The 1970 MACH1

The "old" 1970 Mach1

Although this blog is about the plain jane sleeper mustang, I would like to share my first love also with you. I bought this 1970 Mustang from Geevers Classic Cars in Asten, here in Holland.
A beautiful Mach1 in the color Deep Lava Red.
It has a 351C (Cleveland) engine with an FMX Cruise O Matic followed by a 3.00 open 9" rear and a deluxe interior.
This car was a real killer, a beauty queen with all the bells and whistles you expect from a Mach1 from this era ! I sold this car in 2012 to focus on the plain Jane project.

 

Wheel / Rim choise

 The wheel and rim choise,

The wheels are in my opinion the most important part of the car concerning its look and drive-ability
Of cource, with out the wheels the car won't get far, fair enough... thats true !
But the looks of the rims make the difference between a mwah and a whah. Ofcource, my plain jane won't be fitted with a pair of ( safe played ) magnum 500's. How beautiful they are and classic looking on a 69 and 70 Mustangs this just won't cut it.
No, nothing is more sleeper then a pair of good old stock steelys. In the first place I got a set of 1970 -  14" wheels from a good friend.
Of cource, there are lots and lots of cool rims thats are lighter and provide better road feel.
The wheels where changed to 7J for the front and 8J for the rear. I fitted these rims with 225/60/14 for the front and for the rear I bought a set of 245/60/14's from BF Goodrich tires.

the rims after powdercoating in RAL9001 at velgenverbreden.nl 

  The 14" look

 
They sure looked great ! But something in me told me it could be better... in my opinion the filling of the wheel wells are minimum at best and as they say bigger is better.
After a while I found a set of 15" Torino steels and wide nth them also to 7 & 8 and fitted them with 235/60/15 in front and 255/60/15 in the rear. Well, this looked just Great !

In between changing...

 

The 15" look

[note: the front springs are cut but not at this picture... )

And the result ! :

The Hurst shifter boot

The Hurst shifter boot,

From the factory, our 1970 Mustangs where fitted with an rubber shifter boot. Most of them are damaged after all those years and are rare, hard to find and very expensive to say the least.

For a couple of bucks, you can get a reproduction shifter boot that looks good and makes a good replacement. 

I'm sorry to say the quality of these boots suck, big time !

For starters the boot are way to stiff and in the first couple of weeks it can pull the shifter out of 3th gear when driving... not what you want. 

The first boot I placed did 1,5 month before it ripped, superb ! 

 Ripped...

The fact is that the shifter presses on one place on the boot, and that is the place where the mold of the shiffer is attached. 

This brought me on the idea to spread the area where the shifter presses inside the booth instead only the middle of the booth.

 you see a line over the middle of the booth, this is where the shifter wears the most.

I made a small aluminium plate that fits exactly in the top section of the boot so the entire top is reenforced. Because the shifter moves from front to back but also side ways I made a 0,5 inch wall on the side of the plate to force the plate to move with the shifter stick. [ not on the picture ]

 

The Clevor "Street Boss" Video. 

Here is the first video i made about the Clevor engine.

Video's of it running will be posted here on a later date.

Enjoy

It's Alive !

The clevor is running !

There is still alot to be done and ofcource, with fixing problems others always rise again.
On the 16th of March 2013 the engine got its way to the dyno to be tested at HRS Engine Developement in Weert ( Holland ).
There where some minor troubles with the holley carb we where running but after this got fixed it was running just fine.

The dyno report shows that the peak is not even touched but due to the set up, he kept it under 5500 because the base set, because he did not know the connecting rods where shot peened and thought they where stock and so not safe to run over 6000 as far as i'm told.
Because of the aussie heads we are running you can see that the airflow is superb and does its job very well !

Plain Jane Sleeper specs

The Plain Jane specs,

Model: Ford Mustang
Built: April 1970
Built at Dearborn
Body: Sportsroof 63A
Colour: Wimbledon White M
Interior: Black Rhino/Corinthian bucket seat
Axle: 3:50 Traction Loc 9" rear
Transmission: 4 Speed Wide Ratio Toploader with Hurst shifter
Engine: 302 4V Clevor 


Wheels: 
Front wheels: steel Ford 15" 6J Torino rims expanded to 7J and powder coated 9001 RAL
Rear wheels: Steel Ford 15" 6J Torino rims expanded to 8J and powder coated 9001 RAL
Front tires: BF Goodrich 235/60/15 Radial T/A
Rear tires: BF Goodrich 255/60/15 Radial T/A
Extra: rolled rear wheel wells

Braking:
Front Brakes: 14" standard Disc brakes ( will be upgraded to ... ? )
Rear Brakes:  Standard Drum brakes ( will be upgraded to big drums )
Parking brake: Lokar tunnel mounted E-Brake

Suspension:
Swaybar front : 1 1/18 inch with urethane bushings
Swaybar back: 3/4 inch rubber bushings
Front shocks: Koni adjustable
Rear shocks: Koni adjustable
Front Spring: Grab-a-Track 620lb 1"standard lowered and shaved 3/4 ring for extra front drop
Rear Spring: Grab-a-Track 4,5 leaf mid eye fitted with urethane bushings.
Control arms: Stock boxed control arms & ball bearing-ed springpreshes.
Upper Control arm: Shelby Drop

steering:
Steeroids power steering conversion.
AC DELCO GM spec oil.

