Build Thread Finally! 89 Notch 2v Swap Progress Thread Project: 89mach1

95BlueStallion · Sep 2, 2011

Your interior looks very clean. Appears you broke up the red nicely with the black seats, door inserts, and black carpet. Cant wait to see the finished product.

CarMichael Angelo · Sep 2, 2011

Didn't make the alignment shop today. (No surprise there) I decided to take two steps backwards instead. See, the drivers door stripe has always kinda bugged me since putting it on (I always thought it was lacking something). I decided to add an accent color to the stripe to make the "mach 1, and center stripe stand out against the rest of the stripe (like the factory) I planned to paint an accent color down the center of the stripe before putting the passenger side on and stick it on top of that. The plan for the drivers side and rear was to mask and then cut out the center using an X-acto knife.

I got the passenger side done and it looks great! When I decided to try my hand at the "mask and cut" thing for the driver's side, it quickly became apparent that that was a fleeting idea. There is no way I'm gonna get the center cut out w/ any degree of accuracy. The "two steps backwards" part is the fact that now,...I'm gonna have to remove the driver's side stripe and rear deck stripe in order to paint underneath and then replace the stripes w/ new ones .....Yeah!

On a positive note, save for the stripes, I did have the dip switches wrong on my gas gauge. That's fixt. All that's left is is the pass seat and belt, cleaning and a quick detail. It will be done tomorrow.

90stang5speed · Sep 3, 2011

Did you find a way to keep your shoulder harnesses from slipping off the top of the seat? If not, I was thinking, if you still have those 1/4 strips of alu. that you were going to use as the grill. You could use a piece that was about 3" wider than your seat on each side. Then fold that 3" that stick out wider that the seat back on its self to make a small loop. Then attach that to the center part of the head rest. The loops would hold the belts and should be hard to see tucked in between the seat & head rest.

CarMichael Angelo · Sep 3, 2011

90stang5speed said:
Did you find a way to keep your shoulder harnesses from slipping off the top of the seat? If not, I was thinking, if you still have those 1/4 strips of alu. that you were going to use as the grill. You could use a piece that was about 3" wider than your seat on each side. Then fold that 3" that stick out wider that the seat back on its self to make a small loop. Then attach that to the center part of the head rest. The loops would hold the belts and should be hard to see tucked in between the seat & head rest.

Yeah thanks, I was thinking the same thing. Only cannot use the 1/4" thick alum to do that, more like .030-.060 stuff. Back burner status for today though, I'mm gonna get that thing rolling!!!

CarMichael Angelo · Sep 3, 2011

It runs!

It runs. It drives. It's so freakin' COOL!

I cant wait for you guys to hear it. It sounds zackly like I wanted it to.

Problem is, It's gonna rain the next 4 days.

I got plans for a neat video that I'll do next week (when the rain stops).

90stang5speed · Sep 3, 2011

Can't wait to see the video. Looking forward to one day seeing it in a magazine too.

CarMichael Angelo · Sep 12, 2011

It's done. I took it out to the local parking lot today and took some "decent" pictures. Here's a few.

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elarm1 · Sep 12, 2011

Thats a nice piece of ass there! Loooooove the rear!

90stang5speed · Sep 12, 2011

The car looks Awesome Mike. I finaly got mine off the stands & took it around the block for the first time in a year this weekend. Awesome work though. Hope to see it in person some day.

LarsD · Sep 12, 2011

elarm1 said:
Thats a nice piece of ass there! Loooooove the rear!

Word.

The tail is choice!

Adams91LX · Sep 12, 2011

so what wheels are you going to run...

lol

just playing... looks great mike!

95BlueStallion · Sep 12, 2011

Adams91LX said:
so what wheels are you going to run...

lol

just playing... looks great mike!

Mike, dont get me wrong here. The car looks amazing as is, and your work is top notch (no pun intended). Some custom wheels really would set the car off though, especially with a little lip out back. Maybe something to consider in the future, but it has to feel awesome getting her buttoned up. Cant wait to hear it in a vid.

Edit: Who wants to make a bet that an aftermarket company starts producing a '68 front end and hood that will bolt on now, after seeing this car in a mag.

CarMichael Angelo · Sep 12, 2011

Hey I appreciate all of the feedback and I don't mind anybody giving their advice/opinion either way.

Remember, My plan is to cater to the theme. ( 68 muscle car) The wheels in my opinion are part of that. I want it to be as Ford might have offered it. A "shiny" billet wheel isn't the way I see it. Just as the last "coin toss" over whether or not to run a billet grille weighed in favor of a billet grille, I chose the black hex instead.

My friend says the short stance of the car looks like a pit bull, and the tail sends a signal that says "up yours". That's zackly how I want it.

And the front end is really the simpler of the two things to mass produce, as it ends up bolting onto stock front fenders. I guess I should apply for the patent?

NIKwoaC · Sep 12, 2011

It's just so damn clean! So well put together! Mike, you really did a fantastic job of making it seamless.

Adams91LX · Sep 12, 2011

My MSPaint idea... Yeah, it's really rough... but some black rims would look super sweet with the black accents on the car... AmericanMuscle even has matte bullitts... I'm not saying, I'm just saying.

darthcual · Sep 13, 2011

Theirs awesome, then theirs crazy awesome. That thing is crazy awesome. I would like to see what crager wheels would look like on her.

*Now make a fast back :0

90lxcoupe · Sep 13, 2011

You should apply for the patent before someone steals the idea

CarMichael Angelo · Sep 13, 2011

I don't have the foggiest idea on how to apply for the "rights" to that front end, or if it is even possible. Maybe I should approach one of the body kit mfg's w/ a sales approach.

As for the wheels, I have to admit that I have looked at painting a portion of the center black, and leaving the spokes or a portion of the spoke silver. I think it would help the wheel significantly. I gotta look at them for awhile to decide how to go about that.

CarMichael Angelo · Sep 13, 2011

Patent Pending.....

The Patent attorney I spoke w/ today has agreed that there is something to the nose that needs protecting, So I've invested in protecting the "creative design elements" as my own, and have applied for a patent on the nose. I had to create CAD drawings of the individual pieces that went into the design/build, Turn over all of the initial build pictures, and formulate a written "design objective". It was expensive, I hope I'll never have to use it in a court case.

Adams91LX · Sep 13, 2011

did some google searching...

this would look sweet

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