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Offline AussiePhil

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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #50 on: September 28, 2021, 04:47:28 am »
Going to try 225/60/R15's as soon as I can find time/funds to swap them over...

Trying to stretch the door rubbers to fit nicely at the top/rear of the doors.

Going to finish off wiring for the console gauges then the dash cluster goes in. Test all that, paint the 2 interior panels and install the interior.

Then START!! Whoo hoo....

Hey jiffy,
I know what you mean about funds, every time I say to my wife “I need this” her answer is “of course you do” hahaha
We can be sitting in the lounge room of an evening and I say “I need to go measure something “ and she says “of course you do” hahaha.
Glad to see your progressing!
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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #51 on: October 13, 2021, 10:26:50 am »
so - very chuffed with myself for getting some of the prettier parts ready for install - found a nice KM/H speedo in the UK so that went in to a new repro cluster housing (I know it should be argent around the lenses, but I am out of time...) with some really nice pieces:



I had the clock reco-d many years ago, and that is sitting in a new housing - I still need to install the map light, but hopefully that proves to be easy....:



And I have to say that I that I was very clever for assembling the console!!

I think it looks terrific and the chrome work is very bright (around the lighter) and a new 4-speed insert.




I didn't feel so clever once I had tried to place it into position and then realised that it won't fit over the shifter until you remove the top-plate with the insert and gauges first then re-assemble in-situ. Ah well, one of many lessons to learn AFTER you needed it...

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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #52 on: October 18, 2021, 10:27:13 am »
ok - big weekend!

Spent Friday night, Saturday and Sunday doing a bunch of the final things you need to do before starting the car.

Did a few of them twice because, well - just because.

Primed the oil pump - luckily I had an old distributor shaft lying around and used that. Made the electrical drill I was using smoke a bit as it was working pretty damn hard, but got a bunch of oil pressure for about 20 seconds, figured that was probably enough to get oil everywhere it needed to be. Put the distributor back in, filled the primary bowl, squirted some "Start you b*****d" down the carb, jumped in then this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=innF1iWH-0o

I can see how tired and stressed I was - it made me pretty abrupt when talking to my brother who has helped me a lot with this car. My wife Lara was doing the camera work, and she was more excited than I was. Probably would have made more sense to packed it all up and waited for another day until I was fresher in case something went wrong.

Luckily nothing did. A few oddities to work out - a leak inside the heater box (new core, so pretty disappointing), the ALT light stays on weakly after you turn the key off and the dash-lights aren't working when the "lights" are turned on. Best of all, the gauges in the console worked perfectly - couldn't be happier.
The only casualty was the speedo cable which was resting on the exhaust pipe, so that's a bit worse-for-wear...

Also, the tach sits at about 1500 rpm (which was where the idle speed was set - the engine has been broken in and dyno'd already) but doesn't really climb. I am using a Crane XRi module in the distributor, this replaces the points but uses the resistor wire, original coil etc - not sure if that means I would need a tach-adapter, but I'm hoping not. I have another tach set-up that I'll try, see if that makes a difference.

Obviously the car is filthy, it gets a load of dust all over it from the local quarry - all my cars do. But the car needs to go off for paint correction and a cut-n-polish after the paint can debacle, so not to much I can do about it until the rear window is in.

Wow - I'm exhausted. A couple of days off is called for, then back into it...
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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #53 on: October 19, 2021, 08:43:38 am »
Way to go Jeff. Congrats.

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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #54 on: October 20, 2021, 11:42:01 am »
You are doing a great job with this build. Looks like you had a fun and productive day modifying this car.  :cheers:

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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #55 on: December 22, 2021, 09:27:51 am »
while it’s not complete yet, for the moment it’s done.

And a significant milestone has been reached - I’ve driven it (not far, to be fair) under its own power for the first time since 2004.

Apart from the door panels, the interior is in.



The headlight buckets need to come off and everything needs to go into them, then the grill, lower valance and spoiler etc, then the rear slats need repainting or replacing - I haven’t decided which.

But it’s now in storage as I’m moving the family interstate and we’re off to the sunshine and warmth. My mum is nearly 91 and needs help and my sister has carried the load all by herself for too long - so time for me to step up.
We’ve bought a new place and I’ll get the garage sorted and move the cars up mid-next year, so no more updates until then.

