Well I started tearing into this '79 tonight. The body is in great shape but most rubber is harder than a guy on prom night. I need to update some photos these are from the guy I bought it in Texas from.
Well I started tearing into this '79 tonight. The body is in great shape but most rubber is harder than a guy on prom night. I need to update some photos these are from the guy I bought it in Texas from.
A few more.
Last edited by STL79Coupe; 11-21-2011 at 05:03 PM.
Looks nice, what are your plans?
1979 capri, a mess, 86 efi
Good looking car, a very nice platform to start with.
86 GT 363 w/80mm turbo-currently under construction
19 F-150 Lariat Supercrew-DD
Right now the plan is basically a restomod depending on the parts I can find or afford. My son is 10 and he is showing some good interest in playing with cars or I'm not sure which is good.
I'm really happy with the foundation so far. It came from Dalls TX and I got it for $250 + $200 for gas plus it's an original V8 car to boot.
I started sanding the body down and this will be a job. I have to take it down to bare metal and we are finding a ton of dings and a lot of putty. Nothing broken through just more work than I wanted. The roof is the worst being so thin and flimsy.
We have almost identical projects. That's pretty cool. I wish I would have found a factory V8 car. Keep up with the post.
-Currently Searching for "The One"
Nice project!! Are those Steeda subframe connectors? It looks like the floor pan had a crack at the seat mount and was welded. My '79 cracked there, which is common. I had it welded and had some sheet metal strips welded on the inside to reinforce the thin seat mount area. It's still good after 20 years.
Project "WinBacK" 1986 LX Hatchback
- CA car, 5.0 w/5 speed
- Cobra 17x8.5's + Modded Mach1 Chin Spoiler + 83-84 Hood & Scoop/85-86 "Blackout"+ FMS Mass Air Kit+ MM Clutch Cable & Quadrant + Fiore Cable Adjuster + MM SFC's+ Wild Rides "Battle Boxes" + Explorer Intake, Converted TB & Injectors, 70 mm Mass Air Meter + BBK Ceramic Shorties + 2.5" Bassani O/R X-Pipe & Cat-Back Exhaust w/ 3" Tips + 3L27 w/ Carbon Fiber Clutches(out of retirement) + Pistol Grip Shifter + 99-04 GT Front/00 Cobra Rear Disc Brakes
That's the only problem area that I've had. I think I'm going to get those sub connectors for my '86.
Project "WinBacK" 1986 LX Hatchback
- CA car, 5.0 w/5 speed
- Cobra 17x8.5's + Modded Mach1 Chin Spoiler + 83-84 Hood & Scoop/85-86 "Blackout"+ FMS Mass Air Kit+ MM Clutch Cable & Quadrant + Fiore Cable Adjuster + MM SFC's+ Wild Rides "Battle Boxes" + Explorer Intake, Converted TB & Injectors, 70 mm Mass Air Meter + BBK Ceramic Shorties + 2.5" Bassani O/R X-Pipe & Cat-Back Exhaust w/ 3" Tips + 3L27 w/ Carbon Fiber Clutches(out of retirement) + Pistol Grip Shifter + 99-04 GT Front/00 Cobra Rear Disc Brakes
She's still alive...almost. We are done with the bodywork and I'm just finishing up the blocking on the bumper covers hood and deck lid. It's been a slow project since I'm slow and a landscape construction contractor. I think we will be painting the car in a week or two. Lot's of pics will be coming if I can get a new computer that has some download space.
Last edited by STL79Coupe; 08-15-2010 at 11:23 PM.
Seems to be a lot of bad cowl areas showing up lately. Have you had the fenders off to see?
Bear with me as I have a lot of pics to sort out. You saw some of the pics I have above from when I inquired about the car. I'll try to start from the beginning after my son and I picked it up from Dallas. I wish I had pics of it after being dragged through s snowstorm and salt for the first time in it's life probably. nice roof huh!
Last edited by STL79Coupe; 08-30-2010 at 10:24 PM.
Some pic of the bodywork. We had to fix 47 dings/dents than some major surgery on the roof. We massaged it as much as possible but it was pretty beat up.
Last edited by STL79Coupe; 08-31-2010 at 03:17 PM.
Some more downloaded. Hopefully paint soon.
love it
putting together a little something special......stay tuned!
92 notch-WIP
87GT-S Trim,4:10s,AOD=12.70@107
89vert-sold
84SVO-WIP
84 notch-aka-FREAKSHOW
85GT shell-for sale
78 Zephyr-WIP
86 Capri RS-WIP
Finally,the list of fox wants is complete!!!
Nice keep the pics coming! Yea we don't see any salt down here, but they do have a thing for laying sand on the road in these parts.
Looking good so far! What color did you decide on?
1985 5.0 Coupe - will eventually be hated by Ford purists
I'm going with titanium frost and a black interior. I'm also thinking about switching to EFI if I can find a cheap donor car.
Finally got some paint on the car. Now we need to cut and buff, fix some tiny blems and the small holes in the inner rocker area.
Keith formerly STLPONDS
'79 V8 coupe in the works!
Build thread http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthread.php?t=89153
Few more and look at that roof from what we started with.
Keith formerly STLPONDS
'79 V8 coupe in the works!
Build thread http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthread.php?t=89153
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