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Found some time today to weld up the holes in the floor board of the car where the previous owners roll cage used to be. I am by no means a seasoned welder. I have no formal training. I only have "I click the button and the machine poops molten metal wherever I point it." … Continue reading It’s still hot but whatever
It's a sweltering 91 degrees outside and probably slightly hotter than that in the garage. I only managed to get the car in the air today and pulled the wheels off. Added note: my sears jack finally died today. The fatass S550 mustangs probably finally murdered it the last time I used it and it … Continue reading It’s too hot… not much progress today
Today I didn't make a bunch of progress (yet and with the humidity I doubt I go into the garage ) but I did manage to cover the headliner in epoxy. I plan on recovering the headliner in some kind of automotive themed fabric or something 90's themed. Time will tell. If you cant guess … Continue reading Finally starting to build instead of destruct
Yesterday was the end of the tear down. I finally got all of the sound deadener out of the car. All that's left is some minor dissasembly of the seat belt motors that will be replaced with a standard 3 point seat belt. The auto belts have always left me feeling unsafe. So here it … Continue reading Interior Teardown Part 5 ( end )
For the past couple of days i've been trying to scrape up the sound deadener... or well... find the motivation to do it after spending an hour on this: If any of you reading this are wondering why in the hell I didn't use dry ice, well, it's because I had no idea that this … Continue reading Interior Teardown Part… Science?
Today I spent a few hours just getting the clutch/brake pedal out of the car. This was a bigger bear than I imagined it would be. Finally got there though. Pulled the floorboard/firewall matting away and found more mold. Seriously guys if you're gonna drill a hole in a car body and then remove what … Continue reading Interior Teardown Pt.3
Today I received the 4 color options i'm looking at ( really two colors but different variations ). I do airbrushing for a another hobby and i'm familar with Createx's Wicked line of paints. I grabbed 4 2oz bottles of Purple, Plum, Teal and Green pearl paints from that line. decided i was gonna try … Continue reading Time to pick some paint
Today I spent the better part of 3 hours pulling the dash out of the car. it was 84F outside and lets just say the garage isn't cooled... Not much to say here other than here are some photos of what most dsm's look like in the junk yard I guess. Enjoy! Oh... and when … Continue reading Interior Teardown Pt.2
I have high hopes for this car. High hopes can come with great disappointment if you try and rush a project of any size. This being probably the largest ( by far ) automotive feat I've ever attempted I'll openly admit that I am scared ill lose the will to continue the project over time. … Continue reading The teardown has begun
New hatch struts. If any of you have ever had a car with a heavy hatch held up with something like a 1x4 or a pvc tube I highly suggest just spending to 23 bucks and replacing them. Not much hurts your when you're back there and 50lbs of glass comes crashing into the middle … Continue reading Added Something every dsmer ignores
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