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paint then drivetrain or drivetrain then paint

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russ1979

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it a dubble edge sward.
do you paint the body 1st so you can get all the areas then work on susp and drivetrain.
risking scraching the paint instaling something
or
do you install everything and get it running then take it to paint for the final tuches but not being to beable to hit all the areas
that need to be hit.
 

foxmustangman

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If it were me I'd paint, then put the drivetrain in.
 

ttop88

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We always paint then do drive train. You can do it what ever way you are more comfortable with.
 

Aaron

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Paint then drivetrain.
 

ryan218

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i do drivetrain...makre sure everything is right then pull the engine back out and then paint and put the engine back in.
 

cenok is family

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ryan218 said:
i do drivetrain...makre sure everything is right then pull the engine back out and then paint and put the engine back in.
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screw all that unnecessary, extra work.

paint then drivetrain.
 

ryan218

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cenok is family said:
screw all that unnecessary, extra work.

paint then drivetrain.
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unnecessary? sorry but id rather be pissed off at the car when it wasn't painted because something wasnt going right with the drive train then having it all painted and ending up putting a huge ass scratch in it because of tools flying!

but maybe that's just me
 

cenok is family

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ryan218 said:
unnecessary? sorry but id rather be pissed off at the car when it wasn't painted because something wasnt going right with the drive train then having it all painted and ending up putting a huge ass scratch in it because of tools flying!

but maybe that's just me
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well by the looks of his project, he's pulling everything that was once IN the car at some point, so naturally, it's going to go back in the same. i don't know about you, but every ford drivetrain i've ever pulled from a stang has gone back in just as easily.
 

ryan218

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cenok is family said:
well by the looks of his project, he's pulling everything that was once IN the car at some point, so naturally, it's going to go back in the same. i don't know about you, but every ford drivetrain i've ever pulled from a stang has gone back in just as easily.
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not for me.
 

fastford91

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paint first! ALWAYS !
 
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JamesB88

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Im doing drive train on mine first since it is falling apart.. lol.. 3 differnt color car on ponys runing low 11s.. who would of thought it?
 
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