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Do you still have the leaf springs and rear shocks?

Ha! Actually, he's pretty level headed and shares my love for classic cars. He wants to take good care of her.

I haven't found any damage on the engine side of the tower. At this point, I'm leaning toward repairing the tower, but as juit said, I'd like to find an experienced welder to come take a look at it in person.

May have to flip a coin. :-) This is going to be a daily driver for my teenage son, and I'm trying to get it back on the road by the end of the year, when he gets his regular license. Our goal is to get the car driving better and safer (suspension/steering/brakes), looking good (paint/wheels/tires/some interior), running cool (a/c - we live in Houston) and rust protected. The engine and tranny were rebuilt 5 years ago, so I'm not planning to do much there for the moment. We are trying to do as much of the work ourselves, other than the body & paint work. Part of the decision regarding the shock tower might be answered by this question: can it be replaced with the engine in the car?

Interested in the turn signal hood and sport mirrors (unless you are only selling them with the doors). Can you post pics? How much? Where are you located? Did the car have factory air?

I'm in the Woodlands, Texas (North Houston). It would definitely be helpful to find someone that could do the repair before I apply the undercoating and install the suspension. Even if I were to jump into the world of welding, I don't think that would be a project for a beginner.

While replacing the suspension on my 69 coupe, I discover a crack (more like a gash) on the inside of the passenger shock tower. It's only on the inside of the tower (fender side). The engine side of the tower doesn't seem to have any damage. Any thoughts on whether this could be repaired without replacing the shock tower? I'm not a welder, so I'll have to either install the new suspension to take it to a shop, or find someone to come to me.

I realize this is an older thread, but thought it better to post here rather than start a new one. I have a '69 coupe with a 302. Is the reinforcement plate a good idea for smaller V-8 cars?

Any chance you found a decent cover, or does anyone else know of a source for these?

I'm looking for a wiper motor cover (the plastic shield that attaches to the wiper motor) for my '69 coupe. Evidently, these aren't available as a repop. Does anyone have one in good shape? Mine is brittle and falling apart.

Mike, thanks for going into such great detail. I'm going to be going down this road with my '69 coupe in a month or two, so this is extremely helpful info.

Pardon my ignorance, but what is the advantage of doing this swap?

Same mileage on the rest of the suspension parts? Might be interested in the front suspension and steering part.

Dave, I'm in Houston, TX.

I need a replacement hood from my '69 coupe. I have located a used hood, which is supposed to be clean and straight from a salvage yard for $500, including freight. Or I could go with a new "Ford tooling" hood from CJ's for $470 delivered. Any opinions?

Great look! Especially when you black out the tail!

This is related, but slightly off-topic. I am installing new suspension in my '69 coupe. I'm considering doing the Shelby drop, as well as 1" lower springs. However, after reading through this, I am concerned about tire clearance. Any thoughts?