Pics of "cheapshot"

[Gregor]

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

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x109/gregor53402/Cheapshot/Picture374.jpg
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before i cut out and replaced the rear frames.

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x109/gregor53402/Cheapshot/IMG_0931.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x109/gregor53402/Cheapshot/IMG_0934.jpg


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.

[SSDude]

Nice, keep up the good work.

[loud91rs]

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!

[Gregor]

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.

[Reverend Cooper]

very cool

[PB86MCSS]

Nice progress...dig the slots :D .

I also would avoid buying a project car from the midwest too.

[Gregor]

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.

[73MACH]

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!

[Gregor]

I am getting rid of them and going with a set of Convo Pros. I just dont like the fact their only 14" rims.

[JBs92Lude]

Awesome. Great job!

[Gregor]

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.

[DR.FORD]

I have a couple sets of 15" Big & Little slots for Fords-guys pm me if interested.

[Gregor]

Sweet will have to give you a PM this week. Do you have any hook ups on rads?

[Gregor]

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.

[hrsp]

crap i cant see the pics????

[Gregor]

I fixed the links. This is what the engine bay looks like now.

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x109/gregor53402/Cheapshot/Picture014-1.jpg

[hrsp]

Very cool!!!!

[Slow Joe]

Nice Work! I have hopes to get one of those and put it back together too! :thumbsup

[Gregor]

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.


http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x109/gregor53402/Cheapshot/100_0180.jpg

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and this is what is left now.

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x109/gregor53402/Cheapshot/100_0179.jpg

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.

[Gregor]

OK after a few hours of fitting the patches and butt welding the seams shut I ended up with this.......


http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x109/gregor53402/Cheapshot/100_0185.jpg

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and now with it sealed up.

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x109/gregor53402/Cheapshot/100_0187.jpg

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.

[MoCkiN U]

if you put this directly before the URL you are pasting and then immediately after the link you will post the image OR even copy that code link that is in photobucket it makes it tons easier to pay attention you want

[Prince Valiant]

I can tell you I'm pretty impressed; I'd never have the patience to be able to work on such a project in which years and years of hard work is put forth before one gets the satisfaction of seeing the end result, or even a result that one can put on the street.

Hat tip to you; Keep up the good work, can't wait to see it all done!

[theavenger333]

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.

not that i can even begin to act like i know the undertaking of a project like this, but its the "little" things like this that make you most proud. even little stuff i do to my daily drivers that make it better and others can't see make me feel great. keep up the good work!

[Cryptic]

You came a long way Charlie Brown.

[Gregor]

if you put this directly before the URL you are pasting and then immediately after the link you will post the image OR even copy that code link that is in photobucket it makes it tons easier to pay attention you want

I want to keep the bandwith down as much as possible. I could IMG post them but it would just be too much.

[Gregor]

You came a long way Charlie Brown.


Now that I have seen what your building I have to say your build is much cleaner. Mine be a struggle to keep on the road and carve corners but yours will own them.

[Gregor]

I can tell you I'm pretty impressed; I'd never have the patience to be able to work on such a project in which years and years of hard work is put forth before one gets the satisfaction of seeing the end result, or even a result that one can put on the street.

Hat tip to you; Keep up the good work, can't wait to see it all done!

At the end of the repair I couldnt do anymore welding. I was having a hard time holding the torch and focusing on what I need to do. Glad its almost done.

[Gregor]

I found a guy to help me on tuning my BG carb.

http://www.4secondsflat.com/Demon_Tuning_Guide.html

Tomorrow I am building a set of gas struts for my trunk and striping the fenders and bolting this pig back together.

[Prince Valiant]

FBO is a great bunch of guys to deal with...the do a great ignition for mopars, and if they make a mistake, they're quick to rectify it. Dealt with them numerous times...

[Gregor]

And like it has been thru the whole project and picture journal. I was going to build a set of gas struts for the trunk. But once you see rust you cant get rid of it without cutting it out.


This is the last of the rust repair. There isnt much metal that is orginal or hasnt been patched.

