1969 Mach 1 in Torch Red

[Dave_Mustang_50]

Back from the paint shop and going back together with a tko 5 speed

[69351mach]

Looks awesome! That's the same color I was going to paint mine before I decided on green.

[468stang]

Nice. I really like the red.

[maxum96]

Looks great. You're gonna love that TKO.

[ak70stang]

Very nice ride

[Angel]

Always loved torch red. just like a 2000 cobra r.

[stangme428]

alright lookin good!! whats the rest of the build info... more pics!!:punk:

[rangerdoc]

Nice! Good selection with the black out hood as well.

[Dave_Mustang_50]

As fas as the rest of the build, its pretty straight forward. 351 Cleveland with fresh 4v closed chamber heads, and comp cams 280, gear drive, torker intake and roller rockers. This is pretty much the way it was before tear down. The big difference is going from a C6 auto with an open differential and a 2.49:1 ring and pinion to now a tko 5 speed, locker rear and 3.89:1 gear. I`m hoping im not giving it too much gear to hook up well on the street. The combo I have should really kick in about 3-3500 rpm, helping me to hook up with the drag radials. Here are a few engine shots

[Grabber70Mach]

I'd rethink the gear drive.

http://www.stangfix.com/testforum2/index.php/topic,1813.msg16040.html#msg16040

[Dave_Mustang_50]

Actually, I`ve had the gear drive in it for a couple of years now and like it. From the front of the car you hear the whine it makes, and from the back and sides you hear the cam and exhaust. Just out of curiosity, whats wrong with a gear drive?

[BuckeyeDemon]

whats wrong with a gear drive?

the common complaints are inaccuracy and transfer of vibrations/harmonics to the valvetrain.


the car is absolutely beautiful!

what did you spray the hood with? does it have texture?

[Dave_Mustang_50]

I always thought a gear drive would be more accurate. Seeing that a timing chain will stretch and timing belts break(ouch). The harmonics getting to the valve train through it I can see your point. But some of the longest lasting engines are gear driven such as the 300ci Ford 4.9L. We had one when I grew up bought new and sold it with over 300k miles still running like a top.

[Sidthing]

I tried a gear drive once, and it didn't turn out too well. I had a 94 gt and while I was in boot camp for the Marine Corps and the six months of schooling I saved up as much money as I could to put a gear drive, high volume oil pump and an aluminum radiator in. I had a week of leave, and drove from North Carolina to my folks in Ohio. I had from Saturday to the following Saturday, and then had to drive out to San Diego. My dad and I took our time trying to enjoy working on it together. Started on Sunday, finished installing said parts by Wednesday evening. I cranked the car over and it wouldn't start. I cranked for a few minutes longer and nothing. My dad popped off the distributor cap and had me bump it, the rotor wasn't moving. I about puked. It was a mac gear drive and the instructions said some machining may be required. I ground down the inside of the timing cover for clearance figuring that's what they were talking about. When I tore into the motor the next morning, the timing gears had bound up and sheared the bolt that held the large gear to the cam, all the edges of all four gears had been chewed off and dropped down the front of the motor and into the oil pan. Roughly half of the valves and push rods were bent. Mind you this is Thursday and I needed to leave Saturday morning for California. I happened to have a whole new set of larger valves, springs, keepers and all. I pulled the heads and ran them to a machine shop and explained my situation. Then started off running all over Cincinnati buying push rods one and two at a time (no one had a whole set). I wound up getting the heads back Saturday morning and working all day Saturday, and into Sunday morning getting it done Sunday afternoon. I got up Monday morning and the shake down drive was the trip to Cali. The $100 gear drive wound up costing me $1,500 to fix. I still have the gear drive and like to mention putting it in another motor to watch my dad almost have a heart attack. The high volume oil pump wound up taking out my distributor and ignition module not even a year later.

[Dave_Mustang_50]

Semper Fi, Devil dog. I did Paris Island and was stationed at Lejeune with 1/8. I`m guessing you were security forces??? Wow, my gear drive went without any problems, After all that, I think id stick with a chain:ohmy:

The Hood is flat black paint. Its name is "Hot Rod". There is no texture to it.

[Sidthing]

Semper Fi brother, I was an air winger, spent 6 years with VMGR-352 (KC-130s) at Miramar except the three vacations to the sand box.

Another add on to that story about the gear drive, while waiting on the heads, I decided to grind all the flashing off of the upper intake and accessory drive bracket and paint them aluminum. The plastic tote I had the upper intake on while drying buckled and the upper intake fell on the brand new griffin radiator smashing the top and cutting seven rows of fins. That was a horrible week. Don't ask me why I had the radiator below the intake.

[Dave_Mustang_50]

Just got some current pics, hopefully I will get a shot with the wheels on to see how they look.