Your top 5 7123 improvements

[Carolina_Mountain_Mustangs]

Always so many projects going hard to choose.

1:   Remove tail lights, blast the inside with walnut shells to remove chalk and paint with Krylon Fusion paint. Polish frame and get rid of the factory foam seals and replace with Daniel Carpenter seals. Appy POR on the inside gasket area of the tail light panel. Use 3-M strip calk to keep water out of the seam. 

2:   Restore long console and install.

3:   Install new convertible top.

4:   Install Ultra High Strength Steel 8 point roll cage in vert.

5:   Beef up suspension and chassis using Ultra High Strength Steel.

 

[MustangNJ]

I have to pick 5? when I bought my 73 Mex Mach 1 last year, it was basically a survivor, that had just barely survived. no rust, but almost no maintenance. pretty much the car was unsafe at any speed including parked. my first repairs were things that were Major issues: blew a hole in the timing cover and lost all coolant. but then I started on suspension, driveline and steering. that got the car safe. next I did crate motor, suspension( again) exhaust etc. now I have a safe, fun, dependable car. but the Next 5 things, that is the question: Next

1. Wiring harness

2. HVAC

3. weather stripping

4. seats( got to do something about the vinyl...too sweaty)....possibly replace vinyl with something else but keep stock seats

5. blast and paint undercarriage. there is no rot, but there is some surface rust.

 

[EdM]

In no particular order,

Sub-frame connectors

Street or Track front coil over package with 4 1/2 mid-eye leafs and Bilstein street tuned shocks

Dart based 427 Windsor with Vintage Air Front Runner drive including A/C, PS

Tremec TKO 600 5 speed

Dakota Digital gauge package

#6...

12.7:1 power steering box build by Power Steering Services

 

[Vinnie]

Okidoki. Here's a new running total:

11x Upgrade/replace (parts of) front suspension

6x Install subframe connectors

6x Transmission upgrade

5x Upgrade to/rebuild front disc brake

5x Install/upgrade power steering

4x Upgrade/replace (parts of) rear suspension

4x LED dash lights

3x Upgrade differential

3x Install EFI

2x Upgrade to/rebuild rear disc brake

2x Plasma/LED tail light bulbs

2x Adding coupe window mechanism to fastback

2x Reverse camera

2x Exhaust cut-outs

2x Upgrade wheels/tyres

2x Upgrade audio setup

2x Upgrade seats

2x Install/upgrade air conditioner

2x Upgrade / install under dash lights

1x Relays for high beams

1x Fuel system upgrades

1x Replacing everything rusty

1x Upgrade (to) 3-point seatbelts

1x Install power windows

1x Rebuilding brakes

1x Upgrade cooling system

1x Driveline performance upgrades

1x Install electric trunk release

1x Install extra power point for accessories

1x Upgrade headlamp housings

1x Upgrade passenger side mirror

1x Install roll cage

1x Upgrade/replace wiring

1x Upgrade/replace weather strips

1x Upgrade gauges

Engine upgrades

8x Rebuild

2x Cam

2x Intake

1x Aussie heads

1x Install headers

 

[Spike Morelli]

1. Repaint car to Factory new

2. Restore entire interior to Factory new

3. Rebuild engine stock, reliability upgrades

4. Rebuild trans with re-programming

5. Drive for 30 years, resisting any urges to have car look like I ran through Pep Boys with a magnet!

( Although, I must admit, many, many times, I've thought of stuff like aftermarket wheels, highly modified engine, and such, but in all the years I've had it as an everyday driver, it's never let me down, so I think I'll keep it just like it is. )