hi folks,

this is going to be a lot of work because i have a restoration thread of my 351B in german so i have to translate evrything in english. i'll be posting A LOT of pictures so i hope you're ok with that.

to my boss. this car was made for export to switzerland in 1970. according to my research around 9 cars were exported to CH but i haven't had the chance to contact kevin marti to be 100% sure. i know for a fact that this is the only one in austria.

-) 3,91:1 rear axle
-) staggered shocks
-) 351 cleveland 4 bolt high output engine 11,7:1 = 330PS
-) 4 gang toaploader
-) fold down group
-) rear defrost
-) center console
-) power steering






p.s. this is how the car will look like when it's done:


here a picture of my vert:


here are a few impressions of the car when i bought it.

beautiful :-)


deluxe interior




the soda blasted bolt on parts


a few pictures of the problem areas












the front part is all solid!


here we have a few images when i picked the car up from CH. since it was disassembled i had to stuff a lot of things into my VW bus.


















all the bolt on things were soda blasted and to tell you the truth I#ve never seen such perfect doors herein europe!

i started to disassemble the engine and was positvely surprised on which state it was in. the block was bored to 0.030 and everything was basically NEW. so all i had to do is reseal it and paint the engine :-).




















that's it for now. more to come.

abudi

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i check the main bearings on the engine and as you can see everything is perfect. the crankshaft is in spotless condition. i guess i was very lucky.

even the engine mounts are ford NOS.

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on we go with the emminger invoice

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on we go with the restoration. my neighbor eddie is the one helping me with the welding work.

since this boss never had a radio the antenna hole has to go


grinding the welding work down


tinning paste




heating it up


applying the tinn




let it cool off


i don't know what this is called in english SORRY.


closing a few little holes on the doors




this is a puller in case you can't access the dent from the other side.


you weld a spot onto the dent and then you pull it out.


the rest is done with a hammer and tinn

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there were a few dents in the oil pan that had to be removed :-)




















on we go with a few more welding pichtures.

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here are a few pictures before and after.

before




































after the media blasting work

hi guys,

here i have a few impressions while i was getting the engine ready..

i painted the engine with por15 engine enamel




the soda blasted valve covers


NOS oil pan seal :-D






new timing chain




almost done





the original 4300D autolite carb


original boss intake


original ram air plenum painted






more to come

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i started closing up the engine and here are a few pictures.

timing chain is A-Ok so on goes the seal










looking good



on goes the intake










getting the torque right 3/8 = 28-32 ft/lb




i found the correct distributor for my boss engine. cost a fortune though.

NOS base plate











more to come
abudi

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we moved on to the door etc. all bare metal parts were epoxy primed














after the primer was dry
























here a few close ups of the 4300D carb and of the "almost" finished engine:













more to come

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hallo folks,

the original crankshaft wasn't in the engine but i was told that the 4MA cranks are the same.


one we go with the pre lubrication of the engine :-)

oil pan bolted onto the engine block




out goes the distributor and in goes the bit that drives the oil pump




counter clock wise and away we went as long as the battery lasted


distributor back into the engine and we were ready for the fire up
abudi

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here i have a few close ups of the distibutor









as you can see i am using the pertronix ignition solution. i've been doing that with all my mustangs and never had any trouble.

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as you can see not much rust is in this boss.






this area was a little rusty bit nothing really serious.



the seats are in great condition which means they don't need to be recovered


the P/O gave me 4 door panels, so luckily i was able to refabricate 2 good ones out of the 4.




lots of parts that i still have to go thru


took the rear window out only to find "almost" no rust :-)




the headliner will be replaced


abudi

Looking good! Lots of work, that's for sure! Keep us posted!!

here's how i restored the 2 door panels.

the 73er deluxe panel


the old beat up ones


before cleaning


after a good wash


after cleaning the carpet area


new glue




original molding after using never dull :-)


the original handel






the original cup moldings


put in the wood applications and carefully bend the catches back...try not to break them




i used vaseline to preserve the panels. vaseline make the plastic softer.




here are a few pictures of the rear seat. as you can see the rear seat was used from 69-73


here the seat tag from 1970


my boss was built in 24 november 1970

abudi

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yes LOTs of work!!

while disassembling the car i was amazed how good this car was. i took a lot of pictures not only to know where what goes but also to show how assembly was done back then...rather fast and sloppy.

here are a few impressions

before


kick panel area driver side


behind the dash...


behind the steering wheel




vent area driver side....not even surface rust


here without the box


original as if it came off the assembly line yesterday


all original stamping


rust area










abudi

On the carb was the 4300 a euro only type thing? IIRC the Boss had a Holley here in the states.

i moved on by removing the toploader, fuel tank, headliner, chrome molding, brake lines, fuel line, shock absorbers and so on. none of the bolts ore screws broke or were damaged. i was so amazed how good this 71 mustang was! a few rust problems did show up but nothing really serious. the rear panel and the wheel moldings needed some attention, but that was about it.

rust problem: the wheel area


the original rear bumper




brakes A-OK


the toploader...only thing missing was the tag...found that thru the german forum :-)












here's a picture of the torque box






the front suspension area




a few more pictures of the under carriage


the rear axle that was on the car wasn't the original 3,91:1 axle but i found the original in switzerland






these are the parts that need to be restored


New rear panel




a few more pictures of the interior














this is really alot of work!!
abudi

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(12-27-2010 09:14 AM)droptop73 Wrote:  On the carb was the 4300 a euro only type thing? IIRC the Boss had a Holley here in the states.

hi i don't exactly know what you are asking, but to my knowledge ALL 351Bosses had the 4300D carb.

http://www.boss351registry.com/AutoliteCarb.htm

what do you mean with IIRC? sorry for the question :-)

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after i disassembled the entire car i was really happy because to bigger surprises showed up

rust issues:
both rear wheel houses and the rear panel...that it :-)

here a few more impressions of the disassembled boss.

getting the right color for the under carriage


chocolate brown


out goes the front suspension




i've never seen this before on any of my mustangs. this spring was hooked onto the floor and was used to keep the parking brke cable straight. :-)






this is the 3L25 (3,25:1) rear axle. the original 3L91 (3,91:1) is in stock now :-)




untouched under carriage. never welded or molested :-)
























federal law in switzerland states that the entire VIN number hat to be visible within the engine bay.


the swiss vin was located right next to the original ford VIN number under the right fender


the naked boss


abudi

google offers many translators where you can do the complete post at once. If this helps

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/

http://www.translation.langenberg.com/

(12-27-2010 10:01 AM)Tnfastbk Wrote:  google offers many translators where you can do the complete post at once. If this helps

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/

http://www.translation.langenberg.com/

translation is not the problem but moving around 25 forum pages from one site to the other is....no worries i'll be updating this thread slowly but surely.

abudi

(12-27-2010 10:22 AM)canadian_red_maple_leaf Wrote:  

(12-27-2010 10:01 AM)Tnfastbk Wrote:  google offers many translators where you can do the complete post at once. If this helps

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/

http://www.translation.langenberg.com/

translation is not the problem but moving around 25 forum pages from one site to the other is....no worries i'll be updating this thread slowly but surely.

abudi

understand

Awesome post that is one hell of a restoration job