Ryan218 Progress thread..lots o pics.

[ryan218]

thanks....i got bored today so i put a new upper intake gasket on and replaced a few vacum lines....you know the boring things...then i messed with the 5.0 HO plaque for an hour or so and came up with this...

after cleaning it up a little bit...

painted

sanded

compare....my dads to mine

back on mine...i should of stripped the intake and painted that while i had it out....now it looks funky...

 

[Boss 351]

keep it up, man!

 

[SteedaGT9150]

lookin good

 

[Busted07]

Well, whatever you do, dont do it the lazy way like ive seen some people, and try to paint the intake while its on the car...

If you kep up with that much attention to deatil, youll definately have a damn nice car when youre done.

 

[25thmustang]

Nice work going on here, and your engine is much cleaner than the old mans...

On a side note I finally got to use my dyed black interior on some trips. I can say it does NOT hold up well to abuse. My arm rest pad on the door is worn through within the first week, and that had an easy 10-15 coats. The kick panels and rear 1/4s have red showing, and there are scratches in it that red shows through. Now my car went through hell its first real week on the road, but I think it has influenced me to buy a black interior.

 

[woodyy24]

dam good job

 

[ryan218]

Nice work going on here, and your engine is much cleaner than the old mans...

On a side note I finally got to use my dyed black interior on some trips. I can say it does NOT hold up well to abuse. My arm rest pad on the door is worn through within the first week, and that had an easy 10-15 coats. The kick panels and rear 1/4s have red showing, and there are scratches in it that red shows through. Now my car went through hell its first real week on the road, but I think it has influenced me to buy a black interior.

mine had held up perfect.

 

[RsStanG1987]

mine had held up perfect.

He drove his to mustang week so he was in the car pretty much 4 hours a day for a week.

 

[90]

Looks Good Ryan.. You've Come a long way... Let me know when,what and how you Do your A/c Hoes with the foam.. if i like your idea i will do it the Same way...

 

[ryan218]

Looks Good Ryan.. You've Come a long way... Let me know when,what and how you Do your A/c Hoes with the foam.. if i like your idea i will do it the Same way...

ill post it here...since money ive been trying to talk to my dad ...monday...he takes the day off drive an hour and a half to pick up my sis...sits for 10 mins gets back in the 86 and starts driving how.....gets into hilliard and it starts bucking and cutting out...pull over....he call's me its overheating...first time since he bought it... so need less to say...he wasnt in the best mood monday to i didnt bother talking to him



Tuesday.... he drives to work and tacks his a DD a f-150 ranger and gets half way to work and the a/c stops working....didnt talk to him Tuesday either.... been a bad week for him...


wensday... nonthing broke but i still didnt bother him...

thursday...now im waiting for him to get home and hoping he is in a good mood...


BTW...would an elec fan help with my dads car? the temp only really creeps up when he is sitting there idling in trafic?

 

[25thmustang]

He drove his to mustang week so he was in the car pretty much 4 hours a day for a week.

I wish it was only 4 hours a day...

its 800miles, took 20 hours to get there, and 2 damn days to get home. Had the windows down in some rain because we needed the heat on for the defroster, and sweating and such... I probably put 2000 miles on it in the matter of a week, and my dye did not hold up well. I also prepped it right, scuffed, cleaned and degreased, adhesion promoter, and a ton of light coats of dye.

 

[RsStanG1987]

BTW...would an elec fan help with my dads car? the temp only really creeps up when he is sitting there idling in trafic?

No its gonna suck more juice and wont cool any better than stock

 

[ryan218]

I wish it was only 4 hours a day...

its 800miles, took 20 hours to get there, and 2 damn days to get home. Had the windows down in some rain because we needed the heat on for the defroster, and sweating and such... I probably put 2000 miles on it in the matter of a week, and my dye did not hold up well. I also prepped it right, scuffed, cleaned and degreased, adhesion promoter, and a ton of light coats of dye.

idk the ONLY piece i have problems with is the door sills becasue when i get in and out my foot sometimes scuffs it....i can take my fingernail and try and scratch anywhere else on the dash, door panels ect and it don't come off....

 

[25thmustang]

A fingernail wont on mine either, but putting stuff in and out and hitting it might, thats what happened to me.

I hope yours holds up, I just got unlucky with mine. It does look good where its all black tho!

 

[ryan218]

A fingernail wont on mine either, but putting stuff in and out and hitting it might, thats what happened to me.

I hope yours holds up, I just got unlucky with mine. It does look good where its all black tho!

i sat screws tools ect on my dash while working on the car lately...it holds up great...we took both the 88 and the 86 to my uncles house on the lake at St. Marys thats about 2 hours and 30 mins away from me...besides being very hot while sitting at a light i love it...nonthing like pulling in the back way and everyone drop what there dong to see whats entering the dock area.... that put a smile on my face * love my stang *


yeah but like i said thats all i have issues with it......i couldn't be happier with it...no regrets over here...still need to do carpet and seats though...

 

[RsStanG1987]

i sat screws tools ect on my dash while working on the car lately...it holds up great...we took both the 88 and the 86 to my uncles house on the lake at St. Marys thats about 2 hours and 30 mins away from me...besides being very hot while sitting at a light i love it...nonthing like pulling in the back way and everyone drop what there dong to see whats entering the dock area.... that put a smile on my face * love my stang *


yeah but like i said thats all i have issues with it......i couldn't be happier with it...no regrets over here...still need to do carpet and seats though...

Who was driving your car? Cause i know you shure as hell dont have a d/l

 

[25thmustang]

Cool, glad yours is holding up better. I must have either got unlucky, or some other factor is causing the dye to come off or wear. I plan to keep some dyed stuff, and some stock original black stuff.

 

[Boss 351]

I took a screwdriver to the armrest to test it in front of my friends, it does seem to hold up pretty good. You just really need to clean and prep the material before painting.

 

[Daggar]

:OT:

Hey ryan i have a set of black seats wit halos PM me.

Just had to say that this was nicely (i.e. correctly) done!

Thanks RStang!

 

[25thmustang]

I took a screwdriver to the armrest to test it in front of my friends, it does seem to hold up pretty good. You just really need to clean and prep the material before painting.

I prepped them as best as could be done. Scuffed, degreased, adhesion promoter at least 2 or 3 coats, and then a ton of dye. This was how I was told to prep it, so unless thats wrong, thats what I did. My arm rest got scratched by the seat when I was putting that in, the black wore off where my elbow rests on it as well. The kick panls have some scuffing, and the center console has some red showing from something hitting it.

I mifhr have just been unlucky with mine, but I know I will be going original black with the rest of it.