Build Thread '83 T-top Coupe - Welding Holes in My Rear
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I got quite a bit done, I would've liked to get more.....but.......two bolts didn't won't to see things my way. AND they happen to hold the engine cradle in place.
Everything else is disconnected that holds it on (BTW, i forgot to bring home a spring compressor, that was exciting).
Two bolts......ah well......I was going to take the brakes apart after I did that. It will be a lot easier to not be sloppy with them without the cradle there to catch all of the dripping brake fluid. The current brake system on this vehicle shall be banished to the fourth level of hell. Whole new system and lines to come.
So tomorrow I will bring home a breaker bar that I should've brought home today. Then move the cradle out of the way and strip out everything else from the eb.
I did get the sway bar removed.....that's something......right?.......I mean,........right?
Once that's done I'm going to spray the emptied out eb with some serious degreaser and scrub the sht out of it. Then we address the right frame rail. Good gawd I have some cool ideas for booger. Stuff I learned from Doby but didn't do there.
And blah, blah, blah where are the pictures.....blah, blah, blah......
So while it looks like I didn't get much done today.....SCREW YOU, BOOGER IS AT THE HOUSE!! If i wake up at 2:30 in the morning, you know what I can do? That's right, work on Booger, of course except for tomorrow morning because I need a breaker bar, but other than that......stop trying to distract me!
It's like when Doby was here for me, except I OWN THIS SUCKER! No one , I repeat NO ONE can take this away from me! Woohoo!
Everything else is disconnected that holds it on (BTW, i forgot to bring home a spring compressor, that was exciting).
Two bolts......ah well......I was going to take the brakes apart after I did that. It will be a lot easier to not be sloppy with them without the cradle there to catch all of the dripping brake fluid. The current brake system on this vehicle shall be banished to the fourth level of hell. Whole new system and lines to come.
So tomorrow I will bring home a breaker bar that I should've brought home today. Then move the cradle out of the way and strip out everything else from the eb.
I did get the sway bar removed.....that's something......right?.......I mean,........right?
Once that's done I'm going to spray the emptied out eb with some serious degreaser and scrub the sht out of it. Then we address the right frame rail. Good gawd I have some cool ideas for booger. Stuff I learned from Doby but didn't do there.
And blah, blah, blah where are the pictures.....blah, blah, blah......
So while it looks like I didn't get much done today.....SCREW YOU, BOOGER IS AT THE HOUSE!! If i wake up at 2:30 in the morning, you know what I can do? That's right, work on Booger, of course except for tomorrow morning because I need a breaker bar, but other than that......stop trying to distract me!
It's like when Doby was here for me, except I OWN THIS SUCKER! No one , I repeat NO ONE can take this away from me! Woohoo!
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Yeah Blake, don't I know it! They won't really get to enjoy me until I start grinding welds though! Lol. Everything else will seem like quiet time
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Just wait until they can enjoy the sounds of loud exhaust and burnouts in the street! 
Ahhhhhh, but it isn't......that's cardboard underneath the engine bay. So, technically, my cardboard is dirty Chris.
Btw, got the satin finish on the hood.
I actually like the hood Dave the scoop will make it yours. Everytime i see your progress i remember how little i have gotten done.
HA! I think the same thing when I see your pretty engine with that btchn sc on top Steve.
Thanks Dave, I am down to the little things that take forever to do... small brackets, polishing aluminum ect.
Are you kidding me? There's an actual car in this thread now? Only took 212 pages of beer, booze, and bull
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Lmao, I know, right!Are you kidding me? There's an actual car in this thread now? Only took 212 pages of beer, booze, and bull
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Are you kidding me? There's an actual car in this thread now? Only took 212 pages of beer, booze, and bull
Ok, I lied earlier. I'll show you a couple more pictures of the hood. I brought it home today and thought i'd like to see how it looked back on the car, it's been awhile. The hood is now in its comfortable storage upstairs.
Back to the things I'm doing about town.
I got this pile here
From this pile here
A preview of new panels to come!
I haven't pulled the brake booster yet, that's tomorrow night. I'm going to pull the rest of the wiring harness and yank out the old automatic pedal assembly. That brings up a good point, anyone got a manual pedal assembly they're willing to part with?
Then I'll scrub the engine bay down. It's almost emptied out. And then comes the hacking and welding!
I got this pile here
From this pile here
A preview of new panels to come!
I haven't pulled the brake booster yet, that's tomorrow night. I'm going to pull the rest of the wiring harness and yank out the old automatic pedal assembly. That brings up a good point, anyone got a manual pedal assembly they're willing to part with?
Then I'll scrub the engine bay down. It's almost emptied out. And then comes the hacking and welding!
Yeppper, She hasn't mentioned what a wonderful mustang this will be yet.........hum........she controls her excitement well.
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