Ive finally been getting work done on the vert. I put new brakes on it, new lines, tune up, and things of that nature, but that was the easy stuff.
There was a hole in the floor, about 1x4" long, which i patched up nicely. While I patched it up, I decided to order carpet, floor mats, rear 1/4 carpet, interior paint both white and canyon red, seatbelt bezels, and some other little odds and ends.
This is how it sits:
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(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/Tbird232ci/DCP_1651.jpg)
The plan is to get the floor boards as clean as possible, lay down a few good coats of undercoating, and some sound deadening. I know its hard to eliminate noise in a vert, but every bit helps, especially when you dont have much choice in sound system setups.
Something else ive done, this car had the typical tears in the corners of the rear windows. I bought some white marine vinyl for boat seats, trimmed it and glued it into place for a temporary fix.
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/Tbird232ci/DCP_1625.jpg)
nice to see its coming along!
I love the cougar steering wheel... it's a nice added touch
Looking good. The top fix is a pretty neat idea. Mustangs really don't have a much sound deadening material as Birds do. When I did my console install I found about 1/4" of sound deadener under my carpet:hick:
It's looking good Shawn.
What are you using for undercoating and how's it working for you?
I was suprised when i pulled the carpet up, and only the front footwell area had sound deadening, and the area under the rear seat. The rest was bare. Im hoping that the undercoating will le it some, and ive got a foam pad im going to cut up to go under the carpet.
The factory wheel was very skinny, and when driving highways with slight bends, you couldnt see the gauges. I also have a Tbird shift handle on it to match the wheel.
Fred, the undercoating is stuff from advance auto, i believe its made by Duplicolor, and its called like "Professional UnderCoating" or something stupid like that. The cans go fast, but it seems to be going on nicely. I wont really know how well it did or didnt work, because i doubt with having a roof that the sound will be blocked all that well, but itll make me sleep better at night.
looking good man. that things gonna be a sweet summertime cruiser when your done. and itll probably keep you out of trouble a little more then your TC.
I was going to ask if they had the same shift handles as the T-birds, buyt I guess that answers the question.
looking good!
nice to see somebody else making progress on their projects as well. Keep it up Shawn
After the interior is back in this one, my *other* project will make much progress, youre not the only one ;)
Yes. The red bird.
Ive got a lot of stuff going on with that car, only time there will be details on the board are when its done ;)
Finally stuffin' that 302 you bought into her?
That, and much more.
T56?;)
Shawn, why don't you return my calls?
More progress:
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/Tbird232ci/DCP_1660.jpg)
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/Tbird232ci/DCP_1661.jpg)
(http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n184/Tbird232ci/DCP_1663.jpg)
It got new carpet, floor mats, rear 1/4 carpet, and the door panels and rear 1/4's sprayed with SEM white. That paint is amazing. The drivers side door panel is about shot, so i did the best i could to straighten it, and re-secure it to the door. The carpet needs more work, and i need to get the kickpanels and door sill panels back in, but thats all minor work.
As money comes, its getting a small sound system, seats, and everything else gone through.
Saddly, your front seats still look better then mine
I thought I was a glutton for punishment with the black interior. And here you are going with white interior. It's coming along though. Nice work.
Are you going to get inserts for the seats or just gonna do all white?
Theyre going to be all white.
The 86 GT convertible was the ONLY mustang with this style interior, and this color combination. Thats really the only reason i care to keep it factoryish. Its not hard to keep up on the white, you just have to keep up on it, and think a little bit more when you go to do things.
My '82 GL 5.0 had the same combo...red carpet and dash (console-delete car) with everything else white. Of course I swapped out all the white for black as soon as I could find the parts :punchballs:. Looking back, the white would have been nicer.
Keep crankin'
I should have specified that it was the first year for white leather.
I really like the white interior in these cars. Gives a very 80's feel.