The Official MACn89blckstng Progress Thread

[undercnstrction]

not trying to jack this thread but:

25thmustang.....do you have a build thread from your car or a thread with pics of your ride?? i can't tell from your avatar what your color combination is and it looks like a vert intsead of the one pictured in your sig?

now back to the regularly scheduled programming................

disregard.....found your build thread.....again, another thread with excellent progress pics. sweet ride!!

 

[88blowngt]

I'm quite possibly in love with your color scheme and the build altogether. I think I speak for everyone when I say, we appreciate every last detail you put into your obsession and I'm sure you will all the same. Good luck man, hope to see you on the road one day.

 

[MAC'n89Blckstng]

Thanks man! I really wanted to go all out on the details. I'm sure more will come but it feels good to be so close to paint, I literally never thought I would get as far as a have so far!

 

[stangman11]

WOW! is all the words I can say right now, this car is going to be amazing!!! I cant wait to see it in its final product. I have the morning off tom and I wanna come by your shop and possibly see it man and you, its been to long buddy.

Greg

 

[MAC'n89Blckstng]

Thanks greg, like I've said this has been a HUGE project and I never expected it to take 2 years to do!
Here's some small progress, I got the back half of the car ready for prime and stuff, got the wing grille insert and front fender extensions ready, getting the fenders ready now. I also fixed the typical ttop car rust area in the windshield frame, I knew i had to do this so before I scrapped my old 89 I cut this section out of that car for the 88. I finished the body work on it but didn't get any pics. Here's a couple pics of some progress worth posting. I decided to clean up the inner edge of the fender to clean up the haggard factory cuts. I like the way it looks although I may be going a little overboard with this one. BTW its 1 am and I am getting a ton done tonight! It's nice being at the shop alone without any distractions, besides the interwebz. lol

 

[25thmustang]

If you can see it, your not going overboard by making it smooth. Looks great!!

 

[undercnstrction]

do you have a timeline you're working with or justing working on it in your "spare" time? just curious to know when you plan to unviel this masterpiece!

 

[MAC'n89Blckstng]

I have no set time of when the car is going to be done, thats how I end up rushing things and it never comes out right. I'm just gonna keep working on it when I can until its done. I'm hoping by late spring it will be done. I want to go to Carlisle with it in the summer and Mmmmmmaybe myrtle beach but I don't know. I work on the car tuesdays and thursdays during the week after work and the gym and then I work on it pretty much all day on saturdays and sundays. It's coming along nicely, hopefully will be in primer within the next two weeks or so? then jambed out right after that. We'll see.

 

[MAC'n89Blckstng]

Got some pieces in prime tonight, finally on my way to having final paint on this beast!

 

[1991notchbackLX]

Coming right along Jesse! This thing is going to be brutal competition for anyone going up against it at a show. I hope you have a nice glass case picked out for the trophies.

 

[MAC'n89Blckstng]

Coming right along Jesse! This thing is going to be brutal competition for anyone going up against it at a show. I hope you have a nice glass case picked out for the trophies.

Thats what I like to hear! Thanks man! I've wanted to do the show thing for a long time! Carlisle 2010 here I come! haha

 

[MAC'n89Blckstng]

So I busted ass today and got the body primed, gotta do the jambs tomorrow! Progress is goin quick for once!!!

 

[Shaolin Crane]

So I busted ass today and got the body primed, gotta do the jambs tomorrow! Progress is goin quick for once!!!

damn i wish someone went through all that work when they painted my car

 

[Chuckman]

damn i wish someone went through all that work when they painted my car

 

[MAC'n89Blckstng]

damn i wish someone went through all that work when they painted my car

It sure is a whole lot of work, seems to be endless at times but this is when things pay off.

I may be repainting a BONE STOCK 91 LX thats a twin to my daily. It will dont the same way my car is being done.

 

[94gtfreak]

Damn! Looks good!

Hmm....like the looks of the snow out of the garage windows

 

[MAC'n89Blckstng]

yea we got about 3-5 inches yesterday, got some old school snow tires on the LX so it didn't do too bad. Had g-force sports on the front so turning wasn't all that possible at anything over 10 mph lol

 

[hsean]

yea we got about 3-5 inches yesterday, got some old school snow tires on the LX so it didn't do too bad. Had g-force sports on the front so turning wasn't all that possible at anything over 10 mph lol

wow that is crazy here in michigan we haven't seen a snowflake although things are icing up.car is looking great jessie nice progress thus far looks like this thing will definately be done by spring .i can't wait to see it done so that you post pics and i make one of them my desktop pic

 

[MAC'n89Blckstng]

hahah thanks man, things are coming along very nicely, alot faster than I thought it would. I'm about to start doing the jambs right now.

 

[hsean]

i did my door jambs but the factory spot welds are kind of bothering me and i am thinking of smoothing out the door jambs as well.i know this is crazy and if i keep going like this i will never get it done.i have been getting some progress with mine as well the dash is in and i sound deadened the interior.