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1st Generation 1964 1/2 - 1973 - Questions & general discussions that apply to a specific year => 1969 Mustang => Topic started by: Stangly on March 23, 2012, 11:02:34 PM
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Okay guys I finally got up enough courage to post some photos of my project. I'm looking for honest input please point out things that should be corrected and thanks again to everybody who's answered my posts.
David,
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Okay guys I finally got up enough courage to post some photos of my project. I'm looking for honest input please point out things that should be corrected and thanks again to everybody who's answered my posts.
Glad to get you started - you've reached the fun part - putting all the nice clean pieces back on the car
Front spring saddles (where the coil spring sits) were bare metal and didn't have that cute little rubber pads originally. Shafts would have been a darker heat treated metal when compared to the stamped steel of the rest of it.
No zerts (you can remove them and put a plug in) on the uppers or lower a arms.
Allot of the finishes might be different in person rather than what we see due to the camera flash since many of the heat treated steel pieces would have been fairly dark in comparison to the way the pictures came out
How did they get (rear wheelwell) nice blue color on the frame rail and on the upper wheelwell but back in between? Sound deadener then body color.
Need to clean (if your going the concours route ;) the red oxide color off of the third member where the machined surfaces would be
Looks like the rear spring and clamps both have the same finish/color where originally you would have had bare stamped steel for the clamps, a darker metal for the spring leaves and a contrast to black on the plastic insulators
Engine compartment. There would have been an effort to seal every opening, attachment point, electrical connection, hose, mounting screw (except the ground strap) with spray sealant. May be a bit difficult with the engine in but you can cover it and spray away
Keep up the good work - your getting there!!
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Nice to see this attention to detail on a SB car !! You probably don't have may examples to go by in the "samples" given over the years - which can be good as not to use undocumented daubs on your car .
Looks like you started with a very solid example.
Mark
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Guys,
Thank you for the great comments exactly what I was looking for.
Jeff,
I did remove the rubber pads before installing the springs. These were aftermarket control arms I had purchased in haste and I plan on reconditioning the originals down the road. Not sure on the wheel well there wasn't much left of the original outer wheel well. I will look back through my photos. I applied the sound deadener (undercoating) quiet some time ago and have seen some examples that have a much heavier application. Should the sound deadener here be on the frame rail also. I thought I had left the machined surfaces on the third member bare but will take a second look. I just received the plug kit and was intending to apply the sealer as indicated in the body assembly manual. I have good existing photos of this so I have a good example to follow. You say it is a spray on sealer the stuff that was originally on the car was very thick and globby. Is there good product out there you can recommend.
Thank you,
David,
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Mark,
What is a SB is this standard breaks. The car had alot of cancer and needed quite a bit of panels replaced, lets say I got fairly good at butt welding. I only duplicated the inspection marks I found other than the drive shaft which I took off of the build sheet.
Thank you,
David,
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The 90 degree zerk fittings on the upper control arms work better pointed toward you. Just my experience. Brian
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Mark,
What is a SB is this standard breaks. The car had alot of cancer and needed quite a bit of panels replaced, lets say I got fairly good at butt welding. I only duplicated the inspection marks I found other than the drive shaft which I took off of the build sheet.
Thank you,
David,
SB - Small Block
We have all seen the attention given to BB (big blocks 428 and 429) and to G code cars.
This being a SB , Non Mach allows it to present very well in my eyes. (You LOVED the car and it deserved it)
Mark
P.S. But just so you know - "the masses" at shows will walk past it to see a rusty Mach one! (then again and masses are asses)