The Primered Wonder...the endless project

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Well i'm bored and decided that it's time to post the diary of a madman, otherwise known as the long and seemingly endless project that i like to call the Primered Wonder (if i ever do paint it..god knows what we'll call it).

The car started out as a 1985 SSP out of Louisville KY and was used by the Kentucky State Patrol. To my knowedge it was retired in '01 (or suffice to say it was titled only one time from '85 to '01 according to the BMV). I got the car from a guy in Cincinnati on a trade. When i got the car, pretty much all of the SSP goodies where gone except for the buck tags which tell you the SSP info of the car. It was being raced by the guy's wife and had a C4 swapped in place of the 5 speed. It was essentially stock except for exhaust and 3.73s in an 8.8 rear end. Here's what she looked like the day i brought her home in 2003:

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/Im000754a.jpg

Yeah, that's a Cincinnati Composites "hood" if you can call it that, and it had a fantastic Maaco paint bomb er i mean paint job. I just sold those skinnies to KB1 (lol that's how long i've had'em!).

Shortly after i ditched that hood, put Eibach Pro Kit springs on it and repainted the 10 holes and rocked those for a LONG time:

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/IM002057.jpg
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As for the engine...well there wasn't a whole lot to look at. It was your typical 200K+ mile engine bay:
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Just about the only thing left from that mess today is the throttle cable and the breather. That said, that engine right there was one hell of an engine. I don't know if maybe it had been rebuilt or swapped out, but when i pulled it out it was an '85 engine (at least it had E5 heads on it). That engine eventually went 12.8 at 107mph and never once complained about it.

Of course like most people, i got bored and went through a bunch of changed....cleaned it, spray painted stuff, deleted the AC, put on a cheap breather (and now i've gone back to the stocker..lol).

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The first tax refund i got after getting it went towards a Tremec 3550 swap with a King Cobra clutch, Mac full length headers, Pro Chamber and cat-back. The car sounded really nice and was a blast to drive and i pretty much cut my teeth on banging gears in this car the first couple years.

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Now...here comes the nose story. I had always had a deep inner love for the Pacecar/82 GT noses. The problem was that neither car was very common, and that i also had a deep inner love for coupes, and the two never came from Ford together. I had always talked about finding a nose and swapping it over....talked...because it seemed like it would never happen. Well, by August of '04 it happened. A buddy of mine spotted a car way out in the boonies that looked like it might be for sale for the right price. $200 later, the whole car was being PUSHED home by a Honda Civic in the middle of the night (yeah, seriously) with no headlights or anything. Shortly after, she got her first facelift. This is how Stangbangerz.com first met my car and it was like this for a loooong time:

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To be honest...it was a tough choice to make. I was torn between what i felt was the right thing to do for the car being an SSP, and what i really wanted to have for a car. In the end i made the choice and put the original nose in storage, which i feel is a safe decision.

At this point i started to try and make it go faster. The next improvements were a Stealth intake, a little bling with some valve covers, and nice new Holley 650dp from Craig (which was the first time i meet that crazy mofo lol).

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About this time came the spring '05 cruise in (sadly, i don't have any pics or vids of my first cruise in which was the fall of '04 where i met everyone here...right after having brain surgery). It was a blast.

That's me between the light blue coupe and red hatch..
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I've even got a burnout video from that day (thanks to whoever shot it! lol)
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/th_85ss302coupe.jpg (http://s229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/?action=view&current=85ss302coupe.flv)

At some point that year it got primered and a friend started calling it the primered wonder...i thought it was funny. It rolled on some Centerline Autodrags for a while with some mismatched white letter tires..lol. This pretty much wrapped up '05.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/626821_44_full.jpg

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

According to my picture collection, '06 was a pretty dead year. I got some Welds on it and pretty much everything else was a carry over from '05.

I did some burnouts before the Welds went on:

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/TireAnnihilation002.jpg
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Here's video of that one http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Tire-off-a-set-of-old-ti_60136.htm

Then come Fall i took it out to the soy bean fields in Mt. Orab and tried to get artsy and take some decent pics of it:

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That about wrapped up '06.

[Evil_Capri]

I like this picture a lot!

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/P93000013.jpg

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

'07 pretty much only had 2 things...rain and snow. Or, at least that's all i have pics of.


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Yeah...whole bunch 'o suck.

