My 1970 Mach 1
The floors were in very solid shape, with barely a trace of corrosion. We painted it with Eastwood's Rust Encapsulator
to protect there for the next several decades. This very tough paint is the same paint they use on the hulls of oil tankers.
After much debate, we did not coat it with a topcoat of blue as original because we wanted to keep it pure Encapsulator.
...besides, it will unseen when the carpet is installed.
Gary 'The Tachman' Herbert at H&H Electric rebuilt my tachometer, which I had found had been bypassed,
and converted my clock to a more reliable quartz movement. He did a pristine job on them...
...and even sent me a picture of my tachometer being tested on his tachometer dyno which I thought was very cool.
The dash pad came from my convertible, among many other parts. It is almost perfect, and will do for now.
We are currently working on restoring the door panels. We bought a set of replacement panels from Mustang Market
and they are some pretty nice pieces, in addition to being the cheapest we found, they appear to be very well made,
in the USA, no less!
As you can see from the pictures of the old panels, replacing them was the only thing we could do with them.
The console, which was basically not in bad shape, was assessed to need a new compartment lid, a new walnut woodgrain
applique, shifter surround trim, and a lot of TLC.
The fold down seat needed a lot of TLC, my brother Mike did an EXCELLENT job restoring it and the quarter panels!
The new carpet really made the interior look and feel brand new.
The newly restored console was installed, it looks even nicer than these pictures depict.
We added a gauge pod and Auto-Meter Carbon Fiber oil and voltage gauges, since this car's tachometer option
made you lose the oil pressure gauge for some odd reason and every car should have a voltmeter.
The new Mustang Market door panels fit like a glove and looks great.
Seats are back in, after getting new TMI seatcovers.
They are the correct gray stripe Mach 1 seats, like original.
A new radio trim plate and walnut applique restores the lower dash area.
The rare California emission gas tank and vapor capturing system was restored and put back in place.
Instead of using an original style trunk mat, I used this universal trunk mat I found at Walmarts for $8.88.
It's even made in America, in Hampton New Hampshire. You probably can't say that about the repro trunk mats.
Clean!