JCG Restoration & Customs Customer Projects

[Cris@JCG]

Got the car painted & assembled for RTTC... Here is a nice pic of the car @ testing & tuning Friday before we left to RTTC this past weekend... We had a blast with both cars out their.. The Mustang is working great but we hurt the engine on Saturday.. So I got the engine out & scrambling to get it fixed for SEMA/Optima.. It will be a crunch!



Here is a great action shot of me driving on the Auto-X.. Thanks Sean Haggai !

[Tom.A]

Good luck on getting it fixed Cris. Karl looked uper fast out there on Sunday in BB

[preston]

I still can't fathom how you integrated those steel spats into the urethane bumper cover and got it to look so seamless. I mean that's not a close up high fidelity picture but I can't tell there was any work there at all.
If you glued them on how did you cover the ridge of the metal piece ? Surely bondo doesn't work on the bumper cover, what did you use ?. Did you sink them into the bumper cover and then epoxy and cover them ?

I'm not trying to do anything like this, I'm just curious how that was done.

[GregWeld]

Carl has to be happy with that!

[Jr]

Originally Posted by preston

I still can't fathom how you integrated those steel spats into the urethane bumper cover and got it to look so seamless. I mean that's not a close up high fidelity picture but I can't tell there was any work there at all.
If you glued them on how did you cover the ridge of the metal piece ? Surely bondo doesn't work on the bumper cover, what did you use ?. Did you sink them into the bumper cover and then epoxy and cover them ?

I'm not trying to do anything like this, I'm just curious how that was done.

I have no idea how he did it, but after looking at it up close, it looks like it came from the factory like that.

[dunnjun]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Carl has to be happy with that!

I am. It's really close. But, if it had flares, 335s all the way around, and a LS. It would be PERFECT!

[Cris@JCG]

I was looking for pics for this process but forgot to take some... We used 3M panel adhesive & pop rivits to hold both pcs together.. Sanded the both pcs together to blend them & finish it off with body filler... I was lucky that my body man had done this in the past with other cars..

Originally Posted by preston

I still can't fathom how you integrated those steel spats into the urethane bumper cover and got it to look so seamless. I mean that's not a close up high fidelity picture but I can't tell there was any work there at all.
If you glued them on how did you cover the ridge of the metal piece ? Surely bondo doesn't work on the bumper cover, what did you use ?. Did you sink them into the bumper cover and then epoxy and cover them ?

I'm not trying to do anything like this, I'm just curious how that was done.

You got flares! You got big tires! The LS engine would be the icing on the cake!! I just might have a surprise for you

Originally Posted by dunnjun

I am. It's really close. But, if it had flares, 335s all the way around, and a LS. It would be PERFECT!

[Cris@JCG]

It has been crazy here @ the shop trying to get the Mustang ready for Optima... We hurt the engine @ RTTC.. SO plan B was put into effect.. The new engine is making 605 hp with 540 tq @ the crank naturally aspirated.. also upgraded from a five speed to a 6 speed.. Plus alot more.. But the icing on the cake is the car on it's new Forgelines!

Got to tune the car, Put back on the PJ decals.. & hope we are ready!

[Spiffav8]

Originally Posted by Gonzo

hope we are ready!

...says one of the hardest working men in the industry.

Looking forward to it!

[Rick D]

Originally Posted by Gonzo

It has been crazy here @ the shop trying to get the Mustang ready for Optima... We hurt the engine @ RTTC.. SO plan B was put into effect.. The new engine is making 605 hp with 540 tq @ the crank naturally aspirated.. also upgraded from a five speed to a 6 speed.. Plus alot more.. But the icing on the cake is the car on it's new Forgelines!

So Cris what did you end for the new engine