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x109/gregor53402/Cheapshot/100_0190.jpg


http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x109/gregor53402/Cheapshot/100_0189.jpg

[Gregor]

Its been awhile from my last update.

Car is in Primer, final pre base coat sanding. In the background you can see the cowl hood. The front valance fit was horrible. a lot of bending, hammertime and taking the bumper on and off to get the fit close to factory.

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x109/gregor53402/Cheapshot/photo.jpg


I have a B&M prostick , but looking to ditch it and go with a cheetah. I don't like how I can lightly push it from drive to neutral.

[Waver]

Damn that has come a long way from when you first started! looks amazing so far

[2006wrxtr]

You sir have dedication...
Looks AMAZING from what you started with...

[Gregor]

yeah its slowly coming together, Maybe a few more weeks in paint and it will be back in my garage.

[bikedad]

Great job!
Going through your build thread I'm very impressed.
My wife wants me to build a Mustang convertible for her. I think I know now what I have to look for in the donor. lol
Hope to see this car on the road this summer.

[Gregor]

stay away from anything from WI or the rust belt.

[bikedad]

It'll definitely be from the south.

[Gregor]

As you can see in the pictures


Replaced,

battery tray
patched front right core support
toe boards
firewall patches
half floors
seat platforms
full rear quarters
outer wheel houses
left trunk pan
right trunk pan
rear cross member
tail light panel
trunk corners
patched dash to delete radio
right cowl panel patch
left cowl panel patch
patch upper cowl panel
right rear sub frame
left rear sub frame

[Russ Jerome]

Thats come a long way, realy gonna be rewarding knowing the transformation it with thru when done ( so close im sure it will!) .

[Gregor]

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x109/gregor53402/photobucket-7217-1358025162357.jpg

And its mostly painted, need to get hood painted, pissed off my painter so I will need to end up taking it to some one else to have it finished.

The reason for all the drama was the quality of the base coat, runs and debris and the it was clear coated locking in the flaws. Well that and I was looking for collision grade paint work and got just above garage paint. So at a minimal I am looking at a respray with no jambs.

[Prince Valiant]

Well, the pic and distance are doing it justice right now....looking sharp!

[Gregor]

If you say I have racecar paint job what does that equal in footer slang ie, 5 footer, 20 footer?

The photo was taken at 15' with the light at my back. The clear coat has no orange peel, and is PPG concept DCU 2021. Nice clear cures like glass.

[Gregor]

Its out of paint.

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x223/Opher_photo/DSCF4264_zps8e408b85.jpg (http://s187.photobucket.com/user/Opher_photo/media/DSCF4264_zps8e408b85.jpg.html)

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x223/Opher_photo/DSCF4263_zps653e48f8.jpg (http://s187.photobucket.com/user/Opher_photo/media/DSCF4263_zps653e48f8.jpg.html)

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x223/Opher_photo/DSCF4265_zpsd89edd79.jpg (http://s187.photobucket.com/user/Opher_photo/media/DSCF4265_zpsd89edd79.jpg.html)

[twicks69]

That Stang looks HOTT!!! Awesome color!

[michelle]

Beautiful!

[Bobby "Big Daddy" Flay]

Paint looks very nice!

[nismodave]

Amazing Car...Not a fan of green on cars....But a sweet ride nonetheless.

[Prince Valiant]

wow! starting to look like the car is on the homestretch now...

[jbiscuit]

Amazing!!! Awesome work!

[crazyhorse]

Looks sweet! I like the color.

[73MACH]

Love the color!

[Gregor]

I had it out in the sun today (for like 5 minutes) and for some reason the flash on my Digital camera couldn't deal with the Metal flake/ quartz in the paint.....


But OH Momma did the color flash off in direct light.

Its color chip is Bright green metallic, or Calypso Poly. But for some reason it doesn't look like it but the jambs match the respray.

[F0RTUN8]

Wow! Great project. Coming along real nice. Looking good!

[Gregor]

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x109/gregor53402/Cheapshot/photo-1_zps7ebcbf91.jpg (http://s186.photobucket.com/user/gregor53402/media/Cheapshot/photo-1_zps7ebcbf91.jpg.html)

need to get a few better pictures of the body after wet sanding and detail. But this is what it looks like all together body wise.

