Heres what the car looks like currently oct-08-09
got those wheels cheap! they didnt fit but a good wheel shop here
made them fit 17x9 rear, 17x8 front.. came off a Nissan Sylvia here...
heres some pics in front of the old owners house...
(i know the side ponys are weird.. lol)
SORRY IF THIS IS YOUR CAR! I JUST WANT AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT I WANT MY CAR TO
LOOK LIKE WHEN ITS COMPLETED!
heres a video of it running but it was a very sunny day
the video is really bright!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ojRw9lZLgg
these are the very first pictures i took of the car after i was the
the owner legitimately!
Removed the rear spoiler a couple weeks ago to see how bad it is under there....
cleaned all the crud out and put the spoiler back on as im not going to paint any time soon...
Today i pulled the carpet out to see some rust ive seen from below...
i dont know if this ads dates so im gonna do it myself just to look back in the future!
june-04-09
a little rust under the rear seat... have to patch that up...
the floor pan below driver seat is broken because previous owner
was 400 pounds... but im not buying floor pans.. haha
overall the floor really isnt that bad compared to the old cars you find in this country...
june-05-09
Man didnt expect to find a rust spot this bad....
june-05-09
got someone to fix all the rust in the floor for $2,500 pesos ($70usd)
so less work for me! heres one pic of how its gonna be done...
june-06-09
heres a couple pics of how the floor turned out...
found a big rust spot behind the dashboard on the firewall... have to fix that as well....
and today i painted the floor pan with fendi for rust protection...
love the front view with the lights on! :)
june-09-09 finished painting the floor with Fendi and it turned out ok...
also covered the hole where the shifter is with an old tire tube to keep heat outz!
and could not find new floor pan drain plugs so cleaned up original and put back on...
(this will not be visible!)
June-16-09
Before
After
(not perfect, but better than that old rat, mold, piss, feces smelling stuff)
bought this stuff for $6usd a 4´x 8´ sheet... gonna do the floor and firewall as well...
i already have a huge wishlist going in foxmustangrestoration.com
the only problem is shipping to D.R. will be expensive for big stuff....
they seem to have most of the things i need, and prices arent bad...
June-18-09
Removed dashboard (ALOT OF WORK IF YOUR WONDERING)
to patch a couple spots.. so i think im finally rust free!
while i had it taken apart changed all the bulbs on the guages and taped up the
wiring harness as much as i could... and put the insulation cloth.... can barely hear the engine now from inside... :)
June-21-09
pics with dads pony!
July-19-2009
took the sunroof off to clean it up under
(i already knew there was rust)
around all 4 drainholes there is rust...
im gonna replace all 4 drainpipes and get a welder
to patch up all that rust!
heres a pic of the front after i sanded and painted hood cowl
and bumper (temporary spray paint done by myself.. lol)
i will eventually paint it but still have many things to fix...
excuse the oil.... i was checking if theres oil going to the turbo and turned
it on with the line unplugged... lost like 3 quarts of oil on the garage floor.. lol
as you can see the engine is missing 80% of the vacuum hoses...
i read they dont run right without them but it seems to run ok..
the wastegate didnt even have anything plugged into it.. i ran some vacuum lines down there
but have no idea if thats how it goes.. haha
i wanna put pony R wheels on it from latemodelrestoration.com,
im thinking of buying 17x6.5 for the front and 17x9 for the rear....
if anybody thinks i should go for 17x8 in front let me know!
i just dont want any rubbing or modding, i think 9s in the back wont need fender roll....
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