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Build Thread My 1986 T-top Build - Lasting Memories

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Davedacarpainter

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Boosted92LX said:
Do you have MM sfc's?
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yes, at least that's what I was told
 

Boosted92LX

It's only an inch or two. What's the big deal?
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Davedacarpainter said:
yes, at least that's what I was told
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That's what i have.. For some reason the instructions say DO NOT seal weld the ends, leave them open. Not sure why, but they have a reason, I'm sure. I left mine open.
 
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Good looking kiddo, and grand kiddo. Grand kiddo seems to have your style! And hey, why didnt you weld on your torque box reinforcements? Dont let me pull a @RaggedGT and have you doing a bunch of extra work, but just seems they would be stronger welded up?
 
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Boosted92LX said:
That's what i have.. For some reason the instructions say DO NOT seal weld the ends, leave them open. Not sure why, but they have a reason, I'm sure. I left mine open.
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Hummmmm.....

If there were other openings in it, I could see why not to. Then again, with the thickness of the steel, it would take a long, long time to rust.
 

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95BlueStallion said:
Good looking kiddo, and grand kiddo. Grand kiddo seems to have your style! And hey, why didnt you weld on your torque box reinforcements? Dont let me pull a @RaggedGT and have you doing a bunch of extra work, but just seems they would be stronger welded up?
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Easy killer, they are welded in the interior, just like the instructions suggest.
 

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95BlueStallion said:
Good looking kiddo, and grand kiddo. Grand kiddo seems to have your style! And hey, why didnt you weld on your torque box reinforcements? Dont let me pull a @RaggedGT and have you doing a bunch of extra work, but just seems they would be stronger welded up?
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For the record- my only labor intensive suggestion was in fact the wheel tubs. So there
lol
 
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Davedacarpainter said:
Easy killer, they are welded in the interior, just like the instructions suggest.
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Fair enough, just figured welding versus having your huge nuts hanging out for all to see might have been a more classy way to go. Carry on!
 
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95BlueStallion said:
Fair enough, just figured welding versus having your huge nuts hanging out for all to see might have been a more classy way to go. Carry on!
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While I appreciate the comment about my huge nuts and might reply, "that's what she said", you are supposed to just weld the reinforcement plates and then you leave my nuts alone Nick!
 
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This might work for you....maybe

 
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I'm still trying to work with this local guy that might be able to help me out with a hatch and bumpers. He's been busy, I haven't been able to get the parts yet.

I'm hoping he'll follow through and let me come up this week sometime to get them. When (if) it happens, I'll post pictures of the parts along with me doing my happy dance.

If not, I'll post a picture of me crying in my beer.

Tell you what, one way or the other, I'll post a picture of me and beer. Just to be different, that is.
 
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Anybody got a stray thought about QA1's adjustable uca's?

I think they look nice, and for those old enough to remember Billy Crystal's character, "it's better to look good, than to feel good".
 

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Davedacarpainter said:
Anybody got a stray thought about QA1's adjustable uca's?

I think they look nice, and for those old enough to remember Billy Crystal's character, "it's better to look good, than to feel good".
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I think they look real good, but I don't like the solid bushing. That's gonna be noise-EEE.

I have these and like em. A lot.
https://lmr.com/item/ST-5554100/79-...on?year=1979&gclid=COTAg_z_88wCFQcKaQodAB8KUw
 
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I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.
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Davedacarpainter said:
I'm still trying to work with this local guy that might be able to help me out with a hatch and bumpers. He's been busy, I haven't been able to get the parts yet.

I'm hoping he'll follow through and let me come up this week sometime to get them. When (if) it happens, I'll post pictures of the parts along with me doing my happy dance.

If not, I'll post a picture of me crying in my beer.

Tell you what, one way or the other, I'll post a picture of me and beer. Just to be different, that is.
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I thought olives made your beer salty?
I've never used qa1 but I would go maximum motorsport. The price point in my eyes is negligible and you have decades of street and track support to back their product.
 
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It's only an inch or two. What's the big deal?
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stykthyn said:
I thought olives made your beer salty
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There he is.
 
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I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.
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Boosted92LX said:
There he is.
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Life and the mustang has kept me busy. Haven't been on the forums much.
 
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Davedacarpainter said:
Anybody got a stray thought about QA1's adjustable uca's?

I think they look nice, and for those old enough to remember Billy Crystal's character, "it's better to look good, than to feel good".
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i avoid QA1 after the issues with my front struts and my K member.

if you need anything from UPR let me know
 
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srtthis said:
i avoid QA1 after the issues with my front struts and my K member.

if you need anything from UPR let me know
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Thanks brother, upper control arms come to mind! I want to have a hiem/solid bushing on the body side. Adjustable is fairly important to me as well.

Does the hiem joint make things too noisy in your opinion? Seems the easiest way out of the binding issue that might take place.
 

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honestly it depends what you're willing to deal with noise wise. they make more noise for sure but nothing i couldnt deal with. I couldnt hear it over the exhaust for the most part anyway
 
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Davedacarpainter said:
Thanks brother, upper control arms come to mind! I want to have a hiem/solid bushing on the body side. Adjustable is fairly important to me as well.

Does the hiem joint make things too noisy in your opinion? Seems the easiest way out of the binding issue that might take place.
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There has got to be a life compromise on a heim solid end vs a rubber/poly end. Dirt/funk and various road related fungoo will get into the metal and loosen the contact surfaces via friction over time. (At least that's the way it has been for every ladder bar/four link bar I've ever taken off after driving the thing for a period of time on the street.) I'm certainly not against the better articulation, and the associated additional noise.......who gives a rat's red bunion hole?
 
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madmike1157 said:
and the associated additional noise.......who gives a rat's red bunion hole?
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Two very important words you may be overlooking here, Mr. BMW guru.


Daily.


Driver.


I do. I give two happy red rat's bunion holes.
 
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