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  1. crane550

    Crane's 1968 Mustang Restomod

    Thought I would post up some pics of how she looks now. Getting closer every day. The PMC helped me with a good hand wash. He did a great job washing all the suds off.
  2. crane550

    Crane's 1968 Mustang Restomod

    It has been far too long since I last posted, but I do have to say, that a LOT has happened since my last post. Not sure where to start. First- I broke a couple of power steering lines. Turns out the fittings I had were only rated up to 500 psi, so when I hit my end stops it blew a hose. Left...
  3. crane550

    Crane's 1968 Mustang Restomod

    Aside from installing trim and assembling the car I have been hard at work on the engine, with the help of Jim over on VMF. We had a hard time getting it running, but eventually prevailed. Here is a list of steps we did: Timing. We needed to be sure we were dead on, so we did some various...
  4. crane550

    Crane's 1968 Mustang Restomod

    Got a ton of work done over the last few days. I spend some time buffing the stainless steel with a die grinder and cloth pad using a white compound. Worked great. I prepped it with a gray scotch brite (0000 steel wool-ish) which gave a dull sheen then polished up and down in line with the trim...
  5. crane550

    Crane's 1968 Mustang Restomod

    Big news today...which is it is actually home and in my own driveway! So now on to the task of installing everything. So far so good. It will take a week or so. The letters went on easy. To keep my neighborhood HOA happy the rear plate is on too. Also trying to clean up everything as best...
  6. crane550

    Crane's 1968 Mustang Restomod

    Well, I went back today and talked to the paint guys and took some more pictures. I also got to take some pictures with my DSLR camera. Also there was a little bit of natural light peeking through the windows.... ....holy freakin cow. I'm happy. I still have not gone over every square inch...
  7. crane550

    Crane's 1968 Mustang Restomod

    I couldn't help it. I rode my motorcycle over to Middleton today and broke into (well not really) the shop to see how it looked. They said they were shooting today, and guess what? They did! I didn't go over it with a fine tooth comb, but looking at it I have to say I am very happy so far. I...
  8. crane550

    Engine Engine Problems

    Great question. I will try to take a video of what is going on. It might be a week or so. This was kinda last ditch effort before paint. They are supposed to paint it on Saturday, and have it to me a week after that. I am a little shy to be messing with it right now while it's in final sanded...
  9. crane550

    Engine Engine Problems

    Hi, Well I am having a bit of trouble getting everything to work. It is a newly built 351C 4V with about ~20 miles on it. Here you can see my first test drive. This was on points an original dizzy. It didn't run great- but as you can see it got my down the road. View...
  10. crane550

    Crane's 1968 Mustang Restomod

    Thanks for the tip on the shifter. I think I am going to go with the Megashifter as it really goes with the theme of my car. It is on Amazon Prime for $227 right now. I think it would be totally worth it as far as the "fun factor" goes. Completely unnecessary (I'm sure new bushing would fix my...
  11. crane550

    Crane's 1968 Mustang Restomod

    The windows are back in. The final sanding continues and my paint guys say that it should be painted by the end of the week. They have been circling the car with the wet sanding and it looks very smooth. Can't wait to see it! In other news, I think its about time to upgrade my shifter. I...
  12. crane550

    Crane's 1968 Mustang Restomod

    Well, back at it. After hauling it back to the painters a few things involving the vinyl top that need to be addressed. First, I'm concerned about this area. It could tear, it might not. Not sure. He said he will warranty it. I will ask him about it. I know when the window goes it it will be...
  13. crane550

    Crane's 1968 Mustang Restomod

    I was trying to decide if I should replace my glass or put it back in. I have had some stuff sitting on the shelf for years that I have never really used, so I thought I might as well give it a try. Anyways, it worked really well. I am very happy with the results, and don't think I will...
  14. crane550

    Crane's 1968 Mustang Restomod

    Big week! We got the headliner in (and by we, I mean my upholstery guys) and it looks absolutely great. Well, the picture doesn't look great, but trust me- it looks good. They also got started on the vinyl top. It looks fantastic so far. He is still finishing it up, and I will pick it up...
  15. crane550

    Crane's 1968 Mustang Restomod

    It was the choice of the painters. They felt that it would be best to do all the wet sanding with the windows back in, and there was also concern with the vinyl guys trying to put a top on after a fresh paint job, that damage could be done. It could have gone either way, this just seemed to be...
  16. crane550

    Crane's 1968 Mustang Restomod

    Before the upholstery guys install the vinyl top I wanted to install a sound deadener. First off I better specify my goals- while I do plan to put a high end modern stereo in it, this isn't so I can have competition sound. I mainly just want a nice quiet ride (taking into account the car IS...
  17. crane550

    Crane's 1968 Mustang Restomod

    Moving on! We decided that the vinyl top and headliner should go on before final paint, which is probably a good idea. The upholstery guys agreed, and said they could squeeze me in mid next week. We went ahead and loaded it up and hauled it over to their place. The next order of business was...
  18. crane550

    Crane's 1968 Mustang Restomod

    Thanks Horse Sence, do you know what those nuts and clips are called so I can order one? Alex
  19. crane550

    Crane's 1968 Mustang Restomod

    We roll on! Today we did some more fitting for the fenders and hood. We also got the glass out and started to clean the glass channels. Does anyone know a good way to clean those out really good? I was thinking of getting a wire wheel for it. Now that the fenders are on we can start to see...
  20. crane550

    Crane's 1968 Mustang Restomod

    The paint guys have been busy. All the jams have been sprayed and cleared, and now they are back to bolting stuff onto the car. I spent a bit of money at the hardware store investing in new zinc plated hardware to bolt everything back up. Wow it's crazy how much more flange bots cost then hex...