Looking good.:thumbsup: Very nice install of the fuel cell cage

Looking good Steve!! It's nice to see that they are back on the project and making great progreess...especially since there's a deadline involved!! Can't wait to see her at SEMA!! :thumbsup:

glad to see things are moving so fast. Cant wait to see her done.

Looks great Steve,

And its great to see that they are taking the extra step to make sure everything is right...:)

Paul

With all of the concern with fuel tank saftey, are you putting in an inertia switch to shut off the fuel pump. Ford has used them on most late model cars. Easily adaptable to your aplication.

Yea, I have the switch but I need to go buy the pigtale so I can wire it in. Know the part number?

If I pull a g in a turn I wonder if that will trigger the switch? Nobody can tell me how many g's it takes to trigger.

Looks really nice Steve.

SW

I dont think they sell the pig tail seprate. I went to the local pick a part and cut what I needed.

Thrashing for SEMA????!!!:lol: :thumbsup:

John

Good idea.. do you know which Fords had this?

Being color sanded after being blocked... will get primed again and them prepped for paint.

Also, got confimation that my CF hood is being molded and is will be here in a week or two. Going to leave the bottom CF and the top painted except for the side of the cowl.

As you can see the guys at BOS LOVE thier job..

http://picsorban.com/upload/shop 146.jpg

Looks good Steve.
Panel fitment with trunk & doors was good ?
How do they propose to "fade / blend" that color ?
(or are you doing the entire car sinces its a new hood as well as back half)

The whole car is being painted because BOS wanted to make sure it looked perfect. Well, we arn't painting the engine bay, but everything else is a go.

Fit was good. Had to mess with the Goodmark trunk lid a bit but it wasn't too bad (the upper gap was a bit big so it was closed up)

Door fit great.

I believe every EFI Mustang had one. (On the taillight panel)
Some Rangers and Explorers had them too. (Up against the firewall under the glove box)

Steve

Ok, what are you doing with the interior before SEMA if anything?

You still need a different type spoiler up front with vents to make that thing Super Badass. :faint: Easy for me it's your money plus I know you have little time.... :unibrow:

R.P.

Escort, Tracer, T-Bird, Cougar and I"m sure there were others. You may have to go and compare plugs to the switch. If you have a part number from the switch a dealer maybe able to give a specific application.

Thanks guys!

The interior will have the fire system, track computer and just the basics like a covered roll cage and carpet. I don't think I will have the $$ or time to do custom door panels, but the panels on there now go well with the vibe of the car... It should look a lot like this:

The interior will have the fire system, track computer and just the basics like a covered roll cage and carpet. I don't think I will have the $$ or time to do custom door panels, but the panels on there now go well with the vibe of the car... It should look a lot like this:

http://picsorban.com/upload/show3.jpg

I agree. I was wondering, under your leather shifter boot, do you have a rubber one? or is it just the hole and the leather boot?

Yea, I sealed a rubber one under it to keep water and junk out.

A lot of the guys running 5.0 mustangs on road courses usually disconnect them while at the track.

That seems to somewhat defeat the purpose... lol

Houston, we have color.. :woot:

http://picsorban.com/upload/shop 164.jpg

http://picsorban.com/upload/shop 166.jpg

The rest will be painted on Saturday..

Awesome. :cool:

I know you're ready to have it back drivable again. It's looking good!

GeoffP
87 Camaro LT1/4L60E
68 Camaro LT1/T-56

Well it does not make for a good day when is activates when it was not suppose to and you loose the race, or if you bump into someone (roadrace) and your fuel shots off, then you done.

Yeah...just try to avoid idiots this time.:yes:

When you tap into people on the track ( although iI doubt this will be a problem for you) they can some times cut your fuel. Also off road excursions at the track tend to set them off. The general consensus is that they are a little to sensitive for track use.

Today BOS shot the sealer. We were going to paint, but the temp got to be over 100 degrees and Joe was worried that the paint would dry too fast and wouldn't lay down nice.

