1970 Mach 1 - Texas Car

[AusTex70 77]

PS Mach 1 rocker installed. 

 

[kblagron 28]

I have to do mine soon.  I was going to paint them, including the "Mach 1", then use a block and sand it down to the metal.  

[AusTex70 77]

Decided to finally get around to do a little paint correction, the car had scratches, swirls, and blue and red marks around the car. I washed and clay bared the car then decided to try the Mequiar's DA Microfiber two step detailer. (Correction Compound D300  &  Finishing Wax D301). I have read good things about it, and it produces low dust residue when removing the compound. The only thing I did not like was how hard the compound was to buff off. Overall, I liked the product, and the results. 

 

[RPM 1,262]

Nice. It's shining like a new penny. 

[AusTex70 77]

Won a award at the little longhorn make a wish car show... I also played a little chickenshit bingo....

 

[Grabber70Mach 108]

Congrats on the award. 

[AusTex70 77]

The new T5Z has been grinding, so I called Modern Drive Line, and they had Tremec warranty it!
Only 500 miles on this T5Z.  Tremec, sent me a box, and return label.. all I needed to do was remove it, and drop off at Fed-Ex.  

[AusTex70 77]

While I waited.... I took care of some surface rust then painted the floor with some Eastwood rust encapsulator. 

Then I did the following for heat and soundproofing. 
1. Sound Deadner - pick your favorite brand. I had some left over from a past project. 
2. Decoupling - I used "Design Engineering Under Carpet Lite" (Carpet Lite)
3. ACC's Essex Carpet with the Mass Backing. It's also molded, and worked great. (Mass Backing)

Also, If your going to tackle something like this - do yourself a favor and purchase  10 inch heavy duty scissors, they cut thru all these products, and made the carpet install a breeze. 

 

[TexasEd 207]

Is this your car?

 

[AusTex70 77]

Yes - is that your kid!!! ;) 

[TexasEd 207]

20 minutes ago, AusTex70 said:

Yes - is that your kid!!! ;) 

Yep, I want to get one of those front plates or one that just says 1969 

[SWPruett 86]

On 9/20/2023 at 3:41 PM, AusTex70 said:

While I waited.... I took care of some surface rust then painted the floor with some Eastwood rust encapsulator. 

Then I did the following for heat and soundproofing. 
1. Sound Deadner - pick your favorite brand. I had some left over from a past project. 
2. Decoupling - I used "Design Engineering Under Carpet Lite" (Carpet Lite)
3. ACC's Essex Carpet with the Mass Backing. It's also molded, and worked great. (Mass Backing)

Also, If your going to tackle something like this - do yourself a favor and purchase  10 inch heavy duty scissors, they cut thru all these products, and made the carpet install a breeze. 

 

Looks great!  Out of curiosity, did you order your carpet kit direct from ACC or through one of the many vendors?

[TexasEd 207]

And how much of the carpet lite did your car take? I already have the sound deadening and the mass back carpet but want to add that extra layer.

[AusTex70 77]

On 9/22/2023 at 6:43 PM, TexasEd said:

And how much of the carpet lite did your car take? I already have the sound deadening and the mass back carpet but want to add that extra layer.

Design Engineering 050113 Under Carpet Lite 70" x 72" Sound Absorption and Insulation (35 sq. ft.)

[AusTex70 77]

On 9/22/2023 at 3:19 PM, SWPruett said:

Looks great!  Out of curiosity, did you order your carpet kit direct from ACC or through one of the many vendors?

RockAuto had the best price on carpet kits.

[SWPruett 86]

2 hours ago, AusTex70 said:

RockAuto had the best price on carpet kits.

NEVER even crossed my mind!  Thanks!

[kblagron 28]

I had a question on your hood and shaker.  I haven't seen a stripe on the hood quite like yours and also the 351 emblem on the shaker.  Was this something the PO did?

[AusTex70 77]

On 10/2/2023 at 11:09 PM, kblagron said:

I had a question on your hood and shaker.  I haven't seen a stripe on the hood quite like yours and also the 351 emblem on the shaker.  Was this something the PO did?

The previous PO repainted the car, and did not do the hood stripe correctly. As for the emblem, they also came with the car. I have seen them on some cars, and not others, not sure if they are correct or not. 

[kblagron 28]

On 10/4/2023 at 9:31 AM, AusTex70 said:

The previous PO repainted the car, and did not do the hood stripe correctly. As for the emblem, they also came with the car. I have seen them on some cars, and not others, not sure if they are correct or not. 

Thanks, my paint shop was trying to paint mine like yours, and I was pretty sure it wasn't correct, so I had them paint it with the U-shaped stripe.  After seeing yours I was thinking  that maybe I wasn't right.  I have an aftermarket shaker, and wasn't sure either whether the numbers should be on there or not. 

[AusTex70 77]

10 hours ago, kblagron said:

Thanks, my paint shop was trying to paint mine like yours, and I was pretty sure it wasn't correct, so I had them paint it with the U-shaped stripe.  After seeing yours I was thinking  that maybe I wasn't right.  I have an aftermarket shaker, and wasn't sure either whether the numbers should be on there or not. 

What aftermarket Shaker did you go with???

 

[kblagron 28]

I went with this one: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/SDM-PCE106-1007

Height wise it was fine with a stock manifold (351c) and a summit carb.  The adjustment holes were off, and I had to drill new holes on the base plate.  I think it looks good installed.

 

[AusTex70 77]

This weekend I added some 351 numbers to the hood, from NPD, very nice quality, just a PITA to get centered. 

Also added the Procomp Hood Scoop PCE106.1007. Iam still using the bottom part of the old air cleaner, the PO hacked it up to fit the Jegs brand distributor.  I added a second set of threaded inserts that line up with new Procomp scoop's holes. I still think it's too tall, but it does not bind, so I guess I'll just go with it for now. 

I have a Holley Sniper with a 1/4 spacer, and planning to run a Hyperspark Distributor.  Hopefully the Procomp air clearer assembly will fit. 

 

[Grabber70Mach 108]

Looks good.

[AusTex70 77]

Have not posted in a while... here is a update to the hood scoop. 

I ditched the bottom part of the Procomp assembly and ordered a SHAKHRAMP
from Falcongt.com. I also had to use a 1 spacer on top of the Sniper, and a 1 inch Summit Carb spacer SUM-1404.

 

For some reason I can't post photos? 

[AusTex70 77]

I also began my Vintage air install...