So a little update and a rant
Now I have most of my Frankenstein mustang sanded down so I can see what exactly i'm getting into. Turns out it's not too bad but the parts that are crappy are from PO's that neglected the car and cut lots of corners on preparation and quality.
First off my son says "all work and no play in the mustang sucks" so we had to cruise around the block a couple times and piss of neighbors.
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Fixed the dent centered on the roof above the windshield
How many different colors do you see? lol white, green, red.....
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Now for a rant. This is what happens when you leave trim on your car and paint it, it leaves an edge that will eventually peel off and then rust. Fortunately for me there is no rust anywhere on the body of this car. Pretty lucky considering I got the car from Idaho.
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More poor prep work from PO, come on people!!
I'll treat her better!
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Since there is such bad prep from the last cheesy paint job I have to take the paint down to bare metal in a lot of places. Lots of Epoxy primer is going to get sprayed on this car. I'll build a really good base to paint on so I can have a long lasting good quality paint job.
On another note I finally insured the car and i'm now driving it from time to time. Got a new battery, hood pins (because I don't trust this hood latch too much) and I need to look for new lowering springs. I don't know what springs I have as there is no identifying marks on them (they're black and that's it). The ride is rough and the car is really low although it drives straight and steady. I'm thinking about FRPP 'B' springs since i'll eventually get 17's for this car.
One last pic. I have a new rear bumper to put on and i'll get the exhaust redone to factory GT style turned down pipes. As you can see the PO hit too many steep inclines and shoved the straight pipe on the left into the bumper and broke it. Can I diss on PO's anymore? Yes I could!
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