Build Thread 1978 Mercury Cyclone. The pig is in the pen.

Boosted92LX · Apr 7, 2016

madmike1157 said:
What the hell is goin on here?

I leave for one day, and You monkeys are talkin about 38 gigawatts, and Noobz is drawin pics of Godzilla G monsters on my front lawn. I feel like a substitute teacher for Christs sake!

Let's keep the line chatterand shananigans down to a minimum here gentlemen, lest I turn around and smack the p iss outta all ya.

It's our A. D. D. We need more pics...

CarMichael Angelo · Apr 7, 2016

a91what said:

I am hungrier Ana

CarMichael Angelo · Apr 7, 2016

Ok, spent mo money this morning.

These things off Amazon for the hood. Supposed to bolt to the fender using one of the existing bolts, and to the hood hinge, again using existing bolt holes.
89 ba buck bahs. fee shipping.

Then, CJ pony parts. Door gaskets, hatch back gasket, window run channel, black door locks.
like 117.00 All to fit a damn Mustang. It better work on the Monster s'all I gotta say.

So, despite the fact that I've said over and over that I was done spending, clearly I'm not.

The only things that are left: I gotta buy a power antenna for the front fender.

And I gotta buy the stuff for Mike's paint booth.

Then I'll be done.

Forever.

89oem · Apr 8, 2016

I have those hood struts, couple pointers, pivot the rear part of the base All the way to touching the fender lip edge, you'll mount the hood an inch or so over the cowl because theyll push it forward. There will be a slight rise at the cowl just so you know

hoopty5.0 · Apr 8, 2016

^ agree with all above. I have the same ones

CarMichael Angelo · Apr 8, 2016

89oem said:
I have those hood struts, couple pointers, pivot the rear part of the base All the way to touching the fender lip edge, you'll mount the hood an inch or so over the cowl because theyll push it forward. There will be a slight rise at the cowl just so you know

hoopty5.0 said:
^ agree with all above. I have the same ones

Well, thanks for that. I had redlines on the red car, and that happened somewhat as well. (I didn't rebuy them because of the need to drill)
But, I will not accept the stupid things pushing the hood out of line with the cowl. If that can't be MacGuyver'ed out of the operation,...those things are going back via Amazon Prime, and I'll do something similar to my trunk (smaller lift force rated strut, extended way past mid point on the hood to increase leverage)
I didn't do that this time because I am tired of building junk, and the notion of actually being able to "bolt something on" instead of building something was too good not to try.

84Ttop · Apr 8, 2016

Gotta love Amazon Prime! I think I have an addiction to Amazon with multiple boxes showing up every week.. If only they had a hotline like gamblers anonymous

hoopty5.0 · Apr 8, 2016

The main issue is not with the struts, but with sloppy fox hood hinges.

CarMichael Angelo · Apr 8, 2016

hoopty5.0 said:
The main issue is not with the struts, but with sloppy fox hood hinges.

So you're saying it's the hinge that's flexing in this case? If that's the case, Not MY hinges,...My hinges aren't going to flex.

jrichker · Apr 8, 2016

madmike1157 said:
Ok, spent mo money this morning.

These things off Amazon for the hood. Supposed to bolt to the fender using one of the existing bolts, and to the hood hinge, again using existing bolt holes.
89 ba buck bahs. fee shipping.

Then, CJ pony parts. Door gaskets, hatch back gasket, window run channel, black door locks.
like 117.00 All to fit a damn Mustang. It better work on the Monster s'all I gotta say.

So, despite the fact that I've said over and over that I was done spending, clearly I'm not.

The only things that are left: I gotta buy a power antenna for the front fender.

And I gotta buy the stuff for Mike's paint booth.

Then I'll be done.

Forever.

You know better than that. As long as you are breathing and moving, there will be another...

CarMichael Angelo · Apr 8, 2016

jrichker said:
You know better than that. As long as you are breathing and moving, there will be another...

Naww I'm here to tell you. As long as it took to build this car, (and it's still not done) there will be no "next build" of this scope.

As long as I have this car "post build",......Will I add stuff, change stuff, modify stuff to this existing platform at some point in the future? Well of course I will,....Don't be ridiculous!!
But,...
Will I ever lay on my back and scrape the bottom of the floor, sit in a hail storm of flaming sparks, go through hours and hours of monotonous, repetitive motion hand sanding junk ever again? NO, No, No.

89oem · Apr 8, 2016

I think its just the pressure of the strut, I know someone who changed to weaker struts and used their brackets, rise disappeared but a good breeze would slam the hood... my hinges are completely tight and there is 1/2 the thickness of the hood edge up at the cowl edges, its not too bad and Im picky,

84Ttop · Apr 8, 2016

89oem said:
I know someone who changed to weaker struts and used their brackets, rise disappeared but a good breeze would slam the hood... ,

Nothing a pair of vise grips can fix once clamped on the hood strut

a91what · Apr 8, 2016

Wtf is wrong with a good Ole prop rod?

84Ttop · Apr 8, 2016

a91what said:
Wtf is wrong with a good Ole prop rod?

Prop rods are soo last week

RaggedGT · Apr 8, 2016

madmike1157 said:
The only things that are left: I gotta buy a power antenna for the front fender.

And I gotta buy the stuff for Mike's paint booth.

Then I'll be done.

Forever.

I vote No antenna on fender

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CarMichael Angelo · Apr 8, 2016

RaggedGT said:
I vote No antenna on fender

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See the finger?

What does the finger say?

No! Says the finger. There will be no raggedy intervention on this. There is and will be a pwr antenna on the fender.

God wills it......So let it be done.

Boosted92LX · Apr 8, 2016

madmike1157 said:
Naww I'm here to tell you. As long as it took to build this car, (and it's still not done) there will be no "next build" of this scope.

As long as I have this car "post build",......Will I add stuff, change stuff, modify stuff to this existing platform at some point in the future? Well of course I will,....Don't be ridiculous!!
But,...
Will I ever lay on my back and scrape the bottom of the floor, sit in a hail storm of flaming sparks, go through hours and hours of monotonous, repetitive motion hand sanding junk ever again? NO, No, No.

Same exact thing I said during project horse manure. And here i am about to drag home a '50 pick up... The sickness is strong. Ask @tannerc91gt

tannerc91gt · Apr 8, 2016

Just continue to deny you have a problem. It'll work itself out!

Build Thread 1978 Mercury Cyclone. The pig is in the pen.

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It's only an inch or two. What's the big deal?

my rearend will smell so minty fresh,

my rearend will smell so minty fresh,

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my rearend will smell so minty fresh,

They make new pistons every day, so why worry?

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my rearend will smell so minty fresh,

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my rearend will smell so minty fresh,

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They make new pistons every day, so why worry?

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They make new pistons every day, so why worry?

Been here over a DECADE and still no CT

my rearend will smell so minty fresh,

It's only an inch or two. What's the big deal?

This last 25% is foreign territory at this point

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