Progress Thread 88 Gt T-top- Project problem child

[Rdub6]

Everything was going along good for me till this:

I'm just not a member of chrome/polished tailpipe crowd
great job though!
carry on.

He’s got the cobra valence which exposes the pipes. At that point they have to be chrome/ polished, IMO. GT’s with stock valence that have them hidden is another story.

 

[billison]

That’s 100% it. An lx or cobra really needs them, a gt does not.

 

[billison]

Headliner is up. Working on the adhesive for the weatherstripping. Goal for after work is to get the door panels installed.

I need to decide on a plate for the old girl. Any suggestions?

https://www.ilsos.gov/pickaplate/pickaplate

 

[Rdub6]

Not so much for your car, cause your further ahead than myself, but I often think of .....WRKNPRGS..... I’m pretty sure I’ll never be finished with mine.

 

[billison]

My first two choices where ttopfox or murica both both were taken.

 

[General karthief]

Prbmcld

 

[billison]

Took a spin around the block to start checking drivability. So far so good, just some exhaust rattles and something is rubbing one of the tires. Feels good to have a whole car again. Gonna pound out the detail stuff and get her on the road

 

[BlakeusMaximus]

Nice Bill! I can’t wait until I’m in that stage.

 

[95BlueStallion]

Looks killer. I’m happy for you man.

 

[Anti_Hero0932]

looks great! really making me wish i would have got a cobra spoiler now

 

[Mustang5L5]

Looks damn good

 

[DSB88GT]

Looks tremendous!!

 

[billison]

Got a few of the issues dealt with. Accidentally cut the ground for one of the gauges, found and fixed

Fog lights installed but without the led’s, bulbs were too long

Seatbelts now in and tight

Temp fix for rubbing exhaust done till I swap the tail pipes.

Gonna get the fluids changed and start figuring out insurance.

 

[stanglx2002]

What tag did you end up going with?

 

[billison]

What tag did you end up going with?

Still haven’t decided. My original plan TTopfox but it’s taken, so is 88fox. Still tossing a few ideas around

 

[billison]

Slow on updates, the end of semester was nuts, but I passed with a 99%. Just 3 more to go.

Car wise, Plates are ordered. I’ll reveal them once they are here.

I’ll be switching the insurance over from storage to driver today and I’ll start test driving it this weekend.

 

[billison]

Car is legal and I officially drove it further than the end of the block.

I have 3 things I gotta deal with.

1. My throttle cable is getting hung up and keeping throttle high ( for sure the cable)

2. Parking brake cable needs a few more zip ties to clear rear tires .

3. Rear end has a clunk when braking.

Minus that, she seemed fine. I’ll get to wrenching tomorrow hoping to have her ready this weekend

 

[billison]

Got about an hour of driving in. Tonight. Little lube on the throttle cable fixed that issue. Zip tie fixed the brake cable till I can run to the yard and get the bracket off a 94+ car.

Minus needing plugs and wires, she’s driving pretty good. She seems to stumble through some of the Rpms but not all the time. So it could be just from not driving for so long. The last time I took this car out was around the 3rd of October in 2016. 2 years 7 months for a project that I thought would take 6 months... just in time for our daughter to be born. Not sure I mentioned that, baby number 3 will be here first week of July.

 

[billison]

Ok, the stumble was bugging me so I went out and ran the car with the lights off, had random sparks going from the wires to the ac pump and drivers side header. I believe that’s the issue. I’m also not sure if I ever changed these plugs and wires... like ever. Oops.

 

[Noobz347]

Straight pipes?