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My 88 Mustang GT project thread

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rdharper02

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looking good.
 

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With all the money you've put into your project I take it you no longer work at Pizza Hut.lol..Like I've said before. Good Job..I am impressed..
 
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jgarrard said:
With all the money you've put into your project I take it you no longer work at Pizza Hut.lol..Like I've said before. Good Job..I am impressed..
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Lol, Nope I'm a machine operator at Folger's Coffee Company now. Also Married, with a 3 year old and a month old daughter. Some time's I think I had more play money when I worked at pizza hut. I've slowed down some since they announced they are closing the plant I work at and moving it all to New Orleans. So I'm just doing the stuff that doesnt cost alot of money to get done right now, just my time.
 

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When I was your age all I could do was dream about doing anything like what your doing. Hell at 38 I still do alot of dreaming. Sorry to have got off subject. It looks like you are doing a good job. I like that you like your car so much that you didnt go find a roller to transplant all you goodies too but damn thats alot of work.
 
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Thanks, There has been many times where I have thought to myself "you should of just bought a clean roller" They sell for quite a bit around here if they are nice. I figured in order to get what I want I would have to build it. Not many Sonic blue 93 cobra clone rollers for sale out there. I've had the car awhile, and plan to keep it.
 
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Pretty slow going on this project, between work, my 3 year old, 2 month old and my wife not much time left for cars. Plus just picking up a mach 1 doesnt help much either. I desided to clean garage up some today, so figured it was a good time to snap a couple progress pictures of the car with it outside.

Its even more colors then when I started.. lol. Got most of the drivers side panels all fitted good. I need to some some more work on passenger side, still have to patch its 1/4 lip also.



I'm hoping I get to leave this hood on the car, I can't see over anything taller.. I may set the trans, and block down in car to see if intake is going to clear, its going to be close in the throttle body area.
 

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dbl post...
 
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Been quite awhile since I've updated this, haven't got to much done with all the other stuff have going on. Finally got 1/4 panel most of the way welded on. Pulled all body panels back off to sand everything down. Plan to take it to rodney some time soon to get sub frames put in and torque boxes welded up before I paint the underside. Pretty much still taking stuff off the car, this has snow balled into a way bigger project then I orginally intended but rather do it all at once I guess.






Roof has more filler in it then I thought it did, not sure what I'm going to do with it yet, Its cracking so plan on taking it to metal and seeing what it looks like and hopefully put alot less filler in then whats on it now.
 

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whitey68

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nice work man. i got real lucky when i found our 89, undercoated when new and well cared for so no rust which is almost unheard of here in illinois.
whitey
 

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Looking good... One good thing about living in California is I don't have to deal with rust! My STI here in Japan has rust and it bugs the crap out of me. I am only here for another year and I will be deployed for 6 of them, so I am not sure if I am going to attempt fixing the rust.
 
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Yea the rust hasnt been fun. I might of been farther along without the rust.
 
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