Next episode of "Here hold my Beer" Fox body floor replacement
Next episode of "Here hold my Beer" Fox body floor replacement
Current rides:
89 LX 5.0, 5 -spd..the Lemon
86 RS Capri 5.0 Auto...
86 LX Colorado SSP 5.0 5-spd (Sadly Sold)
85.5 SVO, Finally Got Boost
83 RS Capri 5.0, 5-spd (another sadly sold)
1985 GT, Sunroof, 5 Lug, Rear Discs, 01 Graphite Bullets, 88 forged piston shortblock, 2.02/1.60 Alum heads, Weiand Stealth, Holley C950 TBI, BBK Long tubes
Do we ever derail threads? Boy do we. Lol!
2ndchance - you are not that far away. I'll touch base when the time comes on those parts for my 86. Thank you!
Soon im going to have get focused and motivated on the 85. My wife is coming to grips with the fact that there will be two mustangs again for a while. Hopefully that 85 won't be too hard to get running and driving and ready for paint.... I will start a built thread for it soon given all the stuff I need for it.
-- James
Favorite thing I’ve said that’s been requoted: “"40 year old beercan on wheels with too much motor"
My four eyed foxes:
"Trigger" - 86 Mustang GT - Black with red interior. 5.0 T5 built as Z. Original motor ~1/2 million miles. 18 yr daily, 10 a toy
"Silver" - 85 Mustang Saleen 1985-006? (Lol) Rare 1E silver GT / charcoal interior. The car is a little bit of a mystery. Current project bought as a roller, tons of Saleen / Racecraft pedigree
Also in the stable - my son’s car. 1986 Mustang GT Convertible. Black/Black/Black conversion. 93 leather. VM1 ECU. T5Z
past foxes -
1989 Mustang LX Sport 5.0 AOD white/tan black top. Once I ran this one down I caught a wife.
Wife also had a 1987 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe in the 90's.
I'm a four eyed pride supporter, are you? Become one today!
http://vb.foureyedpride.com/payments.php
Wasn't able to spend a lot of time working on the Capri today, still need to pay bills!
Swapped out the fuel pump and filter on the carb.
Cleaned the cap and rotor a bit. Had to wire the clutch switch together thanks to mice!
Installed a new starter solenoid.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/f3ed29cvrn...47.35.mov?dl=0
I also power washed the Capri, but forgot to take some pictures of it afterwards. Yes, it is cleaner and less moldy, but doesn't really look all that different!
Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
Derailment services are provided at no charge. The question is how the heck do you keep a discussion on track with us goofballs around......
Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
No pictures to update this thread, but . . .
I pulled the fuel tank out today. Wasn't as bad as I expected. Definitely varnish rather than fuel at this point. Pretty good coating inside the tank, that and the couple of decent dents in the tank made the decision to scrap it and order a replacement pretty easy.
Surprising the fuel sending unit was pretty clean and actually working. Doesn't quite show Fuel when it should, but it does show Empty and 1/2 tank pretty well.
I also removed the front fog lights to clean the front end up. Removed the alternator to have it tested, but there's no reason to since the bearing is making enough noise to guarantee that it won't last long. The alternator wiring will need some work to make it reliable and trustworthy.
That's about it for today. Hoping to have more time to work on the roof, but just not sure until I wrap up the Mustang I am painting right now.
Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
Haven't had the chance to do much to the Capri since I am trying to wrap up a paint job on a 1971 Mustang.
Finally have all the parts and pieces in color, now it's time to assemble the car!
Since I didn't have time to work on my beloved RS, I did decide to buy some nice used wheels for her!
16 X 7 Enkei Mesh Wheels in Silver. They need some polish and maybe some paint on the baskets, but they are straight, true, and no road rash. Oh and they at least have 4 tires that hold air, so that is a better setup than I have right now!
Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
Dang good find and with caps!!!! Oh and 16 in
Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
Those are so four eyed Saleen....
oh..... did I type that out? Lol
Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
I found just the thing for an 82 RS Trey.
https://lmr.com/item/WK-39067452/mus...-7993-machined
Yep!
The plan is to buy a set of those in the future since the RS was equipped with the TRX package originally. Unfortunately I don't have the funds for those and new tires right now with everything else the RS needs, so . . . Enkei's it is! Besides I like the look better anyway. But who knows, maybe I won't after all and then I will have no choice but to sell them to you.
Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
That made me smile Trey!
Yea, expensive hobby.
I've spent a pile of money today. Only awesome part is that I now have the entire snapon set for transmission bushing removal and installation..... was darn spendy even used but it's a must have tool when you need to swap bushings on a C4, AOD, or T5
Brock
1984 Mustang LX Convertible 3.8L V-6/Auto (SOLD)
1984 Mustang GT Hatchback 5.0 V-8/5 Speed
I'm an FEP Supporter and proud of it. Are you?
Trey - not to hijack the thread -- the 71 looks outstanding!
Huge score on those 16's. Virtually impossible to find.
Last edited by erratic50; 09-18-2017 at 08:43 AM.
Boy what I would give for a two post in my garage.
Are you just going to section the rear of the floor pans?
EDIT: I just realized I was commenting on a post from the first page..... You've already said you'll do a full floor pan replacement
Last edited by Davedacarpainter; 09-18-2017 at 12:11 PM.
Definitely not my color choice but Mustang is a Grande with the 429 Cobra Jet so the owner wants it original.
Thanks the paint came out pretty well. Everything is in color. Now final assembly then a couple blend coats because of the metallic brown color and we should be done!
Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
Thanks! Was a bit surprised I found the wheels too and especially in 16's.
Yes the 2 post is assume. I really should post pics of my rotisserie too!
This is my ole shop that I used to restore cars out or before moving to Colorado. Wish I had it and all the equipment up there. Especially my spray booth!
Yeah! A full floor replacement. Make sure to keep the look out for that post on the RS!
Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
Back in '78 when I was first driving (legally), I had a chance to buy a '71 Mach1 with the 429 SCJ for $2000. I was a kid working in a bodyshop as a helper back then, it might as well cost a million. One of those memories that sticks in my mind.
Though it's separate from your original posts, post a picture of it when you're done.
Trey
"I Don't build it hoping for your approval! I built it because it meets mine!"
"I've spent most of my money on Mustangs, racing, and women... the rest I just wasted."
Mustangs Past: Too many to remember!
Current Mustangs:
1969 Mach 1
1979 Pace Car now 5.0/5 speed
1982 GT Stalled RestoModification
1984 SVO Still Waiting Restoration
1986 GT Under going Wide Body Conversion Currently
Current Capris:
1981 Capri Roller
1981 Capri Black Magic Roller Basket Case
1982 Capri RS 5.0/4spd T-top Full Restoration Stalled in TX
1984 Capri RS T-top Roller
1983-84 Gloy Racing Trans Am/IMSA Body Parts
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