71 Mach1(Trans Am) 2" nose drop

[71Rustang]

Wicked looking racer!

Thanks

 

[71Rustang]

Nice, love the old school stuff

Thanks,I'm doing my best to keep the whole thing old tech...

 

[71Rustang]

Hi,nothing too earth shattering ,but things i wanted to do. I filled in the side marker lights and then had to think long and hard about if I wanted to completely remove the stamping for the fuel filler in the tail light panel. I looked at every factory backed TA car and found the majority had it shaved off. The 69 Bud Moore cars still retained it,but plated over and a few of the 70/71 back up cars had it still. The two cars that I look to the most still have it,but both have it blocked off. But since the car isn't painted yet I said,the hell with it and proceeded to cut out the filler,make a blank to fill the hole and weld it in. Its just about ready for body work. I'm thinking about a nice white Ford oval to go in the center of the tail light panel.

 

[71Rustang]

Hi everyone. The front spoiler is finished. I used 1/8'',5052 aluminum for the spoiler and all the brackets accept for the frame brackets for the struts.The struts are 3/8'' rod ends with aluminum adjuster sleeves. I just didn't think the stock plastic spoiler looked right or suited my taste. The front valances on these things are flimsy,so I added some extra brackets,because I eliminated a bunch of stuff that I didn't need.

 

[midlife]

That'll make a nice asphalt scraper for sure! Watch out for speed bumps and parking curbs!

 

[giantpune]

I was thinking the same thing. That front aero is gonna shave off the top of every speed bump between your house and the track.

I had a buddy with a lowered GLI and he was always breaking his front aero. Finally he just broke down and made up a bunch of them all at once and had them all painted at the same time. So when he hit one, he could swap on the next.

 

[71Rustang]

I was thinking the same thing. That front aero is gonna shave off the top of every speed bump between your house and the track.

I had a buddy with a lowered GLI and he was always breaking his front aero. Finally he just broke down and made up a bunch of them all at once and had them all painted at the same time. So when he hit one, he could swap on the next.

That'll make a nice asphalt scraper for sure! Watch out for speed bumps and parking curbs!

This isn't a street car. Not saying I won't drive it around the countryside where I live to test it,but it gets trailered to and from the track. The front spoilers on TA cars are considered a wear item. They get bent and ground down.

 

[tony-muscle]

Hi everyone. The front spoiler is finished. I used 1/8'',5052 aluminum for the spoiler and all the brackets accept for the frame brackets for the struts.The struts are 3/8'' rod ends with aluminum adjuster sleeves. I just didn't think the stock plastic spoiler looked right or suited my taste. The front valances on these things are flimsy,so I added some extra brackets,because I eliminated a bunch of stuff that I didn't need.

Awesome killer look

 

[73pony]

Love it!