The Official MACn89blckstng Progress Thread.

MAC'n89Blckstng · #**226** (**permalink**) 10-18-09, 08:57 PM

Ok to bring some up to date. I JUST finished taping up the dash harness. Everything worked when the harness was in the car by itself so lets all hope it all works now that its situated in the dash now. I will be putting the dash in the car next week and getting all my autometer gauges working and hooking up my start button and getting the carpet down and everything! What I nightmare this swap was. I will post pics up of the dash in the car as soon as I can. Then off to doing body work and finishing the car up!!!

MAC'n89Blckstng · #**227** (**permalink**) 10-25-09, 10:16 PM

Ok all, finally some more progress pics! I got the dash wiring figured out and got everything bolted in and dyed and the car runs and moves itself! Well, the brakes aren't done but thats for another day. I'm EXTREMELY happy with it, just have to finish my cluster bezel cause I'm waiting for my new oil pressure gauge to come in but once thats in I just have to do a few small odds and ends but for the most part the SN dash swap is FINISHED!!!!! Here are a few pictures!! I guess its on to body work and paint and finish the brakes and do the door panel and she's good to go!!!!!!

The bezel is not screwed in right now, its just laying in there, thats why the speedo and tach are cut off.

Let me know what you guys think!!!!

Shaolin Crane · #**228** (**permalink**) 10-25-09, 10:18 PM

bastard, only because i like your interior better than mine

MAC'n89Blckstng · #**229** (**permalink**) 10-25-09, 10:21 PM

hahaha, learn to like it cause this swap was a BITCH!

Shaolin Crane · #**230** (**permalink**) 10-25-09, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by MAC'n89Blckstng

hahaha, learn to like it cause this swap was a BITCH!

looks like it, i'll keep my ****ty interior any day over doing that swap

MAC'n89Blckstng · #**231** (**permalink**) 10-25-09, 10:25 PM

The funny thing is I had a full mint black fox interior and decided to sell it and do this. I'm really happy with it tho, it feels like a completely different car when you sit in it.

Shaolin Crane · #**232** (**permalink**) 10-25-09, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by MAC'n89Blckstng

The funny thing is I had a full mint black fox interior and decided to sell it and do this. I'm really happy with it tho, it feels like a completely different car when you sit in it.

looks great, cant wait to sit in the same interior

hsean · #**233** (**permalink**) 10-25-09, 10:47 PM

simply awesome !!!!!!!!!!!! nice work man i can see a magazine feature in your future

MAC'n89Blckstng · #**234** (**permalink**) 10-26-09, 09:12 AM

That would be nice but who knows! I just want to enjoy it!

SMOKEDYA · #**235** (**permalink**) 10-26-09, 09:25 AM

what are you going to do with the hatch area to make it blend in with the S/N front part?Did you haveto trim any off the dash to make it fit? Or are they the same width?I think i'm looking at my new project now

THANKS

peace

john

89stang1 · #**236** (**permalink**) 10-26-09, 09:30 AM

Love the gauges and tach all looks GREAT with the SN dash!!!!

Nice meeting u and your buddys Jesse good cruise.............goin thru those little towns lol shakin em up alittle

MAC'n89Blckstng · #**237** (**permalink**) 10-26-09, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by SMOKEDYA

what are you going to do with the hatch area to make it blend in with the S/N front part?Did you haveto trim any off the dash to make it fit? Or are they the same width?I think i'm looking at my new project now

THANKS

peace

john

I had to trace the front of the fox dash onto a peice of cardboard and then transfer that to the front of the sn dash. I was able to save enough room so I have the defroster vent still in place. Theres no exact way of doing it, just some head scratching and ALOT of mocking up and taking back out. It was a HUGE job. The wiring was the biggest pain in the ass. And if you do it solder EVERY connection. Butt connectors always end up pulling out and end up screwing you in the end. I spent about two days replacing butt connectors with a good soldered connection.

If you do it and have any questions feel free to give me a shout!

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Originally Posted by 89stang1

Love the gauges and tach all looks GREAT with the SN dash!!!!

Nice meeting u and your buddys Jesse good cruise.............goin thru those little towns lol shakin em up alittle

Thanks man! I'm getting a C2 tach and air fuel gauge to replace the ones I have so they match my cluster better. And that was a good cruise, minus a few incidents here and there. lol Hope to be out in the 88 in the spring!!!!

25thmustang · #**238** (**permalink**) 10-26-09, 12:06 PM

Love it man, I posted on Corral too...

Makes me want to find a shell and start from scratch!

Chuckman · #**239** (**permalink**) 10-26-09, 04:46 PM

looks good so far, but why did i not even realize this was a t-top car till now?

MAC'n89Blckstng · #**240** (**permalink**) 10-26-09, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 25thmustang

Love it man, I posted on Corral too...

Makes me want to find a shell and start from scratch!

You dont need to do that!!! lol You already have a nice car to tool around with!!!

And yea its a ttop car. Pretty much the only reason I bought it, actually, it ended up being free from selling parts I didn't need off of it!!!

BlueSkyCC · #**241** (**permalink**) 10-31-09, 03:43 PM

Oops

MAC'n89Blckstng · #**242** (**permalink**) 10-31-09, 03:46 PM

I got the brakes bled out and functional today and took her to the warehouse to do a little test drive. Got a few issues, probably should have waited cause the damn thing got soaked but I was able to drive it!

Here's two short videos not the greatest but they will do for now. Plus it aint much to look at. And I look like a jack ass in the seat cause the seat it way too far forward for me. lol The power seat track isn't hooked up yet so I can't move the seat.

http://s72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...t=DSCN3308.flv
http://s72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...t=DSCN3307.flv

cenok is family · #**243** (**permalink**) 10-31-09, 04:23 PM

links don't work...they're just pictures.

MAC'n89Blckstng · #**244** (**permalink**) 11-03-09, 10:05 PM

So I got to starting the body work on the car. It shouldn't take me too long to get the car straight. I shaved the antenna, and got the whole fender straight in about 3.5-4 hours of work. Thank god these cars have small panels, the last car I did was a 66 gto and that thing was a bear to do! Here's two pics of the fender in plastic. Thats two very thin coats of rage gold. I also shapened up the body line on the front bumper as well since the aftermarket bumpers are a little soft. I want the body lines to be super crispy when I'm done with it!

Shaolin Crane · #**245** (**permalink**) 11-03-09, 11:00 PM

you're gonna love the look of the shaved antenna

1991notchbackLX · #**246** (**permalink**) 11-03-09, 11:53 PM

looking good man! is that dust gonna destroy your interior with no windshield there?

also, how did that stock alternator work out for you on your DD?

MAC'n89Blckstng · #**247** (**permalink**) 11-04-09, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 1991notchbackLX

looking good man! is that dust gonna destroy your interior with no windshield there?

also, how did that stock alternator work out for you on your DD?

Na, the dust wont hurt anything. Everynight I pull it out of the shop and blow the whole car off.

I didn't end up using it, my problem was with the 88 too, I think its cause I have an underdrive pulley on it. At idle I only have 9 volts charging but if I take it to 1300 I'm fine. I want to try to find an aluminum stock size pulley. I'm just keeping that alt around for a spare now.