Progress Thread “Rising from Ashes 2” 95 Saleen S-351 build

[95BlueStallion]

You got time, just start buying one a year and they’ll add up. Lol!

And invest a ton of time, effort and $ making them look so good.

 

[95steedamustang]

And invest a ton of time, effort and $ making them look so good.

Lol! This is true

 

[95steedamustang]

Well without further ado. Back to the build. Started back on the car December 2. Getting the epoxy primer sanded down and started the bodywork on the engine bay. Also blocking down epoxy on the hood. If you can see the back of the hood, you will see a giant fishbowl I’ll need to work out.

 

[General karthief]

That's quite a dip.
You say bowl, I see a crater

 

[95steedamustang]

That's quite a dip.
You say bowl, I see a crater

Lol! Your not wrong. But if I add some water....fish could live in it

 

[95steedamustang]

More filling, more sanding and blocking most of it back off. This engine bay will be just as smooth as my 94 cobra.

 

[95steedamustang]

Just more of the same on our engine bay. Smoothing the pinch weld to make the cowl cover and firewall one.

 

[95steedamustang]

Day 4 of sand and fill and sand some more

 

[Olivethefet]

I've never smoothed out an engine bay. You're using filler to make everything look perfect right? Are we watching current car progress or is this still catchup stuff?

 

[95steedamustang]

I've never smoothed out an engine bay. You're using filler to make everything look perfect right? Are we watching current car progress or is this still catchup stuff?

I use it to smooth things but also I block it down which makes the panels straighter

 

[95steedamustang]

December 9. Day 5 of sand, fill and block. Getting closer to being ready for the first 2k prime

 

[02 281 GT]

What's your technique for sanding in hard to reach areas in the engine bay and elsewhere on the car?

 

[95steedamustang]

What's your technique for sanding in hard to reach areas in the engine bay and elsewhere on the car?

Fingers, tape paper to pencil or drill
Bit. Also have a bunch of angles block and pieces of wood

 

[95steedamustang]

Well first 2k prime time. 1st of many

 

[95steedamustang]

Next up. Time to now address the hammered and bondo filled radiation support. I made quick work of it.

 

[95BlueStallion]

Why not go with a tubular to save some weight since the original was cut out?

 

[95steedamustang]

Why not go with a tubular to save some weight since the original was cut out?

If it weren’t an S-351... Probably would but being it is, I need to go stock and make it like it was never damaged

 

[95steedamustang]

Let the body work commence. Blocking down the quarters to get started. The factory paint wasn’t too bad so I’m using it as my base to block down. The only issue with it was the top of the pass. quarter where the clear was peeling so I striped it just to be safe. I also went ahead and welded up the pass door lock and smoothed it out. Otherwise this is just the beginning of the body work

 

[95steedamustang]

Doing what I call the extreme fender rolling. Where the fender lips become one piece and your not worried about ripples in the quarter because the whole area is getting work. Then getting to work on the doors.

 

[95steedamustang]

December 16th. Day 2 of body work. Made some good progress On the doors and quarters