Pictures of Antenna Shave Project

tonys5.0

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Nice job. This is something I plan on doing but I figured I would just fiberglass it since I'm pretty good with that stuff. If done right, fiberglass can be strong, durable and will last.

 

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BadAOD

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Thanks Tony. I agree with you. Fiberglass will work fine as long as it's applied properly. I also think body filler works great when used as designed.

 

ImportEater98

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Wow! Nice job thus far! I am in the process of painting my LX notch. I am starting from the inside out though. Its a full resto/4 cyl swap, so i have the shell (no rearend, k member, doors, fenders, bumpers, lights, interior, glass) to paint. I figure do it now since i am changing the color of the car. I then plan to shoot the body panels as they go on. I have dreamed of a glossy engine compartment, and unfortunately stock ones always look dull and crappy
I will post some pics on this thread of my whole process so far. I sandblasted the whole frame and engine compartment....i highly reccomend this method. The primer seems to go on very evenly this way
Again, Great job so far!
-John

P.S. The new color will be medium mettalic gray (lightings come in this color)

 

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BadAOD

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Thanks for the kind words John and get those pictures to us with your project. Sounds like you've got a big one on your hands!

 

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I had my antenna done 7 years ago when I painted the car,its amazing how much cleaner the front looks without it!! engine bay looks great bro...

 

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BadAOD

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Thanks onefastlx!

I am thinking the shaved antenna is the wa yto go too.

 

89MustangGX

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Very impressive on the engine bay pics.

 

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Wow! Great work.

I have heard of "in-tanna" rather than antenna. It's a product that mounts under the dash so you can get am/fm.

Awesome. Just awesome.

 

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EpiKk3

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That engine bay looks great.. whenever this thing gets painted I'll be shaving that off first thing

 

Black 93 Fox

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Im thinking about shaving my antenna also. My question is what do i do with the cable once its not on the fender. Can I just have it in side the car and still have the radio work?

 

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BadAOD

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Black 93 Fox:

I don't think you can do what you are thinking.

Here is what I am going to do:
http://store.cal-mustang.com/cm_abl...M_SA=0&CATID=20&DID=7&Product_ID=5678&DS_ID=4

 

lxsteed

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I have that antenna. It works ok, but is very touchy. Move the wire one way and you loose reception, move it the other way and it gets better, etc.... It definitly could be better.

 

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BadAOD

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"I have that antenna. It works ok, but is very touchy. Move the wire one way and you loose reception, move it the other way and it gets better, etc.... It definitly could be better."

Does anyone have any other suggestions other than this one LXSteed is using?

 

ImportEater98

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Damn can't get over how nice that engine bay looks......i shot mine last night with the single stage med. gray mettalic (in the engine compartment). Came out nice, but not that nice. I didn't want to fill all the stupid casting holes in with bondo, because i thought the would start rusting from the inside out and make a big mess of the paint, so i left them there. At least its all shiny and clean now. That was my biggest concern......

 

TT91

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Looks awesome, how us some more engine bay pics, and what are you dropping in there?

 

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Thanks for the antenna shaving pics BadAOD
And nice job on the engine bay

 

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asmo8850

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I shaved mine when it was repainted,also I removed and welded the pass side door key lock its really cool. I noticed most new cars dont have them.

 

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BadAOD

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Thanks for all the compliments guys, I really appreciate them. I have been putting in some long hours working on this car and it's great when it turns out nice.

I'll be puttin in a S-trimmed 302 with GT-40X heads, Anderson Cam etc..... Hopefully push it close to 500 HP!

I'll be putting the motor in soon. It is on the engine stand ready to go now. I'll get the pics up for evryone to see once it's done.

Thanks,
Rick

 

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BadAOD

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Here are some more pics....

 

Cirric

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Great looking job? To shrink pictures, download Irfanview (Free at www.Irfanview.com) and use the resize option under "Image". Make it any size you want! What's the best place to find out how to disassembly '93 LX dash?