zudman 11 Report post Posted March 16, 2014 Found time to take the cover off and turn the motor over...Long hrs at work and long winter, I have had enought of both... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarkBuddha 107 Report post Posted March 17, 2014 Pulled the place-holder 302 and painted the 408... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beecj0 11 Report post Posted March 17, 2014 New threads. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarkBuddha 107 Report post Posted March 17, 2014 That looks niiiiice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969Fstback 58 Report post Posted March 26, 2014 Finished fitting my passenger side qtr skin and tack welded in. Ran a few passes over the driver side qtr skin. I figure all that is needed to finish the driver side is about 4,000,000 more passes and it will be welded solid. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SA69mach 39 Report post Posted March 26, 2014 Finished fitting my passenger side qtr skin and tack welded in. Ran a few passes over the driver side qtr skin. I figure all that is needed to finish the driver side is about 4,000,000 more passes and it will be welded solid. 4 million?? C'mon, that is just silly..... you will need more than that....:thumbup: Good work, it takes commitment to do the bodywork yourself. Just remember how nice it will be driving a car that is 100% solid, and you did it all yourself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike65 475 Report post Posted March 26, 2014 It may not actually be 4,000,000 but it sure looks & felt like it welding in the quarter skins on the Coupe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SA69mach 39 Report post Posted March 26, 2014 Nice. Wait til the grinding........ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969Fstback 58 Report post Posted March 26, 2014 4 million?? C'mon, that is just silly..... you will need more than that....:thumbup: Good work, it takes commitment to do the bodywork yourself. Just remember how nice it will be driving a car that is 100% solid, and you did it all yourself. No doubt, so far I have put driver and passenger floors in, new seat risers, rebuilt both door frames, reskined both, shaved both handles, both rear outer wheel houses, both trunk drop offs, and working on the qtr skins. Next will be replacing the roof panel and shaving the drip edges. Back in the 80's someone put a sunroof in. Looks terrible. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike65 475 Report post Posted March 26, 2014 Nice. Wait til the grinding........ That's done already & it was very tedious to make sure I didn't warp the metal from too much heat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwcstang 201 Report post Posted March 27, 2014 Wet sanding and polishing and finally start reinstalling trim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike65 475 Report post Posted March 27, 2014 Nice, it is looking good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarkBuddha 107 Report post Posted March 27, 2014 I'm inspired... looks like I'll have some wet sanding and polishing in my future. As for today, I did get a few hours to spend cleaning the engine bay in anticipation of sanding, priming, and painting it this weekend. I also made templates for my shock tower reinforcements. Will probably have a local metal shop cut them out of 1/4" plate, but I'll bend them myself as needed. Overall, not a ton of progress, but every bit counts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snookman35 10 Report post Posted March 27, 2014 Watched my pile of new parts grow ( not that that's a bad thing) While she sits in the body shop not being worked on GRrrrrrrr ordered these today Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike65 475 Report post Posted March 28, 2014 Received alt brackets from Fordrevhead for my 302. :cool: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rsanter 152 Report post Posted March 28, 2014 I built the X pipe to between the headers and the rest of the exhaust Bob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969Fstback 58 Report post Posted March 28, 2014 Spot weld pass number 5 of 4,000,000 on passenger side qtr. Pass 40 of 4,000,000 on driver side. Started to remove the tail light panel. Trying to determine of which is worse creating 4,000,000 spot welds or drilling out 40 spot welds. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 90 Report post Posted March 28, 2014 Finished going through my wiring harness. Tested all wires, made necessary repairs and rewrapped it all. Looks like new again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.CNC 10 Report post Posted March 29, 2014 Painted my engine bay and my mustang II tubular control arms ford sonic blue. Not bad for a first timer that is learning on the fly. I had two runs and a little dust but no one will see the dust. I thought I had the body work 100% but I had forgotten about one area. Oh well its not s trailer queen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trinitys 134 Report post Posted March 30, 2014 Cruised to sonic for diner....wash, polished my rims, rerouted my plug wires and fiend a burned up boot. Started looking for a new master cylinder. Got my new thermostat housing in the mail. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rip Rock 13 Report post Posted March 30, 2014 Painted the hood! I graphed in a 6" cowl on the stock hood, so the intake would clear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike65 475 Report post Posted March 30, 2014 Yesterday I broke the front windshield on the Coupe. The retainer pin that holds the drop light to the bracket came loose & I didn't notice it, & when I went to pull down the drop light (no pun intended) it came out of the bracket & fell on the windshield cracking it. Oh well it needed to be replaced any way, at least it didn't hit the roof or the fender. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike65 475 Report post Posted March 30, 2014 Started to remove the r/s torque box & found some lower rear frame rot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beecj0 11 Report post Posted April 10, 2014 New dash pad! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beecj0 11 Report post Posted April 10, 2014 New windshield too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
