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Pics of "cheapshot"
I have been working on my Mustang build for a few years so the progress is a little slower than what most guys or gals would like. I have been buying used but in great shape parts, rebuilt what I can, and patched what is need to make it whole again. I am on a super tight budget so most of the of the parts are craiglist finds, car forums, ebay auctions, and swap meets. I have also been buying my sheetmetal at Jefferson swap meets so I can cut down on shipping and damage.
So far I have new floors, new engine, freshened up C4, new suspension, new trunk with framerails, new brakes, and the list goes on and on.
what i started with ....
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during recontruction
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before i cut out and replaced the rear frames.
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I have spend alot of time on this car, and next time I will buy a car from out west before i buy a car from the midwest.
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Nice, keep up the good work.
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Nice! My fiance wants one of those. I can always appreciate a guy doing what he can on a budget and it turning out pretty damn good!
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One of my problems that i face on a day to day basis is the mixing of parts. Some of this is me and some is the last owners but I know what I have. Like my rear brakes are 11 x 1.75 which are 1966 Ford f-100 rear brakes. And then all the PO hack and slash workmanship. So i had to do a lot of hammer and dolly work.
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Nice progress...dig the slots :D .
I also would avoid buying a project car from the midwest too.
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I would so keep them if they were not 14" rims. I think they are 14x6 in the front and 14x8 in the back. Hard to buy slicks on a 14" rim.
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I was just gonna ask what size those were. I've been looking for a set of used 15" slots for my stang. Cant find em anywhere!
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I am getting rid of them and going with a set of Convo Pros. I just dont like the fact their only 14" rims.
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After doing some more work on the old girl. I have her back on the tires. Still need to figure out if I want to minitub it. So I will be giving Ron a call later in the week. It sits much lower than I thought.
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Still need outer wheel wells, coil covers, and seat risers. Seat risers will be last since I want Clocks Off Racing to weld in some of those thru floor subframes.
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I have a couple sets of 15" Big & Little slots for Fords-guys pm me if interested.
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Sweet will have to give you a PM this week. Do you have any hook ups on rads?
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Got it running today. It sounds nasty. Something isn't right, my carb might be screwed up or my timing is off. I just don't know anymore. Without a exhaust I cant hear anything that the engine is doing all I hear is loud noise. I think that I have a miss.
I have a set of Flowmasters laying around which I was thinking of bending some pipes for and seeing if I can quiet it down some to listen to the engine.
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crap i cant see the pics????
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I fixed the links. This is what the engine bay looks like now.
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x...cture014-1.jpg
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Nice Work! I have hopes to get one of those and put it back together too! :thumbsup
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Found the last of the rust. I knew it was bad just not this bad. After drilling out about 130 spot welds I was greeted with this. Ford never painted the inner cowl panel to protect it from rust.
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and this is what is left now.
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the new panels are on there way and this weekend after I stop by Praxair for some gas it should be back to normal. After I get it finished and the glass put back in it will be on the road. Maybe before my birthday.
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OK after a few hours of fitting the patches and butt welding the seams shut I ended up with this.......
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and now with it sealed up.
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Now when i pour water into the cowl it drains out the side instead of the floor boards. This is nice even though it will never see rain. It feels great when I see other mustangs with cowl covers that seal the vent off as a bandaid or when they glue plastic top hats with silicon.