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SN65 · #**121** 10-06-2005, 12:19 PM

Hi All,

OH, OH, OH..... I forgot to mention the sound.

It is just incredible. I could not be happier. A nice mellow rumble at idle and a throaty roar when reved.

Many thanks to the fellows at Magnaflow for recomending this system for our car. The fit and finish and sound are all we could possibly ask for....

I better stop now, a tear of joy is coming to my eye. Sniff, sniff... :-)

JohnnyGMachine · #**122** 10-06-2005, 03:17 PM

....AAAAHHHH! You're killing me Bob! I can't wait to see the final product painted! Again, being a Mustang freak this car is one of my favorite PT cars!!!

Can't wait!!!

John

SN65 · #**123** 10-10-2005, 08:52 AM

Hi All,

This weekend went pretty well.

Wayne has the passenger side fender ready for primer. This fender really gave him fits. Every time he made an adjustment here, something would change there. Every time he fixed something there, something here would change. It was a combination of the fender not being quite right, the flare being totally different from the one on the other side and the curvature of the fender apron being slightly different than the drivers side. Even so, he has everything lining up just perfect. It is amazing the things you can accomplish if you just keep working at it and don't give up. There were many points along the way where I told him that it was good enough and Wayne just would not hear it. He was not going to give up until he was 100% happy with the results.

I on the other hand, got a second chance with the front valance. I was all prepared to let Wayne do all the work, but he would have none of it. This time he watched my progress and made sure that I did not mess this one up. All in all I am real happy with the results. Now I just have to open up the back side of the duct so that as much cool air as possible is directed into the intercooler heat exchanger.

With that said, it is time to get to work. Wayne is already hard at it and I am just sitting here at the keyboard typing on and on and on and on....

Catch ya'll l8r

SN65 · #**124** 10-11-2005, 07:10 AM

Hi All,

If you go to the SN65 home page, there is a small download of us firing up the beast. It is just a short little Windows Media Player clip, but it is living proof that she really does in fact fire up and that she runs smooth as silk.

Enjoy....

SN65 · #**125** 10-11-2005, 01:30 PM

Hi All,

I just updated the SN65 construction video. I have only made a few changes, and it still cannot be completed until the car is done.

Hope you like it.

SN65 · #**126** 10-12-2005, 06:35 AM

Hi all,

Here is my new favorite photo.

Looking kind of "sinister" isn't she?

race-rodz · #**127** 10-12-2005, 11:51 AM

are you gonna be running a chin spoiler of some kind? if not i think the bottom of the core support really needs some blackout treatment.

my personal mustang project is on hold (again) due to a certain shop truck getting all the attention. but everytime i look at the updated posts of this car i get all warm and fuzzy inside...almost wanna go drag it back out and start workin on it

i hate having too many projects

SN65 · #**128** 10-12-2005, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by race-rodz

are you gonna be running a chin spoiler of some kind? if not i think the bottom of the core support really needs some blackout treatment.

my personal mustang project is on hold (again) due to a certain shop truck getting all the attention. but everytime i look at the updated posts of this car i get all warm and fuzzy inside...almost wanna go drag it back out and start workin on it

i hate having too many projects

Hi RR,

The photo is a bit decieving. It was taken at a very low angle. You really have to bend over quite a bit before you see much of the core suppot at all (if any). Here is a photo looking straight into the grill. This is what you would see if you were squatting down about 20 feet in front of the car.

Once the valance is painted Yellow, you will not even notice the core support, even if you were low enough to see it. Although, God save you if this is what you see when the car is doing about 160. :-)

Also, we have about 3.5" of clearance below the K-member.

And, hey, don't worry about your project car. It will be ready and waiting for you when you have the time to work on it. Project cars, unlike wives, are very forgiving that way. :-)

SN65 · #**129** 10-13-2005, 07:00 AM

Hi All,

Kind of busy this AM. There is a new update at the website.

Catch ya'll l8r.

SN65 · #**130** 10-17-2005, 07:00 AM

Hi All,

This weekend went pretty well.

I finished modifying and painting the hood latching hardware.

I also preliminarily fit up the rear interior panels. What a pain in the butt. I know that these panels were fit by hand on an assembly line, but gezzz, nothing lines up right. After assembling, disassembling, trimming, relocating tabs and re-drilling mounting holes, I finally ended up with a nice consistent fit. Now I just have to construct the structure for the floor and Wayne can paint the panels. We have to wait on painting these panels until after the floor structure is finished. We don't want to be scratching the newly painted surfaces now do we.

If you look at all the other photos on the site, you can get a real good feel for how the finished interior will look. I think that the blend of 65 and 03 works very well.

Catch ya'll l8r