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Old 9/1/10, 08:02 AM
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New doors? Do they fit good? Sometimes these parts don't fit that well....

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yeah, catch a sale at CJ or somewhere else, the price is not bad at all. I got new doors and a hood pretty reasonable.
Old 9/1/10, 06:48 PM
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not on the car yet, will find out soon. we did have to fix a ripple in the upper part of the door that had to be glazed, other wise they looked good.
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OK, I would be interested in seeing some pics of them installed on your Mustang....

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not on the car yet, will find out soon. we did have to fix a ripple in the upper part of the door that had to be glazed, other wise they looked good.
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Latest up date.... its primed and sanded, now just waiting to get it in the paint booth. The guys at the shop have been busy so my car is sitting in the corner with a plastic sheet over it. Once painted I think the real work will begin, having it in parts for almost a year, I wonder if I can get it back together with out having to remove each part 4 or 5 times to plut on something I forgot. Rebuilt the heater box with new gaskets, blower motor and heater core. Also added silicone hoses so I don't ever have to do that again.
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Just when I thought I had stoped spending some major money... a friend with a 65 is up grading his front disc brakes and selling me the old set up for $550. only problem now is I have to get a new rear end, 4 - 15" rims and tires... geeezzzzzz
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Yes, it never ends with these cars. Disc brakes are a good thing to have on your Mustang. I had those old drum brakes and it took about a block or more to stop. lol

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Just when I thought I had stoped spending some major money... a friend with a 65 is up grading his front disc brakes and selling me the old set up for $550. only problem now is I have to get a new rear end, 4 - 15" rims and tires... geeezzzzzz
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I did the Scarebird 4 lug disc brake conversion on my 66 L6 but not a big selection of wheels for the 4 lug setup .
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I did the Scarebird 4 lug disc brake conversion on my 66 L6 but not a big selection of wheels for the 4 lug setup .
I did the scarebird 5 lug disc on my 67 and it was a PITA. Took over a month to fix.
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Maybe just get a new 9 inch rear end and axles?

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I did the scarebird 5 lug disc on my 67 and it was a PITA. Took over a month to fix.
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It was the front disc
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Do you have the 4 or 5 lug wheel?

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It was the front disc
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I did a full 5 lug conversion
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That's good. You should have plenty of wheels to choise from......

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I did a full 5 lug conversion
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Its painted, or mostly. Still have the off the car parts to paint but the bodys done Heres some shots of it painted and in primer.
Attached Thumbnails My 66 project pony-0107111349.jpg   My 66 project pony-0107111348.jpg   My 66 project pony-0903101550a.jpg   My 66 project pony-0903101551.jpg  
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Cool....What color is that?
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Not sure if it has a color name, just spent some time looking at color chips before deciding on one then put an orange pearl on top. Still have gold pearl stripes going on top too with a clear coat. ... and lots of sanding...lol
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Nice choice, I always liked orange and some of the copper colors.
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Congrats, looks real close to the color that I painted mine in.
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Spent the day wet sanding with 1000 grit, don't think I have any fingerprints left but the car is looking good. still need to get the hood, front fenders and doors painted. but getting closer. One of the guys is now working weekends so I may start heading over then to move things along a bit faster.
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I have a long way to go to get to where you are. I'm really thinking about orange, either as the main color or as stripes.


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