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Technical & General Discussion Area => Restomods => Topic started by: paulb on June 04, 2014, 10:23:54 am
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Hi everyone, I've had my Mustang for about 4 years, now that the house extensions and reno are finished i can now start on the build, I've been collecting parts since we bought her, plans are to keep the body fairly stock apart from widening the wheel houses to accomodate the wider rims i have, I'll breifly outline what i want to do,things may change as we progress
Engine: 9.2 dart block,AFD 4vs alloy heads, parker funnelweb manifold, 750 holley, roller cam, roller rockers and stud girdles
Trans: 4sp auto modified to suit
Rear: 9 inch , shortened, disc brakes, eaton locker,3:50 gearing
wheels: 15x8 and 15 x10 magnums
interior: recaro front seats, seats retrimmed in leather retaining Mach theme
color:original is Black Jade, my wife isn't keen on the color and would prefer silver with the black outs, ( peoples thoughts?)
currently its been stripped and sitting on a frame, the l/h rail and torque box have been replaced ,am waiting on the r/h one to arrive, will post pics as soon as i can down size them
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Sounds great. You'll have to keep the pics coming throughout the build..
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Your story is similar to mine, paulb. I too have a 69 Mach 1 sitting on a dolly after about 3 years of ownership. Funny too that my wife is also not keen on the original colour of mine. And it too has taken a distant back seat to other jobs around the house. All I've been doing is collecting parts as well.
Sign up to photobucket and upload your photos to there. All you have to do then is cut and paste the link. No need to worry about resizing your photos. Be great to see some pics though!
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sounds like a nice build Paul,
I'll keep watching :evilone:
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Sounds great Paul.
But you shouldn't need to widen the wheel houses for 15x10s - I have 15x10 Welds on my 70 and they fit under nice and snug.
Cheers,
Frank.
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What colour is yours Ash? Will load photos and supply link hopefully tonight
Am going to take the wheelhouse to the rail just for that bit of extra cleatence seeing as I'm going to replace them anyway , what size tyres are you running on your 10's Frank?
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Hi Paul.
Running 275x50x15s.
Cheers,
Frank.
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What colour is yours Ash? Will load photos and supply link hopefully tonight
Am going to take the wheelhouse to the rail just for that bit of extra cleatence seeing as I'm going to replace them anyway , what size tyres are you running on your 10's Frank?
Mine is Acapulco blue. I love the colour. But I like a happy wife more so. :bolt: :grin:
I've got 15 x 8's on the 4 corners of mine. 295's on the rear with the lip rolled. It's a tight fit but they fit.
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I think you have bought some parts from me, on another note I have 17 X 9.5 with 275 wide tyres and could fit 295 maybe even 305 but arches have been rolled. Tyres do not rub even when I am towing the Caravan and throwing it around corners
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I think you have bought some parts from me, on another note I have 17 X 9.5 with 275 wide tyres and could fit 295 maybe even 305 but arches have been rolled. Tyres do not rub even when I am towing the Caravan and throwing it around corners
Yep have been to your place a couple of times, your car looks great finished , I should be able to fit 295 tyres once the guards are widened and with the correct width diff , they get. 305 wide in there over seas
Paul
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Yep have been to your place a couple of times, your car looks great finished , I should be able to fit 295 tyres once the guards are widened and with the correct width diff , they get. 305 wide in there over seas
Paul
Are you going down to cooly rocks on this weekend????
If so I will be there provided I have oil pressure I will be parked up against the fence on the beach with the Gold Coast Muscle Car Assoc give me a call if you still have my number and have a look at my wheel/diff combination.
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Wish I was,unfortunately it's my week on at work so no can do, will catch up at some point, look forward to seeing the finished product
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Belated welcome to you Paul! Always good to have another 69r around. Look forward to the pics. I had a Black Jade Mach 1 and can understand the dislike of that colour!
Ash - can't believe your wife doesn't like the Acapulco blue. What colour does she want?
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It's not so much the colour, Dave. There's a long story behind it and if changing the colour is what is required, then so be it.
She thought I was going to buy the black S-code that yellow66 actually brought. I hesitated at the time which was my mistake as it turned out to be a great car. So black with red Mach stripes it will be.
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Nice - Raven Black is my favourite colour.
My ultimate car.
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heres's a couple more
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A great little project..
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A great little project..
Macka, I think your idea of "little" project and mine would be miles apart! Very daunting, admire those with the talent to do restorations of this scale.
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I think both Black Jade and Acapulco Blue, are two of the nicest colours, I get the keeping the wives happy, but there are times when you need to put your foot down :grin: :grin:
I like original colours on a car, nothing worse than getting a car and finding out it's not the original colour, especially if it's a car of value.
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:grin:
If changing the colour keeps the wife happy, then her focus will be on how nice the colour looks and not what everything really costs and how much has been spent... :bolt:
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But Ash, wives can come and go, our cars don't argue, there always up for it whenever we want, with love and affection, they always shine for us, and they don't waste money on unnecessary items such as shoes.
Stick to the original colour, as the car will never complain about how much you spent on her.
Unfortunately I don't stick to my own advice, I give in quickly and relate to what your saying :grin: :grin:
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Ah true, wives do come and go. But... when my first wife went, so did my XB 2 door. :cry:
For the purist, changing the colour on mine wont be the most upsetting thing about the car. Unlike my wife, I don't have to live with an upset stranger at a car show because they don't like what I did with my car. My kids can deal with that lot if they want to sell it when the car is one day theirs.
Can you guess how many concours trophies I plan to win? :lmao:
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Boss, all you can do is inspire and admire on some of these projects...
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Let's face it, if we all stuck to the original colours for our cars, there'd be a lot of Mustangs out there with boring colours. Have a close look at the colour charts for the early cars! Most of the '68 colours look like pus, bar 1 or 2. JMHO. Mine is actually a Dodge colour. If it's a keeper, and not for concourse, do as you will.
