mandyse1

I have a 69 fastback with 1 inch lowering springs and the Shelby drop up front and 5 leaf reverse eyes out back. I currently run 215/40r17s up front and 275/35r18 drag radials out back with a 5.5 backspace and rolled lips, 40 series would fit. The car has a built 466 in it and traction is a joke so I'm thinking I want to go 15s with skinnys up front and as much meat as I can get out back. Anyone know what might fit with the stance of my car? Was thinking like a 15x9 or 15x10 in the rear but not to sure on offsets, I would love to get a 275/60r15 under it but don't know if I can make it work with the reverse eyes. As for the skinnys I have no idea on that.

Hello all after being here for over 7 years & seeing other builds I figured it is time for me to start one on my 69 Coupe. I aquired the 69 Coupe back in 2001, & when I aquired the car it was being used as a parts car stripped of almost anything useable. It was missing both doors, the interior except for the dash, the engine & the trans were long gone, & was missing one fender. After 4 moves & one failed business venture I am back working on the 69 Coupe. The Coupe was originally equipped with a 302, auto, 8" 2.79 rear, standard black interior, painted meadowlark yellow, & built in Metuchen, NJ on Nov 26th, 1968. My plans for the car are to make it a restomod, 331 stroker, 5 spd trans, 9" rear with 3.70 gears, painted green with black GT side stripes & a 1970 Mach-1 hood stripe with the Mach-1 hood scoop, front & rear spoilers. Black standard interior with 1970 Mustang high back buckets, center console & Mach-1 r/s dash panel with clock. As far as wheels & tires the wheels I had on my first Mustang were Ansen sprint slotted wheels & I want those or the 68/69 GT wheels with BFG T/A radials 235/60-15's. The wiring will be completely redone using an American auto wire kit for the 69 Mustang. I will get some pics put on soon.
Mike.

I thought this was a fun build.  I like the paint but think I'd personally swap the wheels out.  The one thing I'm trying to wrap my head around is the math.  They said they spent 40k on the car and parts (seems low) and 310 hours on the build.  It sold for 56.5k.  Now if you were paying straight rates at shop that is at least 20k in man hours probably closer to 25k.  Even if you own the business and pay 1/2 that, it doesn't seem like a lot of profit.  But most the time was volunteer time I think.  Not that I'm knocking them building the car I just always have a laugh at the prices and profits they show on reality shows.
 
 
 
 

Ford 427/ 496 Side Oiler Kieth Craft racing engine. 14 1/2 to 1 compression. Genisis block. Danny Bee timing belt drive. Oliver rods. 4340 billet crank. Pacaloy springs. J&E pistons. T&D rocker kit. Moroso oil pan. MSD billet distributor. All ARP bolts. Comp cam. Victor 427 intake. 427 Edelbrock heads. ATI super damper. Aluminum water pump. High torque Power House starter. Engine plate. Flywheel. Custom made step headers for a 68 Mustang these should fit 1967-1970 Mustang Cougar . Turbo Action C6 trans # 36203M38-95001 on the torque converter. This engine was just rebuilt by Felice Racing. Never fired. Owner has all the paper work. Everything listed for $16,000.00. If your looking for a great engine, here it is. Call Grant   248-363-3954

Hello all, I wanted to re-introduce myself now that I'm back with a new project. Last month I picked up a 1970 Mach 1 that was a little rough, but looked like it had an interesting history. It's a Grabber Orange 'DSO 89' car, loaded with options including shaker hood, tach, tilt, am/fm, deluxe seat belts, fold-down, AC, PS, PDB, intermittent wipers, convenience group, bumper guards, and a few others. The car was ordered new by a Ford executive, and delivered to Ford Headquarters. The car itself has been sitting untouched for 20 years waiting for a new owner to rescue it. The car's pretty straight, but still needs a lot of work and parts. I'm going for an 'as-delivered' look, but will stop short of concourse, and I may even put a T5 in there since I'm partial to manual shift cars. Thanks for reading my long post, I'll try and keep the thread updated as I go.
 
Here's some photos of the car:

Looking outstanding!  Glad to see you're back on it!

