rharden

I have brought this up on other Mustang forums. I own a 1970 Mach 1 that I bought new. I have been replacing certain items on the car that are old and worn out. I replaced the roof rail weather stripping and I don't like the fit of the new rubber. It's made well and the material is better than the original, but the fit or design is poor at the rear door jamb and up around the side flip out glass. I have adjusted this area of the molding every way I can, but the fit is still poor. The width of the rubber that runs under the window doesn't seem to be wide enough. It won't overlap the interior rear side panel if it is up against the "C" chrome molding. If I get the interior side to fit well, there is a good size gap at the "C" molding. The end of the rubber at the door jamb isn't a good fit either. It doesn't seal the gap between the door and rear quarter like the original did. Maybe I'm too picky. The weather stripping was advertised as being "made with Ford Tooling", but I wonder about that claim. Has anyone else had these issues? Also, my cars roof rail stainless steel molding channels only had one window clip on each side. I see other 70 fastbacks at car shows and some have two clips on each channel. Is this factory correct? Thanks.

I have a 1970 Mach 1, 351 Cleveland engine with a top loader 4-speed. I bought a Hurst Comp Plus shifter and Hurst linkage kit many years ago. The kit is #3737717 and I thought they sent the correct one. Well, after all these years, I went to install it and it's not the correct kit. The Hurst web site says I need #3737637. The installation drawings/instructions show both of these kits mounting on the rear of the tail shaft. The shifter should mount closer to the trans mount area. I called Hurst, just to get their tech advice, and the guy said I need Hurst #3735587. Now I'm really confused. The Hurst guy tells me to order both the #3737637 and the #3735587 and mix and match what I need. That's spending around $400.00 on shifter kits. I think he's nuts. I'm installing a Gear Vendors Overdrive unit and the tail shaft they sent me is drilled with front and rear mounting holes. They said it is correct for a 1970 Mustang with a 351C engine. Does anyone out there know what Hurst kit is correct? My car was bought new in 1970 and it was built with a Ford 3-speed trans. I later installed a Ford toploader HEH out of a 1966 Ford Fairlane, 390. It was a perfect fit and I used a 1969 Ford Mustang shifter. Just a little history.  Thanks.