69 mach 408w build

[Bossed 10]

The headers look amazing, damn

[BuckeyeDemon 211]

finished smoothing the tunnel and also fabricated new sections of the floor.  it will allow me space to run the e-brake cables and rear brake line as well as allow more room for the exhaust.

[Vicfreg 771]

Wow!!!   Check out the mufflers and the exhaust running down the floor.  Unreal....great work.    Will it need heat shields...?

[BuckeyeDemon 211]

Wow!!!   Check out the mufflers and the exhaust running down the floor.  Unreal....great work.    Will it need heat shields...?

it will end up being spaced down from the floor about 1/4".  some locations on the mustang the headers are about 1/8" away from paint parts/surfaces and there is no sign of paint issues....yet.  so given the exhaust temperatures are quite a bit lower after the collector, combined with the stainless (stainless holds heat better than steel), i think it will be fine.

[BuckeyeDemon 211]

formed and welded the plates for the cage.

formed some metal and welded in for the rear seat support to floor.

formed and welded some sheet for the floor supports.

installed the lower seat support/reinforcements.

modified and refabricated the rear seat frame.

modified a tank for a fuel cell.









 

[Klutch 17]

And to think the people who built that car and drove it all those years had no idea it was destined for such a glorious rebirth. 

[BuckeyeDemon 211]

a lot is happening, just nothing really interesting.  primarily finishing up small patches, welds, mounts, brackets, etc.

 

going to try to fit an x-pipe.  not sure if i can make it work (e.g. needs to clear the driveshaft and loop to the point i can drop the rear end to easily change tires).  whether or not a x makes any difference, i don't know.  in my opinion, i basically copied the Burns Stainless design which is the only one that functionally makes sense to me.

 

 

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[Silver_69_Coupe 31]

a lot is happening, just nothing really interesting.  primarily finishing up small patches, welds, mounts, brackets, etc.

 

going to try to fit an x-pipe.  not sure if i can make it work (e.g. needs to clear the driveshaft and loop to the point i can drop the rear end to easily change tires).  whether or not a x makes any difference, i don't know.  in my opinion, i basically copied the Burns Stainless design which is the only one that functionally makes sense to me.

 

 

 

 

 

Just curious what are the holes in the frame for? Exhaust or something else.

 

Looking excellent. You attention to detail is outstanding and patience amazing.

 

 

[Silver_69_Coupe 31]

 

a lot is happening, just nothing really interesting.  primarily finishing up small patches, welds, mounts, brackets, etc.

 

going to try to fit an x-pipe.  not sure if i can make it work (e.g. needs to clear the driveshaft and loop to the point i can drop the rear end to easily change tires).  whether or not a x makes any difference, i don't know.  in my opinion, i basically copied the Burns Stainless design which is the only one that functionally makes sense to me.

 

 

 

 

 

Just curious what are the holes in the frame for? Exhaust or something else.

 

Looking excellent. You attention to detail is outstanding and patience amazing.

 

 

 

 I see it now. I missed the fuel line running through the other side.

[Angel 24]

Beautiful.

[BuckeyeDemon 211]

this was the beginning of 2015

 

 

current status

 

 

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[RPM 1,190]

So cool and tough looking at the same time.

[Ash 145]

Fantastic looking car

[MAC390 327]

Love the style of that car, not many of those down our way.

[BuckeyeDemon 211]

i'm been a little sick, so i was bored and decided to work on making a design for the valve covers.

So, I'm looking for feedback if you have the time.

My plan is to paint the valve covers black, get some vinyl made and then clear (glossy) over the black and vinyl. The block, timing cover, oil pan will be gloss black. The engine bay sheet metal will be low gloss black (eggshell) and the radiator/cover, over flow tanks will be various levels of black gloss between eggshell and full gloss. Basically a lot of different gloss levels of black for contrast (i absolutely hate to see black parts/items the same level of gloss like one paint was used).

It's probably obvious, but the original early sprint valve cover decal was the basis.

What don't you like?
e.g. the orange color on the falcon, the ghosting on some of the text, size of the font, space between certain words, etc.

here was an earlier revision.



this is my latest thought. i stretched some of the text, made it a little larger and added some text among other things.

[stangnet33 88]

Such great stuff ! For your decal I think I would make the checkered part into a waving flag, the V8 widened a bit and colored gold/yellow with an outline of your letter color (red)

[Mike65 475]

It looks great, I would widen the V8 emblem on the sticker.

[BuckeyeDemon 211]

-cut the slots/holes and mounted a dash pad
-made the arms/mounted the throttle pedal/cable
-had the driveshaft made
-cut and mounted the firewall connectors
-mounted some of the electronics underdash

[Klutch 17]

That's a cool Hurst shifter. I've seen similar shifters only in old Mopars. 

What's the cable on the front of the differential?

[BuckeyeDemon 211]

What's the cable on the front of the differential

 

magnetic pickup (sensor for a data logger)

[Klutch 17]

magnetic pickup (sensor for a data logger)

 

Interesting. Batman has nothing on you. 

[BuckeyeDemon 211]

stripped both doors.  passenger side repairs are finished and the drivers side has a little more left to do.

panels are just hanging on the car.  making all the gaps really nice will be completed after the cage.

i have the drivers side just a little lower in the front as compared to passenger side.  i think it does actually look a little better that way.

[69Mustang16 92]

Really cool build, that thing is going to scream!

[RPM 1,190]

Such cool classic lines.

[MAC390 327]

Great looking car.