My 72 Mach I Project

[1973machi]

Finished body work and all blocking done with final prime. Time to flip it over and do the underside then paint the engine compartment to start putting the drivetrain back in, wire and plumb the car.

 

[1973machi]

Time for some color.

 

[Sheriff41]

That blue is nice!

 

[1973machi]

The coyote is back in it's den.

 

[midlife]

Watch out for falling anvils and whatever you do, don't drive into what looks like a tunnel!

 

[cjstaci]

Great job. The body lines and gaps are impressive. The shelby taillights are a nice touch. I don't think I've seen that on 71-73's before.
A word to the wise...ACME products have not been very successful for the coyote in the past, however, I have found a couple that seem to work just fine.

 

[1973machi]

Hopefully this one will catch all the roadrunners. and camaros and chevelles.....

 

[1973machi]

I got a little bit done on the car this past long weekend.

 

[Einar'sMach1]

Hey two questions. Are you planning to use cats on the exhaust or not? Are you concerned about the ECU in the wheel well taking a hit from rocks etc. I d like tot add some kind of plastic wheel well like on modern vehicles.

Looks like you are doing show quality work there..

 

[1973machi]

Hey two questions. Are you planning to use cats on the exhaust or not? Are you concerned about the ECU in the wheel well taking a hit from rocks etc. I d like tot add some kind of plastic wheel well like on modern vehicles.

Looks like you are doing show quality work there..

There will not be cats on this car. I am planning on making a shield for the ECU. Just haven't yet because there was a lot of wiring and ac lines to put in place first.

 

[1973machi]

The engine is all wired and plumbed. Just got to finish the wiring under the dash and I will be ready to fire it up.

 

[mrgmhale]

Impressive. Thank you for sharing progress photos and info.

 

[1973machi]

It is alive.

 

[Cleveland Crush]

It is alive.

CONGRATULATIONS! I'm sure you felt good when it fired up.

 

[1973machi]

CONGRATULATIONS! I'm sure you felt good when it fired up.

It was a great feeling knowing I had it wired correctly and got the timing chains in correctly after I put in the billet gears. It is different not having to worry about a distributor 180 off or backfiring through a carb.

 

[James Bond]

Looks like you're about to have a lot of fun!

 

[Bill Perkins]

Great Job, thanks for the pictures

 

[cjstaci]

Very impressive!

 

[Lazarus]

It is alive.

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

 

[Fabrice]

It's alive... mmm I will believe it only once I've seen a vid with sound!!

Very nice to see the progress going at an incredibly fast pace!