My 69 coupe (marilyn) progress thread

[Daves69Coupe]

Here is my 69 coupe. I bought it from a person in florida last April, and this is what ive done so far. Hoping to have the car up and running this spring, once the snows done for sure!!!

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and a couple more

[unfrozen1969]

Nice photos, keep us updated on your progress and good luck..

Bill from Canada

[Daves69Coupe]

will do, theres about 100 other picks i have too. Just wanted to put a couple of samples up.

[Pakrat]

Start an album in our image gallery, it's free and then you can just link to some key photo's in an update thread when you want and have us check out the full range in the gallery.

[Daves69Coupe]

sweet, thanks for the info

nice avatar BTW

[rmarks]

Nice project. Will be interesting to watch the progress. Thanks for posting.

[Daves69Coupe]

heres a couple pics from this weekend, took off the top end and painted the heads and block.

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recent work

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door skin removal

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more work

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and more pics

[Angel]

Yup! I'll be doing most of this as well beginning today. I'll be replacing a door skin too lol. You are not alone buddy! Nice work.

[70mstang]

Definately been busy! Gives me the motivation to get something else done! Mine will be heading to the paint booth today =)

I'll be working on my drivetrain while she's away.

[Daves69Coupe]

NICE! Angel hope you picked up a de-crimper tool for the door skin, it just makes the job so much easier. That or grind down the side of the crimps and split the metal with a hammer and chisel. (i did a mix of both processes, where i couldnt grab enough metal to use the de-crimper)Also good luck with the spot welds on the inner part of the door frame. Alot of hammer and chisel on those babies.

[Daves69Coupe]

Heres some pics of the work i got done yesterday.

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heres some pics from this past saturdays work.

[Daves69Coupe]

the 1 on the right was my first one.

[Daves69Coupe]

got the front suspension back in this weekend with a few upgrades Ive added to it.

[rd49221]

Looks great! What are the particulars?

[Daves69Coupe]

just a sway bar, new suspension bushings, and the drilled and slotted rotors nothing to big though.

[Daves69Coupe]

put the steering back in this weekend

[Daves69Coupe]

Pics of my engine and Trans work

[Trinitys]

lovin' it! keep the pix comin'

[Daves69Coupe]

I oainted my wheels this weekend

[unfrozen1969]

Awesome summary of photos, thanks for posting them, you are really progressing well.

Bill

[Daves69Coupe]

yea ive had the car about a year now and im trying to get it done before my 24th Bday

[Daves69Coupe]

last nights work

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painted dash frame this past sunday

[RacerX]

Your dash is looking good. I painted the back side of mine white so its easier to see when messin with anything up in there.

[Daves69Coupe]

bolted down headers and manifold...


Cant wait to this weekend, lots of work will get done and Ill post plenty of pics.

[Daves69Coupe]

sanding the Hood i picked up for $20 and then primered the hood with sandable black primer.

Then mounted the hood hinges and springs from CJ pony parts along with the hood to make sure the hinges worked.

[Pakrat]

Does CJ actually ship those hinges finished in Black? I would have expected it in the correct natural finish.

[Daves69Coupe]

thats the way they ship them. Pretty nice finish i think.

[69RavenConv]

You could always hit them with some Spray Gray to get the OEM look if it matters to you.

[Daves69Coupe]

if i were to paint them it would be gray, I dont know yet, i was thinking possibly doing Ford blue, but itll most likely stay black

[BuckeyeDemon]

open and close your hood a few times and the paint on the hinges will probably start rubbing off making them not look so nice...

[Daves69Coupe]

opened and closed it 5-7 times already and hasnt happened yet but if it does no biggy. There not hard to take on and off and just paint.

[Pakrat]

Mine were original still but looked horrible. I redid them in that natural cast gray paint and they look amazing and just as good as if they were done in the real phosphate and oil process. I've had none come off either but I prepped them real good too.

Nothing wrong with black, I was just curious if they came that way or you repainted them, I am surprised that CJ sells them as a replacement but in the wrong color.

[BuckeyeDemon]

i guess i'm unlucky. the coating has rubbed off around the pivot locations during the process of panel fit up. (doesn't matter to me anyways because i will be removing the paint anyways).

i think the black that comes on the aftermarket hinges is just the standard e-coat.

[Daves69Coupe]

It probaly is E-coat either way Ill have the hinges off again so I may paint them then

[Daves69Coupe]

heres a couple new pics

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additional pics

[70mstang]

lookin good. Quick question, your hood does still shut right? It looks like the radiator sits about 2 inches above the radiator support. I can't recall how much room was in there :whistling:

The paw prints crawling into the trunk almost look more like raccoon than kitty prints LOL

[Daves69Coupe]

yea the hood closes, the radiators not attached yet. just sitting in there right now..

and yes something was definently walking around in there lol.

[Mike65]

Looks good, you are making progress. Finally my wife & I got into a house with a garage so I started tearing into my 69 Coupe. Stripped off all the old paint found some rotted metal around both rear wheel wells & some old damage to the l/s rear quater just under the l/s rear quater window. Started cutting out the rot to get ready to weld in patch pieces.

