El Camino

We have a customer who owns a Mustang and we look after it for him. Recently he has purchased a vehicle and has asked us to work our magic on it for him. Yes, we do work on Mustangs as our preferred vehicles, we even used to work on Porsches at the same time too, we even work on the odd UK car as well. We were talked into turning this solid and quite cool El Camino round into a road worthy state. We like a challenge and something a little different now and again so we agreed. Some of the mechanics need to be replaced due to rust and rotting issues in the usual places. The other additions are upgrades such as the disc front brakes, the carburetor, distributer, manifold, UK right hand side spec lights, the exhaust has been custom-made to take the extra punch from the Holley 600CFM Carb it now has in place etc etc. you get the idea anyway.

We’re looking forward to giving this beast a blast once she’s done.

The engine has had an integral, distributer, electronic ignition and coil fitted at the back of the engine. The Holley looks good in place with the custom-made linkage fitted. Plenty of chrome to be added yet.

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The old carb and intake

The old drums removed and were replaced with disc conversions.

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Custom exhaust that sounds as good as it looks! (the old drums still in place at the time we fitted the exhaust)

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Mastic Mustang Update

Floor Basics

It has been a very busy week so far but we have kept the foot on the gas and we have made some great strides on the famous Mastic Mustang.  All of a sudden things are looking really good for her again with the floor pan in place, the cross strengthening brace and the torque boxes going in. We have some action pics of the welding of the floor pan welding taking place, I think I kept out-of-the-way! It looks like the rust has now been given its marching orders and we take some more steps forward with getting her back together.

The full update is on the ’67 Mastic Mustang Convertible under the Customer Cars Menu, or click here for the quick link.

We hope to have some more pics soon of this convertible soon, she will be a different beast once the body work starts going back on and lining up the body work properly.

The seasonal requests for the nice to have and not so much essentials products such as chrome instead of the black etc. has started and it reminds us just how close to the end of the year we are. The odd extra tin of Gibbs Brand and some manuals we recently had are also selling too. If you are stuck for some ideas for a Christmas gift for the Mustang in your life give us a call for some ideas!

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Books of Knowledge

Christmas Choices?

We promised ourselves that we would not mention Christmas until December, we are one day early but we couldn’t wait with these. It gets to this time of year where we have the spouses of Mustang owners call us for ideas. As you can imagine that is seriously difficult thing to answer, but we think we may have a couple of little ideas that are around the £6 – £15 mark!

We have over the years had some requests for books, manuals and diagrams on the Mustangs but we have never stocked them for a few simple reasons. There are many people who sell Mustang related books, and price is always the issue, obviously the buying power of the big online traders could make us uncompetitive on a few items by comparison. There is also the vast number of different picture guides, restoration books, hints and tips books, in fact we have seen pretty much all of them. At the SEMA show this year we saw a few things that had caught our eye. These manuals being one of them, they are aimed at a slightly different market to the usual market type. The facts and wiring diagrams are aimed at the DIY enthusiast yes, but also at the collectors too, the manuals are full of facts and figures for each year of Mustang specifically. They would look great in a nice binder for reference purposes. The wiring diagrams are by Scott Drake who lead the way with their products and these wire diagrams will not disappoint. So we now stock a limited number of these and so far I have sold a few before I had the chance to post them on the website or the blog. They were seen by customers in the office stacked on the desk. We think these would make excellent Christmas gifts for that Mustang enthusiast who wants something a little different.

We also have a dedicated “Boss” facts manual, a nice pictorial Rare Finds book and the ultimate VIN number guide to all the little plates found on the early Mustangs and Cougars called “Early Mustang & Cougar Tag Book (1965 – 1973 models)” If you wanted to know what options, where and when your car or its parts were manufactured then this is the benchmark to beat. Give us a call for our availability on these guides.

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The Mustang & Cougar Tag Book

Prices start from as little as £6 to a very reasonable £15

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A Real Classic From 1946

A customer has left in our possession this beautiful and awesome example of a right hand drive, New Zealand build Ford Mercury Eight flat head from 1946. The engine is running a little rough hence why we have her here and we will sort that out. This engine has two water pumps, two top and bottom hoses, distributer that sits in front of the engine, 6v electrical system and side valves. A little research was needed on this beauty to find out what we needed to know in order to fix her. The body work is in great condition and has been well looked after. The ventilation is unique if not a little basic, you have two choices on or off for left or right side depending on which little door you open. the de-mister area couple of slots just under the windscreen. This is a little bit different to the muscle cars we are used to, but we are pleased to take her into the fold to be looked after. What a find and we wonder how many more are out there? Let us know.

Other News:

This week we have been taking strides on the now becoming legendary “Mastic Mustang”. There has been some real interest in this little car on how she is coming along. We have updated the page under the Customers Cars – 67 Mastic Mustang with the work we have done to remove the rotten floor and sills. Some nice welding work from the guys is getting her back in shape. A little way to go still but she’s moving along, soon we hope under her own power again. Once we have finished with this little lady there will be no more mastic, just majestic!

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Our Metal Mustang

We’re back and after a week as I suspected it’s raining. I have come back to pile of phone messages and it has taken a couple of days to get back into the routine of work. We have bought back some nice stuff from the SEMA 2013 show and have made a few more contacts over there again. What becomes of that we shall see as those relationships develop.