[Prince Valiant]

really digging this car...can't wait to see it make a run down the strip. Front end looks perfect as it sits...

[Gregor]

I will settle for it moving under its own power.

I have a good amount of work before I can even get it down the block. And the quarter mile is really far way...

[OxmanWI]

Nice bro, that looks really cool!

[blackmage]

thing has come a long way, looks great!

[Cryptic]

Well crap... you beat me to paint. Looks awesome Gregor.

[Gregor]

I might have beaten you to paint but you have me on mechanical.

[bikedad]

Car looks fantastic! That front-end is perfect.

[SSScottSS]

When this first started I thought to myself "This guy is nuts!! There's no way he's ever going to finish that car". I'm very impressed at what you have done, and to be honest, I'm envious of what you've been able to do. Makes me want to buy a welder and learn how to weld.
You definitely have a car to be proud of!! Well done :headbang

[Gregor]

Its a complete car now. The interior is finished, trunk is finished, everything is plumbed, wired and bolted on. I started it up last night as I was watching the Packer game.

Engine

stock bore '88 Mustang 302
No power steering, or AC
Weiland Stealth intake
600 CFM quick fuel Carburetor
ported GT40P heads
1.7 rockers
stock Speed density cam
Sanderson headers
2.5" exhaust with x pipe
Powergrid ignition
FULL MSD ignition, distributor, wires, HVC coil etc'
Hipster 2800 stall converter
TCI valvebody (No transbrake)
TCI forward valve-body
TCI deep sump trans pan
Ford 9" with 4:11 gears
4 wheel disc brakes
Hurst line lock
Dual master (from a Dodge truck no less)
5 gallon fuel cell
-10 from tank to pump to reg
dual Holley regulators
Magnafuel 275 Quickstar pump
Weld Prostars
235/60/R15 MT drag radials
26x6x25 SR Sportsman fronts
Opentracker lower spherical arms
Opentracker Roller perches
Calvert racing spherical strut rods
Calvert racing 90/10 shocks
Calvert racing mono leafs
Calvert racing adjustable rear shocks
Calvert racing "Caltracs"
XS battery
Taylor battery box (Small box modified to fit the small XS battery
Flaming River big switch with push lever
Precision Performance Products Shifter
Cobeau Forza Sport Seats (FIA approved)
modified "Planted Seat tracks"

And that is about it, their is ton of parts i am forgetting but mostly just replacement parts. The engine in the car will be replaced with a 408 Ford stoker Liberator Long block when I can save up enough money from crushed cans.

[Wagonbacker9]

At least something good happened durring the game.

Beautiful car.

[Gregor]

Here are a few shots of the car. Just needs to be tuned, suspension setup and a few miles to work out the bugs. And a good cleaning and detailing to get some of the building dust off of it.

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x109/gregor53402/DSC00625_zps95ad1a25.jpg (http://s186.photobucket.com/user/gregor53402/media/DSC00625_zps95ad1a25.jpg.html)

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http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x109/gregor53402/DSC00623_zps88a18fa1.jpg (http://s186.photobucket.com/user/gregor53402/media/DSC00623_zps88a18fa1.jpg.html)

[spooln30]

That car came a LONG way man. Looks good.

[Irish]

Outstanding!

[portponies]

Nice to see a project followed thru to completion. Now enjoy it.

[Gregor]

Nice to see a project followed thru to completion. Now enjoy it.

yeah how many have I brought into this garage to be given back as a incomplete car.

[Gregor]

After doing this car I am done building cars. I have no desire to put myself though this kind of headache again.

But I find one of these in steel all bets are off.

http://www.deucecustoms.com.au/images/32tudor1.jpg

[Gregor]

All polished up, carb is tuned as good as I can. Just need to get a few warms days and my Hobbyist plates to show up.

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x109/gregor53402/Cheapshot/FullSizeRender_zps75kftyzl.jpg (http://s186.photobucket.com/user/gregor53402/media/Cheapshot/FullSizeRender_zps75kftyzl.jpg.html)