After jumping around on this forum it becomes apparent that it is clicky as any high school. Each group tends to stay in the model section of the car they own, w/ exception of those that happen to own several different model years.
If I had my drothers, I'd haunt this section as opposed to the fox section I currently inhabit but that would require I OWN a classic, which sad to say I don't.
Despite the fact that I currently don't own a classic doesn't change the fact that I have OWNED several over the years....65 GT coupe; (3) 69 mach1's (351w cars); 1 428CJ mach1; 68 302 F/B; and a 68 390 GTA coupe.
Currently I own a 89 coupe. BUT if I could have what I wanted I would acquire (in descending order) a 69 F/B; 68/67 FB; 65 F/B (who wouldn't)?
So despite my wants, and coming back to earth living in the here and now, I decide to take what I got, and marry the old w/ the new.
If the thought of blending old mustang w/new(er) mustang turns your "purist" stomach, my advice is to STOP reading, and move on to a different thread. If you are receptive to something a little different, I'll go over what I've decided to do.
(We'll now have a moments' pause for the sneering and jeering to move quietly to the top of the page, and select another thread................)
floating in the sea of fox mustang, one becomes quickly aware that having this particular body is about as "individual" as a belly button. There are only so many things you can do to make the car "yours" but the caveat is that, anything you do do (no excrement reference intended) can be duplicated by anybody else w/ money.
And the monotony only gets worse as the body gets newer.
So, determined to make the fox in my garage different, I came up w/ a design, themed to pay tribute to a late 60's mustang:
Now I had a plan, Now all I needed was a sawzall, a cut-off wheel on a grinder, a 68 taillight panel and a welder:
(actually, I already have all of that stuff)
So It Begins:
After all of the hacking and grinding, I was able put Chinese taillight panel in place for a mock up......Two inches too wide.
No problem,...I sectioned out an inch on each side, re-aligned everything w/ these little "hold-em" doo dads and welded that puppy up.
Then...after about another hour of fussing and fighting I put the panel in place permanently.
I have the majority of this build already done, so I wont cover you up w/ photos. For now I'll breathe.
If I had my drothers, I'd haunt this section as opposed to the fox section I currently inhabit but that would require I OWN a classic, which sad to say I don't.
Despite the fact that I currently don't own a classic doesn't change the fact that I have OWNED several over the years....65 GT coupe; (3) 69 mach1's (351w cars); 1 428CJ mach1; 68 302 F/B; and a 68 390 GTA coupe.
Currently I own a 89 coupe. BUT if I could have what I wanted I would acquire (in descending order) a 69 F/B; 68/67 FB; 65 F/B (who wouldn't)?
So despite my wants, and coming back to earth living in the here and now, I decide to take what I got, and marry the old w/ the new.
If the thought of blending old mustang w/new(er) mustang turns your "purist" stomach, my advice is to STOP reading, and move on to a different thread. If you are receptive to something a little different, I'll go over what I've decided to do.
(We'll now have a moments' pause for the sneering and jeering to move quietly to the top of the page, and select another thread................)
floating in the sea of fox mustang, one becomes quickly aware that having this particular body is about as "individual" as a belly button. There are only so many things you can do to make the car "yours" but the caveat is that, anything you do do (no excrement reference intended) can be duplicated by anybody else w/ money.
And the monotony only gets worse as the body gets newer.
So, determined to make the fox in my garage different, I came up w/ a design, themed to pay tribute to a late 60's mustang:
- Re-upholster the interior in Mach1 comfortweave.
- Build a new tail section, using 1968 taillight panel and lights
- Rebuild the front end, using 1968 headlight buckets and a custom grille to match
- Replace the anemic 4 cylinder w/ a SOHC V8, and badge it as a CJ
- Paint the body in white w/ flat black hood and tail panel w/ 69 mach 1 stripes on the sides and Cobra jet
Badges on the hood scoop.
- I'd install an exhaust system to make it sound less like a late model, and more like an early model mustang
- I'd put it on taller rubber, (tires w/ actual sidewalls) give it a rake, and hide the weenie four lugs behind wheels w/ centercaps.
Now I had a plan, Now all I needed was a sawzall, a cut-off wheel on a grinder, a 68 taillight panel and a welder:
(actually, I already have all of that stuff)
So It Begins:
After all of the hacking and grinding, I was able put Chinese taillight panel in place for a mock up......Two inches too wide.
No problem,...I sectioned out an inch on each side, re-aligned everything w/ these little "hold-em" doo dads and welded that puppy up.
Then...after about another hour of fussing and fighting I put the panel in place permanently.
I have the majority of this build already done, so I wont cover you up w/ photos. For now I'll breathe.