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

2008 was a pretty sweet year. I finally got around to swapping on some ported '69 351 heads i had been sitting on since '04, and an X303 cam. Without any tuning whatsoever (not even a jet change) the car went 12.8 @ 107. I also finally came into a set of 16 inch ARE mesh wheels that i had been wanting for a long time, and finally got around to swapping out the rusty doors that had been plaguing my car since the day i got it. Unfortunately, due to a hard drive failure i don't have any pics from '08 to current, so a couple videos will have to suffice.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/th_MagnaflowExhaustClip.jpg (http://s229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/?action=view&current=MagnaflowExhaustClip.flv)
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[85_SS_302_Coupe]

2009, things really started to pick up. In the spring i had plans to finally get the car painted...but an ad in the classifieds for a 347 was too tempting and it found its way into my car.

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Once that got dropped in, Craig, Adam and the boys at Cincy Speed put it on the rollers and pounded out some very nice dyno numbers.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/Photo0052.jpg
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After that, me and my buddy Kenny got crazy and decided to pretty much rewire the engine bay by removing all the old dry rotted bits and pieces that were no longer being used and redo the ignition system.

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After a lot of stressing, and enough dirt and grime to make us look homeless, it came out like this:

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[85_SS_302_Coupe]

That pretty much wrapped up '09. Didn't get to take the new combo to the track, but that's going to happen this spring. Here's some before and after shots of the rats nest that we got rid of with the wiring project. It's a wonder the thing never caught fire.

Here's the rats nest before:
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And here's after:
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That brings us to 2010...and there's a lot happening so stay tuned :bigthumb

[87stangbbb]

nice, but i prefer the 85 nose

[Stangman]

atleast it's still a 4-eyed car. And thats a plus. I can't wait to check out this thread when I get home so I can actually see the pictures... Kinda neat to see the history on this car.

[5.0calypso93lx]

That engine bay looks a million times better!

[Stangman]

Also the story of the civic pushing home the parts car reminds me of when my buddy had an '88 civic and had to pull home my friends '73 tornio 351.... THAT was funny!!!!

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

It was great...the parts car had a 302 in it from a Crown Vic or something, and i sold that for $200 so i essentially got the nose for free. It took us a good hour to get it to my buddy's house which was maybe a fifteen minute drive. I had one of those little LED lights on my keychain and used that for headlights. Good thing was we were so far out in the boonies that we never had to deal with any other cars or cops or anything like that. I refused to pull it with anything because i didn't wanna risk screwing up the valance.

[Pitbull1052]

wow kinda neat to see the progression

[Stangman]

It was great...the parts car had a 302 in it from a Crown Vic or something, and i sold that for $200 so i essentially got the nose for free. It took us a good hour to get it to my buddy's house which was maybe a fifteen minute drive. I had one of those little LED lights on my keychain and used that for headlights. Good thing was we were so far out in the boonies that we never had to deal with any other cars or cops or anything like that. I refused to pull it with anything because i didn't wanna risk screwing up the valance.

How far out in the boonies? I pretty much live on the edge of civilization as it is...

[Camaro86SHOCKER]

I always liked your car when we would see each other in passing. Maybe one of these days when it gets warm we can bust em off down glen este withamsville since that's where i always see you lol.

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

You got it man! I've got spring fever in the worst way. I got some new street tires for the back but i'm gonna hold off on mounting them until i can get it to the track at least one more time on what's left of the drag radials. Lately i've had the itch to get some Welds again.

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

How far out in the boonies? I pretty much live on the edge of civilization as it is...

Well not as far out as you, i guess you'd say way on the outskirts of Mt. Orab, probably close to Adams Co.

[Pitbull1052]

I thought it looked good with the welds on it

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Yeah i'd love to get another set but i'm not parting with my ARE's. I'm gonna have to do something for slicks...so maybe if i can score a set for a good price i'll do that, otherwise i'll probably be rockin 10 holes for the track.

I'm heading down this morning to meet up with mustangboy to get my intake and valve covers. They're gonna look killer :rockon:


Now if Jesse would find me a damn oil fill cap so i can use them... :rolleyes:

[Stangman]

Well not as far out as you, i guess you'd say way on the outskirts of Mt. Orab, probably close to Adams Co.

I am on the outskirts of Mt Orab! :lol:

Adams County is on the outskirts of my town hahaha



Now if Jesse would find me a damn oil fill cap so i can use them... :rolleyes:

I'm workin on it man :lol:

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Got my valve covers and intake back from mustangboy today...they look killer. The pics don't do them justice...they look real grey in the pics but they have a slight sparkle to them just like blasted aluminum would. I still have to sand down the second valve cover but here's what they'll look like.

