1970 Mach 1 - Texas Car

[AusTex70 36]

PS Mach 1 rocker installed. 

 

[kblagron 20]

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 36]

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 1,178]

Nice. It's shining like a new penny. 

[AusTex70 36]

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

 

[Grabber70Mach 104]

Congrats on the award. 

[AusTex70 36]

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 36]

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 180]

Is this your car?

 

[AusTex70 36]

Yes - is that your kid!!! ;) 

[TexasEd 180]

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 81]

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 180]

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 36]

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 36]

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 81]

2 hours ago, AusTex70 said:

RockAuto had the best price on carpet kits.

NEVER even crossed my mind!  Thanks!

[kblagron 20]

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 36]

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 20]

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 36]

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 20]

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.