Removed the firewall insulation, since it was all breaking apart and throwing crap in the air every time I drive it. On a better note, it dropped 5 lbs. That will be short lived since I plan on putting dynamat on the entire inside of the firewall.
Mounted up the rear fiberglass bumper. Hopefully it holds, only time will tell. I did a custom mounting to it, so I wouldn't have to drill holes. That rear bumper dropped 11 lbs. That was just the bumpers, not counting the mounting bracket. Here are some pics, not the best, but you get the point:
I also fixed my stereo, finally. It wasn't working for awhile, no power to it. Figured that out; I'm quite happy since electrical isn't my thing. Total, today, I dropped another 20 lbs off the car. Good day for vehicle weight loss!
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1969 Ford Mustang Coupe; 351w (5.8L) carb engine; Champion 4 row aluminum radiator; Edelbrock Performer RPM Intake Manifold; Edelbrock 750 CFM Carb; Crager Wheels; 215/60-15 front tires, 255/60-15 rear tires; Doug Tri-Y Headers; Custom Dual Side Exit Exhaust w/Xpipe; MSD 6AL; Electric Fuel Pump; March Performance U/D Pulley Set; Curved Monte Carlo Bar.
Went to go drive the stang last night and it kept back firing... For around 15 min. It was cold, but not super cold (socal weather). Unsure what caused it since I couldn't figure it out before we left last night. Any ideas?
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1969 Ford Mustang Coupe; 351w (5.8L) carb engine; Champion 4 row aluminum radiator; Edelbrock Performer RPM Intake Manifold; Edelbrock 750 CFM Carb; Crager Wheels; 215/60-15 front tires, 255/60-15 rear tires; Doug Tri-Y Headers; Custom Dual Side Exit Exhaust w/Xpipe; MSD 6AL; Electric Fuel Pump; March Performance U/D Pulley Set; Curved Monte Carlo Bar.
Installed a new antenna, touched up a bunch of chips in the paint and am getting ready to sand down the rocker panels and paint them. The 30 year old crappy paint job isn't sticking to the rocker panels very well. Time to touch them up.
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65 convertible, 289 C code, C4 automatic, Wimbledon white, red interior.
+1 on really nice, with great touches in getting some of that wiring out of the bay. SWEET, IMCOBRA
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Aired up the tires---then took it out and run the dog sh$$ out of it. Don't care because if i blow it up be a good excuse to finish the 351W I'm building and put it in.
__________________ My '70 Pro-Street. Mildly built 302, Mallory 6AL ignition, Hurst w/4-speed, 74 Maverick rear w/3.40 gears. Tied frame with 6 point cage. Trunk mounted battery, Dynamax Exhaust. Building a 351W 40 over now...
Put on a H&R spacer kit for the front wheels and took off the strut tower covers to see what they weigh. Both weighed in at 7 lbs, a tempting 7 lbs to take off the front.
Installed new head gaskets to fix the leaking issue with the cork. Also replaced the valve covers with some black Ford Racing ones.
Some new front pics with the spacers installed.
Not too bad looking now.
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1969 Ford Mustang Coupe; 351w (5.8L) carb engine; Champion 4 row aluminum radiator; Edelbrock Performer RPM Intake Manifold; Edelbrock 750 CFM Carb; Crager Wheels; 215/60-15 front tires, 255/60-15 rear tires; Doug Tri-Y Headers; Custom Dual Side Exit Exhaust w/Xpipe; MSD 6AL; Electric Fuel Pump; March Performance U/D Pulley Set; Curved Monte Carlo Bar.
Picked up a nice used power seat base for the driver's seat in my '94 Cobra, as the forward and reverse gears are stripped. Hopefully I can clean it up tomorrow and get it installed, along with the passenger window regulator and motor, which also started acting up recently. Once those 2 things are fixed I hope to sell the car, which is currently for sale. After that happens, I'm ordering a 2014 GT premium with lots of options! :-)
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'66 Coupe Ivy Green with White stripes - Shelby hood - R Model front valance - 5.0L roller cam motor - TFS heads - Paxton Novi 1200 - 1.6 roller rockers - T5 tranny - Global West suspension & subframe connectors - 4 wheel discs - 9" 3.50 trac-lok rear - 16 x 8 Vintage 45 rims with 225/50/ZR16 BFG Comp T/A's.
12.1 @ 114 mph
Not the most accurate scales, each scale is give or take 10-20 lbs, haha. But it gives me an idea where the car is sitting.
Front left: 930 lbs
Front right: 870 lbs
Rear left: 720
Rear right: 700
Total weight: 3220 lbs
I also think that the lat left side is a little heavier, by at least 20-30 lbs. I have a 40 lb battery on the rear right side and it still came in lighter... it had to be that little incline the car was on.
So I think it's more like:
Front left: 910 lbs
Front right: 890 lbs
Rear left: 700 lbs
Rear right: 720 lbs
Just a guess... I need to get on some real scales, not some crappy wheel scales that we use for tactical vehicles.
Not completely mustang related but finally got my air compressor hooked up that I picked up a week ago. It's an 80gal 5hp 3ph can't wait to start using it.
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My '70 Pro-Street. Mildly built 302, Mallory 6AL ignition, Hurst w/4-speed, 74 Maverick rear w/3.40 gears. Tied frame with 6 point cage. Trunk mounted battery, Dynamax Exhaust. Building a 351W 40 over now...
