oOH MY GOD I'AM FINNISHED AFTER 5 YEARS 2 MONTHS

ARPM · Mar 6, 2008

After 5 years & 2 months, many thousands $$ invested a few hundred parts purchased wrong a few hundred more duplicated dozens of arguments with the body man and a sencond small stroke..... She's DONE!!!! Here is the link to some of the pics. A few hundred more will follow.
1965 mustang.net
1965 mustang.net

mrmustangman357 · Mar 6, 2008

whats up with the side exhaust?

suki243 · Mar 7, 2008

Looks nice! just wondering are the hood scoops blocked? Beautiful engine btw.

ARPM · Mar 7, 2008

mrmustangman357 said:
whats up with the side exhaust?

Since it's a convertible i dont like weakening the rockers so a set of dummy tips are been manufactured to fit in.

ARPM · Mar 7, 2008

suki243 said:
Looks nice! just wondering are the hood scoops blocked? Beautiful engine btw.

Yes they are. This is a metal hood with the fiberglass scoop fitted. The structure of the scoop was so weak that we used canned foam urethane to fill the inside in order to level the top of the scoop and eliminate the sags it had (See pic below). A new all metal hood with the same scoop is on the way to replace it.

jb1dsl · Mar 7, 2008

Can that third brake be seen over the shelby spoiler?

jikelly · Mar 7, 2008

Very Snazzy. I bet you were really excited to drive it again.

suki243 · Mar 7, 2008

Sounds good, awesome car.

ARPM · Mar 8, 2008

jb1dsl said:
Can that third brake be seen over the shelby spoiler?

Yes it can be seen. The inclination of the lid plus the upward angle of the capri Mclaren 3rd brake light allows perfect view.

izzy jr · Mar 8, 2008

looks awesome! will be glad to get my pony finished

ARPM · May 23, 2008

NEW CUSTOM BUILD ADJUSTABLE STRUT RODS

It's been a few months after the car rolled out and a few things have been added to improve looks and performance. Here are the custom build adjustable strut rods. Since i already had the new rods chrome plated and new Prothane Red Poly bushings were installed it was just a matter of cutting them,thread them 3/4"-16 left&right and weld the tube adapters with a 2" chromoly tube. I may change the front bushing setup later for an adjustable joint.

bnickel · May 23, 2008

ARPM said:
It's been a few months after the car rolled out and a few things have been added to improve looks and performance. Here are the custom build adjustable strut rods. Since i already had the new rods chrome plated and new Prothane Red Poly bushings were installed it was just a matter of cutting them,thread them 3/4"-16 left&right and weld the tube adapters with a 2" chromoly tube. I may change the front bushing setup later for an adjustable joint.

that's a nice looking setup there. kind of reminds of the old Ford SVO adjustable strut rod setup, basically they were just regular old tie-rod adjusting sleeves but the strut rods were cut and threaded like yours. they weren't specifically listed for early mustangs though, so i'm not sure what the intended application was other than it was for some kind of circle track part (can't remember if it was dirt or asphalt though)

ARPM · May 23, 2008

NEW FLOOR MATS ARRIVED TODAY!!!

Here are the new custom floor mats build with original floor carpet material

1320stang · May 25, 2008

Soooooo... the original title to this thread is wrong...... you're not done...

ARPM · May 25, 2008

1320stang said:
Soooooo... the original title to this thread is wrong...... you're not done...

I will be if i DIE!, New 4 link and TCP Coilovers are due this summer.

chromedog · May 25, 2008

hey! you chromed my valve covers and air cleaner! and to think, i dont like keeping my engine compartment clean

ARPM · May 26, 2008

chromedog said:
hey! you chromed my valve covers and air cleaner! and to think, i dont like keeping my engine compartment clean

Yeah! I guess I’m a chrome freak. I even had 2 blue distributor caps chromed just for show. I had the covers and air cleaner polished but the maintenance of aluminum in engine components is so tedious that I had them chromed and then zoop treatment applied (To all engine parts, brackets, wheels, and suspension ect.)

bnickel · May 27, 2008

I don't think i even want to know what it costs to have dizzy caps chromed.

hmmm....wonder how it runs with those?

jlangholzj · May 27, 2008

HA! I just realized hte photoshopped advertisement plugs on the original photo.

ARPM · May 28, 2008

bnickel said:
I don't think i even want to know what it costs to have dizzy caps chromed.

hmmm....wonder how it runs with those?

Actualy runs perfect with no arcs. These are for show only. If you run them for extensive periods of time the chrome will turn dull.

The cost was $100 for 2 pcs

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