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I'm gonna sand down the tops of the lettering on the intake too.

Here's the basic theme i'm going for, ala '60s Shelby 289 style.
http://www.caranddriver.com/var/ezwebin_site/storage/images/features/all/2006/2007_ford_mustang_shelby_gt_h_rental_car_challenge _feature/shelby_rental_car_challenge_feature/shelby_rental_car_challenge_feature_1966_shelby_gt 350h_289_cubic_inch_v8_engine_image_001/954740-1-eng-US/shelby_rental_car_challenge_feature_1966_shelby_gt 350h_289_cubic_inch_v8_engine_image_0011_cd_galler y.jpg

[Stangman]

Have you seen under the hood of my dad's '65 Fairlane?

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Yeah pretty sure i saw it at one of the cruise ins...the last time you brought it and we all met up at Meijer. I'm a sucker for the classic engines. I guess i've just seen too many chromed out crazy modded engines. Give it a year and i'll change my mind.

[mustangboy]

Sweet, glad they turned out like you hoped!!

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Looking through some old Shelby pics, they could've been a brighter gray but i'm cool with how they are. They'll look great in sun light. The valve covers were originally just a plain cast finish, but it sucked because you could see the casting ripples in the finish and they looked kinda crappy even brand new. I guess the old Shelby covers were cast differently because you don't see it in those.

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

So why can't we edit our own posts in here? Hmmm.....



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[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Well, i had this idea for the longest time...i'm sure someone has thought of it or maybe done it but i haven't seen it, and i'm thrilled with the results so i have to share.

You need:

1) a brushed/machined finish breather lid
2) a bolt that just barely fits through the hole, along with 2 washers and a nut to thread onto the bolt
3) a drill press
4) various sandpapers, wire brushes, brillo pads etc for repairing the finish
5) a new decal (which i don't have yet)


Take the bolt and run it up through the bottom of the breather lid, with a washer on first. Then drop the other washer on and tighten the nut down on it TIGHT so it doesn't spin. Next chuck the bolt up into your drill press TIGHTLY. You don't want this thing whipping off like a frisby. At this point you're gonna want to set the drill press to the slowest speed and see how well you have it centered. Also it's common for the breather to be a little bent so you may have to tweak it so that it spins nice and evenly and doesn't wobble. You should end up with something like this (i've already started the process):

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/0208102058a.jpg


Now, you don't need to go super fast with this....in fact it's probably very dangerous. I kept it around 45-50rpm. I started out with 80 grit sandpaper because my lid was very rough and had a lot of deep water stains. It had been glass bead blasted so all the original brushed surface was long gone. If you're just restoring/refinishing yours, you'll want to start with something much finer than 80 grit, but you probably don't want to go any lower than 100-150 or you're gonna start polishing it rather than putting the finish back into it. I found that after going over the whole thing with 80 grit so that all or most of the spots were gone, i went back over it with a stiff wire brush (preferably one that's not all bent and bristled up because that'll cause irregular brush marks) and worked my way around it with that, and then went to a heavy brillo pad that's used for prepping head surfaces. Then as a final touch i went over it with a softer bristle brush to really fine out the brush marks.

Here's what i started with...this is the surface after being glass bead blasted. It's not a good pic, but suffice to say it looks like a satin metallic silver paint job...it had a super fine grit finish to it. I liked it, but wanted it to look original.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/P7160059.jpg

Here's what i ended up with:

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/breatherlid-1.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/breatherlid1.jpg


A couple drawbacks....1, your lid is now raw aluminum. You have a couple options here....either spend a fortune for aluminum sealer (Zoop is a good product for this but it's espensive), or try your hand at a spray clear coat, or have it powder coated clear like i plan to do. Another thing is, it shows every ding and imperfection in the metal, which mine clearly has plenty of, but hey it's 25 years old and has lived a rough life. Third, DO NOT TOUCH IT before you clear it or something, or the oil from your skin will stain the raw aluminum. I'm keeping mine in a plastic bag until i can get it powder coated. Once it's coated, i'll install the decal. The pictures make the blemishes look worse than they really are....once it's on the car it'll look fantastic, and like i said if you have a nice lid that just needs some of the brush marks "fixed", this is the ticket.

Hope this helps someone :D I've tried this will a hand held drill....don't. It hurts lol

[may93]

Nice car. I Like the nose especially it makes the car unique.