The guys here have been doing a great job with the current projects on the go. The KR replica project has started full time so I will post some pictures of that project very soon. The other project that has been waiting for the jig is the “Mastic Mustang“, now the car is finally on the jig she is coming along as we expected and not too bad. As we are cutting away sections and floor pans out, it’s critical that the body stays in shape especially for a convertible and there is no other way than support the car on a proper jig.

We now have in our yard that has just arrived, a great example of a rare 1946 Mercury Eight (flat head) from New Zealand build by Ford. We will be doing a little engine work on her and we will post some pictures of this excellent condition car once we upload them. We think it will be worth the wait!

New functionality for us is a laser cutter for some of our metal fabrication. Being a typical bloke you can’t help but have a little play, so here is a photo from one of the office windows that has a Metal Mustang logo we produced (just because we can). There is a very small slightly tongue in cheek difference on this metal Mustang compared to the original. Anybody spotted it?

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We have another happy customer we are pleased to be dealing with, he has had some updates done on his Gulf Stream Aqua coloured ’65 Coupe from the Ford ’68 colour chart, it certainly looks the part. This Coupe has had a front brake disc conversion, new power brake servo, pony interior, 17″ American racing wheels and a Shelby grille. One of the best parts of this 289ci auto is the sound from the twin Flowmasters. We will be having her back soon for the LED lights upgrade and some work on the upper control arms.

You can see more of the Gulf Stream under the menu: Customer Cars – Gulf Stream or click here for the quick link.

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Customer Cars – ’67 Mastic Mustang Convertible. Click here, we have a couple of pictures here for you of what we have been up too on her.

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Goodbye Blue Sky

We have had a great time at SEMA 2013 and it’s always difficult to leave. I just thought I would share a final photo before we arrive back to the UK rain. Here is an unusual picture of Las Vegas during the day and not the more common night shots.

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SEMA 2013 (Part 3)

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Our final day here and we managed to track down this Mustang 1965 Fastback full shell. We were impressed with it we may be investigating this further 🙂 We will be back in the UK soon.

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SEMA 2013 (Part 2)

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Its just as busy as yesterday and we have looking around again and found some more interesting cars. We tracked down a few more Mustangs and some other nice Fords. Rather pleased with the car jump though as I wasn’t sure if it would look OK.

Hope to get some more photos soon.

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SEMA 2013 (Part 1)

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We have been looking forward to the show and we haven’t been disappointed so far. We have of course been around the Mustangs and there are some spectacular examples here. It’s busy as we expected but we have managed to catch up with a few familiar faces.

We hope to have more pictures soon.

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The Mustangs

The Weird & Wonderful

The Unusual

I wonder what the lag is like on this Turbo?

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Great idea run flat tyres – will they take over?

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I have heard of a bike chain – but this?

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A car show is not a car show without a little burnin’ rubber

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SEMA 2013 & WordPress Family Award

SEMA 2013

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This year is no exception to our annual visit to the SEMA show in Las Vegas we look forward to this show. This event is a “Trade” only show for new products, cars, tools & demonstrations etc. We get to meet some great new people each year and get to try out their latest innovations along with just about anything auto trade related. We get to see some new Mustang parts as well, we may be adding new lines to our stock as a result of the people we meet, we just don’t know and that’s the great thing about this show.

If you are lucky enough to get to go there please catch up with me to say “Hi”. We are hoping to post a few pictures on the blog from the SEMA show to keep you up to date what is going on, that all depends on the technology working of course. We hope all will be back to normal in the UK from the 10th November. In the mean time I will have a limited access to email while I am at SEMA for any urgent issues that can’t wait till then. Thanks for you patience in the mean time.

For more details on the SEMA show, their website is here:  http://www.semashow.com/the-sema-show

Our unexpected WordPress Family Award

This morning was an unexpected nice surprise, reading the blog stuff (when we can that is), before I got into work. Our blog has been nominated for an award after a short space of time we have been up and running! We are a little taken aback as we never expected to get an award. Our blog is very much business related with an old school personal touch added. I would like to thank Debbie Nuessle from http://hoodscoop03.com/ for the kind words on her blog and the thought for us on this side of the “Pond”.

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The rules are this;

1. Display the award logo on your blog.

2. Link back to the person who nominated you.

3. Nominate 10 others you see as having an impact on your WordPress experience and family

4. Let your 10 Family members know you have awarded them

5. That is it. Just please pick 10 people who have taken you as a friend, and spread the love

Some people don’t take the awards some do, there is no offence taken if you don’t acknowledge, at least we show some appreciation. So here is where I hit a problem; the blogs I would nominate some have already been nominated. We don’t have time to follow many blogs as much as we would like to, but here is our list in no particular order:

1) Mart – http://onemanandhismustang.com/ – some great posts and walkthroughs of his restoration ’66 coupe.

2) http://garglinggas.com/ – a good all-round petrol head blog

3) http://autothing.wordpress.com/ – another petrol head blog

4) http://smilespermiles.wordpress.com/ – yep, another petrol head blog

5) http://minimemotors.wordpress.com/ – guess what – another petrol head blog

6) http://ronscubadiver.wordpress.com/ – photographic site with some great pics.

Thanks again to Debbie for the nomination who also gets our vote., you’re more than welcome to visit us for a tour!

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