Project 88 LX Vert......Im In Deep...
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You honestly think you're gonna bring that car back to life with 1,500 bucks and have money left over? maybe with 3 grand and a dream.nah right now....i have a budget of about $1,500and ill be fine with $$$ left over...half of the parts i already have and everything will be done by ourselfs!
DMAN302
My mom says thanks for the pearl necklace.
If you don't give up...put enough time in..it will happen...Everyone has to start somewhere. I wanted to give up 4 yrs ago, this is pretty much where I was at after 2 weeks for ownership.
http://www.geocities.com/rcc1133/mustang88.html
and....
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/15650/100_0882.jpg
and it turned out OK in the end...you have to either jump in or forget it and find another hobby
http://www.geocities.com/rcc1133/mustang88.html
and....
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/15650/100_0882.jpg
and it turned out OK in the end...you have to either jump in or forget it and find another hobby
Strippt88
New Member
Boy, Ryan, you sure had a lot of guys telling you what a piece you bought, and how much money you wasted. Feels nice to shut them right the hell up, don't it? You were dead on about your rust prognostications, and you were right about your choice of 5.0's to pick up. Congrats again. Try this stuff called Goof Off on a piece of apholstry, I use it to clean paint from carpet (I paint houses on the side), it won't mess with the blue dye, comes from, like Ace, maybe Home Depot?
yeah thats what we plan to do...this way we wont have to lean over and on fresh paint..
yeah...the total investment in my dad 5.0 is right at 3,100...fro everything he has bought for it..including paint..fixing tons of rust...just wait...you will see... and my dad paint 1,500 for his.
yes...the nes top came with the stang..to that saves me 300...
paint will cost me about 500-650...WE DO EVERYTHING OURSELVES!!!!!
then i still have close to a grand left for odds and in's...
i cant wait to shove this all in your face when i do get it all done for under 1,500...and to tell you truth...id bet money i will get it paint..new top on..and her running like a top for under 1,500...
just wait..ill show you
Dean85GT
New Member
ya it will look fine in pictures over the internet but I bet seeing the car up close in person would be a whole other story
Mustang928
Founding Member
man the body of the 4 cyl coupe conversion i did started out in about that condition...actually no it didn't...i had a straight body and NO rust. haha let me tell you though man, the feeling when you're done is that much better. looks like you got A LOT of work ahead of you, keep us posted!
here's a few weeks after i got the car....
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So do you start the conversion or are already finished?
well...today was interesting....the brake line went so ill have to fix that soon...already got the brake line just got to bend it and get that up and then blend the brakes and see if any other sections need replaced....
man the body of the 4 cyl coupe conversion i did started out in about that condition...actually no it didn't...i had a straight body and NO rust. haha let me tell you though man, the feeling when you're done is that much better. looks like you got A LOT of work ahead of you, keep us posted!
here's a few weeks after i got the car....
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So do you start the conversion or are already finished?
i belive he got that tooken away by the cops...(read his car domian)
lets see a lightbar on that vert!
for paint, just take your time with the prep work.thats where 80 percent of paintwork can go wrong. get it nice and smooth and check everything. i dont know how crazy your going to go with the wetsandin and buffing, but with that, be careful, go slow, and keep the paper CLEAN.
o and throw some d's on that beech.
for paint, just take your time with the prep work.thats where 80 percent of paintwork can go wrong. get it nice and smooth and check everything. i dont know how crazy your going to go with the wetsandin and buffing, but with that, be careful, go slow, and keep the paper CLEAN.
o and throw some d's on that beech.
kid you can do it.. but i doubt money left over.. more or less i'd expect to see good paint, maybe some ponys, new top.. and a clean stock car.. i highly doubt you'll get into modding with the 1500.. unless you have ungodly connections like we do..
kid you can do it.. but i doubt money left over.. more or less i'd expect to see good paint, maybe some ponys, new top.. and a clean stock car.. i highly doubt you'll get into modding with the 1500.. unless you have ungodly connections like we do..
i have a little money left over..( i hope )....
exhasut will be the first thing i do....that will be getting done before paint
ponys...yes....a couple of bolt on's....under drive pulleys ect to start with...id like a cobra intake...but thats a whole other story....
things are looking up...got the tank out and to our surprise it was pretty clean inside there... the gas was pretty yellow..the tank is in primer right now...waiting for that to dry...ill paint it after school Monday...and then this weekend get the tank back in there..
just dont do like i did when i was 14 and got my mustang.. and put holes in the gas tanki put holes in it by accident from mounting my amp LOL
good job...what mustang was this?
this one:
I sold it ohh.. about half a year ago.. i was stupid for doing it. I'm gettin her back at the end of school though.. so in a month she'll be mine again..
EDIT: also keep in mind i hadn't put the redone trim, new moldings, and 5.0 badges on it yet.. i never got a picture of her finished
(stupid)