[mustanger]

I have the same setup on mine and was thinking on doing the same thing, I really like how you did yours...let me know where you get the decal to stick back on there because that's what I have on mine and I want to put it back on after doing this process. Nice job thus far :bigthumb

[Stangman]

Dave.. you oughta find a 302 4V Police Interceptor sticker for your air cleaner lid...

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

I have the same setup on mine and was thinking on doing the same thing, I really like how you did yours...let me know where you get the decal to stick back on there because that's what I have on mine and I want to put it back on after doing this process. Nice job thus far :bigthumb

Here ya go http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/item/OS-DF0673


Dave.. you oughta find a 302 4V Police Interceptor sticker for your air cleaner lid...

I never knew there was such a thing? Mine only had the one like in the link i posted above. I do plan on getting one of the Interceptor badges for my trunk lid though.
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/item/LRS-42528PI
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/Content/Images/spaceball.gif

[Pitbull1052]

daum Dave that looks sweet

[Stangman]

I never knew there was such a thing? Mine only had the one like in the link i posted above. I do plan on getting one of the Interceptor badges for my trunk lid though.
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/item/LRS-42528PI
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/Content/Images/spaceball.gif

Well, We do happen do have a resident vinyl sticker maker here...

I'd tell ya what I'm gonna do with my coupe but that would give it away!

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

MUAA HAA HAA HAA HAAAAAAA :rockon:

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[Pitbull1052]

oooooooooo purdy! so am I gonna see you out in the snow installing the new carb?

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Uhhhh no. Not that anxious to get it on. I'll wait till it melts and then i gotta put the new intake on and i'll probably throw the old carb on and drive it to Cincy and then throw the new one on and tune it before i drive on it. It's supposed to be no more than one or two jet sizes off at the most but usually dead on...but i like to play it safe. I'm not sure about the chrome either...it kinda throws off my anti-bling powdercoat but i didn't have any options on finish.

[KB1]

That's SEXY!!!!

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Man this snow has me bummed out. I'm itchin to get my new parts on.


:(


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[SLWB16hatch]

holy dead thread batman!!!!

whats going on with this car? i wanna see pics! lol. one of my favorite builds....

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Been at Plated's for paint since Feb. I've got a new intake and carb waiting to go on also and a few other odds and ends whenever it gets back on the street.

[Pitbull1052]

daum it's really been that long........... and how'd you like my new spot?

[Stangman]

Any new progress pics atleast?

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

daum it's really been that long........... and how'd you like my new spot?


Any new progress pics atleast?

I dunno of there's any progress at all.....have to ask Plated. He's got his hands full airbrushing crotch rockets it seems ;)


New house is pretty sweet. It was a sight to see with 2 foxes sitting in the driveway when i dropped off Kenny's car. That SOB just won't hook to save its life. I only got to make one pass in it but i don't know if i could've done much better. It really needs slicks.

[Pitbull1052]

I dunno of there's any progress at all.....have to ask Plated. He's got his hands full airbrushing crotch rockets it seems ;)


New house is pretty sweet. It was a sight to see with 2 foxes sitting in the driveway when i dropped off Kenny's car. That SOB just won't hook to save its life. I only got to make one pass in it but i don't know if i could've done much better. It really needs slicks.





thank you sir my neighbors love me lol I think he needs to get the front end up in the air....... and maybe a 15" DR..

[big cheif]

hey dave, that road in mt orab you did the burn out on reminds me of........somewhere;););););)

[facemelter71]

Paint since Feb??

[Walter]

Paint since Feb??

:eek:

[big cheif]

YEA a man can get a little salty over shit like that!!!! How long does it take to do a paint job....................

[KB1]

I wrecked my Road Glide in September of last year & it's not done yet do to the " Painter"!!!!! Makes you want to get a rope & find a tree & string up a "Painter" Lynchings are back in fashion!!!

