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Applied some slop Grey/Green

Hey Mike a while back you inquired on the alternator splash shield which is a unique item on your 429. I found this... https://www.deadnutson.com/1971-429-s-cj-alternator-splash-shield-d1zz-10317-a/

Mark Jones if you remember take some pics of your sled on the wheel cribs that you end up making. We like pics!! 😁

"That'll buff out...." :rolleyes:

Helicopter, why don't you make a set of wheel cribs? The wheel cribs are pretty stable and you can get the car off the ground and it gives you enough clearance. This video shows you how to make the wheel cribs This video shows how to put your car on the wheel cribs.

YellowHorse the copper primer is indeed a weld through primer. Since I have so much of it, besides using it inside the seams of the panels I weld, I also use it as a protectant over all the areas that I have welded together afterwards. I then use a two part red oxide primer to seal the welded...

Awesome!!! It's never to late to get started on it!!! Once it's road worthy, Drive it like you stole it!!!! 😁

Finished prepping and welding in the motor cross over mount cover.

Thanks Fabrice, impressing you with my build is a very high honor!!! The "primer/copper stuff" is the UPOL weld through primer. A family member didn't know what to get me for my birthday last year and my wife "suggested" a couple of cans of the UPOL. The family member took it upon himself and...

The straps are attached to a 2ft 2”x2” square steel tubing. Each strap hook is attached to a steel eyebolt. The engine hoist hook is attached in the center of the tube also with an eyebolt. When I lifted the driver side with the hoist the sled came up and started to tilt correctly as soon as the...

Pics of the progress on the bottom of my sled. Front motor mount cross member. Its a little dented. I looked inside it with a light and a small mirror. I determined it had to be removed. The new cover piece arrived from NPD yesterday. I'll be prepping and welding it in today. More pics...

Found this article. Digital artist renderings. https://www.autoevolution.com/news/eccentric-71-73-mustang-mach-1-gets-a-lot-of-digital-love-for-the-restomod-age-161778.html#

Here in S.Florida, because of the high heat and humidity we have around here, the Blinker fluid we pick up here at the local Auto parts chain stores have special additives to keep the blinkers cool and moisture free.

Built the tip over brackets using the steel from the body jig in my previous post. Just got through turning the sled onto its side. Now I can work on the bottom comfortably.

Here is how member "73MustangCoupe" did his, https://7173mustangs.com/threads/vapor-canister-rebuild-restoration.40150/

I don't know if anyone else has posted this but here is a link to Kentucky Mustang, one of our vendors. They now offer new inner fender splash shields for our sleds made by ACP. https://www.kentuckymustang.com/splash-shields-set-of-4-1971-1973-acp.html

Very impressive Mike. Outstanding job!!!

RJS Fuel Cell Safety Foam 30152 https://www.summitracing.com/parts/rjs-30152 Gasoline won't dissolve fuel cell safety foam.

Thanks Ron. The "Rickster" serves as my inspiration.

Sheriff I'm going to follow this design but I'm adapting it to my sled using the steel from my body jig.