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Build Thread My 1986 T-top Build - Lasting Memories

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mikestang63

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Davedacarpainter said:
Ah jeez! That must really suck. Who would want to live where you could drive whenever you want! Ok, so I'm a little jealous.....
I want to come out that way next year for a couple of the bigger mustang events(assuming I get my car done).
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Next month we have the NMRA opening at Bradenton
 
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mikestang63 said:
Next month we have the NMRA opening at Bradenton
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Dang, I know! 2017 for me. I think I could convince my wife to take a week off work to go to Florida! I bet it's a blast. You going?
 

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95BlueStallion said:
You bet, the Hawks had a good season in football, and are doing well in basketball as well. Actually just won two tickets to a home game from work today, 4th row behind the hawk bench. Day before my son's 6th b-day, so I'm going to take him down to it.
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Enjoy brother, I assume hawkeye/carver arena is still where the team plays. I went to see Chicago there back in '84.
 

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Got my battle box plates in, spraying them with some etch black at work first. Gonna try to put in one side tonight. It's cold here though....mid 40's.
 

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95BlueStallion

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Davedacarpainter said:
Enjoy brother, I assume hawkeye/carver arena is still where the team plays. I went to see Chicago there back in '84.
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You bet, still in the same bowl in the ground. Turns out the tickets are my millionaire company owners season tickets, so I have to be a good boy so I dont ruin the chance of him giving away future tix. They dont sell booze at any U of I events anymore, so that should help. PS, I hear you on the cold. It was 11 degrees on my way to work. My car is collecting dust right now, even when I have a few mods I want to do to it.
 
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Okie dokie, got the lowers put in. I wanted to do the uppers as well, but failed to note that I do not have a 1/2" drill bit at home, nor a 1/2" drill to put it in. So I couldn't drill the holes for the upper. Uhhh...duh.
So here's the latest photo, my welds are getting better, though you couldn't tell from this photo!
I have a good excuses for their appearance though:
1. The floor is a bit buckled from beating the hell out of the wheel well to make sure my 285's will fit. Tough to weld an uneven surface for me.
2. There was a considerable amount of pitting in the area that didn't need a patch but make the weld sputter like a pig.
3. I suck at welding! I'm a painter for god's sake!!!! I am getting better though and am enjoying the learning process, just need a few more customer vehicles to refine the process.
4. HEY, the welds are solid so just back off!
BTW, I know it's been mentioned before, use weld through primer. Our shop uses U-Pol #2, good stuff, I highly recommend it.
I've ordered new emergency brake cables, spring isolators and the brake lines (stainless). Watch for later installs on this stuff.
Next things will be the upper battle box, seam sealing, cleaning up the interior for paint and coating the undercarriage (POR 15).
 
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95BlueStallion said:
You bet, still in the same bowl in the ground. Turns out the tickets are my millionaire company owners season tickets, so I have to be a good boy so I dont ruin the chance of him giving away future tix. They dont sell booze at any U of I events anymore, so that should help. PS, I hear you on the cold. It was 11 degrees on my way to work. My car is collecting dust right now, even when I have a few mods I want to do to it.
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I was being a bit of a smart**s about the cold. I remember winter in Iowa, freaking BUHURRRRR!!!.
I was nearly frost bitten when I was in the army, fingers and toes had changed a bad color and we're getting solid. So I'm a bit of a puss about cold temperatures nowadays.
I still see Iowa city as home, Nice to hear from someone there right now.
Did your son have fun at the game?
 

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The game we are attending is on Sunday the 14th. I thought I had an "in" to get into the locker room, but my old friend in the athletic dept now heads up track and field. Would have been cool, but oh well. I was just trying to pull strings since its my boys bday and all. I'll let you know if he likes it or not, as he doesnt really understand what we are doing yet.
 
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The game we are attending is on Sunday the 14th. I thought I had an "in" to get into the locker room, but my old friend in the athletic dept now heads up track and field. Would have been cool, but oh well. I was just trying to pull strings since its my boys bday and all. I'll let you know if he likes it or not, as he doesnt really understand what we are doing yet.
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Six was a great age with my kids, jeez it passes by so stinking fast. It seems surreal at times that I could be in my fifties now. Enjoy the moments with your kids at this age, remember them. Don't get me wrong, my oldest turns 31 this year, he's great, so is his sister that is 27. I have an eighteen year old, sixteen and fourteen year old too (my wife figured out what was causing it finally and sent me to the vet to get fixed).
My youngest boy is the sixteen year old and he understands I need to hurry the hell up and finish this build so he can get my truck!
I was going to work on my car more tonight, weld in the upper battle box. My wife was supposed to be working late, so I had the perfect opportunity. Well.....she didn't, so I didn't.
Crap, I was wondering why my welds looked like popcorn, I was out of argon on my welder. Sometimes I wonder if I might have been dropped on my head when I was an infant. Could have been that "self prescribed medication" back in the eighties as well.
Oh well, the lowers are ugly, but solid.
What're you doing with your ride through the winter?
 
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Got the uppers installed today with the help of my son. They were considerably tougher than the lowers.
They would be real tough to do with the rear end in there, glad I did it now.
I'll weld them in later, got to go get groceries now, my kids are giving me the stink eye.
I've ordered enough POR 15 to take care of the rear area. I need to weld the torque box perimeters first.
 
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Help me....I'm thinking of smoothing the engine bay.....dear god, I have a problem....
What would you do?
 

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Davedacarpainter said:
Help me....I'm thinking of smoothing the engine bay.....dear god, I have a problem....
What would you do?
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do yourself a favor. Buy the scott rod weld in panels fender panels unless you enjoy welding about 100 holes in Just trim them up, weld or use panel ashesiive to secure them, filler, prime and paint.
 
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do yourself a favor. Buy the scott rod weld in panels fender panels unless you enjoy welding about 100 holes in Just trim them up, weld or use panel ashesiive to secure them, filler, prime and paint.
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What do you think of the ones offered by LMR?
 

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What do you think of the ones offered by LMR?
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Dave, never used them butin general LMR sells Chinese made crap unless they state the name ofthe part. Scott Rod makes quality pieces that I have used on cars.
 
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Dave, never used them butin general LMR sells Chinese made crap unless they state the name ofthe part. Scott Rod makes quality pieces that I have used on cars.
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Thanks for the help, I'll look into Scott rod's.
 

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@FoxMustangLvr could probably offer some advice as well to your smoothing dilemma , pretty sure I remember him doing it awhile back lol
 
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@FoxMustangLvr could probably offer some advice as well to your smoothing dilemma , pretty sure I remember him doing it awhile back lol
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I can't say I'm committed to it yet. I was thinking of just doing it from the shock towers forward. I'm crazy enough to end up doing it though. A smooth bay just looks so nice
 

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Davedacarpainter said:
Help me....I'm thinking of smoothing the engine bay.....dear god, I have a problem....
What would you do?
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Do it!!! Nothing looks sexier than a smoothed and tucked bay.
Davedacarpainter said:
Help me....I'm thinking of smoothing the engine bay.....dear god, I have a problem....
What would you do?
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Do it!!!

Nothing sexier than a smooth and tucked engine bay. This is from my previous car.
 
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Hey @Davedacarpainter ... @hoopty5.0 just did his fox with some panels, and i think they may have been lmr. Let's see if he'll chime in.
 
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Do it!!! Nothing looks sexier than a smoothed and tucked bay.

Do it!!!

Nothing sexier than a smooth and tucked engine bay. This is from my previous car.
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That is soooo nice. I just can't spare enough time to do the entire bay. Just in front of the shock towers is what I'm thinking.
 
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