[plated]

I wrecked my Road Glide in September of last year & it's not done yet do to the " Painter"!!!!! Makes you want to get a rope & find a tree & string up a "Painter" Lynchings are back in fashion!!!

umm have you ever had a car restored and color changed? i've seen it take yrs to do it right he's been driving it 6 different colors for 7 yrs lol besides he will forget all about the wait once it's back in his hands.and looking kick ass!!u better go check on your bike sounds like he may have skipped town or died on ya it's a scooter not a full blown restoration on a car

[plated]

everyone can mind there own buisness about davids paint it will be done when it's done IT'S A RESTORATION NOT A PAINT JOB!!! i can tell the dumbasses thats never had a car restored before and realize the time it takes.. he knew i was doing it in between jobs carry on...... want fast/junk go to maacoo

[zlou363lx]

everyone can mind there own buisness about davids paint it will be done when it's done IT'S A RESTORATION NOT A PAINT JOB!!! i can tell the dumbasses thats never had a car restored before and realize the time it takes.. he knew i was doing it in between jobs carry on...... want fast/junk go to maacoo

been in that situation before, and in the end it is well worth the wait!

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Hey guys...yeah it's taking longer than expected but as Chris mentioned it's not just a primer/spray job like the rest of the cars he's done this year, it has some rust spots that are being taken care of, needs a rear bumper and trunk lid, and the doors look like they were dragged through gravel and have about a thousand dings that need smoothed out not to mention a couple Maaco paint jobs and my primer job on top of it that all need to come off.

There's no need to bust the guys balls over it...good things come to those who wait...

[plated]

Hey guys...yeah it's taking longer than expected but as Chris mentioned it's not just a primer/spray job like the rest of the cars he's done this year, it has some rust spots that are being taken care of, needs a rear bumper and trunk lid, and the doors look like they were dragged through gravel and have about a thousand dings that need smoothed out not to mention a couple Maaco paint jobs and my primer job on top of it that all need to come off.

There's no need to bust the guys balls over it...good things come to those who wait...

enough said;)

[plated]

enough said;)
and for those a lil food for thought http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2081085/how_much_does_it_cost_to_restore_a.html

[Stangman]

Still goin with the same paint scheme? ;)

[plated]

Still goin with the same paint scheme? ;)

what you don't like the patina rat rod look it had:lol:

[Stangman]

what you don't like the patina rat rod look it had:lol:

Oh I do, I just remembered what we were talkin about when I was over there... just wondering if the plans changed on it as far as color?

I know good paint jobs take time... I could only IMAGINE how long it would take to do a "homemade patina" paint job! Some of those guys got a LOT of time and money in those rides...

[plated]

Oh I do, I just remembered what we were talkin about when I was over there... just wondering if the plans changed on it as far as color?

I know good paint jobs take time... I could only IMAGINE how long it would take to do a "homemade patina" paint job! Some of those guys got a LOT of time and money in those rides...well in essence it really only takes 8-12 hrs to paint a car right with flash time and material specifics,but it could take yrs to get one ready for paint lmfao

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Hey and for the record, stop busting MY balls about my primer job! That shit took like 50 cans of high dollar Duplicolor primer :rockon:

Actually for about a month it did look sick as fuck..loll

[Stangman]

Heyyy that musta been why the primer stuck that long! I thought it was just an awesome old faded black paint job when I first saw it!

[plated]

Hey and for the record, stop busting MY balls about my primer job! That shit took like 50 cans of high dollar Duplicolor primer :rockon:

Actually for about a month it did look sick as fuck..lollthat will be a thing of the past pffff,you will be rollin upperclass you may have to buy new shoes and get awww dolled up for when you drive it to seal the deal
:lol: don't forget to double park

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

LOL

Actually i already have a car alarm that's getting installed shortly after it's back on the road.

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Heyyy that musta been why the primer stuck that long! I thought it was just an awesome old faded black paint job when I first saw it!

Hey man i can THROW DOWN with a rattle can :lol:

Check this out...these were the wheels on the Merkur:

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Merkur%20Pics%20and%20Videos/P426003.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Merkur%20Pics%20and%20Videos/P4260037.jpg


People thought they were powdercoated. That's hardware store Rustoleum rattle can :lol:

[motox159]

Just adding a note...I've been doing the prep work on my car for about 2 years now! Can't wait to see what the finish product looks like!

[draggin50]

Yeah I cant wait to see the finshed product myself. Hopefully have Chris do mine sometime in the future. From what Ive seen the wait is well worth it!

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

I'm dying to post pics of the color but i don't want any of you F'ers stealing it :lol:

[R825OH]

tell me its not orange!!

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

tell me its not orange!!

You know it. Hugger Orange with twin stripes up the middle :cool1:

[8NO4CYL]

YEA a man can get a little salty over shit like that!!!! How long does it take to do a paint job....................

If you want a quality job it takes time....... must be watching too much Overhaulin' :D

Can't wait to see the end result, although I liked the primer while it lasted.