I have an Auto Meter electric water temp gauge unit along with an electric Spal radiator fan. Any reason why I can't use one sending unit for both the oil gauge and fan relay? Ya I know, rookie question. But I got the good looks and my brothers got the brains. So I got that going for me, which is nice.
 
Edit: Oil gauge is in error, it's the water temp gauge I'm talking about.

For over a year I converter to the on-wire alternator and been letting the 3 wires that plug into the voltage regulator hang.
 
What can I do to clean things up, I show the car and it looks silly just hanging there.
 
Could I cut the 3 wire connector off, tape the ends and hide it within the bulk wire next to it.
 
Would cutting those wires off cause an electrical problem.

Pulling sale...
 
Thanks.

can rust oleum work?
 
I have some rust nothing serious 

I have the dual bowl master cylinder and pedal from a non-power drum brake 69 that is left over from an upgrade to power disc. Any value in these before I throw in the scrap metal pile?
 
Anyone need these?

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/city-of-halifax/2-1970-boss-302-mustangs/1161787232?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true
 
Posted for your interest. Not mine. For sale near me in Nova Scotia.

Well.. Not quite..
 
History lesson.
 
Back in 1969, I was a tike of 9 years old sitting in Pop's puke green 66 notch back at a local Dairy Queen.. Up pulls a blue 69 Mach 1 and I was immediately in love! Could think of nothing else...
 
Eight years pass... for graduation.. we find a one owner red 2 barrel Windsor FMX slushbox Mach.. I was in love... I cherished this car.. bumps, bruises, scraps and all.. waxed weekly.. never driven in rain... she was my Baby Girl..
 
Life gets in the way..
 
Meet my True Love.. get married.. last plate expired 1983... three kids.. mortgage.. responsibility... T ball... soccer... years... decades... all pass..
 
Gray hair.. aches.. pains... pot belly...
 
Collage payments...
 
Pick up a 2006 GT as a daily.. wonderful car.. beat the snot out of her to this day... she asks for more... always performing.. but don't have the gravitas of the Mach..
 
Years.. Years.. Years... She sits in waiting.. covered... dusty.. sad...
 
Payments are done... wife's car paid for.. collage paid for.. what's this??? what's this???
 
We're saving money for a pole barn... a pole barn where she can live again.. be reborn...
 
Torn... was worried about originality.. friend asked if I'd ever sell her.. I was like NO EFFIN WAY.. he said... "build it as you want it!"..
 
So that's where I'm at.. probably 2 years away for enough money to have the barn build and cash for resto...
 
Time to dream...
 
Gotta haves...
 
425 horse MIN...
 
Pro touring...
 
Five or Six gear stick...
 
Shock towers gone...
 
Three link rear...
 
Blown 4 valve?
 
Built Windsor?
 
Time to dream....
 
She will be blue.. as the one I first fell in love with...
 
Last time she saw daylight was in 2006....
 

 

So my FiTech Go EFI arrived today. Well at least the fuel command center did. Still waiting on the actual EFI unit. My question relates to the vent line from the fuel command center back to the tank. It states the fuel tank needs to be vented and a vent return line needs to be installed back to the tank. What have you seen done to run a return line back to a stock style tank. Also is the stock tank considered vented? I can't imagine that pressure would build up in the stock style tank. I would think the stock style pop open gas cap would not seal that well and pressure build up would not be an issue.

Ok I'm really just writing this post to commiserate.  I had my wife take her Daily into a shop we've used for years to get estimates on the 100,000 and 120,000 service for our Honda.  I'll admit we change the oil on a regular basis but are mostly late on the rest of the scheduled maintenance.  But I fear the timing belt going out and killing the motor (nice little 3.0 V6). 
 
So they said we should do the water pump at the same time as the timing belt.  Ok no biggie.  The rate was what I expected.
 
But then they got to the Brakes, Plugs, and S-Belt.
Rear Pads and Rotors more then $400
Spark Plugs $350
S-Belt $120
 
So about $900 for basic maintenance stuff.  As much as the Timing Belt. 
 
