Since I got the car its had vibration at higher speeds. While changing the rear brakes found the reason why. Rear wheel bearings were worn out. Unfortunately, it’s not a simple case of going to the local partsContinue reading
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Rear Disc Brake Upgrade
The rear drum brakes needed a rebuild. The shoes were worn out and the drums didn’t look in great shape. Rather than rebuilding the drums, I decided to go with a disc upgrade to matchContinue reading
Radiator Upgrade
The radiator has had a tiny leak since I’ve had the car. I used some sealant as a stop-gap measure. However, the leak finally got so bad it really needed a proper solution. Ordered a newContinue reading
Brake Pedal Pad
Since the Lokar throttle pedal was installed had to change the pad on the brake pedal to match. This was supposed to be a bolt on. However, since I have a new brake pedal whichContinue reading
Throttle Pedal MKII
Since the 1969 upgrade did not work decided to go for a Lokar throttle pedal and cable. Install went smoothly, everything fit well.
Throttle Pedal Upgrade
Decided to upgrade the throttle pedal to a cable system. The 1967 Mustang uses pushrod system for the kick down and throttle. While it works, with the EFI upgrade just didn’t have enough control over the throttle. WhenContinue reading
Steering Wheel
New wood steering wheel! 🙂 Since I’ve had the car the horn hasn’t really worked. I tried to fix it a few times it but just didn’t have the right parts. So decided to go with a twoContinue reading
Export Brace
When I bought the car it came with an export brace. It was not fitted to the car. The issue was that the front struts were too close together by about 10mm. I guess that’s whyContinue reading
Brake Upgrade
The time came to upgrade the brakes. Had enough of being on edge while driving anticipating when less cautious drivers plan to pull out in front or cut me up :/ Started by removing the oldContinue reading
Three Point Seatbelts
A little safety upgrade, three-point belts installed. Install was fairly straightforward. As with any car hope to never need them 🙂
Head Unit Upgrade
The car came with single din Kenwood head unit. It didn’t really suit the car. I really wanted to change back to a classic style radio. The problem was that when the single din head unitContinue reading
Holley Dual Sync
To finish up the EFI install a Holley Dual Sync distributor was added. Its pretty much plug and play with the Holley Sniper. The wiring had been prepared when installing the sniper EFI. Only hadContinue reading
Alternator Replacement
The original charge system failed and would no longer charge the battery. Upgraded to a one wire alternator replacement. Removed the voltage regulator and installed a 4 gauge power wire to the battery. A nice solid chargeContinue reading
New Wheels
Ordered some American Racing Torq Thrust D wheels. The colour is vintage silver. They are 15″ x 7J. This will allow the fitting of disc brakes as part of a future upgrade. That was notContinue reading
EFI
Carburettor rebuild The story begins with some carburettor issues. Since I got it was not perfect, sometimes it seemed to over-fuel when slowing. However, the main issue was that the secondaries would get stuck open after goingContinue reading
Neutral safety switch
Since I got the car it kept blowing a fuse. It was intermittent with no particular pattern. I kept putting in fuses with larger and larger ratings. In hindsight not the wisest course of action.Continue reading
Tail lights
The original lights were quite dim and it was hard to tell when the brakes were applied. This was a particularly problem on bright days. I’d like to keep the car as original looking asContinue reading
Steering wheel emblem
Thought it would be an easy one, ‘just’ replace the steering wheel emblem. The old one was almost impossible to remove. Ended up drilling a hole through it and using some wood as a puller.
Overflow tank
The kit came with rivets to install the brackets, however the side of the radiator has convenient holes for mounting with bolts. A new radiator cap was needed to allow any coolant that ends upContinue reading
Exhaust Upgrade
The car came with a straight through exhaust and some small silencers. It sounded fantastic, loud & exciting. However after driving for 30 minutes it wasn’t good on the ears. I drove with ear plugsContinue reading
New dampers
Patrick very kindly bought some new dampers for the car. Turns out it was a very necessary change. The front dampers were completely gone, next to no rebound. One of them had leaked out allContinue reading
Indictor switch
Since I’ve owned the car the indicator stalk would not stay on for the right direction. This is a common issue on this generation of Mustangs. There is a small plastic tab that breaks off. LuckilyContinue reading
Trunk lid seal
The car did come with a seal for the trunk ( boot ). However it had been mounted to the rim around the boot on the car rather than on the boot lid. This meantContinue reading
Various little fixes
Dome Light A quick simple one, the new light came with a lower bezel however it fits just fine and looks neater with just the top section. Fuel filler The fuel filler hose wasn’t lookingContinue reading
Wheel Refurb
One of the 4 wheels was not shiny. At some stage someone has repainted it with matt silver. Patrick cleaned up the wheel and sprayed it with chrome paint. It looks very close to otherContinue reading
Photoshoot
Out taking some photos with my brother Patrick and his Marlin Sportster kit car we built. More details here: www.msportster.co.uk
Radiator Hose & Electric Fan
While out on a trip with the car, got stuck in traffic. Unfortunately that resulted in the car overheating. Despite running Waterless Coolant it still overflowed. Coincidently also noticed that the alternator belt was starting toContinue reading
Indicators
The rear lights have been changed for UK use so the reverse and indicators are on the same bulb. This maintains the three red tail lights. Much neater than changing the outer red light toContinue reading
