Thin Lizzy

Installed a 2m radiator and insulated garage doors recently.  Need to get the concrete floor sealed.


 
 

Installed a 2m radiator and insulated garage doors recently.  Need to get the concrete floor sealed.


 
 

Engine bay on my 69 was looking tired, so time for an upgrade.

Restored the shock tower panels and fitted new rockers, air cleaner and an import brace.
I'll be keeping the original braces and rockers for originality.

I got a Scott Drake chrome export brace, oval air cleaner and a dixie horn from the wife.  Didn't do too bad.

Made my day.

Made my day.

Picked up this 69 yesterday. Typical rust in spots from a car that's been in a barn for 20+ years. Had a 302 w 3 speed manual and 9" rear. Non PS&PB. Guy bought it from original owners son, cleaned it up, then burned up the rear end doing burnouts. He pulled the motor and never did anything with it. I really would like to make a trans am themed car out of this.

Made my day.

Made my day.

Went for a drive with a mate who owns a 67 notchback, followed by a few pints at out local.  he's put a 302 in it, with an Edelbrock Performer, and he's tuned it to an inch of it's life.  It gave my car a run for it money.

The other issue that arises is the shock towers have moved inward at the top.  If that occurs, one work around is to (1) loosen the top fender bolts except the front and rear bolts,  (2)  lift the car with two jacks on the frame where the lower control arms attach to the frame.  Doing this causes the top of the shock towers to move outward. When doing this, loosening the two motor mount thru bolts might help a little as well.  After installing the export brace, retighten the fender bolts and motor mount bolts (if the motor mount bolts were loosened).

Yes, the individual braces do come of easily, because they're connected pinky from the cowl to the one shock tower.  Fitting the export brace can be more difficult  as it ties both shock towers and the cowl together.
But as Brian, Jim and I have pointed out,  the Scott Drake heavy wall and proper contour is the ONLY one you should use.  Unless you are comparing the 2 styles side by side it's difficult to know if you have the proper one. We're just looking out for you. 

Thanks for your help.  Found an Export Brace locally so will fit in the New Year.  For the time being, I'll restore the original ones.
The braces came off easy.  The black / grey paint is thin and no primer.  Using wet and dry to remove the surface rust.

 

If you decide to go with the one piece export brace;  the Scott drake reproduction. pictured, is the most accurate part out there.  Brian

With the car static, unless your Mustang is a rust bucket, removing the braces is fine. Mark, ditch the braces and install  this export brace:
https://www.npdlink.com/store/products/mustang_export_brace_black_oe_style_deep-102509-2912.html
When installing it I'd support the car with jack stands at the torque boxes and check bolt hole alignment. On some cars the bolts slip right on, others need help. DO NOT drill out the misaligned holes to fit the bolts. 

Does anyone else have issues when you insert an image all your typed text disappears? 
Yes, an export brace is more rigid. It is a heavy steel single part that replaces the two thin stamped parts. This helps stiffen up the front end and helps with upper shock tower flexing. To stiffen the towers even more in cases where the towers have bent apart or closer together, a Montecarlo bar is used to keep the upper towers in place. This is usually needed when the car is used in motorsports.

Got my conv. Out of the garage and driveable! Finally!!!!! Making decisions on wheels and tires. Dont like the all black rims and going with my crager s/s's now. These where off the other car so I painted them to see if I wanted to powdercoat them. But to much black I think so its off with them and on with old school cragers.

Here are a few pics from Brooklands American Day yesterday.  Brooklands was the first racing circuit, created in 1907.  Lots of American cars there and a few 69 Mustangs:

















 
 

Nice pics

Here are a few pics from Brooklands American Day yesterday.  Brooklands was the first racing circuit, created in 1907.  Lots of American cars there and a few 69 Mustangs:

















 
 

No gallery but I documented the heck out of this resto. I have lots or progress pics. A couple more final pics.

Took mine for an evening spin:

 

I've been driving the car around for a few days and it's better, guess I'm getting around 10-12 now.  At least I'm not seeing the needle move when I put my foot down.

I've been driving the car around for a few days and it's better, guess I'm getting around 10-12 now.  At least I'm not seeing the needle move when I put my foot down.

Turns out the vacuum advance was disconnected.
Thanks very much for all your help.