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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010Portland Oregon Swap Meet
Friday, April 2nd, 2010
Portland, Oregon Automotive Swap Meet April 9-11, 2010
Don’t miss the largest automotive swap meet on the West Coast! With over 4,200 vendors and 50,000 shoppers, this swap meet is a parts hunter’s dream! The Portland Swap Meet is less than one week away and runs from April 9th through April 11th.
FastbackStack, LLC will be at the swap meet (Portland Expo Center) in outside booths #9105-9109. We’re bringing a lot of goodies including:
- 1966 Mustang Fastback body
- 1967 Mustang Fastback Body
- 1964-1973 Mustang disc brake sets
- Top Loader 4 speeds and clutch pedals
- 1965-1970 Mustang 9″ rear ends
- 1965-1973 Fastback and Convertible seats, trim, glass
- 1965-1973 Mustang seat belts – singles and sets for front and rear
- 1965-1973 Mustang front fenders and doors
- Plus lots more!
Come and see us in Portland! Click here for general information about the Portland, Oregon Swap Meet.
If you are planning on going to the swap meet and want us to bring anything in particular for you, just let us know by Wednesday evening, April 7th. If, by chance, you’re not able to attend but want us to keep our eyes open for a particular Mustang part, let us know that too. The swap meet doesn’t open to the public until Friday, April 9th, but all of the vendors get to set up on Thursday, April 8th. You can be sure we will be scouring the other vendor’s booths for great deals on Thursday!
Happy bargain hunting and we look forward to seeing you soon!
New Year…new sale!
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Still celebrating the New Year with a 10% off sale!
Finding Mustang GT/CS Parts
Friday, October 30th, 20091968 Mustang California Specials are rare and finding original parts can be difficult. Here are some options you might consider as you search for parts:
California Special Tail Light Sockets
If your GT/CS has a corroded tail light socket and you need to replace it, but are unable to find a replacement, you can use a 1956 era Ford Pickup Truck tail light socket. The same tail light sockets were also used on a 1965 Ford Thunderbird tail light. T-bird lights are still out there, but are also becoming increasingly hard to find.
Marchal Fog Lamps
Early models used the very rare Marchal 656/322 fog lamps. These are very scarce today. In the Fall of 1968, Marchal fog lamps were recalled because they were too bright. Ford has since phased them out and they were replaced with Lucas fog lights.
If you are looking for Marchal fog lamps, try sources in France, Germany or England and perhaps some early Ferrari restoration shops. These rare fog lights were used on other vehicles from 1962-1970.
You might also want to check with us about GT/CS parts availability. While we don’t have any more Marchal fog lamps, we do have a few GT/CS tail light parts and twist lock brackets.
Difference between a 1969 Mustang Power Brake and Manual Brake Pedal Housing
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Question: Can you tell me the difference between a 1969 Mustang pedal housing for the Power Brake and a Manual Brake? What about MT vs AT housings? Is the ‘69 housing specific to the ‘69 Mustang?
Answer: The difference between a manual brake and power brake pedal housing is in the the mounting flange at the firewall.
Power brake boosters have threaded studs that protrude through the firewall and housing flange and are held on by 9/16″ nuts. Manual brake master cylinders use bolts that protrude through the firewall and screw into a threaded insert in the brake housing.
Housings that do not have the threaded inserts on the firewall flange are for power brakes. Housings that do have these threaded inserts are for manual brake applications.
As far as the MT vs AT, for a 1969 Mustang, there is usually not any difference between manual and automatic transmission housings. Sometimes there is a bolt-on clutch spring hook (depending on the Mustang year). The factory punched the same mounting holes in all of the Classic Mustang housings.
The longer power brake pedal does not swing from the same pivot point that a manual brake or clutch pedal swings from. The long power brake pedal swings from a bolt at the very top of the housing. All housings also have these holes.
Click it or Ticket! Buckle up…it’s the Law.
Friday, August 28th, 2009Classic Mustang Seatbelts 1964 1/2 – 1973
Seatbelts came in many styles in Vintage Mustangs. Not all Mustangs were factory equipped with lap belts. The seat belt was optional until 1968, when it became law to have them factory installed. I have a number of early 1964 1/2 – 1965 Mustang Fastbacks that did not have holes in the rear floor for seatbelts. I have seen at least 2 different styles of 1964 1/2 Seat belt buckles. These seatbelts did not bolt directly to the floor. They had a double hook mechanism that latched on to an eye-bolt that was screwed in to the floor. These hook mechanisms also differed slightly.
