Author Topic: What did you do for your Mustang today? (Read 656790 times)

JT_1994 · « **Reply #1450 on:** December 30, 2014, 04:52:47 pm »

Good advice, Shaun, thanks

It appears as though the previous owner initially painted the inside of the doors the same color as the body and the dashboard, but then decided against it later on and painted over the blue with satin black so there is a pretty thick coating of paint and primer on there at the moment.

I have taken it back just above the primer they used before the blue and I will track down some thinners to get most of it off so I keep the grain.

shaunp · « **Reply #1451 on:** December 30, 2014, 05:42:28 pm »

Thinners will only work on acrylic paint not 2 pack, scotch brite and or the stainless scouror things from Woolies work but takes time to get it all out of the grain.

birdman · « **Reply #1452 on:** December 30, 2014, 06:53:01 pm »

Fitted LED globes to the tail lights.
Fitted new globe to glovebox.
Replaced cracked glovebox light lens cover.

JT_1994 · « **Reply #1453 on:** December 31, 2014, 06:53:35 pm »

About 8 hours of prep-work on the door and dashboard today, and I even got to spray some paint and primer!
The dash is now masked off and I only have a few little spots I want to take back a bit further, so far I am happy with the result, it should look like new when it's done.

.... After having squeezed myself under the dash a few times with the front seats still in, I have also decided that should I have to get under the dashboard again I will take 5 minutes to take the front seats out to make life MUCH easier!

Tomorrow morning I hope to get the last of the prep-work done and a coat of primer sprayed onto the dashboard before lunchtime.

Bigbomber77 · « **Reply #1454 on:** December 31, 2014, 07:10:31 pm »

Changed the front sway bar to 1", big improvement, everybody should have one.

mwizz · « **Reply #1455 on:** January 03, 2015, 06:00:38 pm »

Fitted a battery heat shield on the Boss

Salthorse · « **Reply #1456 on:** January 05, 2015, 09:31:48 pm »

Had the Dakota Digital cluster installed. Black face with white lettering and needles look great and still retain an "old school" look. Picture to follow.

JT_1994 · « **Reply #1457 on:** January 06, 2015, 03:40:25 pm »

Last week I finished painting the dashboard and I put it all back together over the weekend..
I am very happy with the result, I think it looks much better in black than in blue!
Today I gave it a bath and went for a drive, the odometer just ticked over to 63k miles, which means I've driven just over 4000 miles since I got my Club permit in Sept. 2013..

All shiny, ready for cruising!

Salthorse · « **Reply #1458 on:** January 06, 2015, 09:18:27 pm »

Pictures of the new Dakota Digital instrument cluster.

Xrayman · « **Reply #1459 on:** January 07, 2015, 02:22:51 pm »

I signed a contract for a new house for it to live in.

R_Beckhaus · « **Reply #1460 on:** January 07, 2015, 02:25:48 pm »

I installed a radiator overflow/return bottle.

chopmgw · « **Reply #1461 on:** January 07, 2015, 06:38:47 pm »

Quote from: Ron Beckhaus on January 07, 2015, 02:25:48 pm

I installed a radiator overflow/return bottle.

Did this yesterday along with an oil change.
Not much room for the overflow bottle in a 68.
How did u fair ?

1969 mustang · « **Reply #1462 on:** January 07, 2015, 08:07:27 pm »

Took the subaru seats, that I modified, out and put the orginals back in
I had to pull apart the drivers seat frame to weld up the cracks and breaks
A pretty good job if I dont say so myself

Still trying to tune the 347 stroker....I put a new ready to run dizzy in and fitted a new 670 street avenger Holley

She blows heaps of black smoke...but man shes certainly got a heap more grunt that the old 302....she doesnt cherp in second anymore.........she smokes em

R_Beckhaus · « **Reply #1463 on:** January 07, 2015, 09:09:25 pm »

Quote from: chopmgw on January 07, 2015, 06:38:47 pm

Did this yesterday along with an oil change.
Not much room for the overflow bottle in a 68.
How did u fair ?

Not bad. I relocated the solenoid to the shock tower and mounted the bottle on the apron between the battery and shock tower. I had to buy some longer tubing and some P brackets to make it a nice tidy installation. I ran the tube around the upper edge of the engine bay, just below the guard, and then under thu lip of the rad support panel.Clear as mud!
cheers, Ron B

mickemck · « **Reply #1464 on:** January 08, 2015, 10:37:58 am »

Went for a run to Bathurst and a lap of Mt Panorama while there.
Ahh, brought back memories of Geoghegan,when the Mustang was King .

Mattstang · « **Reply #1465 on:** January 12, 2015, 05:53:42 pm »

Had my C4 auto trans. first service today since a full reco. about 12 months ago, also replaced the diff breather hose kit whilst up on the hoist.
Both car and trans. are running sweet

GLENN 70 · « **Reply #1466 on:** January 15, 2015, 03:56:39 pm »

Worked on my 70 today ,after going for a long run last weekend it started to play up and ran out of HP when I opened the secondaries . Well I check the timing ,new points and condenser check the plugs etc and rebuilt the Holley . Put it all back together ,was the same

Then I put a new set of plugs in Bango all bloody fixed ,was the bloody plugs all the time

. And before all that the battery shit it self so I thought it was it ,lack of power at hight revs ,nope ,that didn't fix it either ,but I have a new battery now .

cheap day NO .

R_Beckhaus · « **Reply #1467 on:** January 15, 2015, 05:47:59 pm »

Glenn,
You ALWAYS tell us all to check fhe basic stuff FIRST!

Cheers, Ron B

Ruggie · « **Reply #1468 on:** January 15, 2015, 09:39:13 pm »

Got my h4 lights and bulbs in the mail but one was busted

sent the scoop off to be painted so should get that back next week.

scollist · « **Reply #1469 on:** January 19, 2015, 03:16:43 pm »

Had the rear springs reset and an extra leaf added. Ride height is pretty much where I want it, but should drop slightly once it settles.

Also replaced bushes on front sway bar.

Phenomenal difference in handling.

66 Stang · « **Reply #1470 on:** January 19, 2015, 06:13:11 pm »

Looks good

IGALOP · « **Reply #1471 on:** January 19, 2015, 09:40:19 pm »

Vacuumed interior, bathed it , chamoi-ed it, checked all fluids and tyres, cleaned windows in & out, cruised thru town with Freddie Mercury on and windows down, then back home to it's own 3 bay garage. All tucked in and sound asleep now.

littlejohn · « **Reply #1472 on:** January 19, 2015, 10:21:47 pm »

Salthorse, dash looks insane!!

scollist · « **Reply #1473 on:** January 20, 2015, 06:24:24 pm »

New fuel pump.

Reco'd alternator.

Then tucked her up into bed for the night.

derwin66 · « **Reply #1474 on:** January 20, 2015, 08:33:18 pm »

New voltage regulator and regassed ac with leak dye to see if it is leaking

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