Progress Thread 25thmustang's Progress Pics

25thmustang

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Awesome, I should have the rest of the brake stuff this week too, just need the proportioning valve and to button it up and bleed it. Then paint the jambs and bring it to the shop ro the body color!

 

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#162

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make sure you get the proportioning valve lines good and sealed! I would hate to see brake fluid leak down on that beautiful paint job!

 

25thmustang

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Oh definately, that and I want brakes, not have to worry about losing them!

 

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I am so jealous right now.. that is going to be 1 bad mofo!!!!

:OT: The lines that you have running from the bottom of your master cylinder to the little valve jobbie... they look new, where did you get them, did you make them... etc??? Thanks, i have no idea where to find new ones.

 

25thmustang

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They arent new, everything is original 1989 stuff. Today I threw the T connector in to bring the drivers side front line to the proportioning block. The cars coming along, Ill have new pics tonight, with more of the motor together!

 

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that looks really good so far.... when you sending it to the body shop?

 

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Nicely done = Beautiful work!!

 

25thmustang

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Its probably 25% of the way towards your car, but then again I will be doing the engine bay yet again in a couple of years, so for now this is how its going together.

My friend is coming to prime it thurs if all goes well, and then paint the jambs on the weekend. Then next week its off to paint, and then the funn begins !

Here are tonights pics, motor is maybe 80-85 % buttoned up. Got some more easy stuff to do, just need some hoses, clamps and the damned heater core in!

 

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Nothing wrong with doing an engine bay a second time believe me, I know 2 people who did and I’m one of them.
I’m not to sure that there many people who have done what you have so far and not thought to themselves if I did it again I’d... it’s just the nature of the beast.

Keep up the good work and keep posting the progress pics.

 

25thmustang

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Progress pics will keep coming so long as progress keeps being made...

I wont have the bay done until I get the motor that I want. I plan to take the sides of the bay out, and make my own sheetmetal panels. Then smooth the firewall, and go to town on whatever motor gets put in! I already did this once when the car was white, this time around is a slightly better job, next time will probably be the last so long as it comes out right!

You guys with your insane engine bays are an inspiration, I just cant see myself doing all that... yet!

 

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#171

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Looks awesome man...The amount of work you have done is very impressive.

I gotta get some new progress pics up of my notch!

 

25thmustang

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Do it, progress threads are my favorite... Especially when I dont have to do the work to look at the pics!

 

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wow its lookin really good 25th. Just looking at the engine bay pics i feel like im watching American Hotrod or something. You painting them makes all the parts look brandy spankin new! so awesome

 

25thmustang

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Yeah I wish it was AM Hotrod minus the fact I hate Boyd. This stuff all looks alright, but Im sure after a summer of driving it will be nasty looking once again! Ill try to keep it looking good, but its hard for a car I plan to drive as much as possible!

 

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Looking great 25thmustang, can't wait to see when its all said and done.

 

MAC'n89Blckstng

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25thmustang said:

Do it, progress threads are my favorite... Especially when I dont have to do the work to look at the pics!

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You'll be seeing some in late may from me when my paint comes!. BTW my friends and I are probably gonna go down to MB on Sunday b/c of work issues. Why are ya goin down so early if it all starts on Monday?

 

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25thmustang said:

Progress pics will keep coming so long as progress keeps being made...

I wont have the bay done until I get the motor that I want. I plan to take the sides of the bay out, and make my own sheetmetal panels. Then smooth the firewall, and go to town on whatever motor gets put in! I already did this once when the car was white, this time around is a slightly better job, next time will probably be the last so long as it comes out right!

You guys with your insane engine bays are an inspiration, I just cant see myself doing all that... yet!

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The way you’re doing this is the only way to do it IMHO.
Have the engine you want and do the engine bay the way you like. I’ve seen awesome looking sheet metal panels that people have made for the engine bay before so I can see where you’re going with that, and smoothing the firewall is something not many people want to deal with but it adds for a nice touch and shows in the final product.
Once you get all your thoughts together and the way you want things to look (that’s 90% of your battle) it should be one sweet looking engine and engine bay no doubt!

 

25thmustang

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Thanks for the words of wisdom Almost Stock.

Macn, were going to get a few more nights of partying and clubbing. Were kind of crazy when on vacation so going to clubs, girls, drinking, whatever is half the trip, the Mustang stuff is the other half! Get on that paint too, mine should be flowing soon!

 

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Man, everything is looking awesome so far. Keep up the good work. I think last I talked to you on here you were thinking of doing a boat, I think you will be more pleased with this car when its done. I just got out of the boating thing too (for now) and got myself another Stang to play with. I'm gonna do the whole engine bay thing once I get a few other things finished up on it and paint will be in a year or so. Good luck with the rest of it man!
Brandon

 

25thmustang

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Yeah I remember that, I still want to do one, but for now I cant have all these toys. Im going to get the car set, and get a better DD next year, and then Ill worry about some kind of water transportation!