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Last 69 Mustang Mach 1 build post was on 9/13/15 by NorthernDave and it was lacking in pictures. What is the status of said Mustang? Is it finished or is still in the shop Dave?

Still here.

I have to make a little room, get this blue chevy out of the way.

Well gee golly gee whizz we need MORE!!!!!

Ever find the build sheet for that 327?

working on door/fender gaps.

Dave, your a natural. powdr

Sexy lines right there!

Glad to see you're back from vacation...

Lookin good!

Thought he had been helping someone with their rehab.

The hab didn't take.

Door gaps is looking nice, time to start thinking about some primer on the outside of this buggy.

Damn! A Northern Dave fix at last, thank you, thank you, thank you.

Now we need a BUNCH more Sir.

Still fitting and tweaking panels.








out behind the shop we have a 1973 351W and FMX trans broke down for delivery to respective rebuild shops.






It was important to us to find a 351 in the period from 69-74 so we would have the right block and cylinder heads (mostly the heads) 60.4cc chambers. We can easily utilize key components of the correct M code 69 engine by pitching the dish pistons and running flat tops with valve reliefs. I believe for cam we will likely select someone's combo of cam, lifters, timing gear set and springs. Likely an edelbrock offering that targets a range from idle and up. We'll top it with a new 4 barrel with elect choke and a dual plane alum intake, likely headers too.
The FMX trans is what this Mach 1 came with originally so we feel good about rebuilding this one and sticking it back in there.

Those have relatively "lazy" lobes and can be beat without too much trouble. There is more power/torque to be had without sacrificing smooth driving qualities.

http://www.crower.com/camshafts/ford-351w-compu-pro-hydraulic-cam-270-hdp.html

http://www.lunatipower.com/Product.aspx?id=2358&gid=287

Milder lobe design than the previous ones, but still more than the Edelbrock performer:
http://schneidercams.com/26270Hsbfhydraulic.aspx

Dave,

I too was going to rebuild the FMX for my 69 351W. I'm having issues finding guys that actually do it for a few reasons. 1) The parts are very hard to come by they're telling me. 2) They're dinosaurs. The c4/c6 seems to be an easier to rebuild trans, they're lighter, and can withstand some abuse.

If your guy is going to rebuild that for you, maybe I should get his info from you and give him a shout.

We're all about that.

But remember, it is a ladies car. And I don't care who's feelings I may have hurt with that statement.

I'll say it again, just in case someone with tender feelers didn't pick up on it. It's a lady's car.

And by that I mean exactly what any liberal rainbow flag waving feelings cop hopes I mean, exactly.

A lady, an actual child bearing female human, born a female, always been a female, an actual female, not a man that identifies as a female, an actual female that can have children. She has children too, and a husband that is an actual man that identifies as such.

It will be a special events and weekend fun car for them, family outing sort of use.

We want the car beautiful, we want it dependable, we want it safe.

We're going to hit the 300hp mark easily with the mild recipe we have in mind, which is enough to make this car fun.


But I'll gladly listen to suggestions for this "strong enough for a man but made for a woman" Mach 1 mustang.

I did make a point of noting that none of the cams I mentioned were fender shakers, they are mild in their respective makers' lineups.

Who's against "free" power, genitalia notwithstanding?

In a street rod or resto mod build I'd maybe not choose the FMX, I certainly wouldn't go out of my way to have one, put it that way. But it's right for this car so we might as well. No prob with the rebuild parts.

If he can rebuild an early air cooled torqueflite (1958), he can damn sure do an FMX.

It's common for everybody to say C6, but the transmission guys tell me the C4 can be built to handle HP that the C6 used to be chosen for.

Lunati voodoo offerings are on the short list.

That mildest one in the Voodoo set seems made to order for the application.

Do you know those cams were designed by the guy who was behind the Ultradyne designs? These Voodoos were one of his last projects before he passed on.