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    I have used Quiet Ride Solutions kits for my nephews 73’ Mach. They have been good fit and complete. It comes with detailed instructions and maps of where to put the dynamat strips under the insulation. Before and after noise was amazing difference. I am building a 68 Fastback currently and will use it on the entire car. Here is a pic of the floor of my nephews car when we finished. Overall a very positive experience with their product. 

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    My son who owns a 69 Mach 1 designed and 3d printed a cup holder for his cousins 73 Mach 1 that fit in the ash tray. Could easily be done for 69 as well. He even put the pony logo on it. To be clear no money exchanged hands as might be breaking some copy right law with the horse! LOL. Just an idea to add to the conversation.  With todays 3d printing technology, the materials and quality can be really nice  

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    On 10/9/2022 at 7:05 PM, det0326 said:

    Did a quick search, man those things seems like they are nowhere to be had. Few years ago they were all over eBay and other places but not now. There's a guy on facebook name Scotty Strickland I'm sure he has some but don't know if he will part with one. He is in NC just north of Charlotte

    Scotty is actually in Oxford North of Raleigh. He had about everything you could need and is is usually for sell. I have bought several things from him and always received good parts. 

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    I too had the same problem on my sons car. We fabricated a patch as I considered replacing the whole panel but the complexity of it interfacing with surrounding panels and rockers led me to my choice. However you must have side cowls removed to repair like this. Also make sure to put sealant on screw holes as they will leak when water runs down the cowls. 

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    I recently used a product called Acoustishield from Quiet Ride Solutions on my nephews 73 Mach 1. It was a little pricey but is a custom kit for your specific car. It comes with precut labeled dynamat strips to be placed throughout the car to reduce vibration and noise. A precut heat shield insulation is then placed over that with extremely tacky spray glue. Finally, a seam tape is used to cover all remaining seams. I was very impressed with ease of installations, instructions and quality of product. Might want to take a look. Wish I knew about it when I did my boys 69 Mach 1s.  Will definitely use on future cars. You can buy just a particular area package or the entire car. After just doing the floor pan and tunnel area his car went from being difficult to hear each other inside to being able to carry on a comfortable conversation with a 351 Cleveland rumbling. Here’s a couple of pics during our floor pan install. Cheers!

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    On 6/15/2021 at 2:01 PM, rwcstang said:

    I have the Dakota Digital RTX Series and what an awesome kit! can give you multiple readings i.e Speed, Oil Pressure, Radiator Temp. You can also adjust these settings in your iOS or Android Phone. you can also change the color of the dials. 

    my only gripe with this kit, is it doesn't have the running horse when you select the high beams. thats one thing that I wish that on there. other than that Dakota Digital is a winner for me.

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    Very nice!  Probably going to try one of these in the future. Thanks for the info. 

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    6 hours ago, Mach1 Driver said:

    You need to download their installation instructions. Yes you can have a tach, oil, water, fuel, speed, cruise, odometer, and lots of different LED indicators that can be customized to say things like: brakes, lights on, alarm on, OD off - read the instructions for the options. It has timing functions (1/4 mile, etc), with analog and digital display of the vitals. No, it does not connect to the existing harness connector; you have to tie-in to the correct wires. I don't consider it difficult, and there are a fair amount of wires, but perhaps you shouldn't go by me, since I'm an electrical engineer. You will need a wiring diagram, so look in the "How to's" section under my post for "1969 Mustang Wire Diagram". Its 30+ pages and from the shop manual. If you need a schematic, that's there too at the top of the section. Schematics show how it works, while wire diagrams show how its wired.

    I am also an engineer so that is not an issue. Just trying to understand how they are tying it in. I assume you have to cut the existing connector from the harness?
     

    Thanks

    Rick

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    Does anyone have experience using precision gages in instrument clusters in lieu of the older technology. In particular the oil pressure and temperature gages would be nice to have numerical readings. Both my sons 69 Mach 1 have oil pressure, temp, alternator, fuel gage, and speedometer. I’m also interested in doing a conversion for my 68 Fastback.  I’ve seen some listings for replacement gages across the board but was not sure about quality. I would prefer not to add other gages hanging from dash or some other place in the interior. Maybe someone can share their thoughts or ideas?

    Thanks 

    Rick

     

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    3 hours ago, Vicfreg said:

    Now BWXT is a separate company.  Did you retire, or go on to somewhere else.  I currently work at Bruce Power in Ontario, largest Nuclear Site in world (8 Units). Previously worked for PSEG Nuclear and Duke Energy

    I quit and ran my own company for almost 20 years. We specialized in robotics and industrial automation (hence the call sign Robotman). Sold the company and retired in 2014. Been working on cars with my teenage boys since. 

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    On 4/28/2021 at 8:54 AM, Mach1 Driver said:

    OK, but they don't appear to have a website. Perhaps the reflective nature of the stripe is dazzling the camera. There is a gold center stripe, but is the main color black or some shade of gray? I like it!

    It is gold and black. The black is reflective in the light. TJs is a small shop but very effective in getting what you need. 

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