How was it originally in the trunk, the fuel tank , undercarriage and the interior of the body ?

[amach_one]

Hello everyone,

i finally sent my car to a special shop where my mach one is being fully rebuilt and the bodybuilder is asking me how the fuel tank, the rear trunk, the undercarriage and also the interior (floors and around) are painted to conform to the original.

If anyone on this forum has pictures of these parts of the car as they were originally that would be great!

Mine is originally a light blue mach one, may be it can vary upon the color of the car ??

Thank you in advance for your assistance !

 

[Mister 4x4]

I'd offer my opinion, but this is what my trunk looked like when I got it.



That sporty piece of angle iron and chain were holding the front of the gas tank in-place.



Yes, that's daylight and 'shop floor' showing through.

 

[Sheriff41]

You and your builder could benefit from a set of assembly manuals for your car. These manuals show how the trunk was painted during assembly and many other things you'll need during your rebuild. Most Mustang vendors sell these.

https://secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/Cougar_Assembly_Manuals.html?sessionthemeid=26https://www.npdlink.com/1965-1973-mustang/accessories/literature-manuals/factory

 

[Stanglover]

I'd offer my opinion, but this is what my trunk looked like when I got it.

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That sporty piece of angle iron and chain were holding the front of the gas tank in-place.

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Yes, that's daylight and 'shop floor' showing through.

Yikes!!!

 

[amach_one]

Thank you but what i would need are pictures of trunk, interior body, undercarriage, fuel tank of mach one 1973 never modified ...if somebody has such car or just pictures ...

 

[dkgd91]

j'ai sans doute des photos de la mienne mais c'est pas une mach 1 , mais ce que je peux te dire c'est que le fond de coffre et noir sur la mienne et le reservoir avait juste un traitement au blackson

 

[amach_one]

j'ai sans doute des photos de la mienne mais c'est pas une mach 1 , mais ce que je peux te dire c'est que le fond de coffre et noir sur la mienne et le reservoir avait juste un traitement au blackson

C'est ce que je pense aussi , j'aimerais juste être sûr car c'est pas tous les jours qu'on fait une restauration pareille ! et sous la moquette aussi m'interesse

 

[Sheriff41]

This site: http://429mustangcougarinfo.50megs.com/ has some really good detail photos of 1971 Mustangs. Much of what it shows will apply to your 73, but not all. The trunk and fuel tank areas were essentially the same for the 71-73 Mustangs.
http://429mustangcougarinfo.50megs.com/trunk.htmhttp://429mustangcougarinfo.50megs.com/fuel_system.htm

 

[Stanglover]

As far as I know, all Dearborn built cars were painted with "slop grey" on all the undercarriage, with the exception of the engine bay. Slop grey was a mix of left over paints and they do vary a lot. My 71 basically unrestored on the underside Mach 1, had a shade of blueish/grey under the trunk floor when I installed a new tank. It was pristine and I wish I'd take pictures, but didn't. There will be body color overspray along the outer edges. I'm not sure about factory undercoating, something to research.
As Sheriff41 say, the 429 Megasite is a great source of pretty acurate info.

 

[Hemikiller]

Lots of great pics on the 429 Megasite. While 71 specific, you can apply what's there to the 73 for about 99% of the information. If you're not building a concourse car, then use all of it.

 

[dkgd91]

C'est ce que je pense aussi , j'aimerais juste être sûr car c'est pas tous les jours qu'on fait une restauration pareille ! et sous la moquette aussi m'interesse

sous la moquette la mienne est noir , compartiment moteur également

 

[amach_one]

Thank you all for your infos where i found what was needed !

 

[amach_one]

You and your builder could benefit from a set of assembly manuals for your car. These manuals show how the trunk was painted during assembly and many other things you'll need during your rebuild. Most Mustang vendors sell these.

https://secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/Cougar_Assembly_Manuals.html?sessionthemeid=26https://www.npdlink.com/1965-1973-mustang/accessories/literature-manuals/factory

Thank you for your idea and for info for all i found the manaul on downloadin easy and cheap here :

https://www.forelpublishing.com/clickbank/index.html
All you want on dwnloading seems to be here !!