Before I came back to the ship, I opened the door to my storage and gazed wistfully at my Zephyr, still sitting patiently. :/
Before I came back to the ship, I opened the door to my storage and gazed wistfully at my Zephyr, still sitting patiently. :/
I'm currently wrapping my Fox. I finished up the trunk tonight and just have the rear quarters, rear flares, taillight panel, sills, and the roof (front half of the car is done + trunk). Should be done in another week or so.
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'86 Hatchback V6 / Auto Restomod (For Sale)
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I took the front end off the 82 GT to get ready to sell
1986 ACS McLaren Capri
1971 Mustang
1968 F100
Just got my 81 Capri back from paint shop last night. Tonight the new 5.0 and Mercury/Capri badges go on.
HAD
14 Mustang GT
94 Mustang GT
93 Mustang LX
HAVE
81 Capri - 302 with 351 heads, 4 speed top loader
68 Mustang Coupe - 351W, 5 speed tremec
Car to haul rare like new drivers bucket seat for my 93 Ranger XLT reg cab home from the pic-a-part.
Truck has hauled car's parts: car returns favor and hauls truck's parts.
Truck's current 88 Escort GT bucket seat pad is pretty much gone. Storing it.
Found seat in a 1992 Ranger STX S.Cab. Power lumbar and bolster. Adj thigh support. Manual track. 25.00
Stripes kind of remind of pc Recaro pattern toned down 100x. Seat cleaned up great.
Woolite foam and Simple Green. Brush, wet rag, air dry.
Similar to 80's Mustang GT? Sits higher due to supercab double track stack for tilt and slide.
Seat track swap/adaption another issue but did it. Reg cab bucket/floorpan has different tracks.
Photo is the 'yard truck before seat removal. Dirty truck interior, clean seats. Weird. Pass seat had more wear.
Moved it in a wheelbarrow.
Nah no led. Too expensive. I prefer incandescent color temp.
Blue 194 2cp, 168 3cp, or 5w 2825 with blue caps work fine. Correct no glare soft clear back lighting for night driving.
Read 194 is about 25 lumens, 2825, 168 50 lumens, LED 50+.
Removed all blue masks. They crumble from heat. Now the bulbs have more ventilation.
The problem was the twist in bulb sockets no longer stay in place.
The plastic holes are 'stripped out'. Sockets no longer contact the printed circuit.
Hardwired rubber pigtail bulb sockets solved the problem for 6 bucks.
Solid contact and full power to bulbs glow bright like they used to and are dimmable.
Cleaned up the Saleen for the meet n greet this morning for the start of mustang week
Current Mustangs
1966 6 cylinder coupe
1984 SVO 9W
1985 Saleen #132
Flushed out original, 33yr old brake fluid...more like black tar...from my '85 GT this past weekend Did the '82 a couple years ago. Guess I'll do the '93 Feature this winter as well.
Jason Smith
MCA #65481
'82 Capri RS Resto-Mod
'88 #400 Saleen Coupe "Mean Machine" Legal Guardian
'93 LX Yellow/Black Summer Feature - 2,800 Mile Original Survivor (Foxtoberfest 2019 Best Original 87-93)
'05 S-281 Mineral Grey
I should do that to a couple of my cars too.
Current Mustangs
1966 6 cylinder coupe
1984 SVO 9W
1985 Saleen #132
Been Running the hell out of her all Summer long. Runs Great and still pulls hard in the upper RPM with the E-303 Cam. Still have not rebuilt the C4 Trams though. Trying to find time to do so.
1981 Mustang Coupe: Rebuilt 91/306, Ported E7's, TF Spring kit, E-303 Cam, RPM Intake, Eddy 1406 Carb, FMS Dual Roller Timing set, March UD pulleys, Summit LT Headers, Summit 2-1/2" Chambered Mufflers w/ 2-1/2" FlowTech H-Pipe/ Flowtubes & 2-1/2" LMR SS Tailpipes. C4 trans with 8.8/ 2.73 Rear.
I finished the wrap on my '80 widebody project on Friday afternoon last week, then wiped it down for a few pictures. I had a deadline to meet for a wrap contest on Saturday, so I shot some video also. These are my 3 favorite pictures I took on Friday evening at sunset. I started to put the interior back in last night, and should get a lot of it done this week. There is a car show this weekend I'll take it to to debut the wrap in my local area.
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Finished up a UPR adjustable clutch cable install in the Saleen tonight. Put it in at Mustang Week but didnt take the big plastic piece off the cable at the firewall.
Current Mustangs
1966 6 cylinder coupe
1984 SVO 9W
1985 Saleen #132
Drove it 50 mile round trip across town to an estate sale.
Picked up like new items: vintage tabletop rod hockey game, air hockey, and Sears 10/2a auto battery charger in box made in USA.
6 or so for gas, 30 for items. A nice weather day and good pick'ens.
Cool to get long looks, nods, thumb ups at a light from other drivers or road construction workers and is not a show car.
Got the white painted on the ACS. Next, cut and buff, then do my black.
1986 ACS McLaren Capri
1971 Mustang
1968 F100
Went out to get some quotes on painting the Capri I was committed on selling it but might have a better chance if its painted and re-assembled
2017 Ford Explorer Sport (DD) 1986 Capri 5.0 Silver/Red
1969 Falcon XW GTHO coupe (SOLD) went to Australia
Past 4 eyes-
4th. 1981 Capri "White" Black Magic I6
3rd. 1984 Capri RS V8 Black/grey
2nd. 1984 Capri RS V8 White/red
1st. 1984 SVO Grey/grey (traded it for a worn out 1970 BOSS 302)
Both '84 Capri's vin# were 10 away from each other
U.S. NAVY 1980-2009
Drove it to get spare factory radio from pic-a part i spotted last week. I use 90's Escort radios.
Very hard rain on way home later after dark. Avoided puddles and freeway.
Running light red LED on/off/flicker. Lights were ok. No pattern. Random.
Checked in parking lot and reflections off store front glass.
Fogs, lights, defog, wipers, defrost, radio on. Charge 13v+ ok. Belts never slipped.
Strange.
Car was bucked 40 years ago today at DAP.
Imagine it was painted by this time.
Assembled on Oct 4.
Was on the truck for delivery 735am Oct 5 '78.
Thanks to Marti report, will 'celebrate' by driving it.
Maybe retrace the 16 mile delivery route from DAP to where the dealer was in 1978.
Prob will hear Boston- 'Don't Look Back' on the radio.
Overplayed then in 10/78 and now in 2018.
1978 zodiac animal was the Horse.
Prepped a small part of the 40 year old floor pan for future repair.
Polished rear tail lens.
Going to get my SVO and wifes '91 5.0 from AACA musuem tomorrow. Cant wait. It was cool to have a car in a museum but I'm over that now. I want my car back. I missed driving it all summer.
Current Mustangs
1966 6 cylinder coupe
1984 SVO 9W
1985 Saleen #132
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
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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