He's going to come in EARLY Monday and shoot the paint when it's cooler.

The sealer is almost the shade of the paint. lol.. Anyways, it's nice to see her looking like her old self.

http://picsorban.com/upload/fixpen1.jpg


Oh, and we ripped the 302 out of the Fairlane.. that was a messy 3 hours..

****cough****
showcar
****cough****

j/k....but its gonna look lots better with rock chips and rubber slung all over the qtrs.

I didn't know you were shooting the whole car Steve. Looks great though. Bodywork looks very well done.:thumbsup:

Looks good Steve, I bet you are Getting excited to have it back on the road!

That sealer they used is just an epoxy primer right?

Steve, whats he using to keep a paint linr out of the Jams? I wanted to paint my car all togethor but most people tell me to do it in pieces.

Yea, Charlie from Foose taught them some trick where they seal the car then go over it one more time before paint. The whole painting thing is witchcraft to me.. lol

The front of the car is just the paint they did before the accident sanded down. Body lines look very good.

I'm about a month from getting her back then I have one month for interior and finishing touches.. I love deadlines.. ;)

Yea, that way they can insure the pearl all flops the same way and that it looks "right"

The only area not painted is the engine bay.

They will be spending about 40 hours color sanding the car :wow:


lol.. don't be a hater ;)

To be honest when BOS heard the car was going to SEMA they stepped it and wanted it to be as good as possible. My door gaps arn't perfect and all that "showcar" stuff, but she's as straight as an arrow and BOS is really taking care of her. They have real pride in thier work.

I will try to keep her nice for SEMA.. then rock chips. lol

Although the X-Pel on the quarters will help a bit.

It's almost strange to watch but it's just a way they have of taping and papering the car to keep the paint out. The tape is folded over and creates a sort of gasket that keeps the paint out and still lets them paint the edge. It took several hours to mask off the car, but it works.

I don't know if it matters but the first time the car was painted in pieces, maybe that's why it works together this time. Maybe a painter will chime in.

by folding the tape over, you get a "soft" tape edge, when this is right on a corner, it isnt even noticable.

anthony's car is also getting painted all together, but it will be done a lil different, all the tape edges will be on factory "overlap" joints. which takes even longer to mask.

the whole idea of painting a car all together has a couple "pros"

#1 no chipped edges during reassembly

#2 some colors are 99% impossible to paint in panels and have them match. painting it all together means that everyplace a panel meets matches perfectly.

the cons....

#1 masking....lots and lots of masking

#2 its easier to spray panels, not worried about running around the car trying to keep it all wet and perfect.... this gets even harder when the jams and such get painted at the same time as the outside.

the idea of the same color sealer is that most of the cool colors today are very transparent, so the sealer does the job of "hiding" and making everything one color. it also gives one last chance to fix anything that may have been missed..... btw, take a close look at the qtr to roof seam, looks like a lil spot needs a lil more attention, or its just a photo reflection that looks like a low spot.


and im just being a smartass about the showcar thing, i would also step it up knowing what the plans are the end of oct.:thumbsup:

That's where my lackluster Photoshop skills tried to remove a big bugger on my CCD element in my Camara.. time to take it in for a tune up. lol

Good eye though.. I fixed the spot on the door better. Shaded areas give me hassle.

The main reason for shooting my car together is that we didn't want to blow the front apart again. And I know you're just ribbing me on the show-car deal. To be honest it will go to shows, then the track, then more shows, then out for burgers... it's just gonna go ;)

Very nice.. I would just leave it in sealer and drive the hell out of it. :unibrow:




Not trying to be an A-Hole but it looks like the rear trunk lid is "bowed" in the middle. :question: Looks like a good 1/8"-3/16" above the quarter?

-Todd

Cept only the back half is sealed.. and I actually like paint.

Doesn't look that way in person, also it's just wired down right now for paint (not fully closed). and if the gap isn't perfect I really don't care. Never been much into door-gaps and stuff. So long as it look nice and the panels are straight. I'm already getting a much nicer paint job than I paid for :yes: