Protowrxs 111 Report post Posted January 15, 2015 Very cool to hear it moving along more. I can't imagine that feeling of killing a cam. :-( It's going to work out much better this time I'm sure. Good luck and keep us posted! Stephen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangmike6996 34 Report post Posted February 27, 2015 (edited) Well... well... wellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll...... I finished (at least pretty close to) my American Auto Wire harness install. I ran into some issues, harness and equipment was very nice but the instructions lack a bit. I have been doing some back and forth with the tech assistance line/emails with very little sucess. So here were some issues I had, I have the classic update kit (comes with wiring provisions for power window, electric fan, 1 wire alt, electric fuel pump) I have the 1 wire alt but am sticking with mechanical pump and stock everything else with the exception of my SPAL cooling fan. Issues 1: the car comes equipped with aftermarket fog lamp and cooling fan wires. I will be using the cooling fan, I asked AAW if the electric fan wire was keyed 12V or switched by the temp sender. They kept telling me it was a trigger wire to control the fan. So I wired it up, not the case, it runs my fan constantly. 2: The electric fan wire has a loose end in the engine bay and under the dash. I had addressed this and I havent had an answer back other than "you shouldnt need to make any electric fan wire connections under the dash, we did the hard work for you when building this kit" same with the fog lamp wire. Edited February 27, 2015 by mustangmike6996 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangmike6996 34 Report post Posted February 27, 2015 Issue (cont) 3: When I keyed on the ignition for the first time, the car did NOTHING (how depressing), found the battery had 12V (good), ground was good (continuity from the neg post all the way to the block and chassis) So I put a test light with a heavy duty clip on the shock tower and stuck the pointed end into a bare intake bolt hole and it lit up....... wait what? yes, it lit up. I checked and sure enough, I had 12V on the ground side. WTF, well I traced it down to a bad starter. The starter worked fine last season and now decided to crap out. I ended up swapping the starter for a rebuilt and that fixed the 12v + on the ground issue. (no nothing was hooked up backwards) 4: Go to start the car (fresh rebuilt engine) and its a crank no start. Check everything, no spark. MSD 6A box is toast, sent it to MSD and they fixed it for free. It had 1 hr of run time on it and blew a few resistors, diodes and capacitors. 5: Get the repaired ignition box in the car and go to fire it up, cranks, sputters (trying to adjust timing while cranking), a few backfires and then the battery cant spin the engine over anymore. So the battery tests good but performs poorly when cold (common issue) So as of now, I have 2 unaccounted for wires under the dash (Fog and Electric fan) AAW cant identify, a weak battery and a lack of motivation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guillaume69 150 Report post Posted February 28, 2015 Welcome to the world of "debugging" your freshly restored car! FWIW, from the day I fired my car up for the first time after restoring it, to the moment it was merely back to it's previous (mechanical) glory, it took me 6 months of intensive, depressing, demotivating (and even stressful at times) problem solving. Lots of cursing involved (WTF?, YGBSM! and worse...) After that point though, things started to get better and better. Kind of a 2 steps forward, one step back phase. Today, the car looks, works and rides better than it ever did. I keep telling my friends I am 99% complete, and all hopes to get 100% have long vanished. Always something that has to be done, or that I decide to do/redo. Challenging times. Don't lose your motivation! G Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wycked69 20 Report post Posted February 28, 2015 Non of the 65 - 73 mustangs with standard transmissions had and type of neutral safety switches or safety switches on the clutch assembly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangmike6996 34 Report post Posted February 28, 2015 I guess I still have the desire but I think I was being unfair to the car. Its been about 13 years since I got the car and I have never driven it. I enlisted in the USMC and served 5 years (just got out in October) so now Im back "home" with my car, well kind of.... Its at a family members house and my current 2 car garage has a 1951 Ford F1 (which is currently getting most of my attention due to the 2 week delay of MSD) and some jetskis on a trailer. It is nice having 2 garages to work on things as I please but I cant just walk out into my garage to work on the stang, so I have to make a day of it. I will most likely hit the ground running next tuesday or so. Battery should be charged/topped off, weather will be warmer and the trucks Cobra engine will be at the machine shop so Im in a bit of a juggling act right now. Welcome to the world of "debugging" your freshly restored car!FWIW, from the day I fired my car up for the first time after restoring it, to the moment it was merely back to it's previous (mechanical) glory, it took me 6 months of intensive, depressing, demotivating (and even stressful at times) problem solving. Lots of cursing involved (WTF?, YGBSM! and worse...)After that point though, things started to get better and better. Kind of a 2 steps forward, one step back phase. Today, the car looks, works and rides better than it ever did. I keep telling my friends I am 99% complete, and all hopes to get 100% have long vanished. Always something that has to be done, or that I decide to do/redo.Challenging times. Don't lose your motivation!G Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangmike6996 34 Report post Posted March 10, 2015 Welllllllll Since my carb does not have a choke plate on it (at the moment) I have been trying to start it with no sucess. I FINALLY got it started and it ran great and had good oil pressure. Oil looks great after the first run on the re-rebuild: 331 stroker, roller cam, 650 double pumper 4 speed. I wanted to adjust the timing and the timing light took a crap, shorted diode and cracked resistor...... go figure. I spent a little bit of time messing with the AAW harness and the repop frame rails. The frame rails dont accept the stock front bumper support brackets due to the upper rail "lip" being at a 45 deg angle instead of upright so the bracket wont sit flush. The AAW harness has some issues that I have been working with them on (they have been slow to respond) but I have some extra wires (as mentioned above) and some connectors missing (discovered today) I think that I will putz with the car tomorrow and might hit up the ice arena for some open skating tomorrow afternoon (day off) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangmike6996 34 Report post Posted March 11, 2015 Screwed around with the car a bit yesterday. Had to fix the front frame rail to accept the bumper brackets (new repop) and I cut the fender mounting holes for the j clips in the aprons. Getting everything ready to start spraying my last couple coats of primer before paint. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangmike6996 34 Report post Posted March 12, 2015 While I am waiting on the primer (getting tinited to aid in the paint process)..... I am wrapping up my AAW harness (what a damn headache) For some reason the gauge feed wire (when connected to the temp sending unit) causes the cooling fan relay to activate. Remove the guage feed and the fan operates as normal. I will need to connect my: heater/blower motor to the heater controls heater controls figure out how I want to terminate or hide the hood turn signal indicator wires (deleted the fake scoop to go with the shaker) figure out about the loose ends of the fan/fog lights (that AAW says I shouldnt have under the dash?!?!?) Other things: Set engine timing reinstall the driveshaft buy door panels (decided to go with the full panels instead of the half style) buy center console buy windshield rebuild carb/add choke plate and electric choke figure out what I want to do for a radio and where I want to put speakers in the car. Labor (upcoming) Grind front fender contours to enhance clearance at door opening/cowl area (should be easy) Seam seal the last few spots on the car (mainly the pass rear quarter from the re-re-redo since I wasnt happy with the first couple) DA sand the entire car with 180 then 320. Prime all panels Block sand all panels Prime all panels and wet sand. My cousins just purchased a body shop so I have access to their shop for a booth or I can utilize my former high school auto body class booth. I still keep in contact with the teacher and I am on the advisory committee for the cirriculum. Once all of that mess is taken care of its time for final assembly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangmike6996 34 Report post Posted March 20, 2015 With one problem's resolution comes more obsticals...... So AAW got back to me about the cooling fan and temp gauge wiring. They told me that I need to use a second temp sending unit. Where can I mount a second temp sending unit????? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangmike6996 34 Report post Posted March 27, 2015 Got the distributor curve set up correctly on a Sun 504 machine and then set the engine timing. Car starts right up and purs. Revs very nice as well. Moved from that part of the car to the body. Currently the car has been DA'ed with #320 grit and about ready for tape/masking and primer. Block and prime then wetsand and paint. