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  1. Flywheel

    What is the right black out hood paint?

    Hi all, The hood paint blackout color/sheen was an important decision I had to make a few weeks ago while my 71 was being completely repainted. After much time spent looking at black Mustang hood photos (or in person at car shows), reading this forum, and consulting with my painter and a few...
  2. Flywheel

    New Member from Michigan

    Thank You. Yes, this has been an amazing site to gather and share information. Your convertible looks pretty sweet.
  3. Flywheel

    New Member from Michigan

    I'm just a little southeast of Jackson
  4. Flywheel

    New Member from Michigan

    Thanks for that bit of into on the lighting. Right now my lighting is stock, however, I may look into LED's in the future. When I do, I'll give you a shout.
  5. Flywheel

    New Member from Michigan

    Wow, I looked at the postings on your build thread. Very impressive. I enjoyed reading everything, and the work you're doing looks immaculate. Best of luck on the completion of your car.
  6. Flywheel

    New Member from Michigan

    Hi, Thanks for the compliments on the color. So, the wheels in the pictures were on the car when I bought it. And I'm not sure what year they are from...but you are probably in the right ballpark with 2005 - 2008. They are nice looking wheels, however, at the end of the restoration, I'm...
  7. Flywheel

    New Member from Michigan

    Thanks. Picking a color took my wife and I a little while. We wanted either red or blue. My painter did some small spray-outs for us in several different reds and blues. We then eliminated red, and narrowed the blue colors down to 3 different blue colors from the 1969 - 1971 Ford color...
  8. Flywheel

    New Member from Michigan

    Happy to report that good progress has been made in the past 5 weeks or so. The car is now been painted Acapulco Blue, The hood and rocker bottoms were done in Semi Gloss Black. Both bumpers were replaced because the other ones had obvious scratches etc.., and a dent or two. A new Mach 1...
  9. Flywheel

    New Member from Michigan

    Many thanks for all of the warm welcomes. My 71 is a Sports roof model, with the original 302 engine w/ automatic trans. Its very solid, and has had a a frame up restoration about 16 years ago. I bought it last year in Ohio, however it’s originally from Colorado. It was originally Grabber...
  10. Flywheel

    New Member from Michigan

    Hello from Michigan. I found this site and thought it would be a good place to learn and exchange information. I'm currently in the process of restoring a 1971 Mustang Fastback.
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