The SN65 project car

[SN65]

Hi All,

I have just updated the "Forum" page on the website.

If one of the moderators could write up a little blurb about this site, I will insert the comment under the link to the site.

http://sn65.com/SN65 forums.htm

Catch ya'll l8r.

Bob

 

[68rustang]

WHen that car is finished, please post a schedule of when and where the car will be shown or driven. I've gotta see this one in person.

 

[darkness falls]

Hi All,

I am still working on the site (getting things organized and downloaded, etc...

http://sn65.com/SN65 chronological order 05-08.htm

But, I have downloaded all my photos to date. If you follow the link above, you will see all the images of the hood (as of 9AM today).

Also, we just got the car back from the shop doing the dash modifications and I am really pumped. It looks great, but you can voice your opinions tomorrow after I post the photos.

After I get things all situated at the site, I will be able to post links to the photos just as I have done in the past.

We are getting closer and closer to completion. I can hardly wait to fire this sucker up.

Catch ya'll l8r.

Bob

Ok, I will have to admit at first I was a little worried about how the hood would look from seeing the previous mock up, but now it looks great. I really like the feeling of being surprised at how something like that turns out.

 

[Jester67]

You know you could make a killing selling T-shirts of this project with a caption like “SN65 Not your mothers Mustang”

 

[lauras70mach1]

I have been watching Wayne work on the hood for the past week (He has over 60 hours in it right now) and I am having trouble believing that it has taken this much time to get it in primer. It looks seamless to me. He spent a lot of time working the transition from the bulge to the hood in an attempt to duplicate the transition from the rear glass to the trunk. Once the car is complete, I imagine that people will only give it a passing glance and say “Nice hood.” While this will probably tick Wayne off (He wishes that people would realize just how much work was involved), I keep telling him that the better he does his job, the less people will notice.

I know how he feels. I was working on a '36 Chevy front fender at the shop. We tried to find a good one to replace it but no dice. The thing literally looked like a crushed beer can. I patched, welded, shrunk and ground away at it until it had a pretty decent shape. Had 20-30 hours into it. The owner came, looked at it in primer and said "Looks good" then started talking about paint colors.

 

[SN65]

WHen that car is finished, please post a schedule of when and where the car will be shown or driven. I've gotta see this one in person.

Hi 68,

We will be publishing a schedule at the website after we get the car complete. The first show is going to be in our shop. We are going to throw a "I can't believe it is finally done" party.

We look forward to meeting you. Maybe you can make it to the party. If not, we will see you somewhere along the road.

Catch ya'll l8r.

Bob

 

[SN65]

Ok, I will have to admit at first I was a little worried about how the hood would look from seeing the previous mock up, but now it looks great. I really like the feeling of being surprised at how something like that turns out.

Hi DF,

Sometimes the photos I take don't show the car as it really appears. It seams that a lot of the pre-primer photos fool the eye. Things look either flatter or more prononced than they actually are. The quarter flares and the hood are good examples of this. I hope that, once the car is completed, I can get some really good detail shots.

Catch ya'll l8r.

Bob

 

[limey66]

Hi 68,

We will be publishing a schedule at the website after we get the car complete. The first show is going to be in our shop. We are going to throw a "I can't believe it is finally done" party.

We look forward to meeting you. Maybe you can make it to the party. If not, we will see you somewhere along the road.

Catch ya'll l8r.

Bob
http://sn65.com/

When are you coming to England?

 

[SN65]

Hi All,

This weekend Wayne blocked the hood. Here you can see a photo of the hood with the guide coat (prior to any sanding).

I, on the other hand, spent my time sanding interior panels and misc parts so that Wayne could get them in primer.

I still have a bunch of miscellaneous parts to sand. This has got to be the biggest pain in the butt in regard to the entire project. Just when you finish sanding one part, another has to be sanded. I would much rather prefer assembling, or any other aspect of the project for that matter, than this incessant sanding. WILL IT EVER END???