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangmike6996 34 Report post Posted September 15, 2015 Well... its been a long while since I have been on here but the car is in primer currently. Im trying to finish a few other projects before starting to block sand it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangmike6996 34 Report post Posted November 8, 2015 Now that it is colder, I will be transitioning my project focus back to my 69, its in a heated garage. I have a pic but there is no URL that I can post up here. I need to find some motivation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted November 8, 2015 If you happen to find that motivation thing, and have some left over will you send it my way??? Re the pics, can you take a screen shot of the car, then post that? 1 lalojamesliz reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeStang 247 Report post Posted November 9, 2015 Have done 2 AAW kits in 2 69's .... The first was my car and it was a Pain to understand, but once I got it figured out it was much easier. The second kit was in my friends 69 and it went off without a hitch and was MUCH Easier. The fan wire your referring to is supposed to be just a signal wire as I recall.... Basically just a Hot feed wire to run to the relays or directly to the fan which ever you choose.... I prefer a relay and then use a temp sensor to flip the relays on... Its all pretty simple actually. I just rolled up all my extra wired, capped the ends and put them back under the dash haha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangmike6996 34 Report post Posted February 6, 2016 Well, I am onto wet sanding the main shell of the car. Everything has been sanded smooth, filler and primer. Block coat turned out nicely. The last coat of primer looks pretty slick. I will be spending Superbowl Sunday with some sandpaper and a bucket of water lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangmike6996 34 Report post Posted January 4, 2017 The car is finally out of the paint booth. I need to cut and buff 2 sags in the clear but the car is very orange. I like it! 1 69FB reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeStang 247 Report post Posted January 4, 2017 NICE Looks super slick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangmike6996 34 Report post Posted January 5, 2017 Thanks, I have a ton of hours in wet sanding the primer. The pics of above (in orange) are before any clear coat sanding/buffing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danno 128 Report post Posted January 10, 2017 Wow, nice job. I can see you still have a lot of work to do, but with this done you have most behind you. It is always great to follow progress like this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangmike6996 34 Report post Posted January 17, 2017 Wow, nice job. I can see you still have a lot of work to do, but with this done you have most behind you. It is always great to follow progress like this. Thanks, actually there isn't too much work ahead. I need to get the front and rear glass in, the interior is assembled (except for the outer parts that were removed for paint and the engine/driveline is completed. Mostly odds and ends. The big ones that are slowing me down are: Trim-finding all of my new and reconditioned hardware that was taken off of the car in 2002. Door assemblies- installing all of the window components because the doors were bare shells Quarter glass-I wasn't the one to remove it so I need to find all of the parts and make some sense of how to install it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangmike6996 34 Report post Posted January 20, 2017 HELP!!!!!! I cannont find the inner door handle mechanism for the right side door. Its the part that goes on the inside of the door that has the rod attached to it for the door latch. Can anyone help locate one? I cant find a repop anywhere either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mach1 Driver 560 Report post Posted January 20, 2017 not sure, this? http://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwjLpsOt5dDRAhXTTA0KHdfcBpMYABAQ&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESIeD2uddBZ6kB-2Kc03P22dGf2YONOiQo0IXf1dRrX9uvlA&sig=AOD64_2P1lknTiaPI_6jtB4ddsFcg9N3_w&ctype=5&q=&ved=0ahUKEwje8rut5dDRAhWLOCYKHYsHDVUQwg8ILw&adurl= Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangmike6996 34 Report post Posted January 21, 2017 http://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-1970-Mustang-Mach-1-Boss-Shelby-Cougar-Xr7-RH-DOOR-INNER-LATCH-REMOTE-w-ROD-/162321087152?hash=item25cb173ab0:g:XP4AAOSw5cNYUaoe&vxp=mtr Thanks, I found this one on ebay. I am going to double and triple check all of my parts. I have everything from 2 passenger doors except both of those. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangmike6996 34 Report post Posted January 24, 2017 I ended up getting a pair for $30 shipped from ebay. I started cleaning the trim I am going to reuse and I installed the door hardware, regulators and glass. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
