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Topic: '73 Mach I Questions
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MidLifCrisis
Gearhead Posts: 253
From: USA
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 02-24-2002 08:09 PM
   
I just found a red '73 Mach I for sale. 351 engine and 4 speed trans. The body is straight with only a little rust around the taillights and at the top of the drivers rear wheel opening. The passenger rear wheel opening looks like it has seen a past repair at the top, and at lower rear quarter. The hood is marked Ram Air, but the underside doesn't have the housing that fits over the air cleaner. The engine is a 351C, the air cleaner is a standard chrome top that has a 351 CJ sticker on top. It has some type of diaphram or solenoid actuated opening on the drivers side of the air cleaner housing. The interior is black with console, 8K tach, and fold down rear seat. Dash, door panels, headliner, and seat covers are tired and need replacing. The underside is solid, rust free, and appears straight. The car is basically an unrestored, fairly complete vehicle with 39k on the clock, Probably 139K. ..... SO FOLKS! What do you think? What's with the Ram Air on the hood, but with solid honeycombed hood scoop inserts and no under housing? Is this thing missing parts? What do you think it's worth? It would need at least a little freshing up, particularly the interior. Sorry for the L O N G post, but I wanted to be thorough to get the real scoop. Thanks in advance for all your educated opinions. Charlie
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MASTIFF
Journeyman Posts: 92
From: maumee, Ohio 43537
Registered: May 2001
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posted 02-24-2002 08:28 PM
Decode the Doorcode to see whats the car is suppose to be. You may also want to decode the block to see what block you have too. As for the ram air sticker.........I have seen many guys just stick the skicker on the outside to make people think it was Ram-Air. Some people also stick 351CJ on the aircleaner even though they do not have a CJ block. As for price I dont have engough information to give you an accurate price. Just guessing with lack of info I would say around $2,000.
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johnmustang
Gearhead Posts: 4088
From: Vancouver Island , British Columbia , Canada
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 02-24-2002 08:40 PM
E-mail me the door tag numbers and codes, vin number and so on and I will do a bit of research on it for you if you want. JOHN  ------------------
65 2+2 FASTBACK
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87 TAURUS WAGON
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 32655
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-24-2002 08:47 PM
The CPI guide on Hemmings:http://www.hemmings.com/hemmings/searches/price_checker/whatworth.cfm Gives a '73 Mach 1 this value:
1973 Mach 1 $ 7,800.00 for 'Good' condition. Sounds like someone just threw some 'Ram Air' decals on a non-Ram Air car. If it's a true Cobra Jet Mach 1, the first five digits of the VIN will be 3F05Q ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 M code 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 open
'72 Mustang Sprint Coupe 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Lok
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'97 Probe GTS 2.5L DOHC
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PONYMAN
Gearhead Posts: 246
From: Ardmore, Ok. USA
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 02-24-2002 09:02 PM
The car will need the tailight panel replaced. The gaskets held moisture and they rusted around the lights. Also look closely at the trunk floor, the trunks leaked and most of the trunk floors rusted out from the inside. The tailight panel and trunk floor ran me about $1100.00 for parts and labor. The hoods were bad about rusting from the inside. Look at the underside for signs of rust holes coming through, particularly around the hood latch catch. If the heater core leaked, or the drain on the Air Conditioner plugged up, the front passenger floor board might be rusted also. The sticker were probably just put on to look good. If it was a true Ram Air car, it should also have the twist down hood locks. I paid $3500.00 for mine in very similar condition about 7 years ago. I now have around $15000 invested in it, at least. I am not trying to knock the car, just giving you some ideas of what to look for based upon my own experience. Also remember that 71-73 parts are harder to come by than earlier years. Not as many made, and not nearly as many repro parts. Very few of these cars had the 4-speed, so this is a great option. This said, good luck they are great cars when restored. Rick 72 Mach 1 351C
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Dave Witthoeft
Gearhead Posts: 1973
From: IL.
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 02-25-2002 05:21 AM
They are nice cars. ------------------
MCA# 48755
71 Mach 1
69 Fastback
92 F-150
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73429MACH
Journeyman Posts: 76
From: Pocahontas,IL USA
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 02-25-2002 08:01 PM
Red? 73 Mach 1? Hey, that sounds like a nice car. Ryan.------------------
'73 Mach 1,'71 429/C6, 3.25 Trac-Lok www.mustangsandmore.com/ubb/73429MACH.html
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MidLifCrisis
Gearhead Posts: 253
From: USA
Registered: Oct 2001
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posted 02-27-2002 08:03 PM
Well the car is a 3F05Q, so it is a Cobra Jet, but the hood is not ram air, just has the decals. I probably will get it as a project. Thanks for the help. Charlie
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Jimmy Ray
Journeyman Posts: 84
From: Virginia Beach Va.
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 03-04-2002 07:47 PM
73 Q codes where not equiped with Ramair set ups on the Nasa hood.... Only H codes could have the Ramair stuff... Back in 73 Ford only had the H codes emissions certified for Ram air, they tryed to side the Q codes by but got caught.
But with the Q codes you got Compition supsenison, ie; staggered rear shocks, rear sway bar, and power disk brakes. ------------------
Jimmy Ray and Kay
Bullitt 1007
73 Mach1
67 fastback
MCT 2002 President
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kid vishus
Gearhead Posts: 4254
From: middle of NC
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 03-04-2002 09:47 PM
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Originally posted by Jimmy Ray:
....and power disk brakes.
I had a Q code 73 fastback and it didnt have power brakes. The only thing it had was power steering, (no AC either). It was a 4v cleveland car, 4 speed, 3.91 posi rear, with the staggered shocks, rear sway bar, and it had the 8k tach. It was a rust bucket but it was a blast to drive. Also, it had a flat hood and the car was completely stock, clear down to the exhuast manifolds and spread bore 4v carb.
I needed some money badly and sold it for less than I could have parted it out for. 
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PONYMAN
Gearhead Posts: 246
From: Ardmore, Ok. USA
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 03-04-2002 10:46 PM
Some of us have done what Ford couldn't in 72 and 73. Since the Ram Air set up isthe same for 2bbl or 4bbl carbs, many of us have put them on our cars. Of course that is what keeps driving the blamed things up in price.
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