Finished!!! Lot of pictures!

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Here are some before incase you never saw it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Some progress pics

 

 

 

 

 

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The final product:

 

 

 

 

 

[SELLERSRODSHOP 13]

looking good! i like the gray wheels with the red. i see too many red cars with polished torque thrust wheels. the painted gives a god contrast. what did you do to get it setting so low?

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Some other shots:

 

 

 

[jgstang 21]

Nice job! looks like a 2 to 2 1/2" drop ? man thats looks good....

[6T9rustang 11]

Nice job! looks like a 2 to 2 1/2" drop ? man thats looks good....

 

I agree!! Looks sweeeet!!

[bswor 77]

Very nice man. The stance is nice and lowwww

[R4K 10]

Wow, you're killing me here. It looks just like my old Mustang's younger, fitter brother.

 

Great job!

[coz 108]

Nice job! Scott - I was thinking the same thing. He stole your old one and fancied it up a bit.

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Thanks everyone. I'm not sure how much the drop is, I know there's only a couple inches to the bumps stops though. I used Cougar 351 coils cut 3/4 of a coil and used upside down leafs in the rear. It's a little rough ride, but it's way better than my hot rod so I'm used to it.

 

This is really a low budget rebuild, I have under $8K into it. I did all the work myself (engine, transmission, bodywork, paint, welding, interior) but I wanted to learn so it was the perfect project for me. I picked it up for $650 in September '06 and I probably worked on an actual 18 months. I didn't spend tons of money on high performance equipment, that wasn't the goal of the project.

 

I know I'll get crap about the '05 mustang wheels and tires, but you know the deal $500 for all four with 50 miles on them. Fit the bill perfectly and I really like them on this car, they fit perfectly and I like the color.

 

Only thing I regret is not going EFI and AOD. Man I hate carbs! I can see that a future upgrade though.

 

I still have a bunch of little detail type things to do like clean the interior and touch up the paint in the engine compartment, but I figured it was time to share.

[Pakrat 1,043]

Very nice, especially for a budget build. I like the way you painted the tail lights to match the rims, nice tie in. I would actually like to see the whole tail panel that color, I think a GT rocker stripe in that color might look cool too. The only other thing I would add is a chin spoiler with that low stance and it would really crank it up a notch.

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I also sandblasted and painted the side marker bezels the same color. I thought about stripes and was fully prepared to paint them, but I thought I'd get all put together to see what it looked like. Same thing with spoilers and scoops. I do have a ratty Mach scoop I can pretty up and paint, that might go on still. Otherwise I kind of like the clean look. I think I might raise the rear a tad. Even though the rockers sit level to the pavement, the body lines slope down toward the rear so maybe and inch up in the back might level out the appearence.

[Cheo69GT 1]

Very nice work!

[Grabber70Mach 107]

Very nice I like the way it turned out. The stance is great and the wheels look the part too.

[unfrozen1969 11]

I like the treatment around the rear tail lights. How did to give your car that stance, did you cut the springs?

 

Bill

[d.reese 13]

Not a thing wrong with that, nice job! I know it was alot of work on your Part!!!!!

[Mufflerbearing 0]

Nice work!!! How dose she drive?

[GT350 16]

superb looking coupe well done i like the stance.javed

[SlimeGold 69 15]

Where did you get those tailight bezzels or did you make them?

[Protowrxs 111]

Very nice - I love to see a well done Coupe and it was fun watching this project from start to finish. Looks great man!

 

Honestly I've never thought I was a fan of the late model wheels on a classic but yours have proven that thought wrong.

 

-Stephen