No rush. Progress looks good. The red mesh wheels will look great on there.
Current Cars:
1979 Mustang Ghia Coupe 5.0 3J Bright Blue
1984 GT T top 306 5 speed "Black Mamba"
1986 Saleen Black with Silver Stripes 86#009
1986 Mustang GT Medium Canyon Red 5 speed 5.0
1999 Mustang GT Convertible 35th anniversary 69K miles.
2002 Nissan Maxima 6 Speed "Daily Driver"
2009 Corvette 6 speed LS3
1998 Cobra 71k miles Canary Yellow "Nana" SOLD
Looking good. It looks like your painter is going to clear over all of the decals?
Good eye - I know this is not the correct way to do this but wanted to do something to make them "pop" and since car has a salvage history I felt a few subtle tweeks would be ok
here ya go
Looks great, and the clear should keep those decals looking fresh for a long time.
Me likey. Paint looks awesome. Did you install the stripes yourself or did the painter do it? I'll have to put them on mine pretty soon so I was wondering if there was a better way of doing them.
Current Cars:
1979 Mustang Ghia Coupe 5.0 3J Bright Blue
1984 GT T top 306 5 speed "Black Mamba"
1986 Saleen Black with Silver Stripes 86#009
1986 Mustang GT Medium Canyon Red 5 speed 5.0
1999 Mustang GT Convertible 35th anniversary 69K miles.
2002 Nissan Maxima 6 Speed "Daily Driver"
2009 Corvette 6 speed LS3
1998 Cobra 71k miles Canary Yellow "Nana" SOLD
Looks awesome!
Former 4eyes:
86 Saleen #25
85 Saleen #14
79 Turbo Capri (first car)
the painter is my dad = FREE LABOR!!! which is really the only way I could afford to have this car restored lol
My dad and Uncle put the stripes on, using a spray bottle of soapy water, a squeegee, exacto knife and a ton of patience.
They put a tape line on the door to represent the bottom of the molding, then they taped all the decals in place ( mocked up with backings still on them) then applied them to the car starting with the big molding on the door first. It took about 3 hours to do each side.
Mark at PAS in Richmond was/has been a valuable resource through this entire project also.
So tempting to take a day or two off from work to just finish this thing
Installed Saleen pedals from 05-09 car. Mocked up tailights and Flip screen and got all the trim painted this weekend. These cars have a ton of trim!!!
mamba -
3rd brake light install
Remove the rubber grommet on the drivers side hatch, there should be some wires tucked up in there. On my car the wires that ran to the 3rd brake light were a red w/green stripe (positive) and a black wire. The black wire grounds to the hatch. My hatch already had the hole drilled for the wires to pull through. The wires from the brake light were white ( positive) and blue (neg).
The light itself attaches using 3M two sided tape
You're almost there, and she looks great!
Cheers!
Mike (TopGear85)
Have:
85 Saleen #73-GT,2R,TuTone,Cruise,Pos,5spd,Charcoal
***August 2015 ROTM Winner!***
Had:
79PC-San Jose #2890
86GT-9L,TuTone,5spd,T-Tops,Sand Beige
86GT-9L,TuTone,5spd,T-Tops,Charcoal
90LX-Oxford Wht,5spd,Sunroof,5.0 Hatchback
90GT-Oxford Wht,5spd
Current Cars:
1979 Mustang Ghia Coupe 5.0 3J Bright Blue
1984 GT T top 306 5 speed "Black Mamba"
1986 Saleen Black with Silver Stripes 86#009
1986 Mustang GT Medium Canyon Red 5 speed 5.0
1999 Mustang GT Convertible 35th anniversary 69K miles.
2002 Nissan Maxima 6 Speed "Daily Driver"
2009 Corvette 6 speed LS3
1998 Cobra 71k miles Canary Yellow "Nana" SOLD
Mamba - Two wires and you are all done.
More pics - wheel pic is after primer and paint but have not been cleared yet. Cleaned all the glass and started putting some of the trim back on the car - could be on the road by this time next week
Here we go!! Backed the car out of the paint booth yesterday - first time out in the sun!!
New Momo wheel installed, SVO door panels, Flip up touch screen all installed this weekend.
Tires have been mounted still need to polish the lips on the wheels
She looks even better in person!
Local car show on Sunday should be it's debut
how about a little video
full exhaust just no tailpipes yet
http://youtu.be/hs2pzu_EMW4
Sounds sweet but whose Sinnamon? lol
The video is just missing the mesh wheels and the wing. Do you have a cam in there?
Current Cars:
1979 Mustang Ghia Coupe 5.0 3J Bright Blue
1984 GT T top 306 5 speed "Black Mamba"
1986 Saleen Black with Silver Stripes 86#009
1986 Mustang GT Medium Canyon Red 5 speed 5.0
1999 Mustang GT Convertible 35th anniversary 69K miles.
2002 Nissan Maxima 6 Speed "Daily Driver"
2009 Corvette 6 speed LS3
1998 Cobra 71k miles Canary Yellow "Nana" SOLD
HA! Sinnamon is the name we gave the car - we tell everybody that is her stripper name since this car has lived a rough life
Yea it has a big cam in there from the previous owner - not sure of any of the specs though
Looks great! Really enjoying watching your progress! Good job!
1985 Mustang GT, owned since 1989
2000 Expedition XLT 219k miles
2011 Expedition XLT
Interior is back in SVO door panels, MOMO wheel, Saleen Pedals and 2014 S302 floor mats
Car will be finished by the end of the weekend !!!!!!
Great job with this build. Looking at the before pics, the car has come a long way.
How well do those floormats fit under the pedals?
85 Saleen Mustang(s)
The floormats fit pretty good - I am concerned about the drivers side bunching up under the pedals but I have not driven it yet with the mats in
Now the car is done - I just realized I took these pics before we put the motorsport decals in the quarter glass windows. Will have more pictures after the car show tomorrow!!
Sinnamon looks sweet. Congrats on getting her done. Time to enjoy it and start putting in some miles.
Current Cars:
1979 Mustang Ghia Coupe 5.0 3J Bright Blue
1984 GT T top 306 5 speed "Black Mamba"
1986 Saleen Black with Silver Stripes 86#009
1986 Mustang GT Medium Canyon Red 5 speed 5.0
1999 Mustang GT Convertible 35th anniversary 69K miles.
2002 Nissan Maxima 6 Speed "Daily Driver"
2009 Corvette 6 speed LS3
1998 Cobra 71k miles Canary Yellow "Nana" SOLD
She looks amazing! My only complaint is that you didn't post more pictures. Lol. I also have a red with silver graphics Saleen and your car is an inspiration. Very well done to everyone that worked her. Congrats!
Cheers!
Mike (TopGear85)
Have:
85 Saleen #73-GT,2R,TuTone,Cruise,Pos,5spd,Charcoal
***August 2015 ROTM Winner!***
Had:
79PC-San Jose #2890
86GT-9L,TuTone,5spd,T-Tops,Sand Beige
86GT-9L,TuTone,5spd,T-Tops,Charcoal
90LX-Oxford Wht,5spd,Sunroof,5.0 Hatchback
90GT-Oxford Wht,5spd
Car turned out awesome. Nothing screams '80's more than a 4-eye Saleen.
Congrats - JT
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