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The 1D is coming along tho. I will update some pics soon!
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It is such a PITA to reassemble a car after a paint job. I am trying so hard and still it is not easy, I have made a minor scratch or two... SMH... I can see why car restorations can easily get in the $100k neghborhood
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Since ours is an ongoing project, it's covered with blankets, sheets, towels and tape is a few places. But yeah, it's nearly impossible to keep the scratches off when putting them back together, especially in a regular garage. Ours is in a corner of our shop, and we can open both doors fully w/o hitting anything, and that's too little space.Originally posted by scenario View PostGene Beaird,
86 2R SVO, G Stock,
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Car had to go back to the body shop to respray the front fascia bc it was not to my liking. This time they pulled the fascia off and low and behold the rotation number sticker is still on front bumper. I tried to see if I could get it off but it would have been destroyed from being so old so I left it in place. I figure a pic is good enough I guess. To bad my build sheet was too far gone to see any info on it...oh well.
Just a question, were these stickers always left on the front bumper?Attached FilesComment
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I seem to remember something like that on the bumper on our '86, but alas, it's laying behind one of our tire racks that doesn't have wheels, laying on it's nose, so no real way to tell right now. I replaced it with a 4cyl fiberglass unit when we had the fascia off. We have to take ours back to the shop for touch-ups, too, if I can ever get a rack on the thing that doesn't leak!Originally posted by scenario View PostGene Beaird,
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Pearland, TexasComment
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My 21yr old daughter asked if she could take the 86 SVO to the local cruise night in Bellmore NY last week. The car is 90% done and she has been driving a stick since she was 16...so I said hell yeah!
This was the first time the car been out of the garage for pleasure since I started the restoration. Her and her friend got all kinds of jealous stares...how many times you see two 21 yr old girls driving up to a show in an SVO...
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Car is looking great and I am sure they got all kinds of stares pulling up in an SVO, very cool!Ted
86 SVO Mustang
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Here she is. Just need to put the emblems on and get the driver seat done and she is there...
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Ooh, that driver's seat!! I don't envy you redoing that. We did ours, in cloth, and it almost broke us. I'm not allowed to do any more upholstery jobs at home because of that!! Looks great outside, though. The emblems are available as repops, if you don't already have any in inventory.Originally posted by scenario View PostGene Beaird,
86 2R SVO, G Stock,
Pearland, TexasComment
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Looks so purdy!!! Nice work, so shiny and love the color.Originally posted by scenario View PostTed
86 SVO Mustang
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Here is another showing engine compartment and header stickers etc...
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Nice work! They do look good with the emblems on!! :-)
Gene Beaird,
86 2R SVO, G Stock,
Pearland, TexasComment
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I swapped out that dreaded buzzer alarm that comes on when you leave the keys in the ignition. I installed a unit from a 1992 LX that I bought off ebay. Watch the video and he will show you how to swap it out and to also fix the unit if the chime is not all that loud. It was an easy fix and mine is a very pleasant but loud chime that is bliss for your ears
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Very cool, never even thought about doing that swap. Certainly brings up the 'quality' of the buzzer. So it would take a bit of getting used to for the overboost buzzer...chime though!Originally posted by scenario View PostTed
86 SVO Mustang
17 Cooper S Clubman ALL4Comment
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