I did what I think most of you guys would do and went to NAPA.  Total parts in hand About $170.
The breaks took me 2 hours because I didn't know how to use a certain tool.  I expect a real mechanic could do it in 1.
I'll do the other 2 jobs this weekend but expect to spend maybe an hour to complete them.
 
Can someone explain to me what I would have gotten for another $700 at the shop?  Even if I double the cost of the parts that's more than $500 in labor for what should be 3 hours of work.
 
END RANT

Which ones?  I still have my 14" rims and I've been debating getting 17" wheels or just running with inexpensive 14" tires until I have more money saved.

Is there a tire treatment that leaves the tire looking like new not shiny like it is covered in grease? I dislike the shiny, wet look and would like to to find a cleaner that leaves the tire looking like the tire did when it was new. Any suggestions? And no, I have not tried any cleaners as I am unsure which one will suit my need.  Thanks.   Dave R.

Ive been reading about this stuff and in the vetts forum they seem to love it, and on THE H.A.M.B they been doing reflectix with a lot of success
 
I also read a thread of using both but the pics didnt work, anyone have used this? have pics of their build, it would be awesome o see them on a 69 stang

does anyone do a road trip event across Texas? I would love to do one with other classic cars, if anyone have info that would be great

Would it be hard to black out the moldings and bumper on this image? Thanks for taking the time to look guys, new on here!
 
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oH-YEFuEkbs/U3HotPaNYAI/AAAAAAAABuI/scDqTxkF-1c/s1600/Rare+1970+Ford+Mustang+Boss+302+Calypso+Coral+1.JPG
 
http://1-photos.ebizautos.com/used-1970-ford-mustang-boss302-9423-5096299-5-640.jpg

In the process of adjusting one of my coupe's quarter windows, the glass came unglued. Argh! After cleaning all the glue off the glass and the mount, there seems to be quite a gap between the two. Will the glue fill that in, or do I need some sort of insert or shim?

We have a couple of car shows coming up ,Porterville on the 14th of may at the Veterans park  ,and Visalia down town on the 21st of may . Although i don't have a finished car i will be taking my brothers 2005 GT Come on out .

Hello everybody,
 
I am Tom from Germany. And I would like to know more about the history and modifications on my Mustang.
I own the coupe for two years and bought it after importation in holland.
So I'm looking for the previous owner of my 1969 Mustang coupe. The last owner is according title: Newman Jeffery Wayne from Riverside CA.
The chances are low .. but ..maybe someone knows him or he is here in the forum?
Unfortunately, he did not respond to my friendly letter :(

Thanks for every help!
BR
Tom

Has anyone ordered this from Marti? I randomly was on their website a few weeks ago and they are now selling original dealer invoices--you have to provide documentation that you own the car.
 
I got mine over the weekend and since my car was bought new by my Aunt, no surprise on dealer location. It appears that it was originally slated for a dealership closer to my Aunt's house but was sold to another dealer a little further away (she bought it off the lot).
 
It appears to have a stamp from where it was 'checked out of the factory at the gate'. The actual dealer cost of the car and options some other stuff....pretty interesting.
 
Has anyone else gotten one of these and know what some of the codes, etc stand for?

Hi.  New member here.   A fellow forum member told me about this site, so I will be posting my project details here over the next months (years).
 
My car is a "F" code 1970 convertible, originally a auto/AC car with power top.   2 years ago, I obtained the car from a storage building in Las Vegas, from a friend who had an older family member who had give up on the project.  
 
I loaded the car into a POD, and transported it back home to North Carolina.   Over the past 2 years, I have been sorting and refinishing parts, and this week, had my friend at LatoRacing (forum member) come out and get the car to sort out the sheet metal work that needs to be done.
 
I will post some pics of the find, the transport, and progress since I obtained the car, and once caught up with that, will have LatoRacing post pictures of the progress.
 
Current plan is to build a Mach I style convertible, with a 393 stroker, C-6, 4 link rear, and rack and pinion/coil over front end.   Engine, trans, and interior are done and ready to be installed.
 
Look forward to documenting my project.
 
Regards,
 
Vic