Hey all! I have just acquired my first Mustang. It was advertised as a 73 Fastback, but after showing a friend of mine some pics, who happens to know a whole lot more about Mustangs than I do, he said it had the grill, hood, seats, and tail piece of a Mach I and asked if I had checked the VIN. I had not. After trying several VIN decoders, etc., they all confirmed it is a Mach I. It had been repainted at some point prior to the guy I bought it from had acquired it. With it also came a box with the Mach I stripes. He assumed someone was cloning a Mach I and did not like the stripes so he never took them out of the box. It has had some mods because according to the VIN it came with a 302, but when the previous owner got it in '06, it had a 351C. Something went wrong with the 351C, can't remember what he told me, and he acquired a 351W to put in it supposedly cheaper than he could fix the 351C. So that is what is has now. He had installed the engine/tran back in it, though not everything was completely finished under the hood; and had most of the interior redone, when financial situations changed and he had to let it and his 1970 Torino GT go. I was able to get them both at a great bundle price. Now I have a lot to learn about the Holley 4160 that is on it in case i need to rebuild it from it sitting for a while; as well as getting all of the vacuum lines, electrical wiring, interior finished up from where he left off.
Eventually it will need a new paint job as the one done prior to 2006 has chipping in some easy to see spots and flaking in some semi hidden spots. I hope to get it daily driver status pretty soon with the help of the knowledge I expect to find here. :) Currently the ignition switch does nothing. I figure it has something to do with three connectors hanging on the firewall that aren't connected to anything. If you put some gas in the carb and jump the solenoid, it turns over with no problem and fires up. However, it quickly dies. So, have to also figure out why it is not getting fuel once cranked.
Any one know a good source for wiring diagrams, maintenance manuals, etc.?
(11-23-2014, 04:20 PM)Mach1FatherFigure Wrote: Welcome. Those will end up 4* cool rides. White would not be my first pick for colour but you have them and I don't, so I guess you win.
No, white is not our first choice either, but could not pass up the price. A color change for the Mustang will come down the road after we get it running right and finish what was started on the interior.
Sort of like mine which will undergo a color change as well.
My 1970 GT Torino was my third car - second driver - first Ford. It was my main high school car, the car I use when dating my wife, my college car, and "our" first car.
When I purchased my 73 Mach 1 I was debating on a 1969 Mach 1, a 71-73 Mach 1 or a 1970 GT Torino. You have two great cars!
(11-24-2014, 05:06 AM)Steven Harris Wrote: Your cars looks very familiar.
Sort of like mine which will undergo a color change as well.
My 1970 GT Torino was my third car - second driver - first Ford. It was my main high school car, the car I use when dating my wife, my college car, and "our" first car.
When I purchased my 73 Mach 1 I was debating on a 1969 Mach 1, a 71-73 Mach 1 or a 1970 GT Torino. You have two great cars!
Thanks! Yours looks good. Are those the correct wheels? Mine had some "moon disc" wheels as the previous owner called them, put on there. My wife will actually be the driver of this one and the Torino will be my driver. So, she will get final say so on color. I just have to get it running safely for her. She wants to learn as I work on it though, so that's good...the blind leading the blind!
(11-24-2014, 05:29 AM)aphaynes Wrote: Are those the correct wheels? Mine had some "moon disc" wheels as the previous owner called them, put on there.
No, those are a Shelby Ten Spoke version.
My preference will probably be a Magnum 500 in due time.
What drivetrain does your GT have?
The Torino was a 3 on the tree, but the original owner converted it to 3 on the floor way back when. That was the first thing I had to work on because it was stuck in reverse when I bought it. The way the Indy SSA shifter was installed the two shifter rods were hitting when going in Reverse. After all those years of hitting the cotter pin finally popped out leaving it stuck in Reverse. Fortunately, that was a quick fix and I hit the road for the hour drive home.