Hi guys and gals! My names Rowland and I'm new to the forums. My entire family is into cars starting with my grandfather who owns and operates his own Paint and Body shop. We are into everything from Imports to Model A! Heres some of our projects:
1929 Ford Model A This is my grandfathers baby. It was a 2 door coupe but he chopped the top, shorted the doors, rag top, and turned the rear into bed. Factory 4 cyl.
1994 Acura Integra LS This is my little brothers car. Its a 4 door that has a K20 (RSX type S) swap with Garret bb turbo, very cool and very fast but not what im into (4cyl FWD). Too many things to list here. For a different forum :)
1997 BMW Z3 My dads car. Has the 2.8L turbo (not sure brand, german) sweet little ride, also for another forum.
1973 Mustang Mach 1 This is my baby. From the Dearborn plant it is a H code 351C 2v 4bbl ram air. It has been sitting in my granfathers backyard since I was 10. Ive always wanted it and my grandfather finally gave it to me. It has the original Keystone Klassic wheels (I'll get sizes later I know 14" front 15" back), Edelbrock Aluminum Intake, high rise Holley carb, it has a 9.1 compression cams that were put in the car around 1989. So Im going to replace those with a cam 10.1 comp ratio. 9" rear and 3" exhaust. I plan to outfit the car with Roush style pipes in front of the rear wheels. Its off white now but Im going for a Brilliant Black with gold stripes and decals. Pics and more info coming soon!!
I am also in a family of car people - from my fathers 65' pro-street to my brothers 86' gt and my 65' project and my 97' gt conv. And I guess we can add in my boyfriend's VW GTI - haha
Thanks for the warm welcome! Yesterday my grandfather and I pulled the front fenders and hood off the car. The fenders have 0 rust, the hood however has about 10% rust and will need alittle sheet metal. So, we went to the local junk yard and picked up 3 hoods to cut up. After cutting those up it was time to goto work ( I work nights). This morning we began taking the engine apart bit by bit, labeling items and placing in boxes. We got down to parts that required bigger tools and digging out the lift so we left it for another day. I took a peek at the interior and discovered that the floor boards were intact along with the gauges, back seat, steering colum, radio (non fact. put in around 1989 also), and most of the carpet. The head liner, dash plate, and front seats however, are shot. So....what should I do? Replace the entire seats or keep the seat frames and get custom stiched leathers made? Also how can I replace the head liner? Anyways, the trunk floor is completly gone, the tail lights are good, the latch still works and the trunk lid itself is near perfect. Floor is easy fix, the frame itself from what I can tell is ok, no major damage, just usual wear and tear from the 20+ years it sat. I have decided to keep the Keystones and get them cleaned and resurfaced, which appartently my grandfather knows how to do. So, its going to take awhile....but Im going to hang in there. I'll have pics as soon as I get home of before I started carefully dismantling the car. This H code came with no spoiler, it does have power steering (thank god), no A/C, and there was an oil pressure and temp gauge pod under the dash, so at one point in time (probablly the late 80's early 90's) this car was somewhat of a street machine. Im hoping that I dont have a bent valve or something serious. More info later.
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