1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Hood - How To: '71-'73 Mach 1 And Sport Hardtop Hood Stripes

The sprayer is held to the hose by two white T-clips. We used black duct tape that is similar to the original. Note the overspray in the lefthand corner of the photo.

The hood-edge molding is held on with these sheetmetal acorn nuts. We refinished ours in DEMI Coat Bright Silver, though any chrome-colored paint finish will suffice. Be careful with these nuts because they can break off the aluminum stud if not applied with care.

We used Eastwood's Nylac Coating on the hood latch and AMK's hood-latch bolts to give the hood a finished look.

Our hood was equipped with a hood light from the factory. We cleaned, detailed, and replaced the light socket, even though we hadn't obtained the bulb.

We recommend that you replace the hoodscoop covers off the car. This seems easier than our attempts to attach them on the car-especially when a Phillips head screw fell inside the hood.

The final product is ready to bolt onto a Mach 1 or Sport hardtop.

Next, we bolted on our hoodscoops using an AMK Hoodscoop Bolt Kit. Once again, this gives the car a nice, finished look.