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I have a ginger interior in my 73. Carpet looked faded and old and wanted to swap it. I went with black and it looks awesome. I don’t have any hangups about little reversible changes and it’s not an all original rare car or anything. For what it’s worth the black actually makes the ginger pop...

My experience was very positive with the hood. I think it’s basically perfect now. That said, I went to the supplier and picked it up in person so as to inspect it before taking possession. Really wanted to make sure the corners weren’t bent, etc. And the hood was a little over-arched on first...

I have had mixed results with those ecoats, for what it’s worth. On a floor I wouldn’t be terribly worried but it’s not always applied great; sometimes it appears to be added after the metal has already flash rusted. I am a big believer in the epoxy sealer either over the ecoat or bare metal.

I know it’s silly brother! My point was that if you think about it super-technically… if Ford made zero “fastbacks” those years (specifically calling them sportsroofs) but did make many Mach 1s, in a way a person calling it a Mach 1 is closer to correct than a person calling it a fastback. Now...

I have gotten the Camaro comment a few times as well. The fact is, 71-73s do share some stylistic cues with the first-gen camaro (front end… maybe due to the Bunkie Knudsen connection?) and some from the challenger (like the speed-line/crease going down the side). Take a look at this pic below...

I am just happy when guys like our cars. If we are being technical, wasn’t the “fastback” term phased out by Ford after ‘68 or thereabouts and replaced by the term “sportsroof”?

It’s been my experience that many think the sportsroof body style and “Mach 1” are synonymous. Non-Ford guys, or even just younger Ford guys often know the 71-73 years simply as Mach 1s. I was born in the late 70s in a mostly GM buying family; by the time I got into cars in high school I just...

Never used it myself but I have heard good things about Poppy’s Patina wipe-on clear coat from some legit car guys who like Patina. https://poppyspatina.com/blogs/news/gallery

Great car brother. Welcome from NC. I have a mixed stable as well. The mustangs and my first gen K5 get along just fine.

Congratulations brother. That’s a very impressive car you are making.

Welcome from NC! Cool car brother.

Went down this path a few years ago myself. The stock bar from addco was a different thickness than the aftermarket bar. Here are some relevant posts around the different bar types and pairings with the front: https://7173mustangs.com/threads/sway-bar-brands.38104/#post-388362...

My respect to you, sir, for your stewardship of the car for 50 years! Welcome to the forum from NC

Sweet car brother! Welcome from NC.

Nice of you to say brother. I personally think pewter with the boss treatment looks fantastic. Back when I was deciding on my car’s design, I pulled these pics down from an article:

My vote would be for trying the boss hood treatment. I’d have someone (a reputable, diligent someone) try to match the pewter at top of the fenders and of course the boss treatment means the small strip of paint wouldn’t jump out if not perfect. I suppose you could try to get fancy and blend a...

Based on that video I reckon I am doing pretty well on the redneck scale since I own 2/3 cars shown: yellow Mustang vert and first-gen k5 Jimmy. They show a Jeep briefly also but I don’t have one of those. If we wanted to recreate the video maybe @Mister 4x4 could supply his Jeep.

Have Dynacorn quarters on my 72 vert and am very happy with them. I bought pretty much all dynacorn: a one piece floor, trunk, quarters, inner/outer wheel wells, and NASA hood. In general the sheet metal lined up pretty well. I have had bad experiences with aftermarket sheet metal in the past -...

Beautiful car brother. Welcome from NC!

That’s pretty much exactly what I am describing. The problem is if you tweak the top of the quarter out, it quickly conflicts with the swoop in the top of the door. i think sinking the front of the c-pillar is the superior approach but to your earlier point, you’d have to cut the whole...