My 69 Vert Project...Let The Games Begin

[unfrozen1969 11]

I was curious how much overtime you are going to have to work, but once the weather turns nice and you are driving with the top down, it will be priceless......Photos of your ride would look nice at Big Bear Mountain as there are really nice long views up there with the golf course in behind...

 

Bill

[unfrozen1969 11]

I was curious how much overtime you are going to have to work, but once the weather turns nice and you are driving with the top down, it will be priceless......Photos of your ride would look nice at Big Bear Mountain as there are really nice long views up there with the golf course in behind...

 

Bill

[flight96 14]

Well I took the day off of work today to rip off the hood and cowl. Im gonna be putting the hood scoop on and painting the hood, scoop and cowl black with blue pearl. Hopefully I get it all done today. Looking forward to seeing the scoop on and it all painted !! I will post some pics when Im done.

[flight96 14]

Well I took the day off of work today to rip off the hood and cowl. Im gonna be putting the hood scoop on and painting the hood, scoop and cowl black with blue pearl. Hopefully I get it all done today. Looking forward to seeing the scoop on and it all painted !! I will post some pics when Im done.

[stangme428 33]

great!!! cant wait to see the results!!:tongue_smilie:

[stangme428 33]

great!!! cant wait to see the results!!:tongue_smilie:

[unfrozen1969 11]

Any more pixs, like of the interior and engine?

 

Bill

[flight96 14]

Well I haven't posted in a while but I have got some things completed. I finally got the hood and scoop painted and the scoop installed. I have not yet received the 351 emblems for the hood scoop so for now I have just put on some Cobra emblems. Once the 351 emblems show up I will swap them out.

The hood and scoop are painted black with sapphire blue pearl. It cam out very nice. I got the signal lights wired and everything works great

[flight96 14]

A couple of more pics..... I had to include an engine shot for Bill :whistling:

Edited April 12, 2010 by flight96

[Fordrevhead 29]

the black with blue pearl is really cool! I'm sure pictures dont do it justice. You have to walk around and let it play with the light! It's kind of period correct actually.

 

I had a 65 in high school that my Dad and I did pace car blue with powder blue fade in up the edges of the hood, down th body line around the quarter scoop and back and from the gas cap out on the rear panel. Then I did the gas tank powder blue as well. The whole car was then cleared with old school fine gold metal flake in it. Under the street lights at night I use to stare at it for hours... unbelievable.

 

Anyway...lol nice job!

[flight96 14]

LOL....I've had a few of those night as well !!!:sailor:

[Pakrat 1,043]

Yeah that's a unique app, I like the way the blue dances out from the black when the light hits it just right. I like it a lot better that tonal blue on blue you had before, that was too subtle, this is just right.

[Angel 24]

I like it. A whole car in that dark color would be cool.

[unfrozen1969 11]

Do you want to do my car now....

 

Bill from Ottawa

[flight96 14]

Do you want to do my car now....

 

Bill from Ottawa

 

Sure....Send me a plane ticket, set me up with a room at the Crowne Plaza...ya know, the one across the street from the nudey bar :whistling:... and sign a blank check....:tongue:

[Fordrevhead 29]

LOL....I've had a few of those night as well !!!:sailor:

 

LOL, yeah well at least I wasnt driving it! :biggrin:

[flight96 14]

Well I haven't updated in a while. I finally got the 351 emblems and got them on. I also found a passenger side dash panel with the rectangle clock insert...Hopefully it will be here soon. I haven't decided yet if Im gonna put a digital clock in or redo the original only with quartz inards...

I also have all the glass in but holly :censored: I just can not get them lined up very well....patients is a virtue I know but yikes...what a pain in the ASS....

Now for the bad...I came home the other day after putting on about 50 miles, parked the car in the garage and went in the house..came out a few hours later and there was a puddle of oil under the front of the car. I opened the hood and there was oil splattered on the passenger side inner front fender and a bit on the hood. It was coming out from under the balancer in the front. I was thinking it may be from where the key is on the balancer. But Im not that lucky. Seems the front seal had a crack in it:cursing:. So as I type this its in the shop getting a new seal. The damn thing has only 500 miles on it and its already in the shop. I will be going after the engine builder for the cost of the repair, but I don't like my chances....I'll update with the results....

[flight96 14]

OK,

So the front seal is fixed and I had the shop do the proper tuning on the MSD HEI and fine tune the carb. What a difference in performance. I mean the car pulled out very nicely to begin with but now....WOW !!! It's a huge difference. It sure helps when ya know what your doing...I'm just a dumb car painter, not a mechanic so when I did the timing it wasn't quit right...or even close from what I hear !!! :whistling: But its all good now...very good !!

Next....Try to repair the center console.....:helpsmilie:

[Pakrat 1,043]

Glad it's fixed and in top notch tune now. Looks like you got a lot of work to do on that console though, it's so badly mangled it looks more like a hood scoop.

[flight96 14]

Ahhhh...very funny.... I still haven't gotten to the console. I did finally get the front brakes done. I was thinking of going larger, but for now I just went with original sizes. Less cost....

[stangme428 33]

lookin good!!! :tongue_smilie:

[unfrozen1969 11]

Hey man,

 

When you get a chance, post some final shots of your car, so that I can get an idea of its stance, etc..

 

Thanks,

 

Bill

[unfrozen1969 11]

Hey man,

 

When you get a chance, post some final shots of your car, so that I can get an idea of its stance, etc..

 

Thanks,

 

Bill

[Fordrevhead 29]

Glad it's fixed and in top notch tune now. Looks like you got a lot of work to do on that console though, it's so badly mangled it looks more like a hood scoop.

 

 

Yeah, yur' "conssle is mangeld" ...:scared:

 

Late night Pak?

[Fordrevhead 29]

Glad it's fixed and in top notch tune now. Looks like you got a lot of work to do on that console though, it's so badly mangled it looks more like a hood scoop.

 

 

Yeah, yur' "conssle is mangeld" ...:scared:

 

Late night Pak?