New member from Illinois

[GravY]

Welcome from SE Michigan..

 

[Aussie67]

Welcome from Perth Australia. Sounds like a good project with your son.

 

[1972MustangSVH]

Welcome from Indiana

 

[OMS]

My 13 year old son and I have recently acquired a 1971 Mach 1 project car. All metal work done, mediocre paint, some interior work done. Will need lots of work, but have 3 years to do it! Plan is to make it a mild custom styled after road racers

Of that era. Got two engines with the car - both 351C 's; one is original in pieces, the other (in car now) is supposedly a '69 Cougar engine. Has Fmx trans, open to swapping for stick or?. Would like 400 plus horsepower, but goal is to be streetable. Will need new hood; probably convert to Ram Air. Has drum brakes now, would like at least front disk brakes.

We're located in the Chicago suburbs. We'll do some of the work ourselves, but will need to farm out some also.

Any direction as to parts sources, local service expertise, etc will be much apprciated!

Mustang Masters above St Augustine fl has a lot re: mustangmasters.com

Mike in PA - have you used mustang masters ?

 

[hyena429]

Welcome from Wa state!

 

[jeremycfr]

Welcome from East Texas!

 

[Last930]

Thanks for all the replies and suggestions. We've been looking through all the posts; it certainly seems this site is a trove of knowledge! Our first step was to invite a local restoration shop owner by to look the car over before we start any hard ( expensive) work; he confirmed that we have a sound car to start with - no rust, solid underpinnings. We're going to take it apart first, then start from the suspension and wiring and work through powertrain, dash and interior and then cosmetics. We look forward to picking your combined brains and taking advantage of the fact that you've all done most of this before!