I wonder why you dont see more mustangs as retro mods - g machines

[chicane]

Originally Posted by 907rs

I think you guys need to take your disagreement to pm's. I'd sure hate to see this thread get locked.

Yeah... I see this one's making new friends on all the boards. Maybe its a late model thing ??

Or is it Texas... ??

[RussMS]

I think some folks just like to argue, which is fine with me. I find it entertaining at the least.

I have a 69 Vert that I will one day be doing a mild PT build on. My plans were to drive it a while and enjoy it while I build my shop. Now that it has electrical problems, I may be buying or renting an old body shop just outside the city limits to get started sooner.

I look to the cars that Streetking and Steve at HRBS have built as an inspiration for how I want to do my build. Those cars are my two favorite 69s of all time. Pure artwork. I would love to have something that wouldn’t be to shameful to post on the same pages as those cars one day.

When I start trying to plan my build, I see a cool part, do my research only to find that it’s available for Camaros, Firebirds and Novas. Don’t get me wrong, there are some good Mustang PT items out there, but there is a limited number of suppliers.

I think this trend is changing. Some companies are stepping up and offering their version of the latest widget. I love the competition. Gives me more options and more prices to choose from. I just wish companies like DSE would offer a few Mustang parts. ::Hint hint:: but I won’t hold my breath.

I think the previously stated opinions here pretty much sum it up:

1. Chevy is way ahead of the curve on PT parts and technology
2. Most Mustangs just get restored. (yawn)
3. Everyone wants only the Fastbacks.

Just my 2 Cents.

[JamesJ]

Originally Posted by chicane

Or is it Texas... ??

I dont think that is it.... we are all nice in best state in the land...

[sacarguy]

Originally Posted by 427gt500E

Do you happen to know anyone who bought a UP shell? I happen to know 3 people that bought shells at the auction,just to get them home and find out they must start completely over.And these shells weren't your 5000.00 shell,these shells ranged anywhere from 15 to 23k.

As for prison labor not building the building the cars, your wrong.They did every part of the bodywork except for painting.Were some cars built at the facility,yes,were all built there,no. Would you like me to post a link for that so you can see with your own eyes? Hasty isn't your brother in law by chance?

As for drag racing my car,where'd you come up with that.I never said it was a drag car.This car is slated for a show/road race car.

So,you build the car the way you like it and I'll build mine the way I like it.

The reason im arguing is everything hes saying is simply not true based on what i actualy saw with my own eyes vs what was posted all over the internet and the TV and his 8 gallons of filler coment was a exact qoute from the bs news story that was done.


I'm seeing things that just didnt happen being posted and hes saying numbers that well as someone who was there with the auction and bid on and bought a lot of stuff I can say aren't correct so it makes me wonder just how much of what hes saying he actualy knows or was just internet and tv hearsay.

for example he says he knows some one who paid 23 k for a shell. ? well The most expensive shell there sold for 19.2 k here is the auction link
http://www.maxanet.com/cgi-bin/mnlist.cgi?rosen/704

here is a few links to the average price for one of the painted shells was around 14 to 15 k .. wich is a STEAL as a dynacorn body cost that much and you get no body panels or paint etc and the shells came with painted doors hoods trunks and the body kit installed and painted.


http://www.maxanet.com/cgi-bin/mnlist.cgi?rosen/727

http://www.maxanet.com/cgi-bin/mnlist.cgi?rosen/745

heres a nice shell that would have been good to start with its already been media blasted and had every place it was rusted replaced with new panels

http://www.maxanet.com/cgi-bin/mnlist.cgi?rosen/724

deon't mind the surface rust showing thas because the stupid bankrupcy court just let these already blasted shells sit out side for months and even those that were completely primered already needed some work to remove surface rust that was showing.

Here is a car half done i dont see "8 gallons of filler" here just what prety much would be normal for a fender flare setup

http://www.rosensystems.com/maxanet/...unique0737.jpg


here is the 71 cuda shell we bought for 6800 that we sold on ebay for 12.5 k

here is the auction from the UP
http://www.maxanet.com/cgi-bin/mnlist.cgi?rosen/794

here is the ebay auction with tons of pics showing the real condition of the car.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...N%27T.m317.lVI

either way the original question was it would seem to me you would see more but you just dont see nearly as many.

[427gt500E]

It's not a Texas thing,basically it's a know it all thing.
Did you notice him blast me when I said I'm installing an IRS in my 67Mustang.Did you also catch he said my halfshafts wont handel the power my engine will put out.He said all this without knowning what type of axels I'll be using.It really comes down to this,a know it all thing.

He might be schooled on late model Mustangs but I'm under the impression he knows very little about body work and less about the quailty of UP builds.It's a documented fact that even the very early elanors had issues with body cracking.Pull up "fix Eleanor" and read about it yourself.

And your wrong again,the news clips that you refer to CLEARLY says 13 gallons of puddy,not 8. I quouted 8 gallons of puddy as a direct quote from someone from North Carolina whos on a Mustang board that I ferquent.As a matter of fact the car he bought looked ok at the beginning.After trailering his car home chunks of filler were falling off the body. Another guy bought one in the very early stages of the build.His had no filler,he was lucky.But it had other quailty issues.

Other people who have bought cars from the auction also report similar issues.One guy in particular bought the SS version (supersnake which was 1 of 75) only to find panels welded and over lapping each other with yes,8 gallons of puddy to cover it up.So perhaps in your mind there was no quality issues.

He also doesn't beleive Texas state prioners were building these car.I can only assume that the prioners that were inteview about the builds were imposters.It's very easy to find this out by a Goggle search.Try it.None of this information that I cited in prior posts came from any new source other than the prioner thing.All the information I provided was directly from people who bought a UP auction car and discovered the quailty of the build once the car got home.

BTW,I only came on this board about a week ago to get some info on HOK paint that i'll be using on my car.Those good people that responed to my questions were very nice,polite and helpful.

So in essence,I'm out.

[907rs]

Sorry guys. This thread lost all productivity after the first page and a half.