[Daves69Coupe]

thanks. Im hoping to get the doors back on this weekend and hook more stuff up to the motor. I have similar rot only on 1 quarter panel though. Small patch nothing big tho

[Daves69Coupe]

pics

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replaced pinion seal and installed rear

[Daves69Coupe]

heres some pics from installing the driveshaft today

[stangme428]

makin' progress!!! :tongue_smilie:

[unfrozen1969]

Great progress and thanks for posting pictures..

[Daves69Coupe]

Heres a few pics of my side exit exhaust.

[Daves69Coupe]

hood scoop install

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pics continued.

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More pics of hood scoop work/install

[stangme428]

looking good... lots of work!!! cant wait to see how it looks finished out!!:tongue_smilie:

[Daves69Coupe]

well it took working until the night but I got the front shocks and springs in. Not bad for a solid 3 1/2 hours of work

[70mstang]

Good work! I know I hate those external spring compressors! It makes it so much harder to put on springs. The first time I was working on mine, I borrowed a set of those from a neighbor. Then I saw Eastwood had a sale on the internal that you can shove down through the shock tower and life got much easier after that.

[Daves69Coupe]

heres a few pics from this weekends work.

[Angel]

its coming along well. good job dude.

[Daves69Coupe]

I got the door skins done this weekend and one door mounted on to check how everything lined up.

[70coupeNJ]

Really looking great! How was skinning the door? I have one that will probably be OK patched, but the passenger side is definately gonna need surgery!!!

[Daves69Coupe]

theres a good amount of adjustment to make the doors fit. The hammer and dolly definently came in handy also for re-crimping the doors.

[unfrozen1969]

Nice progress, and awesome photos, keep them coming...

[Daves69Coupe]

been a while since i updated the buils so Id figure id post some pics

[Daves69Coupe]

heres a couple more pics

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more....

[Daves69Coupe]

heres a couple pics from this weekends work. I decided to mock up the front end yesterday just to make sure I has everything I needed. Still need to primer part of the front end so I gotta take car of that before I can say the front ends done

[Angel]

Haha! I tinted my tail lamps too! About a year ago. I noticed that after a while they get a little lighter. Like a dark red, which is what I wanted. I also took of the little trim rings. They look cleaner IMO. Good job dude!

[Daves69Coupe]

thanks Angel. I tinted the the taillights this past winter when I was doin small stuff on the car since there was snow on the ground and I dont have a heated garage

[Daves69Coupe]

heres some pics of the progress made this weekend. Still have some evening out to do on the hood but had to put it back on the car since its suppose to rain all week again.... Also gotta play with the hood latch to make the hood sit flat. Looks crooked in the pic below. The hood latch isnt centered on hood so I have to play around with the hood hinges or something

[stangme428]

heres some pics of the progress made this weekend. Still have some evening out to do on the hood but had to put it back on the car since its suppose to rain all week again.... Also gotta play with the hood latch to make the hood sit flat. Looks crooked in the pic below. The hood latch isnt centered on hood so I have to play around with the hood hinges or something

looking good... keep it up!!! :tongue_smilie:

[Daves69Coupe]

So i havent had much time to work on the car the past 2months bc of work and freezing weather in Jersey. But i figured id post pics of my window frame repair.

A local restoration fixed the hole for me for $180. Think it came out pretty damn good.

Now that the holes fixed the windshield can go back in and interior work can begin.

[rangerdoc]

Looks like a good repair. Looking forward to the rest.

[Daves69Coupe]

So I got the stang out of the garage last weekend after spending the past 3 months stowed away where I couldnt work on it. Damn jersey weather.

Anyways I took a few pics of the car with the new wheels on. There 17x9 front a back with a 1" spacer front and back. Lots of tire out the rear wheel well. Close to rubbing on the front fender too. I dont think it'll be a problem unless I lower the car more anyways. Either way I'll probaly end up rolling the fenders or flaring them. So heres a few pics of the car with wheels. (lot of gap between tires and fenders cause cars leaning on drivers side do to uneven driveway. Will post more pics after this weekend.

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[Pakrat]

So is it not an option to use less spacer, will it be hitting on the inside then? I guess flares will cover them but it would be nice if you could get away with just tucking them in more.

[Daves69Coupe]

Smaller spacers are definently an option. I dont need them in the rear if I get rid of the bump stops. The wheels hit the tab that comes off them without a spacer on.

[Angel]

Cut that tab off and remove the spacer in the rear. The front is another story...They look good though.

[Daves69Coupe]

pics from timing cover removal.

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heres a couple pics from my cam eccentric and fuel pump install.

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windshield install

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bolting on engine accessories.

[Daves69Coupe]

Wanted to update my build thread with what Ive done the past two weeks. The steering racks back in, with new tie rods and rebuilt control valve. Front windshield was installed and the front end has been attached. Heres some pics of car (mistress) and one of gf sitting in my mistress.

[m3rol]

Dude, your stang look totally like mine!!!

here is a pic of mine


:thumbup:

[Daves69Coupe]

yea it does, wish mine was painted block tho. The only difference we'll have is interior. Mines gonna be black.

