88 5.0 Rebuild

[webestang]

Front fenders done today.....

[grabbergreen84]

Looking good. Impressive work, with that section replacement on the left rear! That primer sure is white. I thought for a moment that you'd gotten a wild hair, and decided to paint her white.

Do you know what the factory paint code is for your car? Is it 2H?
Mine says 2H, and its color was very similar to the code 24 Medium red which came on '82 GTs. Under the hood and in the door jambs, mine looks to be exactly the same color as my '82 GT's jambs and engine bay were.

But like I said, when I went to the McParts store, and bought a couple of spray bombs of 2H red, it didn't match at all. It looked more scarlet. I did the top of my driver side fender, and then decided to go with white, so I could be like Vanilla Ice...

Here's a not very good pic of the various colors:

[webestang]

Looking good. Impressive work, with that section replacement on the left rear! That primer sure is white. I thought for a moment that you'd gotten a wild hair, and decided to paint her white.

Do you know what the factory paint code is for your car? Is it 2H?
Mine says 2H, and its color was very similar to the code 24 Medium red which came on '82 GTs. Under the hood and in the door jambs, mine looks to be exactly the same color as my '82 GT's jambs and engine bay were.

But like I said, when I went to the McParts store, and bought a couple of spray bombs of 2H red, it didn't match at all. It looked more scarlet. I did the top of my driver side fender, and then decided to go with white, so I could be like Vanilla Ice...

Here's a not very good pic of the various colors:

Thanks! First time me and a buddy have ever welded on a car. Not perfect, trim will hide the seam.
My factory color is Scarlet Red 2D, 2H is Cabernet (darker) Red. I like your GT. I'd like my next Fox Mustang to be a GT hatch with sunroof.

[webestang]

Old nasty top is off.....tomorrow, new top goes on.....

[webestang]

Top is on! The middle listings are a tad off and I do have a few wrinkles....but I did it! Have to let it stretch out, might have to undo and re-glue the listings to meet the bars. Then last is the bead with chrome tips above the window.
$300 in all new parts, 6 hours.

[webestang]

The hardest part was the side flaps. And it was a good thing I had that Chilton guide. It was the only reference I could find to put the new pads on with. The video I have was great but no instructions on pad replacement.

[webestang]

186,000 mile carpet.....


Clean under that old carpet.....


Got all my bolt holes right.....

[webestang]

Finished up some body work today.....hope I can work in some more stuff before winter hits hard.....

[webestang]

Thought better of it and redid the trunk lid. I'll just re-rivet the sticks back on after it's painted.

[webestang]

Took a step backwards as I bought dark grey trim/bumper paint instead of black.......Do'h......

[grabbergreen84]

Top looks good. I need to do mine. Is the rear window glass, or plastic? I'm pretty sure mine is glass. I will probably switch over to a black top when I do get a new one.

[webestang]

Top looks good. I need to do mine. Is the rear window glass, or plastic? I'm pretty sure mine is glass. I will probably switch over to a black top when I do get a new one.

Thanks. It's a glass window. The kit did have a plastic one, but glass looks so much better. It had a white top from the factory, changed to black in 2003.

[webestang]

Trim still on is now black......

[richstang]

You're making great progress!

I don't know how you are staying so motivated, but I need some of those meds!

[webestang]

You're making great progress!

I don't know how you are staying so motivated, but I need some of those meds!

Thanks! Motivation comes from not having a garage and a St. Louis winter coming soon......60, sunny, next day 20 and snowing.....LOL
Good thing is all the body work is done so she can be covered and wait till March to paint. Full tank of gas with Sta-Bil. Start her up once a week, drive around the block.
During winter I'll work on the stuff I took off inside. Seats, trim, mirrors.

[vascj]

Man I can't believe you've done so much, awesome. This car is looking really great and will surely be sharp when completed!! I've never seen a hobbyist do a top all by himself kudos! That's a really big and exacting task to do, but, it looks like you're pretty handy around the toolbox. I love this body style can't wait to see the paint! Thanks for posting all of the updates.

[webestang]

Man I can't believe you've done so much, awesome. This car is looking really great and will surely be sharp when completed!! I've never seen a hobbyist do a top all by himself kudos! That's a really big and exacting task to do, but, it looks like you're pretty handy around the toolbox. I love this body style can't wait to see the paint! Thanks for posting all of the updates.

Thanks for the kind words! ......yeah, changing the top is not for the faint of heart, but I love a good challenge.......and saving a ton of money......

[webestang]

Small update....while looking through a parts box I forgot I had this arm rest delete panel (I got it for free!). Should make the interior have a cleaner look and it's broken anyway.
Seems to pass the Shelby sniff test.....

[grabbergreen84]

An armrest delete would be cool. Those armrests are always broken like the ashtray covers are always broken.

Four eye consoles are better.

[webestang]

An armrest delete would be cool. Those armrests are always broken like the ashtray covers are always broken.

Four eye consoles are better.

Yeah....I got a plug-n-chug for the ashtray.....LOL

[IDMooseMan]

That is amazing progress, Scotty. The car looks awesome.

[richstang]

Isn't the armrest delete a fairly rare option?

I had my console out of my LX convertible for a short time while doing some repairs to it and really missed not having a place to rest my arm. As my daily driver I like have it and another place to store stuff out of site.

[webestang]

That is amazing progress, Scotty. The car looks awesome.

Thanks Craig. I see things I could have done better, but most were a first time job. I'll do better when I rebuild it again someday....LOL

Isn't the armrest delete a fairly rare option?

I had my console out of my LX convertible for a short time while doing some repairs to it and really missed not having a place to rest my arm. As my daily driver I like have it and another place to store stuff out of site.

It seems most came with the arm rest. I think LMR does have a re-pop.

[webestang]

Since it snowed 10" all I can do now is work on the parts I took off before winter.....

[webestang]

Small update....my 3rd brake light was broken so I got one at a yard for $2. Also have an extra "Mustang" brake decal I can cut and place on the lens (it's for later model, but I'll make it work)....