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stangme428 do you have any pics of your car? i'd love to see what you've already done so far, from what you have in your sig it sounds like a pretty wicked little carbnickel, i posted in the project progress forum..
http://www.1969stang.com/mustang/forum/showthread.php?p=39981#post39981
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stangme428 do you have any pics of your car? i'd love to see what you've already done so far, from what you have in your sig it sounds like a pretty wicked little carbnickel, i posted in the project progress forum..
http://www.1969stang.com/mustang/forum/showthread.php?p=39981#post39981
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ok,
so it begins, on 69stang.com anyway...
my project has started and stopped several times over the last 8 years. From a simple pro-motorsports shock tower reinforcement kit install, before they start cracking ..to lets install all the pro-motorsports equipment I can on the car and, while the motor is out, lets do a motor rebuild. Over eight years later and a failed attempt at a roller 5.0 twin turbo install and numerous project changes as well as job changes.... and we end up today. It seems sometimes a mustang must pass so other mustangs can be rejuvinated. Which means, I totaled my 96 Cobra hitting someone that ran a stop sign and will be taking the funds from the Cobra and building the 69 coupe.
I am posting a few before pics here to hopefully get input from others and share current modifications as well as future mods.
Stats:
69 champagne gold coupe - electric blue by previous owner
351W 2bbl - building 408 clevor stroker with AFD 2V alloy heads
PDB - rebuilt with mustangs plus parts
PS - rebuilt slave myself with kit from NPD
FMX - removed and replaced with AOD
9" 3:00 open - replaced with 69 date code 31 spline posi with 31 spline moser axles, daytona pinion support, 3:77 gear
standard interior- installed centre console from 69 cougar XR7, shelby lid, gauge pod
stock steering wheel- replaced with rimblow from cougar to be rebuilt
Mods:
promotorsports:bumpsteer kit, negative wedge kit,520 progressive coils, shock tower reinforcement kit
shelby drop, boxed in mustangs plus magna upper/lower arms. KYB Gas Adjust shocks, mustangs plus:4 1/2 rear leafs reverse eye 180lb,
racing shackles, weld in sfc's, vintage 48's 16x8's, poly& graphite bushings everywhere but front leafs and strut rod bushings replaced with stock rubber.
yep, I live in the woods with no garage at the moment.
currently has a EFI 5.0 and AOD... not running. maier type bar/brace off of ebay.
Cant decide on a new colour as of yet... thinking of going with original champagne gold with vinyl top or calypso coral and vinyl top... either way with a Boss 302 C stripe and blacked out hood, headlight buckets and tail light panel.
a unclean interior shot...
more to come...
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ok,
so it begins, on 69stang.com anyway...
my project has started and stopped several times over the last 8 years. From a simple pro-motorsports shock tower reinforcement kit install, before they start cracking ..to lets install all the pro-motorsports equipment I can on the car and, while the motor is out, lets do a motor rebuild. Over eight years later and a failed attempt at a roller 5.0 twin turbo install and numerous project changes as well as job changes.... and we end up today. It seems sometimes a mustang must pass so other mustangs can be rejuvinated. Which means, I totaled my 96 Cobra hitting someone that ran a stop sign and will be taking the funds from the Cobra and building the 69 coupe.
I am posting a few before pics here to hopefully get input from others and share current modifications as well as future mods.
Stats:
69 champagne gold coupe - electric blue by previous owner
351W 2bbl - building 408 clevor stroker with AFD 2V alloy heads
PDB - rebuilt with mustangs plus parts
PS - rebuilt slave myself with kit from NPD
FMX - removed and replaced with AOD
9" 3:00 open - replaced with 69 date code 31 spline posi with 31 spline moser axles, daytona pinion support, 3:77 gear
standard interior- installed centre console from 69 cougar XR7, shelby lid, gauge pod
stock steering wheel- replaced with rimblow from cougar to be rebuilt
Mods:
promotorsports:bumpsteer kit, negative wedge kit,520 progressive coils, shock tower reinforcement kit
shelby drop, boxed in mustangs plus magna upper/lower arms. KYB Gas Adjust shocks, mustangs plus:4 1/2 rear leafs reverse eye 180lb,
racing shackles, weld in sfc's, vintage 48's 16x8's, poly& graphite bushings everywhere but front leafs and strut rod bushings replaced with stock rubber.
yep, I live in the woods with no garage at the moment.
currently has a EFI 5.0 and AOD... not running. maier type bar/brace off of ebay.
Cant decide on a new colour as of yet... thinking of going with original champagne gold with vinyl top or calypso coral and vinyl top... either way with a Boss 302 C stripe and blacked out hood, headlight buckets and tail light panel.
a unclean interior shot...
more to come...
