The pro-touring trend makes first-generation Mustangs some of the coolest and most popular classics. However, this. It’s unique. This 912HP 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Restomod’s a visceral rendition of one of the most popular muscle vehicles ever made Moreover, it combines customization with power.
A TOURING HOT ROD WITH PRO POWER
In 2014, we drove the RK527 on the Hot Rod Power Tour. Moreover, we were the only ones insane enough to put a Jon Kaase Racing engine in a first-generation Mustang. However, this Ford’s Kaase Boss 9 V8 costs $36K before ancillaries are installed. As a result, it produces 912 hp and 826 lb./ft.
At the top of the cast iron block, a K&N X-Stream air cleaner drops wind into a tall Kaase intake. In addition, that’s wired with FAST electronic multi-port fuel injection. Single-plane funnel feeds lightweight aluminum heads with polished Moroso breathers and $750 Jon Kaase valve covers. Inside the Kaase-tuned mill, 4340 crank twists forged 4340 rods under diamond forged pistons.
At the sides of those pistons, heat-wrapped tubes form large-diameter headers. At the front of those tubes, an MSD Pro-Billet distributor shoots spark through pliable Jon Kaase wires. Under the distributor, a Billet Specialties Tru Trac serpentine drive spins an Edelbrock water pump, alternator, and AC compressor. However, in front of those ancillaries, a sealed support seats a meaty AFCO radiator ahead of fixed water tubes and spry SPAL puller fans.
The car’s smoothed engine bay is dotted with first-class accessories. For example, it has trick dipsticks, a Wilwood master cylinder, and billet hood supports. And everything, from the open scoop to the custom oil pan, gleefully implies the Boss 9’s prodigious power!
912HP 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Restomod – SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON TOURING
The pro-touring movement’s goal of making antique cars as excellent as or better than new cars may sound ambitious. This Mustang’s Satin Black flooring frame is a world-class upgrade package. Hughes Performance’s $5,700 4L80E 4-speed maximizes the car’s torque.
Kaase’s transmission sends power to a FAB9 housing with Strange internals and 3.73 gears. This braced and painted axle rides a Total Control Products 4-bar with VariShock coil overs. This clip showcases a Mustang II-style front half with tubular control arms and a heavy sway bar. Power rack-and-pinion steering turns. Front and rear Wilwood 6-piston calipers squeeze four drilled and slotted rotors.
The headers dump exhaust into large-diameter pipes that end in Borla ProXS mufflers. The car’s reinforced chassis includes an electric parking brake, robust subframe connectors, and an Aeromotive fuel tank. 3-piece B Forged 280s twist 225/40ZR18 Sumitomo HTR ZIIIs in front of 265/40ZR18 Sumitomo HTR ZIIIs.
912HP 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Restomod – A BOSS MACH 1 WITH A SHADE OF LEXUS
As a rule, the best restorations begin as solid cars. However, based on appearance, this choice Mustang was already in great shape when it rolled into Buford Georgia’s American Restomod. Naturally, intense focus was put on the car’s legendary body, with solid sheet metal finessed for an excellent fit.
And that metal was eventually bathed in what the owner describes as “a Lexus color turned into candy”. Detailing begins with an offset stripe that frames red, white, and black in silky silver borders. At the front of that stripe, tri-bar headlights stretch a billet grille above a tucked and painted bumper. Beneath that bumper, a carbon fiber splitter points the eye to a sleek profile. In addition, it’s finished with color-keyed mirrors and custom door handles.
Exaggerated Boss 429 hood fronts a filled, wiperless cowl that has tinted glass and polished framing. At the car’s rear, a satin taillight panel hangs a billet fuel filler over a smoothed valance. In addition, there is a second painted bumper.
CONSERVATIVE CUSTOMIZATION
Given the broad aftermarket support enjoyed by the Mustang, it’s relatively easy to build a serious performer. But most builds fail to refine that muscle into something that’s livable on an everyday basis. After all, what fun is winning at the show if the ride there and back is almost insufferable? Interior refinement’s one of this Ford’s many virtues thanks to Old Fort, North Carolina’s Street Seats Hotrod Interiors.
The $26K cockpit kicks off with adjustable Corbeau buckets, which wrap 4-point Sparco harnesses around plush suede and leather. The car’s dash hangs official-looking Auto Meter Cobalt telemetry in a sweet carbon fiber instrument panel. Beneath that dash sits a custom, full-length console. In addition, it floats more carbon fiber around a short Lokar shifter and Vintage Air climate control.
In front of the driver, a Billet Specialties Formula Wheel laps a tilting column and aluminum pedals. And premium cut-pile carpet founds a 4-point roll bar between carbon fiber sills and billet jamb vents.
Related Questions:
- What years did Ford make Mach 1 Mustangs?
No fewer than six factory performance Mustang models were available (GT, Boss 302, Boss 429, Shelby GT350, Shelby GT500, and the Mach 1). First generation (1969–1970)
- What is a Ford Mustang Mach 1?
The Ford Mustang Mach 1 is a performance-oriented option package of the Ford Mustang, originally introduced by Ford in August 1968 as a package for the 1969 model year. This generation of the Mach 1 was discontinued after the 2004 model year, with the introduction of the fifth generation Mustang.
- What does Mach stand for?
In fluid dynamics, the Mach number (M or Ma) (/mɑːk/; German: [max]) is a dimensionless quantity representing the ratio of flow velocity past a boundary to the local speed of sound.
