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Progress Thread 1985 Gt I Finally Have A T Top Car.

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GroverDill

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Was a Lincoln wire feed mig, 120 volt with gas and guy that was not afraid to grind off welds if they were not up to his "standard."

Next up, the 5lug swap and suspension upgrades!
 
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That makes me want to cut mine off and redo them
 
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GroverDill said:
My neighbor is ****ing awesome, total perfectionist spent half his day doing this and wouldn't accept any type of payment.

I think the welding job he did is better than what I paid a performance shop to do on my 93!



I will prime/paint in just a bit but man I am impressed with how great these turned out.
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Those are beautiful welds. I wish the shop that did mine would have taken more pride in their work when they did mine.
 

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Wow. Those welds are awesome. Did you take it for a spin? How's it feel?
 

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Wow. Those welds are awesome. Did you take it for a spin? How's it feel?
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Stiff!




I am about to start removing the old ty 7.5!
 
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/\ I lol'd
 

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GroverDill said:
Was a Lincoln wire feed mig, 120 volt with gas and guy that was not afraid to grind off welds if they were not up to his "standard."

Next up, the 5lug swap and suspension upgrades!
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Whatcha gonna do with those wheels?
 

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So this happened.



Came out easy, not bad shape underneath.




I was already a mess and I was done in the shop for the night, so I decided a quick power wash on the lift was in order.




Exhaust is still terrible but I am trying to stick to the plan! Exhaust later!
 
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Man, that is really clean. That car was a great buy.
 
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^^^ Agreed!
 

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Man, I really need a lift.


Car looks great. I'm jealous. I'd love to pick someone like that up, but in my area that would be an $8K+ car easy just due to everything else being long rusted out.
 
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Buddy came by after work for a hour or two and here is how it sits.






Still need to tighten everything up and deal with the brake line and cables, but man I am excited with the progress
 
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Following the yellow brick road...
 

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started tear down on front too.





Love that T top!
 
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Damn I'm jealous.
 

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GroverDill said:
started tear down on front too.





Love that T top!
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I have this feeling inside me, it's a terrible feeling and I don't like it.....it's........REGRET IMO t-tops are the ultimate ride.
 
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I still have hope that one day I'll stop by to knock on the door of this home with some cash and make a deal on this 4eye t-top notchback

and turn it in to something like this below
 
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I have this feeling inside me, it's a terrible feeling and I don't like it.....it's........REGRET IMO t-tops are the ultimate ride.
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But you will never have to deal with roof leaks, destroyed headlines, or a wet seat!
 
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So the front control arm bushings are pretty much shot and the ball joints are wasted.

New part or new arms?


Not much else for progress tonight.

I did get the parking brake cables ran and the rear brake line hooked up. Tomorrow I hope to get the C/C plates in and maybe start on the M/C and prop valve.
 
Last edited: Jun 22, 2017
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I'd vote for new arms
 
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