[Rich]

If you want a quality job it takes time.......

+1

It takes time for a guy to take it completely apart and and make it better than new. Like was said, anybody can do a Maaco job but the good ones are piece by piece...the wait is totally worth it!:D

[big cheif]

I know how long it takes. restored a 77 cj-5 when i was 14. took 2 months of long weekends with my dad,me,and the body man. fuck overhaulin!! I just know david is seeing many stangs go by wishig his was done. not trying to bust plateds balls, just friendly fuckin with him.:bigthumb

[draggin50]

I'm dying to post pics of the color but i don't want any of you F'ers stealing it :lol:

Come on tease us a little!!!

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Well Chris and i talked it over...he talked me into an olive green color which i wasn't real crazy about at first until i saw this Toyota color and i was hooked instantly. We're gonna do the window frames and the grill/headlights in satin black and we talked about maybe doing a 2 tone with black but i'm not sold on that just yet...i think this color with the black accents and my black rims could stand on its own..

http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/attachments/tundra/45138d1253370618-pyrite-mica-24-inch-davin-wheels-dsc02227.jpg
http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/attachments/tundra/45139d1253370937-pyrite-mica-24-inch-davin-wheels-dsc02231.jpg
http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/attachments/tundra/45140d1253370937-pyrite-mica-24-inch-davin-wheels-dsc02230.jpg

In different light it looks more like a grey color...almost like how Ford's mineral gray looks like a champagne tinted grey..this color is like an olive tinted gray. Sometimes it's more of a gray color:

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm190/tonto1596/1109002.jpg
http://i28.tinypic.com/wvo8q9.jpg


But in direct sunlight it looks really olive green..

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n317/bmb7198/pyrite3.jpg
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n317/bmb7198/pyrite2.jpg

[draggin50]

Damn I like it! I think it would look good 2 toned with some black. Cant wait to see it on the car!

[NC89GT]

ill also add that a restoration rather than a paint job takes time.. I took my gt apart christmas of 2002 and didn't get it back from the shop until may 2007...and about 10k more than i planned on spending.. but I wouldnt trade it for the world.. I think my car looks awesome.. and I love that olive green color.

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Got a few crappy progress pics...had to take pics with my camcorder which is only about 2mp so they're not the greatest, but they're just ugly progress pics anyway.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/Paint%20Progress%20Pics/PIC_0067.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/Paint%20Progress%20Pics/PIC_0068.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/Paint%20Progress%20Pics/PIC_0069.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/Paint%20Progress%20Pics/PIC_0070.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/Paint%20Progress%20Pics/PIC_0071.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/Paint%20Progress%20Pics/PIC_0072.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/Paint%20Progress%20Pics/PIC_0073.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/Paint%20Progress%20Pics/PIC_0074.jpg
http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/Paint%20Progress%20Pics/PIC_0075.jpg

It definitely gets worse before it gets better :lol:

[Evil_Capri]

It's going to look fantastic! :bigthumb

[Rick93coupe]

I love that front end, it was a good choice. Most times I don't even think it matters what color you choose, when it's all straight and shiny your going to be so happy!

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Yeah i agree..it's been primer for so long, i'm sure i'll be happy with anything glossy lol. The color is still a little up in the air but i think it's getting narrowed down. It's gonna stand out in a crowd that's for damn sure and it won't be mistaken for anyone else's car ;)

[R825OH]

man I was gonna do my car green next!!!LOL just fukin with ya!

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

man I was gonna do my car green next!!!LOL just fukin with ya!

Not the green we're going with..i just about guarantee you haven't seen it on a Fox. ;)

[draggin50]

Since its on the operating table is there any pics yet??? Cant wait to see it!

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Since its on the operating table is there any pics yet??? Cant wait to see it!

Yep bottom of the previous page

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Not the green we're going with..i just about guarantee you haven't seen it on a Fox. ;)

In fact i'm having a hard time finding it on any year Mustang :confused:

[plated]

In fact i'm having a hard time finding it on any year Mustang :confused:

i told you grasshopper .........your in good hands

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

i told you grasshopper .........your in good hands

Yeah...i gotta admit when you first said green i was thinking :HYF:

The first color i picked out sold me on the idea but this other color is the shit. I can totally see it in the paint scheme and it's gonna look sick.

[DeckerEnt]

Seems like shades of gray are the in color as of late. Gonna 2 tone mine gunmetal and black. Yours will look killer I am sure. Post pics asap!!!