Cooling: 
Radiator: 24" 3 row stock radiator
Shroud:  stock fans shroud
Fan: 5 blade a-sync 1967 fan blade
Thermostat:  180 degrees
Pump: Flow cooler aluminum water pump BRA 1650
Extra: Radiator top duct plate to force more air through the radiator

Airintake: 
Aircleaner 1: 1969 Boss 302 aircleaner with lid
Aircleaner 2: 1971 429 Airbase with grills
Aircleaner 3: 1968 Ram-Air duct base
Filter: K&N 1560 filter
Intake: Cold air duct underneath for forced air through the lower heat shield entry


Engine: CLEVOR

Heads: 302C ( Aussie ) Closed Chamber 2V heads 58cc
Rockers: 1.72 Ratio Comp Camps Magnum roller rockers 1411-16
studs: 7/16 Boss studs
Springs: Comp Cams springs
Intake valve: 2.041 inch hardened seat
exhaust valve: 1.654 inch hardened seat
Push-rod length: Custom
Head bolts: ARP bolts
Timing Chain: SA Gear Billet Steel Double Roller 78551T-9
Timing cover: Dorman 635-107 aluminum

Cam Shaft: Comp Camp 35-302-8

Cam Style: Hydraulic roller tappet

Basic Operating RPM Range: 2,000-5,500

Intake Duration at 050 inch Lift: 220

Exhaust Duration at 050 inch Lift: 224

Duration at 050 inch Lift: 220 int./224 exh.

Advertised Intake Duration: 281

Advertised Exhaust Duration: 284

Advertised Duration: 281 int./284 exh.

Intake Valve Lift with Factory Rocker Arm Ratio: 0.512 in.

Exhaust Valve Lift with Factory Rocker Arm Ratio: 0.533 in.

Valve Lift with Factory Rocker Arm Ratio: 0.512 int./0.533 exh.

Lobe Separation (degrees): 112

Grind Number: 281HR

Intake manifold: Edelbrock E-Boss 302 Intake
extra: Port matched to fit the 302C heads

Ignition: MSD Pro-Billet Ready to Run 289/302 8352
Ignition top: MSD- 84313 Cap
Ignition Coil: MSD Blaster High Vibration Coil 8222
Sparkplugs: AC Delco's
Sparkplug wires: Taylor 8mm wires with heat sleeves

Carburator: Holley Ultra Street Avenger 670CFM 4V

Fuel: Gasoline

Number of Barrels: 4

Carburetor Flange: Square bore

Choke: Electric

Secondary Type: Vacuum

CFM: 670

Fuel Inlet: Summit Racing Adjustable Fuel line with Pressure Gauge SUM-G3120-2

Fuel pump: Airtex 4193
Fuel lines: Edelbrock filter lines

Block: 1993 5.0 Roller 0.30 bored
Crank: Standard 302 Crank turned .010/.010 under mains and rods ( will be adjusted )
Balancer: Street harmonic balancer6.4 4bolt 50oz 302 Fluid damper 
Rods: 1967 Mustang 289 connecting rods peened / shot, resized and fitted ARP bolts.
Pistons: JE SRP 289554 Domed Boss Pistons for 10.5 compression with 60cc head
Oil Pump: Mellings M-86HV
Shaft: IS68
Pick-up: Boss 302 deep sump
Oil pan: Boss 302 deep sump baffled oil pan 6 qts
Filter: Motorcraft oil filter FL1A
Spacer: Profesional products 81008 damper spacer

Transmission:
Transmission: 1972 Ford 4 Speed wide ratio Toploader
Shifter: Hurst 4 speed competition shifter
Handle: stock 1970 T Handle
Bell housing: Quick time scatter shield RM6063
Clutch: RAM Clutch -98794
Fly wheel: HAYS 157 Tooth billet steel 50oz SFI 1.1 wheel 12-540
Clutch type: Equalizer bar rod clutching.
Rods: Ball bearing rods push type

Exhaust choosen in the first place: WILL NOT FIT ! 
Header: Hooker Super Competition Long tube Boss302 Header
Reducer: 3.500 to 2.500 11035HKR Hooker 3 Bolt
Exhaust type: 2.500 steel H type
Muffler: Flowmaster 44 2.500 inlet
End tip: Bended before valance, stock sleak

Exhaust 2

Sanderson FC4 Ford Cleveland Header Set for 1969-73 Ford Mustang

Engine : Ford Cleveland/Midland (351C/M-400M)
Primary Tube Diameter : 1-7/8"
Collector Diameter : 3"
Weight : 16 LBS / 7.26 KGS
FEATURES:

• 16-Gauge Primary and Collector Tube Thickness
• 3/8" Thick Flange
• Patented Flange Design Requires NO Gaskets
• Tightest Fitting Header Available Anywhere!
• Made in the USA

INCLUDES:

• Header Bolt Set
• Angle Collector Reducer Set

Extra: Cut outs with side pipes and boomtubes - Doug's Header cut out system 2.5 inch