What in the hell have you been doing?

That's what people are asking after visiting this blog and seeing no activity for months now.

So here it goes...I made a promise to my wife that I would finish up my boat project before I really dug into the car.  Re doing all of the upholstery, putting in new carpet, updating the throttle controls and reinstalling the newly rebuilt engine.  The project came out pretty good and the upholstery came out much better than I thought I was capable of.  I did not get it done in time to get it in the water this season, and I still have a few more cosmetic thing to address, but for the most part it is done (enough for now) and ready for the water.

the boat is a 1985 Baja Islander 180
Here are a few pics.

Still Waiting!!!

Factory Five promised me that the rims would ship by today.  I'll believe it when I see it.  Well in the lack of being able to get the kit to a roller status,  I have been tearing out some of the parts off of my Mustang.  Some to use on the kit and some to sell.  I will be using the transmission... only 10K on a new TKO 600.  I was planning to us the rearend as well, but when I tore into it, there was more wear than I wanted and the ring and pinion were a 4:11 a little much for such a light car.  I opted to buy a new Moser 8.8 rearend with 3.31ring and pinion.  I think this will be a much better match for the car, and being new I shouldn't have to worry about it.  Also it is larger that the stock Mustang rearend and can handle a boatload more torque.  That should be here by the end of the week.  (along with my rims, right.)  That's it for now,  I will be posting pics of the Mustang tear down and parts after this weekend.   Things should start to move in a couple of weeks.

Waiting

Well, I'm still waiting for my rims.  FFR tell me that they should be shipped around the end of October.  Can't make the car a "roller" without these.  I have received just about all the remaining items.  The only pieces missing now are some brass fittings, vinyl dash, e-brake boot, gas tank cover, and the rims.

I am planning to pull the Mustang out of storage next weekend and start pulling the engine, trans and rear end out.  Then I'll part out the rest.

I did manage to paint some parts (brackets and hinges) last week.  I will post some pix later

Baby's got a new pair of shoes (god she's got big feet)

As Big as a Dog!!

Fatter than my hand!!

275-40ZR17 on the front

315-35ZR17 on the back

It Started One Friday Night

On Friday we started.  Nine people showed up to help build, drink beer and show support.  We went through a couple of cases of beer, 2 pizzas and a bowl of "Chef Mark's" belly pleasing guacamole.

We ended up building a body buck to support the body while it is not on the frame.  We were also able to mark and remove all of the alluminum panels and start on the front suspension.  By the end of the night we made pretty good progress.

The upper and lower "A" arms were on, and the steering rack was mounted.  A good start for a first build night.

I will post some additional photos of the body buck later.

Thanks to Mark and his chef buddies, neighbor Dan and Danny, neighbor Steve, George and Ella for help and support.

Tucked Away

In the garage on new jack stands.  25 boxes around the car, filled with parts.Soon to begin the Journey.

Additional Deliveries

Some additional deliveries in the truck.  A MK3 Rodster sandwiched between two GTMs.  Notice the GTM on the bottom...It has a carbon fiber section running the lenth of the body (like a stripe).  This GTM will be getting an electric motor for the drive.

New Arrival

Arrival of the New MK4
September 7, 2010