06-01-2011, 05:39 AM
Well, it finally happened. I picked up a project car over the long weekend. Sorry, I don't yet have any pics to post. As you can imagine, I'm up to my eyeballs right now with getting a VIN inspection, getting a new title and getting the car registered. (To boot, my daily driver developed a leaky tire over the weekend.) Then I'll order a Marti report.
The driver side door was replaced with a '69 door which makes the door tag useless. However, the car still has a buck tag. I will get some pics up soon. Here are some details in the mean time:
- 1970 Mach 1
- Original 351 Cleveland 2V still under the hood
- Original 3-Speed Manual still in the car (I plan to install a 5-speed)
- Original color is Calypso Coral; Car is currently primered
- Black interior
- Rim-blow steering wheel (it's shot, but it's all there)
- Rear diff is a 9" 3.00 non-locking (bummer it's not a traction-lock, but that can easily be remedied)
- Shaker! It's actually a 1969 shaker assembly. I'm hoping I can make it look like a 1970 shaker by removing the "351" badges. The car will also need a new shaker hood. That's going to be expensive, but the current shaker hood has been the victim of a bad patch job. Anyone have a shaker hood for sale?
The car runs and drives, but it's rough. It has some small spots of rust in areas typical to a 70 Mustang. The frame rails and torque boxes are solid! Once I get all the paperwork taken care of, I will start the the disassembly, get it media blasted and get some new sheet metal welded in.
Although the current condition of the car is kinda rough, what I like about it is all the pieces are still there. It hasn't been molested over the years. Even the original interior is all there.
I'll keep you posted.
The driver side door was replaced with a '69 door which makes the door tag useless. However, the car still has a buck tag. I will get some pics up soon. Here are some details in the mean time:
- 1970 Mach 1
- Original 351 Cleveland 2V still under the hood
- Original 3-Speed Manual still in the car (I plan to install a 5-speed)
- Original color is Calypso Coral; Car is currently primered
- Black interior
- Rim-blow steering wheel (it's shot, but it's all there)
- Rear diff is a 9" 3.00 non-locking (bummer it's not a traction-lock, but that can easily be remedied)
- Shaker! It's actually a 1969 shaker assembly. I'm hoping I can make it look like a 1970 shaker by removing the "351" badges. The car will also need a new shaker hood. That's going to be expensive, but the current shaker hood has been the victim of a bad patch job. Anyone have a shaker hood for sale?
The car runs and drives, but it's rough. It has some small spots of rust in areas typical to a 70 Mustang. The frame rails and torque boxes are solid! Once I get all the paperwork taken care of, I will start the the disassembly, get it media blasted and get some new sheet metal welded in.
Although the current condition of the car is kinda rough, what I like about it is all the pieces are still there. It hasn't been molested over the years. Even the original interior is all there.
I'll keep you posted.