69 Mach1 S code 4speed frame off

[PaoloMach1 11]

Hello everybody, luckly today I found the time to share with you in this very helpfull forum the restoration of my Janis :001_smile:

I found the car in Houston, March 2008, and I get her here in Italy some months later where I started this "adventure" with a good friend of mine

 

 

 

early removal at my home...

some weeks later the car went to my buddy's home

 

 

after a tons of grinding, welding and some new sheet metals, last year my buddy sandblasted the body in his garage

 

 

and as I hear sometimes "rust never sleep" so after the sandblast some new holes appeared, we fixed again and finally the body was ready for the epoxy primer :001_smile:, but before the sandblast I also did the upper control arm drop job

 

 

 

to be continued...

 

 

 

Edited December 26, 2011 by PaoloMach1

[PaoloMach1 11]

the epoxy primer

 

 

 

 

engine bay sandpapered for another coat of epoxy primer

 

body sealing

 

 

 

 

 

body seal spraying

 

 

 

 

semigloss black coating

 

 

 

interior seal spraying

 

 

to be continued...

 

[Chelby-Ann 47]

Looking Good. I have taken the time to do just what you have done, STRIPPED HER DOWN and now putting her back together bolt by bolt. Thats the fun part. Looks like you got good helper. Keep sharing the progress.

[Junior2561 10]

great pictures!

[mustang1216688 10]

sweetlooking

[PaoloMach1 11]

so I don't want bother you with my poor english then I post the pics

my buddy has sandblasted many parts too and I sandpapered someones, after I coated with epoxy primer in my garden and finally painted where I work

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

last autumn the car went to the painter and then I started some rebuilt works...

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 1, 2011 by PaoloMach1

[PaoloMach1 11]

the most difficult job I've done alone in my life, assembly the differential with many new parts

 

 

 

 

I rebuilt the transmission as well

 

 

 

 

Edited October 3, 2011 by PaoloMach1

[Desert_69 11]

Awesome job, car's gonna be brand new! I vacation in Europe every year and I see American muscle cars all the time over there. I love seeing cross-cultural taste in fine cars.

[Rudolph Schenker 14]

Beautiful work!! :cool:

[unfrozen1969 11]

Excellent photos, I can not wait to see the finished product. Keep posting more photos.

 

Bill from Canada

[Lemon Owner 11]

Very nice work, she will be a beauty when she is finished. Keep the posts coming.

[PaoloMach1 11]

guys thanks for you appreciation, I always tried to do my best in this car and probably will keep it to the grave, here some pics of some new parts that I bought in these years maybe I also payd school studies of the parts seller's children :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a beatiful gift from my brother

 

rezinked parts

 

[PaoloMach1 11]

last winter the car went to the painter, they made the paint job very slow but at the end she was beatiful

 

 

 

 

 

 

after an endless sanding, in February 2011 he did the Indian Fire Red Y5 code with the clear coat after the paint

 

 

 

 

finally in March 2011 I got the car in my garage!!

 

 

 

 

I sprayed the cavity wax everywhere needs

 

 

 

any comments are welcome

 

[jkskinsfan 19]

Awesome build, PaoloMach1. Indian fire is one of my favorite colors. Keep the photos coming.

[Pakrat 1,043]

Coming out great, thanks for sharing the update!

 

So do you still have the Green car from when you first joined the forum?

[PaoloMach1 11]

Coming out great, thanks for sharing the update!

 

So do you still have the Green car from when you first joined the forum?

 

Hey thanks to all you for your kindness:thumbup1:

I sold the green Mach1 in december 2007 because it need other works on it but I didn't want to invested money in a car with non correct engine and transmission and any options, I tried to found a better one but even the more expensive car does not satisfy me, I started to think to restore one since the change of currency was good and when I found this one on ebay.com I'm loved it. the auction said that the most job was done and it was almost ready to be paint, unluckly the restoration job was done very bad :crying:

 

so about the pics I'm very glad to share with you, I have more than one thousand of it

Edited October 7, 2011 by PaoloMach1

[PaoloMach1 11]

I've also added the power steering

[PaoloMach1 11]

finally with the wheels on

[snakebite500 10]

That is one sweet build. Better than when it rolled out of the production line in 69.

[Cornerstone 15]

Man!! The quality of the builds on here are just amazing! I'M LOVIN IT!!! Y'all are giving me some crazy inspiration. More pictures please!!! :)

[Lemon Owner 11]

Very inspirational. I wish I had it in me to what you are doing, you should be very proud of not just the car but of yourself.

[PaoloMach1 11]

thank you very much guys, I think if you have patience isn't difficult in a Mustang cause is just like a giant Piaggio Vespa :001_smile:

some facts of the previous pictures where you see the car on the wheels, all news: control arms, leaf springs, front springs, stainless steel brake lines, brake hoses, grommets, most nuts and bolts, control arms, steering box, wheel bearings, EBC rotors, drum brakes and related parts, urethane bushing, Currie 9" traction lock, 3.00 Motive Gear ring and pinion.

the power steering ram cylinder maybe is a rebuilt unit as rotor calipers, also I rebuilt the proportioning valve and power steering control valve, unlucky most of new parts has a low quality paint then I repaint it still with the epoxy primer and polyurethane paint.

anyway here other pics, the power steering pump that I bought as rebuilt year many years ago and I recently painted in a similar correct colors and the driveshaft rebalanced by a shop after my buddys sandblasting and finally painted

Edited October 4, 2011 by PaoloMach1

[PaoloMach1 11]

about the engine it was rebuilt by the previous owner with new pistons, Manley valves, new water pump, new oil pump and he also added a new edelbrock intake and new MSD distributor but he also give me the original intake and distributor. the bad is he painted with a poor spray can so I blocked all holes, I applied a paint remover and after I cleaned with high pressure water for several times and finally repaint as the other parts

[PaoloMach1 11]

about the engine it was rebuilt by the previous owner with new pistons, Manley valves, new water pump, new oil pump and he also added a new edelbrock intake and new MSD distributor but he also give me the original intake and distributor. the bad is he painted with a poor spray can so I blocked all holes, I applied a paint remover and after I cleaned with high pressure water for several times and finally repaint as the other parts

[PaoloMach1 11]

and the Ford Corporate Blue :001_cool:

I painted the valve cover alones because they need a rust restoration