Cheers, Ron B
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I have to say I am stoked with my original colour Mustang. I did look at a nice Acapulco Blue one in the ACT, but was put off by the fact that it was originally a Meadowlark Yellow colour. I love the rarity of Winter Blue.
I don't enter mine in concours but like the originality of it.
I do agree Ash, I hate those who come up and criticise your car. - when they start to pay to rectify its " faults" then I'll be interested in their opinion!
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At the end of the day you buy the car for yourself not to please others...if you want to paint it in pink with purple spots then go for it...If I buy another mustang most of the purists will hate it because it will be wild.
I watched a video last night on a guy who has a copper coloured Eleanor to me it was beautifully done but some of the remarks from idiots were....
why did he paint it that color its not original Eleanor colour!!!...news flash neither is the car
why did he put those wheels on????....news flash because he could and they look great
The engine sounds like crap it should have a 289 in it...news flash what a 429 supercharged is not good enough?
peoples perception of things are just that ! perceptions ! Do what you want its your car.
(btw pink and purple spots yuk) lol
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Here's the dash coversion ,have one thats already converted but cant use vents with it and i wanted one that was same measurements as factory in where the steering colum and glovebox are
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Been busy tweeking the dash , removed outer cowls,cleaned up the rust and repaired sections
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I've only just caught up with this thread. Great job so far. Keep the pics coming.
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Been busy over the last few weeks, r/h rail, torque box installed, radiator support and front approns in, and r/h sill panel, sat wheels in place to determin diff width
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Plenty of rubber under those guards Paul.. :thumb:
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Haven't posted updates for a while as with christmas and family comitments work has slowed, here's some progress, got my draglink back from john, mounted steering box and idler,floor is tec screwd in rear floor removed,rails strengthed and sandblasted,por15 painted on inside rails,rear torquebox covers replaced,shockabsorber crossmember replaced and rear floor fitted, doors and front end fitted ,chassis checked and rechecked for proper alignment,once i'm fully satisfied its right I'll weld it up,then start on the rear panels.
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Good progress. I remember when I was at the same stage doing the same work
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Will be worth it as I'll know exactly what I've got 😊
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A few progress photos,left 1/4 on just about to fit r/h one after a few repairs on the door jam,having it down this far has let me blast and treat areas that you wouldn't normally be able to get to
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Man that looks like a huge rebuild, good on you for taking on a project like that :thumb:
Will be following this thread with interest.
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:omg: you're full on
Commendable, takes big kahuna's to do that :thumb:
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Impressive
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Thanks, it's not that hard just lots of patience, measurements and photos, also helps having a father who's an old school panelbeater, I remember when I was young going to work with him on Saturday mornings so I could help ( or hinder depends on how you look at it :smile01:) unfortunately for me he lives too far away to help. I got four days in the last round off so a little progress, door jam has been blasted andrepaired, everything inside gets the metal finish and poor 15 treatment , replaced front roof brace , fitted up rear 1/4 panel and wheel wells, fitted up tail light panel, doing some gapping with the rear valance, so much easier when the lower part isn't welded together yet.
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Friggin insane!!
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Thought I would update seeing as it's been a while, boot floors welded in, rear seat support panel finally showed up and fitted, gapped doors ( still more to do) , r/h door is 5 mm shorter than the left, both dynacorn.Drip rails replaced and roof skin fitted, Rear is all fitted up awaiting a final measure then welding. Hopefully after Christmas is over I'll get some solid time on it
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Welcome back Paul and Happy New Year. The panel fitments are looking real good, great progress.
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Great progress, I am going to have to get dynacorn doors for my 69 once I start and have heard that the fit is not great. How did you fix the 5mm gap?
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Great progress, I am going to have to get dynacorn doors for my 69 once I start and have heard that the fit is not great. How did you fix the 5mm gap?
Happy new year everyone, The fit of the left door was very good,just needed a bit added at top near the mirror, the right door was short, I used welding rod with the flux removed from memory its 2-3 mm then slowly welded it to the door, you can only weld very short runs, I air cooled as I went, takes a while but well worth it, I then trim with a sanding disc and body file
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Hello everyone, can't believe another year gone! Thought I might update with a few photos, progress has been a bit slow, diff shortened and in place, inner wheel houses widened, rear welded up, inner rocker panel strips folded and fitted, firewall started, plan to have it painted this year( fingers crossed )
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Great work Paul, looking really good
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Thanks for the update, great work
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Very Impressive , ton of work and a ton of patience , a credit to you , love seeing the progress :thumb:
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Hey Paul, just a question about the dash conversion, my 69 has no vents in the dash, although I have bought vents for it. Can I just cut the vent holes into my existing dash to fit the vents in, or is there an issue with that?
Thanks, Neil.
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Hey Paul, just a question about the dash conversion, my 69 has no vents in the dash, although I have bought vents for it. Can I just cut the vent holes into my existing dash to fit the vents in, or is there an issue with that?
Thanks, Neil.
Hi Neil, you could probably cut them out, would probably be easier getting one that already had them, if your is left hand drive? Most that convert to r/h use non air dashes, makes it easier but steering wheel sits off centre, I converted mine so that it sits centre
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Thanks Paul, I may just wait until I get to that stage. :thumb:
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Hi everyone, been busy with the build and it’s changed direction slightly, I have a writeup on the 69 mustang site for anyone interested, a lot easier to post photos, here’s the link
http://1969stang.com/forum/index.php?/topic/53056-pauls-69-mach1/page/4/
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Engine bay is looking sweet. :cheers:
i chickened out on my project and will stick with the windsor engine to avoid engineering and customised requirements.