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I love projects like this! I know all the hard work you guys are putting into it will pay off in the end. Keep us updated.....this is waaaay better than TV!
Very impressive project, and you made quick work of that car! I can't wait to see what else you have planned. Once the body and interior are restored, what do you have planned performance wise? Swap in a 4.6, 5.4 or other type V8, or soup up the 6 in it. It oviously runs well if you get 25mph around town and over 30 highway. Grabber orange is a sweet color for these S197's. Again, great work.
Cheers.
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Very impressive project, and you made quick work of that car! I can't wait to see what else you have planned. Once the body and interior are restored, what do you have planned performance wise? Swap in a 4.6, 5.4 or other type V8, or soup up the 6 in it. It oviously runs well if you get 25mph around town and over 30 highway. Grabber orange is a sweet color for these S197's. Again, great work.
I uploaded all the photos I took that day to my website. You can view them at the following address. http://www.buddydank.com/plogger *Careful! These are the full size pictures so they might be tough to load on a slower connection. **EDIT - The picture are not in the order I had intended. I will try to fix that later.
A number of people have been asking what my plans are for the Stang besides the general fixing up the exterior project. Quite honestly I'm extremely happy with the engine the way it is. I get great gas milage and I'm now old enough that I don't need to be tearing it up around town. It's plenty fast as it is. The main issue is money. I couldn't afford a new Mustang so I got a broken new one. The truth is that I can't even afford the bumper covers I want to replace or the paint right now. Once I get the exterior fixed, it may be awhile before I paint the car and put on the new bumpers. That is unless I can convince the family to help me out. We'll see. She might be primer grey until next spring. But down the road when I have money to burn, I can see myself doing some modding. Maybe just a CAI and a tune but who knows.
Enjoy the pictures and I'll be back with more once we get back to work on it this weekend.
Oh and I have no idea what that tractor thingy in the background is. I didn't even know it was a Bolens until someone asked and I had to go thru the pictures to figure out what they were talking about.
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I'm confused! What's the difference between "subscribing" and just replying by clicking on the "reply" button? I didn't know you had to subcribe to reply to the thread. Help!
LOL what a noob hah.....jk, but i think i'm having withdrawls, i want an update but there isnt one.... where can i get one, someone help me out here, plz, someone, anyone help a guy out I NEED UPDATES!!!!
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I just think its asweome that you guys have all the tools you need right there for you...not to mention the brains to go along with it. This was a pleasure to read so for.
Did a little more work on the car. I did some testing with the paint remover. Covered the trunk lid with the gel and wow does this stuff work quick. In just 10 minutes the top of the trunk was paint free. Very strong stuff! After that we did a little more work on the trunk lid itself. Applied some more bondo and the shaping is coming along nicely. You can also see in the pictures that we just did a quck primer job on it.
So we still have some allignment issues to work out but it's looking better.
Tomorrow is the big day! I'm stripping the whole thing down to the metal and we should hopefully have the rear end completely finished. I'll try to get updates here tomorrow but it might be Sunday.(they only have dialup)
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This really is by far the most interesting thread I've come across on mustang forums. There needs to be a new section for restorations, and this needs to be the first sticky in that section. (Lol. A 2007 as the first sticky in a restoration forum.) Keep up the good work!
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Dude, First of all let me say this: my hat is off to you. I think you are so very lucky to have your step-dad as such an excellent resource person and such an excellent worker!!!! Second: I think you are a wonderful example of how lack of resource (for example, money) did not slow you down. Your perserverance will pay off. I admire that you are willing to put your heart and soul into restoring the car. Not to mention a BUNCH of hard work! Third: might I make a suggestion to the paint job on the car when you are done? I know you might think this is weird, but given the history of the car and all that it has been through, I had an idea. I know you think the car looks kinda rugged right now, and let's face it. It has travelled a VERY ROUGH road it's first year of life. However, with that being said, I am a firm believer in never forgetting where you come from no matter how prosperous and successful we become. So, I vote for painting the car black and putting the green stripe back on it, off center just like it was. Only this time around she will be standing tall and shining like new money. She will turn heads this time for being all blinged out and looking awesome!!!!! Just for a moment picture it in your head..............what a story your beautiful car will hold for you to share with others! Best of luck to you and I hope everyone here will rally behind you and your beloved step-dad as you bring her back, front and center, to the top! Shella ~
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