Man you did an excellent job with that car!!! Especially with that paint job!
Man you did an excellent job with that car!!! Especially with that paint job!
Thanks, Dan. Just so I'm clear, you have the black rubber around the lens to give it a finished look, and to prevent scratching, right? The black rubber you used was from around the back hatchback that holds the window in? Can I just buy that new, or do I need to check a junkyard? I think thats a project I can handle as long as I can come up with that black rubber. Thanks for the help.
1982 Dominator GT
*1st Dominator ever sold and
autographed by Jackie Stewart *
1993 Corvette
2005 Roush Mustang
2008 Escape (DD)
Curtis
I had picked the car up off of a Craigslist ad years ago, and like I said, the intent was always to build a replica of one of the 86 Saleen team cars. Well life and the guy helping me were just always to busy dragging other projects home to get started on this one, and at one point my buddy even talked about buying it for a restoration project for him and his kid. When that never happened, I saw the reality of never getting to it myself, plus I had picked up 86-0102, at that point, it was time to sell and move on. Dan was the absolute right guy for this car, at exactly the right time. The guy that I got it from I think truly loved the car, but the only thing he knew how to do was drive it, so he did. He told me that the rear quarter happened on the freeway one day, and at that point I think he stopped driving it. Since he didn't have the money to fix, he just wanted to sell. He had removed the ground effects and lost 2 of the pieces, and the other two were broken. The day that I picked the car up, I pulled up to his house, and his old enough to know better daughter was in the driveway with a can of white spray paint, painting the passenger door. I told her it looked like it had enough paint on it to me. I think there are a lot of cars out there that could really tell some scary stories if they could talk. I have seen plenty of early Saleen that were way worse off than this one. These cars are a lot like Shelby's people bought them and drove them hard, its just the way it is.
Outstanding Save, Love it!
Job well done! That was a labor of love!
David
82 Tan Mustang Coupe with 5.0 5 speed(For Sale)
85 Black Saleen Mustang 85-99
85 ASC McLaren Coupe
86 ASC McLaren EuroCoupe
Coming Soon: Red 84 1/2 GT Convertible
Thank you again.
86Saleener, thank you for giving me the chance to purchase this Saleen. I love this car and Im going to keep it as long as I can. And welcomed to FEP!
Thanks for the additional info. I guess I have followed these cars since their beginning and have always had appreciation for them, it is hard to understand the previous owners neglect. Good thing there are people like you that are either restoring them or getting them in the the hands of others that will.
85 GT vert
Great Job on the restoration. I cant beleive you did so much so fast.
86Saleener, Thanks for your efforts. How many of these cars have you saved?
More than a few.
Mike Foley
1988 Saleen #583
1982 Mustang GT (Gone but not forgotten)
The paint and body looks great! Nice save etc etc!!
1986 Saleen #26 - Saugus Pace Car
1988 Range Rover Classic - The Shop Truck
Dan, Great Job! I am really impressed! Thanks for the story and details! Amazing
1979 Mustang Cobra 5.0
2P Red and 1C Black
Stock never goes out of style
MCA #70281 - 79-93 MCA Concours Judge
Proverbs 3:5-6
My Mustang Story
http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...71#post1688371
This place look familiar?
This spot where the only 85 Silver Twister II was parked for photograph. This place is only a block away from where my wife work at. I dropped my wife off at her work. I just happened to have camera with me, I decided to stop by and take some pictures.
I wish these 4eye Saleen owners would stop torturing me. lol. Dan, cant say it enough how gorgeous this car is. Great job. You need a pic with all of your 4 eye cars together.
Stan
1986 Ford Mustang Saleen #80 Gray/gray
1986 Mercury Capri ASC McLaren Coupe#20 Black/silver, gone.
1985 GT Silver/gray T-top car, gone
1985 Canyon Red Turbo coupe, gone
Great pictures Dan! Love that backdrop!
Chris Lott
'81 Cobra T-Top - Black
'85 Dominator GT - Black, 24k miles
'85 Predator GT302R #150R - Light Regatta Blue
'85 Predator GT302 Convertible #119 - White w/blue stripes For Sale
'86 Texas DPS Mustang (Unit # unknown) - undergoing resto
Thank you for compliment!
Saleen and Predator/T2 are only two cars that are restored. It will take a while to get all my 4 eyed cars restored and take picture all together.
..........drooling............
~Bryan
1985 Mustang GT w/ T-Tops, Original Paint, 160,XXX miles
Mods: 600cfm Carb, Underdrive Pulleys, Subframe Connectors, 4pt G-Load Brace, MM Strut Tower brace, 8.8 rear w/ 3.55 gears & LCA's
Pics from production of "The Saleen Book"
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...&id=1027847075
http://mustangworld.com/ourpics/News/select1271.htm
I missed this one the first time around. Great story and the car came out fantastic. Your build time is amazing with kids too. You obviously have a very understanding wife. I'm lucky to get a few hours a week in on mine.
86 Notch under construction
2011 4Runner Trail edition
2014 Suzuki V-Strom 650
I never get tired of seeing white 4 eye Saleens.
I love this car and the story.
1986 Mustang GT 209whp/286wtq (in progress)
1987 Silverado (stock beater)
1998 Integra GSR 448whp/342wtq daily driver
I had been driving my Saleen almost everyday, it is time for update. I got something real cool for my Saleen, it is the Swanson Ford tag frame where it was new and sold from in Los Gatos, Califorina... Swanson Ford closed few years ago. Im sure that you noticed the 3rd brake red lense is missing in the picture. Im sad, it did fell off while I was driving, it has to be somewhere between Gardner to Olathe. If you find it in a ditch or by the curb, and you return it to me, you will get a reward. LOL
Guess what? My Saleen just met a one of kind Mustang. It is '85 Twister 2... but what make it more cool? This is one of three t top white T2. The guy is very nice and talked with us for a while and let me take some pictures of our cars together, thank you Doug!
Dan, that's extremely cool. I love both of those cars.
Stan
1986 Ford Mustang Saleen #80 Gray/gray
1986 Mercury Capri ASC McLaren Coupe#20 Black/silver, gone.
1985 GT Silver/gray T-top car, gone
1985 Canyon Red Turbo coupe, gone
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