from paint, time to reassemble for good.

It's  green. 

Got some body color on the hinges and  U-Pol in the trunk.

Well the cross member and spring cap is welded in  finally a little progress. 

This is specifically for a 69 and 70 (because they are brother cars) but the concepts apply to all. Frankly the only reason I did the 70 is because it was the first year to have fuse links, and I wanted to see how they did it. I've been working with PA Performance on a 3G alternator and found their instructions woefully lacking. FYI a 1G is generation one, etc., and the 3G is prized for its high amp output at low rpm. The 69 is on page 1, the 70 on page 2 and all the notes (which you really need) are on page 3 of the attached PDFs.
3G alternator wiring pg1.pdf 3G alternator wiring pg2.pdf 3G alternator wiring pg3.pdf

Today was a nice day so I rolled the engine out of the garage & installed the valve covers & the headers. The bottom end is stock, the heads are Ford Racing M-6049-X306 w/Ford Racing 1.6 roller rockers, cam is Ford Racing M-6250-B303,  & the headers are Hedman 88408 Shorties.

That's a really good looking car, hope the new owners appreciate it as much as you have. 

Alcupuco Blue. Hope to have done early July. 

Couple more pics before it goes to the new owners ,a retired couple from Iowa that just had to have it just as it sits

Big day tomorrow!  Mike and I are taking the car to the paint shop!
 

No such thing.  Best thing to do is to get a molex multi-pin quick disconnect and use wires instead of the circuit card.

It does look  familiar  :)