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wow.... opened a can of worms..... now I have to research more.... thanks for the info... :tongue_smilie:
this is the main one herehttp://techlinecoatings.com/application_guide.htm
and this is the other one.
http://polydyn.com/performance_coatings.htm
i think Eastwood sells a few coatings as well so you may try looking on their site too.
it's fairly inexpensive if you do the coatings yourself. i've never used these coatings before but i have used some of Polydyn's other products in the past
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wow.... opened a can of worms..... now I have to research more.... thanks for the info... :tongue_smilie:
this is the main one herehttp://techlinecoatings.com/application_guide.htm
and this is the other one.
http://polydyn.com/performance_coatings.htm
i think Eastwood sells a few coatings as well so you may try looking on their site too.
it's fairly inexpensive if you do the coatings yourself. i've never used these coatings before but i have used some of Polydyn's other products in the past
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what coating products do you plan on using? any sites you can point to for research?
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what coating products do you plan on using? any sites you can point to for research?
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Hmmm, does your windshield VIN match the numbers on the door and the inner driverside fender? The above description sounds more like that of a convertible not a coupe.I was wondering what the backlite description was, but yeah all the numbers match up from the door, dash, fender. It does read like a convert, but its not....
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Hmmm, does your windshield VIN match the numbers on the door and the inner driverside fender? The above description sounds more like that of a convertible not a coupe.I was wondering what the backlite description was, but yeah all the numbers match up from the door, dash, fender. It does read like a convert, but its not....
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Hmmm .. after reading since my last post... seems that every option a 69 GT came with was also available separately.. oh well... guess mine is not a GT just a coupe with a few options.
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Hmmm .. after reading since my last post... seems that every option a 69 GT came with was also available separately.. oh well... guess mine is not a GT just a coupe with a few options.
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I would be interested to know if my 69 coupe is a GT
similar options as yours .. but with a 3.00 rear... 351W 2v with hood scoop.
I wrote Ford customer service back in 99 trying to find out if mine was a GT ... I have been told by different mustang guys ... that the size of the front sway bar is the tale tale sign ... big block 1" sway bar on a small block... factory or dealer GT? dunno...anyway customer service sent back the normal build information from the vin but they also sent nice information on the build... i couldn't find a build sheet in the car.
built on 1/31/69 with champagne gold exterior paint, nugget gold vinyl bucket seats, black vinyl top with glass backlite, automatic FMX-type transmission, non-locking rear axle, E78x14 wide oval tires, white sidewalls, power steering, power disc brakes, manual A/C, AM radio, complete tinted glass, left and right hand racing mirrors and full wheel covers.
I also took a chance and wrote to the name and address on the warranty card still in the glove box... the original owner wrote me back with the history of the car and the only photo she had of her car.... what surprised me besides all the info was the cost of the car ... "the car was discounted from 3,700 to 3,200. Our total cost was 3,304.62" seems like that should have been the cost of a Mach1 ....
... sorry for the long post ...
is there a faq on how to tell if a 69 coupe is a GT?
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I would be interested to know if my 69 coupe is a GT
similar options as yours .. but with a 3.00 rear... 351W 2v with hood scoop.
I wrote Ford customer service back in 99 trying to find out if mine was a GT ... I have been told by different mustang guys ... that the size of the front sway bar is the tale tale sign ... big block 1" sway bar on a small block... factory or dealer GT? dunno...anyway customer service sent back the normal build information from the vin but they also sent nice information on the build... i couldn't find a build sheet in the car.
built on 1/31/69 with champagne gold exterior paint, nugget gold vinyl bucket seats, black vinyl top with glass backlite, automatic FMX-type transmission, non-locking rear axle, E78x14 wide oval tires, white sidewalls, power steering, power disc brakes, manual A/C, AM radio, complete tinted glass, left and right hand racing mirrors and full wheel covers.
I also took a chance and wrote to the name and address on the warranty card still in the glove box... the original owner wrote me back with the history of the car and the only photo she had of her car.... what surprised me besides all the info was the cost of the car ... "the car was discounted from 3,700 to 3,200. Our total cost was 3,304.62" seems like that should have been the cost of a Mach1 ....
... sorry for the long post ...
is there a faq on how to tell if a 69 coupe is a GT?
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Anyone on this forum from Greenville?I lived in Boiling Springs SC for several years ... I'm in south GA now. I was a member of The Foothills Mustang Club while I lived in SC. great bunch of people, all kinds of mustangs in the club... lots of technical members from restoration to restomods when I was in. only link I could find http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/foothillsmustang/index.htm I really miss driving in the mountains in my 69! look up Bat Cave and get ready for some 45 degree curves... maybe one day I'll get a chance to use all the suspension mods in the mountains again!:tongue_smilie:
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Anyone on this forum from Greenville?I lived in Boiling Springs SC for several years ... I'm in south GA now. I was a member of The Foothills Mustang Club while I lived in SC. great bunch of people, all kinds of mustangs in the club... lots of technical members from restoration to restomods when I was in. only link I could find http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/foothillsmustang/index.htm I really miss driving in the mountains in my 69! look up Bat Cave and get ready for some 45 degree curves... maybe one day I'll get a chance to use all the suspension mods in the mountains again!:tongue_smilie:
69 coupe build
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Thanks bnickel.. WOW! you have a nice 69 coupe! you have basically done all that I have remaining to do. That blue does look good, and the way the GT stripe accents the body lines.... nice. as you could imagine I have a million questions. but, I'll search the forum for your build first.