It looks good.

I installed the Calvert shocks finishing the front suspension

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Brian buffed and installed the fenders.

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I just moved this out of storage and will start working on it so that we can race it sometime in 2014. Still not sure what engine or Super Stock class yet.

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Thank god - we need some Ford Love here.

ps - make sure you put an LS in it.

Rusty car really looks good,I agree with Marty on the LS power,just kidding,nice job so far.:thumbsup:

My plan is to race in one of the SS/GT classes so I ordered a 427 fiberglass hood as a Christmas present for myself and it came in today.

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I had to trim about a 1/4" off of each side and a little off the back block sanded and epoxy primed.

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I had the headlight bezels polished and he now has the grille

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Looks better on the car

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I block sanded the fiberglass hood and added a little filler

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Sprayed a couple coats of SPI Turbo primer

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Great project Rusty!

That hood like the rest of the car is awesome......

Today I block sanded again and sprayed two coats of black epoxy primer. I will paint the hood red before I'm finished but it will be awhile.

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nice work
 

That is a beautiful Fairlane. nice to see ford power around still.

Steve Baur the editor of Modified Mustangs & Fords picked up the Fairlane to take it to their shop. While there they will be writing tech stories for future issues as they are installing the Painless wiring harness, Autometer tach and gauges along with a Flaming River steering box, column and steering wheel.

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There has been a lot of people laid off at Source Interlink magazines in the last week and Steve Baur was one of them Friday. Not sure what will be done on the Fairlane now.

Yeah --- There's been a couple guys I know that have had to wear two and three hats -- probably at the same pay.... So that's probably a sinking ship if they're taking another dip down. SAD.

The Fairlane was moved out of the storage warehouse this morning and waiting to get in the shop.

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Ready to start installing the Painless wiring harness and control panel. Once this story is finished the magazine will be ready to go to the printers.

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That is a cool looking car right there.

Good to see that you got the green light to work on it some more!

Read all about the wiring install in an upcoming issue of Modified Mustangs & Fords magazine.

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Yesterday I taped the grille and sprayed it semi gloss black let it dry over night and installed today

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Looks good, especially with the black hood...Of course, you probably knew that already, that's why you did it. Keep the pictures coming.

Someday I plan on spraying the hood red.

I forgot to take a photo of the front bumper showing all the surface rust and dents. The rust and chrome was ground and sanded off and epoxy primed. Had to do a little bodywork

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Epoxy primed again

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Sanded

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Slick Sand

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Block sanded with 180 and epoxy primed black so I could see if there were any imperfections

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Sanded again and epoxy primed white

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Three coats of SPI red next day three coats of clear

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Sandblasted bumper bolts before priming and painting

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The rear bumper needs a lot of work

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After straighten, welding and a lot of grinding and sanding I sprayed at least 3 coats of SPI epoxy and started the bodywork

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After a few times of block sanding and priming I sprayed 3 coats of SPI Red the next day 3 coats of SPI Universal clear

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quick question.i see you put polyester primer over epoxy and i have seen the mepk eat or soften the epoxy causing lifting and failure.i never used spi and usually use dp40.the poly doesnt soften the epoxy at all?

I've never had that happen and have been doing it since 2005 using SPI epoxy.

Glad to see this project moving forward!


Looks really great Rusty - but then --- you already knew that! LOL

Autometer Elite tach and gauges installed. You can read all about the install in the August issue of Modified Mustangs & Fords magazine

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Very cool car Rusty,cant go wrong with red:trophy-1302:

I have been busy working on customer cars and have not had a lot of time to work on the Fairlane. We now have the headliner installed and the seats.

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We are making a little progress it has been over 5 years since there has been any glass in the Fairlane

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Brian made patterns of all the interior trim panels out of poster board

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The patterns were sent to Scott Rod Fabrications in Toledo Ohio and were made in aluminum.

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NHRA requires the interior trim panels to have upholstery on them so I had Mike at Mike's Tops in Port Richey cover them in cloth.

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Mike also covered the rear seat area with carpet. It looks a lot better in person

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Interior is looking good, Rusty. Congrats on getting glass back in the car.

Interior trim panels are installed

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The interior is nice :thumbsup: , keeping it simple w Al covered in carpet ... nice touch!

It's not carpet it is cloth.

After a lot of thinking and studying the NHRA classification guide I have decided to build a 302 from a 1968 Cougar and race it in GT/LA. It is rated at 230 hp and I can run aftermarket aluminum heads along with the same Quick Fuel carb that is the legal replacement for a 390 or 428CJ. This will be new for me because I only have experience with the FE motors. I believe it will be a lot cheaper to build than an FE and very competitive.

Looking good!

We have been very busy in the shop and I have not had a lot of time to work on this project.

We installed a TCI shifter with a custom mount made by my son Brian and Lokar power cut off attached to the Flaming River unit in the trunk.

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