2000 GT: interior refresh
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I initially thought the pistons were sticking but it appears that is not the case.
I’m gonna give it a shot bleeding one more time. I ran though various checks for the pump and hybdrobooster and everything I see indicates it’s working as intended. Pedal might be a tad on the soft side, so possible air. Gonna try a rebleed once the rain moves out.
As she sits today. I may finish off the brakes with the m-2300-m rear kit at some point. The puny GT rear brakes just look so small to me. Not on the priority list at this time.
I’m gonna give it a shot bleeding one more time. I ran though various checks for the pump and hybdrobooster and everything I see indicates it’s working as intended. Pedal might be a tad on the soft side, so possible air. Gonna try a rebleed once the rain moves out.
As she sits today. I may finish off the brakes with the m-2300-m rear kit at some point. The puny GT rear brakes just look so small to me. Not on the priority list at this time.
I still have lurking thoughts about the return line capacity being too small but... I only have that as the result of reading your posts and not from ever installing one.
Decided to go ahead and mount my 01+ spoiler. I like it much better
In prepping to install the wing. I had to do a little work to the topside of the trunk lid after removing the original spoiler. There was witness marks and haze from years of sitting. Did a light wet sand, compound and polish. It came out amazingly good. In fact, not the wing and top of the trunk have a nice shine, while the rest of the car is flat/stained.
So now i need to start doing each panel. I might be able to recover the paint.
In prepping to install the wing. I had to do a little work to the topside of the trunk lid after removing the original spoiler. There was witness marks and haze from years of sitting. Did a light wet sand, compound and polish. It came out amazingly good. In fact, not the wing and top of the trunk have a nice shine, while the rest of the car is flat/stained.
So now i need to start doing each panel. I might be able to recover the paint.
85GTStangGuy
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Good job "cleaning up" the paint. The trunk lid looks pretty reflective after your efforts. 
What'd you use? 2000 grit? What compound and polishes? DA, I assume?
If the rest of the paint restores that well, I think you'll be in pretty good shape. And I'd assume the vertical surfaces shouldn't be as beat down as the horizontal panels, so things are looking up. (Seeing how many directional words I can use in one sentence apparently
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What'd you use? 2000 grit? What compound and polishes? DA, I assume?If the rest of the paint restores that well, I think you'll be in pretty good shape. And I'd assume the vertical surfaces shouldn't be as beat down as the horizontal panels, so things are looking up. (Seeing how many directional words I can use in one sentence apparently
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Apparently I only took one pic in progress.
The trunk has issues, which is why i didn't feel too bad drilling into it. I should look for a replacement one if i see any local cars gettng parted out.
I used 3000 grit for wet sanding and then followed up with Meguires compound and polish. I don't know the cuts off the top of my head as the bottles are home. Since the trunk was "junk" i did a quick job, but it came out decent. I'll spend more time and detail on the main body panels.
But left side of the pic is as is, and right side is post compound but before polish. While you can see a differences its hard to tell what the difference is. But the left side is very "milky" while the right side is clear and has more depth to the reflection.
You can also see the mulitple chips in the paint on the top. Only panel like this. They are deep, so it's either body work and full repaint to the trunk, or find an 01-04 donor trunk and hope the paint condition matches.
For the record, even cleaned up this car is not a show car. There are still going to be scratches and flaws.
The trunk has issues, which is why i didn't feel too bad drilling into it. I should look for a replacement one if i see any local cars gettng parted out.
I used 3000 grit for wet sanding and then followed up with Meguires compound and polish. I don't know the cuts off the top of my head as the bottles are home. Since the trunk was "junk" i did a quick job, but it came out decent. I'll spend more time and detail on the main body panels.
But left side of the pic is as is, and right side is post compound but before polish. While you can see a differences its hard to tell what the difference is. But the left side is very "milky" while the right side is clear and has more depth to the reflection.
You can also see the mulitple chips in the paint on the top. Only panel like this. They are deep, so it's either body work and full repaint to the trunk, or find an 01-04 donor trunk and hope the paint condition matches.
For the record, even cleaned up this car is not a show car. There are still going to be scratches and flaws.
85GTStangGuy
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Gotcha. Meguires ftw. Polishing with a DA, random, orbital? or by hand?
Ya, I knew the trunk had all those chips in it.... like some body strolled across it with old school steel spike golf shoes or something.... still tho, a great improvement. I know you still want to do plenty to it, but whatcha gonna do with the door handles?