 
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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #56 on: October 05, 2022, 06:24:04 pm »
so - we're closer....
Stripe kit is on, spoiler and slats to go on tomorrow then it gets packed into a truck and comes back to me....





Then it'll get the door cards on, seat belts in (any recommendations??) front bumper, head lights and grill, then I get to DRIVE the damn thing...
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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #57 on: October 10, 2022, 07:59:52 pm »
Just in relation to seat belts I had retractable seat belts put in my 69 Mach 1. They allow me to bend forward to get to the handbrake without having to undo the seat belt each time.

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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #58 on: October 11, 2022, 06:13:21 pm »
Excellent - do you remember the supplier - and were the centre buckles on stalks or lose?
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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #59 on: October 12, 2022, 05:16:41 pm »
Excellent - do you remember the supplier - and were the centre buckles on stalks or lose?

They were fitted by Image Classic Cars here in SA. The seat belt tag states HEMCO Industries Ph 1300 065 057. The centre buckles are on stalks.

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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #60 on: October 12, 2022, 06:13:44 pm »
They were fitted by Image Classic Cars here in SA. The seat belt tag states HEMCO Industries Ph 1300 065 057. The centre buckles are on stalks.

They certainly do some great work there.

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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #61 on: October 12, 2022, 11:05:14 pm »
They certainly do some great work there.

Indeed they do Dwayne

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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #62 on: October 13, 2022, 06:50:12 pm »
Here's another belt supplier option. I have them in my car.

https://www.seatsafe.com.au/

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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #63 on: October 14, 2022, 06:42:23 pm »
got mine from here Jiffy. Stalks in the middle. https://www.willshire.com.au/

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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #64 on: October 20, 2022, 08:50:26 am »
thanks guys - I need to get some bucks together and buy them.

Have to sell some stuff...
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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #65 on: October 26, 2022, 06:19:40 am »
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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #66 on: October 28, 2022, 04:13:11 pm »
looking good,

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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #67 on: August 23, 2023, 12:34:02 pm »
Registered and on the road - with bugs to iron out....



Drove it a few times and it pinged its head off and fouled the plugs - went back to 66 main jets and runs much better - timing advances too quickly so will sort that out.

Likes 12 degrees initial to start, but pings when accelerated. Checked timing and it gets to a maximum of 25-27 degrees by about 1,750rpm but doesn't really advance any more than that.

Will recurve it to start at about 12, get to around 34 by about 4,000rpm
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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #68 on: August 28, 2023, 12:13:52 pm »
ok - bought a MSD distributor spring kit and had a play in the weekend and got the advance where I wanted it. 12 initial, no real advance until about 1,500rpm, then progressively advances until about 4,500rpm when it has around 24 mechanical or 36 total. Seems really happy, fingers crossed.
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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #69 on: August 31, 2023, 06:16:10 pm »
nice, will it do a skid now?? want proof!

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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #70 on: August 31, 2023, 10:36:30 pm »
Well - i did a little one almost by accident, but I think I'd have to be particularly hard on it to melt some rubber with tall tires and a Close Ratio toploader running through 3.00:1 gearing.

Time will tell - I've done about 150km's now, about time for it's first oil change.
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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #71 on: September 01, 2023, 04:26:47 am »
Hey Jiffy,
Great transformation from this photo!

https://www.428cobrajet.org/forum/gallery/184-230420234749-4963946.jpeg

The government gives out incentives for all sorts of crap! Maybe Car Manufacturers should do the same on total rebirths of bring back from the dead stories like this!

Cheers Phil.
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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #72 on: September 19, 2023, 08:38:01 pm »
Thank you sir!
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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #73 on: February 02, 2024, 08:10:36 am »
ok - bought a MSD distributor spring kit and had a play in the weekend and got the advance where I wanted it. 12 initial, no real advance until about 1,500rpm, then progressively advances until about 4,500rpm when it has around 24 mechanical or 36 total. Seems really happy, fingers crossed.

I put one of these in mine to fine tune the ignition timing. Very happy with it.

https://progressionignition.com/

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Re: '69 Mach1
« Reply #74 on: February 02, 2024, 01:39:31 pm »
Quote from: GEOFF289
I put one of these in mine to fine tune the ignition timing. Very happy with it.

https://progressionignition.com/

I imagine it would be fine, but I am trying to keep this as numbers matching as possible. All the date codes and part numbers line up...
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