If you’re looking for the original seatbelts for your Vintage Mustang, check out our selection.
1969 69 1970 70 Mustang Mach 1 Boss GT Sport Lamps
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009If you are looking for an original sport lamp for your Mach 1 or Boss Mustang and can’t find one, here is a tip for you. Often times, reproductions are not available and originals are scarce.
If you don’t mind using a substitute for an original sport lamp, there is a substitute that is readily available.
Find an early Ford Maverick or Mercury Comet GT (1969-1972). The sport lamps on these vehicles are very similar to Mustang sport lamps. The list below outlines the similarities and differences:
SIMILARITIES
- Mustangs, Mavericks and Comets used the same chrome bezel.
- Mustangs, Mavericks and Comets used the same lens and light housing.
DIFFERENCES
- The wire pigtail and plug differed on all cars and varied from year to year.
- The bracket that holds the light in the grille differed on all cars and varied from year to year.
If you are able to find a Maverick or Comet sport lamp, you can easily modify or fabricate it to fit your Mustang. You will need to modify the wire pigtail to fit the wire loom in your Mustang. You will also need to fabricate a bracket to hold the light in the grille.
Ford Mustang Autolite FoMoCo Motorcraft Dual Point Distributors
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009Dual point distributors and engine applications varied from year to year. During 1964½-1973, there were four dual point distributors used (two of these were Autolite, one was FoMoCo and the other was Motorcraft).
* Autolite: These were used in 1964½-1967 K Code and Shelby Mustangs. They had a dual point distributor with the centrifigual advance. These High Performance (HiPo) 289’s were the only engines using dual point ignition without the vacuum advance.
* FoMoCo: In late 1967 through 1971, all other dual point and HiPo distributors used the vacuum advance. Some engines using these distributors include the late 1967 HiPo 289’s, GT 390’s, 427 side oiler, 428 SCJ, 429 SCJ. These distributors used the vacuum advance.
* Motorcraft dual point distributors: In 1972 and 1973, some 351 Cleveland 4Vs, mainly CJ’s, used a Motorcraft dual point distributor.
You may find other variations that aren’t listed here, such as a 1965 date coded distributor that says “Motorcraft” or “FoMoCo”. Pehaps these were service replacements that were made from 1968-1973, or later.
The Evolution of the Early Ford Mustang Distributor
Monday, July 6th, 2009
Autolite Dual Point Distributor
The early Ford distributor (1964½ – 1973) has evolved over the years. These distributors served many purposes, from daily driver vehicles up to NASCAR competition.
There were four basic distributors used in this era.
* 1964½ and earlier: These were Autolite Distributors that had an oil access hole with a small cap located just under the main body of the distributor.
* 1965 through 1967: Autolite distributors were used, but the oil access hole had been discontinued.
* 1967 through 1971: FoMoCo distributors replaced the Autolite distributors.
* 1972 and 1973: The Motorcraft distributor replaced the FoMoCo distributor.
We’ve just listed some distributors in our eBay store. Check them out!
Restore your 1969 or 1970 Mustang A/C Dash Vents
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
1969/1970 Mustang A/C Dash Vent
Original 1969 and 1970 Mustang and Cougar A/C dash vents aren’t reproduced. So what do you do if you have an original, but it is missing the felt or the felt is loose?
You will need to replace the felt. Doing so ensures that, when your vent is installed in your Mustang, your vent remains in the desired position. The felt helps to hold the plastic vent assembly in place.
To replace the felt, you will have to take the vent apart. This involves using a dremmel tool or small grinder to grind the heads off of the swedged pot metal studs. Once this is done, you can take the round plastic vent out and clean and repaint the housing. Then, line the inside of the vent housing with black felt purchased from a fabric store. The felt should be about 1/16″ thick and about 5/8″ – 3/4″ wide and long enough to line the area of the inside of the housing. Before cleaning the housing, check for evidence showing where the original felt was and let this be your guide as to where the felt would go (look for glue residue, fading, etc.)
When you put the vent back together, you would need some kind of epoxy to stick the housings together. This takes the place of the swedged studs that had been ground off to take the vent apart. Looking for original 1969/1970 A/C vents? Check out our inventory. We will be listing a lot more A/C parts soon. So, if there is something that you need just contact us.
