Progress Thread “Rising from Ashes 3” 98 Saleen S-281 build

95steedamustang · Nov 10, 2022

@bird_dog0347 likes to give me a hard time on 281 decals but what about a white faded decal in the wrong color.
This is a project that @SorsCode has been working on receating using my orginials as a template. Think he nailed it. Thanks again man.

bird_dog0347 · Nov 10, 2022

Big fan, great work!

SorsCode · Nov 10, 2022

When I started buying all the decals for my S281 restore I got my wreath decals in and they were completely wrong. Thanks to @95steedamustang for all the pictures and measurements I was able to recreate.

The top one is what Saleen sells today and the bottom was my first prototype of recreating. As you can see from @95steedamustang I think I have it fairly perfected. You got to do what you got to do to restore a car. So when he asked me to make some in gold, I jumped right on the opportunity.

95steedamustang · Nov 21, 2022

Well…moving day. This one leaving the shop as well. Yea. Need to pop hood back on but I spent a lot of hours on this engine and bay so Im going to admire it for a few days, maybe weeks

limp · Nov 22, 2022

FKN works of art.......

95steedamustang · Nov 22, 2022

limp said:
FKN works of art.......

Thanks man.

95steedamustang · Dec 6, 2022

All Done…got to figure out how Im going to beat this on the next one

95steedamustang · Jan 12, 2023

Even tho the 98 Saleen is officially classified as done that doesn’t mean I can’t tweak a few things.
Here comes a small tweak to the rear seat delete I did. I’m making another cover that will go over the existing one so when I go to the grocery store and want to hide the system.
I’m going to embroider it with a logo in the center to match the seats and use the same leather material as the rest of the delete. I mocked it up with some old fabric I had but it will be leather on the final product.
Details!

95steedamustang · Mar 21, 2023

2Blue2 · Mar 23, 2023

That looks good
Nicely done.

95steedamustang · Mar 24, 2023

2Blue2 said:
That looks good
Nicely done.

Thanks man

95steedamustang · Apr 16, 2023

Got another set of export mirror bases done in Carbon fiber so will get these installed on the 94 cobra and this one. Also finishing up another custom carbon fiber part for the Saleen tomorrow so more coming on that.

So should have new 98 Saleen pics soon.

95steedamustang · Apr 17, 2023

I did a lot of body color pieces on my 98 Saleen interior and had the idea of matching carbon fiber to it. So I found mating in a match to my red. My first laser red piece so to speak.