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Progress Thread Pearl To White - Paint Time

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BlakeusMaximus

Still got to try a little lube on my speedo head
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Front to back or back to front. One panel at a time
 
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Rdub6

So while I wait to figure out my rear end issues
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Fri Guy said:
Any tips on a strategy to work efficiently on it?
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Limit the amount of “garage beers”!
 
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bird_dog0347

still married haven't seen testicles in years
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Rdub6 said:
Limit the amount of “garage beers”!
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That's the worst advice I've ever heard!!!!!
 
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General karthief

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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Oh you're gonna be jumping around from one piece to another, can't be helped, lost parts/fasteners, looking for stuff. Just the way it is.
 
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1hot87gt

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I have never had my car apart to that extent, but in a lot of car shows I watch when they start a build or are trying to complete a build with a lot of work outstanding, there is always a huge written punch list that they work from to keep themselves on track. It serves as a documented reminder of what needs to be done and you can cross off things as you go. May make things easier. Otherwise, like you said, you'll be all over the place, going from task to task without any sense of organization.
 
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General karthief

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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Yeah, make a 'hit list'. Things that need to be fixed or fiddled with. Just leave room below to add to it, cause you will add stuff you find that's suspicious or just FUBAR.
My adventure started with a coolant leak at the timing cover and an oil leak at the back of the intake, escalated to pulling the engine and discovering the seal around the shifter is melted. Now I am yank'n the console.
So be ready. It's an adventure.
 
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AeroCoupe

lube between the nut and the face. I know my lubes
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I finally bought a dry erase board and haven’t on the wall in the garage. Great place to keep my running list of things to do to the cars.
 
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General karthief

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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AeroCoupe said:
I finally bought a dry erase board and haven’t on the wall in the garage. Great place to keep my running list of things to do to the cars.
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I'd have to have a dry erase 'wall' for the Junk Pyle
 
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AeroCoupe

lube between the nut and the face. I know my lubes
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It’s called a laptop and Word.
 
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General karthief

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair
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AeroCoupe said:
It’s called a laptop and Word.
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Until the laptop crashes then 'word' don't mean sht
 

AeroCoupe

lube between the nut and the face. I know my lubes
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I hear you man. I have an external SSD that I keep all the important stuff on.
 
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Fri Guy

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Thanks fellas. I'm debating on how I can get my money back from what I paid for the door panels and rear seats before they found mine. They are just taking space in my packed garage. I feel like trying to trade for something might be an easier route to take to recoup my money. I thought about posting them on eBay but looks like they take a huge percentage of the sale. What do you fellas think?
 
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AeroCoupe

lube between the nut and the face. I know my lubes
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Post them for sale on here and the Corral. Mention that you are good with trades but list what you will trade the for and be open to offers of trade and cash.
 
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Fri Guy

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Will I have any issues if I siphon the fuel out of the tank? I have a pretty decent hand pump that I haven't used and want to give it a try. Need to get the old fuel and get back to working on the car.
 
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It's been a year already since I've got the car home and still not back on the road. Last couple of weeks I had some time to work on it. I installed some new door actuators, but they didn't work out so ordered some universal ones and those worked great. Replaced the key locks and got my door panels back on the car. I still have some interior trim to get installed along with the rear seat. Got my computer installed back in place as well. Replaced the rear drum brakes due to a leaking cylinder.

While doing the brakes I noticed something off with the ground effects. Looks like they didn't install all the brackets that I provided. The ones you have to rivet in. They just used some double sided tape. So now I have to remove them, order the brackets again and install them correctly. Seems like every time I work on it, I find other issues. Hope to get it back on the road soon though.
 
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gkomo

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Fri Guy said:
Seems like every time I work on it, I find other issues. Hope to get it back on the road soon though.
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At least you're not alone, i think this is something we all experience.
 
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BlakeusMaximus

Still got to try a little lube on my speedo head
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Yep, I have a pile of parts for my car that I need to install. Steering rack, new front rubber brake lines, etc.

Just kinda bored of that car to be honest. I’ve had a foxbody in some sort of fashion in my possession since I was 17, I’ll be 45 in an about a month.

I need to find the fire again……
 
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limp

wrap a little cheese around it and its a done
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I had bought a bigger ski boat than the one my " wife at the time" and I had had... ... Her Toronado would not pull the new boat.... Kinda got the cart in front of the horse here.
Purchased a Chevy stepside that had come from the factory with a 454/turbo 400 for a decent price that " needed a little work" ... It looked like a leaky radiator so I was going to fix it just so I could " take my new boat to the lake" and then slowly get to the other items..... yeah sure..
A week later I was wire wheeling down the " bare Frame of the truck" to paint it..... I never stopped finding things wrong with it everytime I took an " assembly" off that needed work... The truck became a " true Frame off resto" ...... My boat sat alot in the garage for a couple of years....
 
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Noobz347

Stangnet Facilities Maint Tech... Er... Janitor
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limp said:
I had bought a bigger ski boat than the one my " wife at the time" and I had had... ... Her Toronado would not pull the new boat.... Kinda got the cart in front of the horse here.
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WUT? The 455 Big Block Toranado?

Had one, [loved] it, but couldn't afford the gas.
 
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Fri Guy

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Door panels and other interior finally back on. Few more pieces to reinstall and will be ready for a deep cleaning. Then have to tackle the exterior.



 
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