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    Parts Wanted '72 Mach 1 grille center bracket needed

    There used to be a guy on here named David who went by the name Carolina Mountain Mustangs. He last posted back in Nov of 2021. He was always recommending a guy named Scotty Strickland in N.Carolina. He said that this Strickland guy only did Facebook and that he had a bunch of 71-73 mustangs on...
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    Replacing battery mount area of fender skirt

    Welding is actually a lot of fun. I call my Miller mig welder my "Electric glue gun". There is a learning curve so practice, practice, practice!! YouTube is your friend. There are some good videos on there that answer a lot of welding questions that you might have. I have an auto darkening...
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    Trunk lid will not stay open

    Hey boss49472 I was wondering if you can point me in the right direction so I could also get a set of torsion bars made like the ones you had made for your car. I to, am in search for the correct torsion wire for my Mach so the trunk lid could stay open with the attached rear spoiler. Thank...
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    Window difficulty

    Quote, "Lastly - any suggestions on where to find new inside window felts? I'm having a hard time figure out what these are called so that I can properly search for replacements. Mine are warn out. See circles. Thanks!" https://7173mustangs.com/threads/stabilizer-door-glass.22483/ Go to...
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    What did you do to your car today?

    Thanks for the pics Hemi
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    What did you do to your car today?

    Hey Hemi, if you can, and you remember, please take pics of the repairs and post them up here. I think many of us would find it very interesting and useful. I myself will be doing a complete rebuild on my toploader and I plan to upgrade it to a 1-3/8" wide ratio 4th gear input shaft and a 31...
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    Ponies in the Smokies 2024

    Congratulations Ron!!! Thank you for the pics!!
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    What did you do to your car today?

    Today I opened up the charcoal canister and restored it. I filled it with fresh activated charcoal that I got on Amazon. Since I know you guys like pics here is some that I took of the process.
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    How to replace hood hinge springs?

    I did the same thing that Steve McMahan did. The NPD replacement springs are really strong! I too, used my truck to attach the load strap to.
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    First Start Attempt

    Mark Jones don't forget to take a quick vid with your phone of it starting. We like vids and pics 😁
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    Repro Outside Door Handles

    Scott Drake doesn't make anything
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    Another glove box relay/ buzzer post

    Check with Midlife he will probably know
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    Source for replacement '71 fb windshield?

    In this thread https://7173mustangs.com/threads/the-rickster-a-73-mach-1-work-in-progress.16772/page-16#post-433827 mrgmhale wrote posting #309, Quote, "If you get your windshield from ECS they will etch it with the proper CarLite logo, tiny type, and date code to match your oem glass. Same...
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    Most accurate paint?

    SMS Auto Fabrics has the correct grain vinyl for your Grande. https://smsautofabrics.com/ I was able to get my Mach's 3/4 vinyl top from them. Do a research on them though, they are not the quickest when it comes to shipping.
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    found on facebook....

    Looks like something Hunter Biden would've built with his Dad. 🤪
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