Cheap, Effective Security
This groovy security device is cheaper than an alarm system, won't wake your neighbors at 3 a.m., and it can't be cut out of your steering wheel like steering wheel security locks can. It's called the T-Lock--a simple, easy-to-use, locking automatic transmission t-handle for vintage Fords with floor-shifted slush boxes. The T-Lock installs just like the stock shifter handle. Once it is installed, it secures with a special fastener. When locked, the t-lock prevents the shifter from being moved out of Park, making your ride a challenge to steal.
Got A Line On It
When you're eager to build a really hot restomod, nothing seems more uncool than the unexciting stuff you can't see or the unexciting stuff you see only occasionally, like brake lines and hoses. Few of us have ever heard anyone get excited over a brake line or hose . . . until it ruptures.
Going fast is certainly important, but getting stopped is even more important. That's why you need to inspect every square inch of your Ford's braking system, beginning with lines and hoses. If they are bad, look to Classic Tube for answers you can bolt onto your Ford in a matter of hours. Classic Tube manufactures all kinds of brake lines and hoses for classic Fords and Mercurys, including braided hoses. And if they don't have it on the shelf, they can make new lines based on the originals you send them.
Fast Super Fix
We have been watching the automotive aftermarket for a long time, and we've seen a lot of innovative ideas that have improved the quality of our automotive lives. However, none has had a more positive effect on reliability and performance than the Ignitor from Pertronix.
When you buy a vintage Ford and aren't interested in spending a lot of money initially, but you want it to run better, the Ignitor will get you there in 30 minutes. Simply pop the distributor cap off your Autolite or Motorcraft point-triggered distributor, remove the points and condenser, install the Ignitor or Ignitor II, set the air gap (you do this only once), reinstall the cap, set the ignition timing, and forget it. The most you will ever have to do again is change the rotor, cap, and wires when they wear out. The Ignitor will likely never have to be serviced or replaced.
Put On a Happy Face
Thanks to the graphics technology we enjoy today, manufacturers have been able to bring us new ways to look at old things. Take classic Mustang instrument panels, for example. We have experienced a virtual renaissance when it comes to them. There's JME Enterprises with its billet custom aftermarket instrument panels for '65-'70 Mustangs. The same can be said for Haneline Products with its more affordable custom instrument panels.
But what if you can't afford these replacement custom instrument panels? What can you do to spice up the factory instrument panel? Here are some ideas that won't cost you much. Scott Drake Enterprises has these groovy white-face instrument panel appliques for '65-'73 Mustangs that can be installed in an afternoon and are guaranteed to change the demeanor of your Mustang's inner world.
This is the white-face gauge kit from Scott Drake Enterprises. | 
M-Detail/The Mustang Market has its own breed of color-faced Mustang instrument panel appliques that we installed on our own Project KISS '68 Mustang hardtop. We opted for silver with black numerics, but you can order white with black and yellow with black. On Project KISS, we opted for new red bulb covers, which will light the instrument panel up in red instead of the more traditional blue/green. | 
For surprisingly little money, you can outfit your '65-'66 or '69-'70 Mustang instrument panel with Scott Drake Electro-Luminescent gauge faces that glow in blue or green, lighting up the digits and letters in ways you never imagined. This is one of the greatest aftermarket bolt-ons we have ever seen for early Mustangs. |