Ok, well sorta! I finally cleared enough space in my shop to fit my 1982 GT in there so I can finally work on one of my Four Eyes!
Quick history on my GT, I purchased it way too many years ago, I believe back in 2007 or 2008. Found the car on craigslist over in Denver, talked to the guy on the phone and worked out a deal. I had planned on heading out to pick it up, but the guy said he was coming over to the Western Slope in a couple of weeks to visit his daughter and he would trailer it over if I paid for half the gas! Heck Yeah! No brainer there for me! I hadn't even send the guy payment for the car and he was offering that. So a couple of weeks later he calls me and tells me he will be at my house around 3:30 in the afternoon with the car. Sure enough he shows up, I pay him for it and I was the new proud owner of a 1982 GT T-top!
The car was a rolling shell, they had yanked the motor to install into a 1965 Mustang why I have no idea. The 4 speed was still there and the rest of the car was complete, but filthy and the typical been sitting for awhile and had the wonderful aroma of mice and their lovely droppings. Unfortunately I didn't have a garage or shop to do anything with the GT at the time and so it sat, and sat, and sat . . . Finally I have my new house and new garage/shop (well new to me 2 years ago) and I finally decided it has sat for way too long!
So here she is as she sits right now! You can see that a couple of months ago I swapped out the driver side fender due to rust under the belt molding and the driver's door for the same reason. Everything else on the exterior is just as I got it, well except for the tail lights. Yes! They are staying! I did swap in the 5 lug front spindles and an 8.8 out back with 5 lug axles too just so I didn't have to trip over the parts anymore and beside I do a 5 lug conversion on all my Four Eyes!
Actual proof that the GT is finally in the shop and not parked out front as in the other pictures. The disassembly and rebuild will begin very soon with updates as I move along in the process.
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