And I also like that spoiler way better than the original one.
Props for the progress so far.
Ya, I knew the trunk had all those chips in it.... like some body strolled across it with old school steel spike golf shoes or something.... still tho, a great improvement. I know you still want to do plenty to it, but whatcha gonna do with the door handles?
And I also like that spoiler way better than the original one.
Props for the progress so far.
By hand on the wet sanding, then I used a DA. I used a Griots Garage DA and their pads.
Worked well. I am by no means a paint correcting pro, but this attempt yielded decent results.
I have an 01+ hood scoop on my work bench next. Just finished polishing that up, but I need to do my hood before I can install it.
Worked well. I am by no means a paint correcting pro, but this attempt yielded decent results.
I have an 01+ hood scoop on my work bench next. Just finished polishing that up, but I need to do my hood before I can install it.
Bought a leather boot from Redlinegoods to try and class up the interior a tad.
PITA to mount, but it’s on. Took the opportunity to do a fresh respray with the LMR paint.
Too dark for now, but wasn’t happy with how the Mach 1 knob joined with the boot. Stuck the stock knob on for now. Trying to find one of the old ford racing 5-spd knobs like I have in my fox. If I can track one down, that’s the winner. Not a fan of the repop version.
Now I need to paint the radio bezel too
Too dark for now, but wasn’t happy with how the Mach 1 knob joined with the boot. Stuck the stock knob on for now. Trying to find one of the old ford racing 5-spd knobs like I have in my fox. If I can track one down, that’s the winner. Not a fan of the repop version.
Now I need to paint the radio bezel too
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85GTStangGuy
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I know this isn't exactly what you referred to, but it's kinda close. Fake leather, but it is a Ford knob....
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85GTStangGuy
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Oh, okay. I thought you had the rubber one on there.
How about this one?
How about this one?
1984-1985-1986+Ford+Mustang+SVO+Leather+Wrapped+T5+5-speed+Hurst+OEM+Shift+Knob for sale online | eBay
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85GTStangGuy
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You're worth it!
Last year I bought this. Says they're currently out of stock though. Throw it on your watchlist and maybe they'll get more in stock.
1983-2004 Mustang 5 Speed Genuine Ford OEM Black Leather Shifter Shift Knob | eBay
•Shift pattern is stamped into leather on top. •Genuine Ford part # XR3Z-7213-BA. •Charcoal black leather w/ black stitching. •Fits 1983-2004 Mustangs w/ 5 Speed Manual Transmission. Warranties: Any and all warranties listed are Manufacturers warranties and go by their guidelines.
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You're worth it!
Last year I bought this. Says they're currently out of stock though. Throw it on your watchlist and maybe they'll get more in stock.
1983-2004 Mustang 5 Speed Genuine Ford OEM Black Leather Shifter Shift Knob | eBay
•Shift pattern is stamped into leather on top. •Genuine Ford part # XR3Z-7213-BA. •Charcoal black leather w/ black stitching. •Fits 1983-2004 Mustangs w/ 5 Speed Manual Transmission. Warranties: Any and all warranties listed are Manufacturers warranties and go by their guidelines.www.ebay.com
That is the factory 99-04 GT knob. I have several of those. Ford kinda used the same inner body and just changed up the exterior for that knob design. The Ford Racing one I'm after is the same except for the brushed aluminum plate on top. I have one in my Fox. Got a few ebay keywords saved to see if one pops up. I'm going to stick with the 99-04 knob for now, and maybe try to make my 03-04 mach 1 knob work with the boot.
But this is what's in my fox and I love this knob. It's the Ford M-7213-G. LMR has a knockoff, but I beleive the top cap is plastic. I'd rather find the original
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85GTStangGuy
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Meh, didn’t turn out the way I wanted. Color match is better in person but I can’t get the material to sit right at the base of the knob. I wanted to use the Mach 1 knob but it was worse. I’ll have to play around a bit
Got more parts on the way for the suspension. Once they all get here I’ll be making plans to dig into that.
In the meantime, 39 degrees this AM. Been driving the car less as if I can’t drop the top, I’d rather have my seat heater for those chilly AM commutes.
Got more parts on the way for the suspension. Once they all get here I’ll be making plans to dig into that.
In the meantime, 39 degrees this AM. Been driving the car less as if I can’t drop the top, I’d rather have my seat heater for those chilly AM commutes.
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