What did you do to your car today?

[Tnfastbk]

It has a heartbeat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! only one small fitting on the gas line had a drip then someone (ME) did not fully install the radiator cap. So had to clean that mess up. Had no fan on the car and just rigged the wires to fire it up. So I will post videos when I get them from my cousin. He was doing the filming. having issues mailing them. Sounded pretty healthy. I'm just glad it sounded.

 

[don29163]

Column is mostly in, exhaust lacks 2 hangers and 2 clamps to be done. Don't sound like much, but I stayed busy .

 

[machman_73]

Good job Roy. I'll bet your excited.

 

[Don65Stang]

All right Roy! I know you are stoked!

 

[Tnfastbk]

ok folks here is the last one of it just idling. More to come

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScIvclKCi_E

 

[Don65Stang]

Congratulations Roy!

 

[Tnfastbk]

Congratulations Roy!

Thanks still a long way to go but sounded promising.

 

[whitesoc]

Very cool Roy!! Sounds great ....

 

[luxstang]

Congrats Roy. "One small step......."::thumb:::banana:

 

[OLE PONY]

At $47k, I'll have to wait 10 -15 years for the prices to come down. It IS on my list though. The next one will probably be either a GT convertible for the wife or an 03 a 04 Mach. I have 5 kids & they are jockeying for position/ claiming which car they're going to get since my 17 year old gets the fox GT. Lol

We have two of the 04 Mach 1's. They are great cars; love the look, the sound, the way it handles, the fit of the seats, and you can't beat the look of the shaker. They are real head turners too. Pedestrians get whiplash when we drive the 73 convert and the Mach 1 together down the street Have you driven one yet?

ok folks here is the last one of it just idling. More to come

Sounds sweet! Congrats on the start-up!

 

[Qcode351mach]

ok folks here is the last one of it just idling. More to come

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScIvclKCi_E

It's alive !! Good JOB !!!:goodpost: Sounds very healthy

 

[Don65Stang]

Mike, I haven't driven a 03-04 Mach1 - only been the drooling bystander. They look & sound awesome and have some good specs. Where in VA are you? I'll be in Bristol (home) in July. If you're not too far away I'd love to see your convertible especially and the pair of Machs.

 

[OLE PONY]

Mike, I haven't driven a 03-04 Mach1 - only been the drooling bystander. They look & sound awesome and have some good specs. Where in VA are you? I'll be in Bristol (home) in July. If you're not too far away I'd love to see your convertible especially and the pair of Machs.

Your more than welcome to stop by, but I'm a good distance from Bristol up in Northern Virginia. I'm in Warrenton, about 50 miles south/west of DC. I'm on the member map under the Fun Stuff link. We also have an 01 Bullitt too! You might want to consider one of those too for your stable. They are great Mustangs also, usually a few low mileage ones out there in the market place.

 

[don29163]

Finished the column today.

I have a problem with the drivers Quarter ...It looks like it was installed too far in. I suspect that it was installed without the door mounted. Not sure what to do to fix that it is off about 1/2 inch.

 

[Qcode351mach]

Finished the column today.

I have a problem with the drivers Quarter ...It looks like it was installed too far in. I suspect that it was installed without the door mounted. Not sure what to do to fix that it is off about 1/2 inch.

Don any chance you could snap a pic for me? When you say to far in do you mean frt to back ?(the door won't fit in the opening) or when you put the door on with the door closed the door edge sticks out a 1/2" in relation to the qtr edge ?

 

[don29163]

Finished the column today.

I have a problem with the drivers Quarter ...It looks like it was installed too far in. I suspect that it was installed without the door mounted. Not sure what to do to fix that it is off about 1/2 inch.

Don any chance you could snap a pic for me? When you say to far in do you mean frt to back ?(the door won't fit in the opening) or when you put the door on with the door closed the door edge sticks out a 1/2" in relation to the qtr edge ?

the door edge sticks out a 1/2" in relation to the qtr edge. I'll get pics tomorrow.

 

[rpmcarter]

Well.... did some buffing... cleaning up after the paint shop return... drove to the cruise in... and TURNED some heads litterly I could hear folks "wow thats set up for racing".... well i developed a little problem couldnt get my head out of the car.

But a special HATS OFF... to xoliex ...he had a set of Magnum 500 center caps he didnt need and I bought that were in dang near perfect shape... I put those on tonight... and its remarkable what a different look it gave the black car with those nice black center caps. THANKS xolieX!!!!!!


Hey Ole Pony... nice Bullit. My brother owns a 2001 Bullit as well. I hear its a pretty good scrapper.

 

[Mister 4x4]

Glanced over at my beloved Rustang parked outside in the Auto Hobby Shop yard while I was putting the Ram back together (wishing I was working on it instead). The front seals in the Ram's tranny finally started leaking a couple weeks ago (not bad for a 14-yr-old truck), so I pulled the whole drivetrain and exhaust system this past weekend. After today's fun, I have the tranny repaired and back in with the exhaust and almost everything else back together. Tomorrow, I just gotta pop the transfer case back in, reinstall the drive shafts, and refill it with fluids.

I have mixed feelings about the impending government shutdown. On one hand, I'm hoping it won't happen (because it'll hurt my Mustang budget), but on the other hand, it might give me some extra days to work on the Rustang some more. The sucky part is that the shutdown will only hurt your friends and neighbors - not those turds in office causing this huge mess (they won't be affected by it in the least).

 

[not2old]

Engine DONE new status TIME TO PUT ENG BACK IN

 

[don29163]

I started it today, drove it off the lift (left 2 nice black marks) turned it around and drove it back in. Now I will turn my efforts to finishing the body work.