[m3rol]

I like how you're doing your build, now that i look at your front spoiler, no doubt I'll be getting one.

[Daves69Coupe]

I like how you're doing your build, now that i look at your front spoiler, no doubt I'll be getting one.


thanks man. The builds been a long process, working on it on weekends and during the week when I have free time but seeing the car come together like this is making it all worth it.

The front spoiler gives the car a meaner look. Definently an awesome add on to our cars.

[Angel]

It's coming along nice dude. I'm so jealous because I haven't been able to work on mine lately. But you're making good progress.

[Daves69Coupe]

It's coming along nice dude. I'm so jealous because I haven't been able to work on mine lately. But you're making good progress.


I hear ya man, its hard making time. I just force myself some days. Whether its skipping the gym or not hanging with the girl, I have had to make sacrifices.

[Daves69Coupe]

I was able to get the rear brake lines in last night. Just got hook up the hose from the rear axle to intermediate brake line that runs from the front to the rear of the car. I tried undo the old one last night but the nut on the brake line wouldnt turn so I sprayed it with WD-40 and letting it sit. Hopefully itll loosing it up.

[70mstang]

It's always good to stop all those ponies! Did you rebuild your rear brakes when you did the differential?

[Daves69Coupe]

i bought all new components for the rear drums. Just waiting on my parking brake cable to come in to assemble the drums.

[Daves69Coupe]

new oil pan is in. Was a real pain to do with the engine in the car. Had to remove the enigne cross member, sway bar, and slave cylinder for power steering to get old pan out and new one in. The biggest pain was keeping the gasket on during install. I used some some red tacky stuff to adhere the gasket to pan but it still moved around if it touched anything under the engine. Should of done it when I had the engine on the stand months ago but whatev new ones in and done.

[Daves69Coupe]

So I havent posted any updates in a while do to being crazy busy, so heres a couple pics of my new billet pulleys and brackets.

[Daves69Coupe]

heres a couple more engine picks along with a pick of the harness' I ordered recently. Just gotta decide on seats now.

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pic

[70mstang]

Verrry nice

[Daves69Coupe]

more pics of bracket install. Im just waiting on the new billet PS pulley to come in

[rwcstang]

is this a ford 302 or 351w? love the brackets what brand are they?

[jkskinsfan]

Lookin' GOOD, Dave. Keep the photos comin'.

[Daves69Coupe]

its a 302, and the brackets and pulleys are from different companies. Billet depot for the PS bracket and Wysco pulleys.

[Daves69Coupe]

heres a couple pics from this Mon-Wed. Usually I'd be working these days but thanks to Irene flooding half of jersey I got paid to take off 3 days (office closed) and work on my car instead. So I glued in the rear window, put in the carpet, harnesses and back seats. Seats will eventually be black but staying red for now. Ill be working on getting the dash in the rest of the week then back on engine once the last pulley comes in.

[miketyler]

Is that a clear distrbutor cap?

[stangme428]

Is that a clear distrbutor cap?

now that would be kinda cool...:cool2:

[Daves69Coupe]

yep its clear. PO had it on the car

[Chelby-Ann]

Nice progress. I like the valve covers you chose. Bet your chompin at the bit to get her on the road.

[Daves69Coupe]

yep beyond chompin at this point...

[Daves69Coupe]

so I was able to get more work done on the dash this weekend as well some other things. heres a couple pics of the progress.

[Angel]

Nice progress man! I'm jealous.

[Daves69Coupe]

been a couple weeks since my last update, so here it goes.

Ive been working on a lot of wiring to figure out what was missing from my harness, where everything hooks up, what the PO wire wrong?

So I was missing the engine temp, oil temp and coil harness as well as sensors (ordered), driver side light harness (ordered and installed).

The PO also had the ignition switch wired wrong so I had to remove it and re-wire it. Just gotta get a couple circle electrical connectors that fit the ignition switch.

Installed my 69" serpentine belt, powers steering lines, headlights and radiator hose. I was also missing the heater hose fitting for the manifold, so once that comes in Ill hook up everything to the waterpump and manifold and give it a go at starting.

[Daves69Coupe]

been making slow progrss on the car lastely do to the fact the car and I are in 2 different places. I moved to a new place a couple months ago but havent brought the car over yet. The plan was to drive the car over but I havent gotten the car to fire yet from the ignition switch. So i have some elec gremlins to figure out.

i have been able to do the front brakes and mounted the side mirror. Car looks so wierd with a mirror after not having them on for 2 years.

I also bought new grill trim during Cjponys 20% off sale. I got new Hood trim also. Cars going to be going into shop soon to have the bosy finished up, then to its new 2 car garage where i currently live.

[Daves69Coupe]

Ill be working on re-painting the rear window and trim and buffing the windshield molding and windshiled wipers to see if I can some more shine back.

[rmarks]

You'll eventually get there; just takes some time. Good to see still progressing; keeps the pics coming. Happy New Year.

[Mike65]

Dave whose serpentine set up did you use? It looks like a real nice setup.