With that said, along with sanding our guts out, we plan on finishing up the electrical and plumbing details so that we can fire up the beast by the end of the week. We will be posting a video of the proud event on the website.

Catch ya'll l8r.

Bob

 

[65mistress]

You know, with as many people on here, I'm sure that you can find some volunteers to come over and have a sanding party so that you guys can worry about other details of this awesome project.

 

[SN65]

Hi All,

Just got the weight figures from "Competition Fabrication" (the people who fabbed up the dash panels).

A drum roll please.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.

2,900 lbs as she sits right now. I am not quite sure exactly how much weight we are going to add, but Wayne says figure right about 500 lbs. That should land us in the 3,400 lbs vicinity. Not to bad.

Also, I was talking to them about valuation. They say that the current cars being fabbed in their shop cost their owner’s approx $250K when complete.

They also said that it was fun watching their customer’s expressions as they viewed the SN65 in their shop. Everyone’s expressions were pretty much the same and it would go something like this....

They would glance at the car as they passed by (just a early mustang). They would get about 10 feet past the car, turn around, walk back and look at the engine bay (cool, a early mustang with a blown engine). They would start to walk away, stop, turn around stare at the car and scratch their heads. They would look over at the guys in the shop and say "What year is this mustang anyway?" The guys in the shop wouldn't say a word. They would just watch the guy as he walked around and around the car. It seams that just as they thought they had it all figured out and started to walk away, they would turn around and go look at another area of the car.

They said that they had more fun watching people as they tried to figure out exactly what they were looking at. I only wish I had been there.

Anyway....

Catch ya'll l8r.

Bob
http://sn65.com/

 

[reenmachine]

Also, I was talking to them about valuation. They say that the current cars being fabbed in their shop cost their owner’s approx $250K when complete.

That's easy to believe. Forget the cost of parts -- take your estimated man hours for this project times your regular labor rate at the body shop ($60-$70?) and it's easy to get to big money, as I'm sure you know.

 

[El Jefe]

They would glance at the car as they passed by (just a early mustang). They would get about 10 feet past the car, turn around, walk back and look at the engine bay (cool, a early mustang with a blown engine). They would start to walk away, stop, turn around stare at the car and scratch their heads. They would look over at the guys in the shop and say "What year is this mustang anyway?" The guys in the shop wouldn't say a word. They would just watch the guy as he walked around and around the car. It seams that just as they thought they had it all figured out and started to walk away, they would turn around and go look at another area of the car.

HAHAHA thats great! what you need to do is set up a camera when you show the car to get peoples reactions on tape than show us the best comments or most confused mustang enthusiats.

 

[Tubo(2-bo)]

HAHAHA thats great! what you need to do is set up a camera when you show the car to get peoples reactions on tape than show us the best comments or most confused mustang enthusiats.

Now thats a great Idea!!

 

[67coupestang]

yea like a little webcast or something

 

[65mistress]

Why not set up a webcam on the car in your shop so that we can see the progress in real time? You and Reen could do that for both of your projects.

 

[Edbert]

I thought of your hood when I saw this:

http://www.carhoods.com/HoodPages/PF-605.htm

 

[Route666]

I thought of your hood when I saw this:

http://www.carhoods.com/HoodPages/PF-605.htm

Whoever that is in that pic, she can put her hands on my fins any time!

lol - I find it funny how people try and use sex to sell.

 

[SN65]

Hi All,

Today I downloaded some updates to the site. I spent all last night formatting cells and tables. I have reworked the home page so that, hopefully, it will work with all browsers. Also, I have added a page with amusing tidbits. There is nothing that would be considered radical, just things that I found interesting or brought a smile to my face.

We have things organized and ready to install for the big "turning the key for the first time" ceremony. I just have a few remaining items that should be arriving today. If all goes well, we should be ready to fire it up tomorrow.

Wish us luck. We will need it.

Bob

 

[1320stang]

Bob, I get red X's on your home front page.

Also, on here you might do like Reen has done and add the link to your website to your signature for new people that come on and don't know you have a site.