Progress Thread 79 Capri / Mustang aka PsychoBilly

[79Capri]

Swapped the fox length Moser axles in the housing and swapped the caliper brackets to the opposite sides to make the rear calipers work with the fox axles.

 

[79Capri]

Rims and tires came in

 

[LILCBRA]

People are weird! That helps explain the switch to Mustang tails!! Kind of a bummer though, I've been thinking of swapping my cheese-graters for Capri tails in my GT.

 

[79Capri]

Finally back on all fours

 

[79Capri]

Lowered the rear to get rid of that 80s Pro Stocker look

 

[79Capri]

Headlight swap... I like them alot

 

[79Capri]

Racoon eyes before it all goes back together

 

[79Capri]

The paint stripping process... 4 coats of rattle can paint removed with acetone. Loving the original patina white under all that redneck plastidip aka primer lol

 

[79Capri]

Money shot

 

[79Capri]

New weather stripping and painted the door frames and sail panels

 

[79Capri]

Tinted the windows

 

[79Capri]

Pretty much how it sits today

 

[79Capri]

Parts in for the brake system

 

[79Capri]

My favorite shot of the car... late night playing around with the lights in the garage

 

[79Capri]

Scott Rod Fab panels... this pic is out sync... it got skipped in the gallery

 

[79Capri]

People are weird! That helps explain the switch to Mustang tails!! Kind of a bummer though, I've been thinking of swapping my cheese-graters for Capri tails in my GT.

These could be salvaged with a little love... I just never like the look.

 

[General karthief]

I was all in till you said LS swap.
Oh well, your ride.
nice work so far.

 

[95BlueStallion]

Have to ask the obvious question of why going to an LS?

 

[79Capri]

Simple economics.... I looked around for a descent 351w to build and for what people want I can buy 2 6.0s... plus I've built just about every kind of Windsor based stroker and want to learn the LS platform.

 

[General karthief]

Simple economics.... I looked around for a descent 351w to build and for what people want I can buy 2 6.0s... plus I've built just about every kind of Windsor based stroker and want to learn the LS platform.

i reluctantly have to admit they are IMHO on top of the economical HP pile. GM got that one right. I don't like it but it's the truth.