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  1. BigBlue

    71-73 Monte Carlo Bar Installed

    Yup… still no affordable Monte Carlo bar that fits our cars. To my knowledge, NPD still hasn’t retooled theirs, either. Suppliers are missing out on a nice cash grab from the 71-73 crowd.
  2. BigBlue

    Ford's new ICE investments

    As someone who has looked into EVs as a possible daily driver alternative because of their low-maintenance and high-efficiency nature, I still get turned off by a few factors. Environmental damage from lithium mining, the slave labor to produce it, EV infrastructure, software issues, the danger...
  3. BigBlue

    Ford's new ICE investments

    Love this. I guess we'll have exhaust sounds for the foreseeable future 🙌
  4. BigBlue

    Am I the only one that strongly dislikes these fender emblems?

    I’m in the “no emblems” camp. Eventually I want a mostly stock-looking body, but with most of the visual clutter gone. I think it helps accentuate the nice body lines when the car has no graphics or emblems. I’ve removed the fender and rear emblems, as well as the rear trim panel and holes, and...
  5. BigBlue

    '71 Mach 1: A Father-Daughter Restoration

    Hoping at least one of my girls gets the bug and enjoys working on cars with me. You got lucky, not only for having a kid that got into cars, but one that actually had a '72 Mustang on her list. Hope you two have fun fixing it up, looks nice for sure. You could probably edit the videos and stick...
  6. BigBlue

    71 Coupe project car

    Thank you! Yes, that's correct, although the guy who mixed the paint many years ago didn't get it quite right. It's a touch bluer than the original color (you can't really tell in the picture though). Acapulco blue is my all-time favorite Mustang color.
  7. BigBlue

    71 Coupe project car

    Sweet coupe! Welcome to the non-fastback club :cool: Our cars aren't in the tier where color affects value that much, so I'd say it's not a big deal. In 20-30 years when these cars are worth a huge amount (as most classics will by that point) then numbers matching it will probably be the way to...
  8. BigBlue

    71-73 Mustang Printed Circuits Illustrations

    This is AMAZING. Thanks Don!
  9. BigBlue

    Carrying on a tradition.

    Welcome from sunny and grossly hot South Florida! Badass ride with a badass story to boot. Gramp's gift has now made the car transcend from just being a cool vintage Mustang, to a family heirloom with sentimental value. May it serve you well and give you many years of joy, just as I'm sure it...
  10. BigBlue

    Restoration Guide for 1971s?

    I second this one. I own this book and it's loaded with diagrams, pictures, and parts lists.
  11. BigBlue

    Why?

    No idea. My cousin bought it and ended up trading it for another classic car (don’t remember what it was). Never heard about it again. I kept the VIN written down with some other papers at my grandmother’s house while we moved and she threw it away -__- So I’ll never know where she is.
  12. BigBlue

    Why?

    Love the stories! I'll share mine. When I was a teenager in the early 2000s, in the infancy of what was becoming my hardcore obsession with cars, I was really into 65-68 Mustangs. Like, really into them (my dad had a '68, which I now own). My dad had a little book called The Ford Mustang by...
  13. BigBlue

    Austin Millz with Estelle - Freeway (Music Video)

    Another one in the books!
  14. BigBlue

    Original regulator - not something you see very often

    How things have changed. I have to change my auto parts regulators every few years because they won't give me anywhere near a decade of service.
  15. BigBlue

    Horse Force car on MotorTrend.com

    I see your point, and I can imagine a lot of people are put off by the fact that it’s a fake movie car from a fake movie. That said, I also think it’s kind of cool and imaginative, as it’s not something you see often. They’re doing the exact same thing Disney does in their theme parks… a...
  16. BigBlue

    Horse Force car on MotorTrend.com

    Unfortunately, it's not a real movie. They themed the build based on a fictional movie they created (which doesn't exist lol) specifically to build the car as a "movie car." Yes, very meta.
  17. BigBlue

    NACA HOODS FOR '71 TO '73 MUSTANGS. CORRECT OR INCORRECT!

    I think we can all conclude that the 71-73 NASA hoods are cool, regardless of how effective they are or whether the scoops are NACA ducts or not. I'm sure even if they were a huge aerodynamic burden, most of us would still rock them, because... look at them. Plus, I'm sure aerodynamics isn't...
  18. BigBlue

    NACA HOODS FOR '71 TO '73 MUSTANGS. CORRECT OR INCORRECT!

    Same here. I've done all kinds of research on aerodynamics, but it is in no way my area of expertise. So if anyone can present hard data to prove one point or the other, that would be great. That means we're going to need a wind tunnel. And some engineers. Possibly some folks from NASA. C'mon...
  19. BigBlue

    NACA HOODS FOR '71 TO '73 MUSTANGS. CORRECT OR INCORRECT!

    Sorry Greg but I have to disagree with your second point about our cars having legitimate NACA ducts. What makes a NACA duct a NACA duct, is its function, not its form. Just like titanium colored steel wheels won’t be as light as actual titanium and half of the exhaust tips on a BMW don’t...
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