I'm getting ready to go pull the front clip (not the hood) and swap the front fenders and doors.I dread it,but I need to do it while I have a weekend off,and get it over with.I will post pics after while.I'll get before,during,and after shots.Off I go.........................
Best of Luck V-man :headbang: :poke:
It's not that hard. mostly awkward and a little heavy.
If you have trouble removing that clip all by yerself, call this guy:
Ok. Good luck. :D
the long arm of the law comes in handy for all the front clip bolts. all of them can be gotten to from the bottom,, although the top inner is the tight one.
Boring pics coming asap.
I took pics of the Sport with no doors on both sides,but I guess a few pics didn't take.Anyway,here's what I have.The door panels will go on tomorrow,and I'll adjust the hood on the driver side (and the fender).The hood is higher than the fender just a little.
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/Vinnietbird/000_0972.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/Vinnietbird/000_0974.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/Vinnietbird/000_0975.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc205/Vinnietbird/000_0976.jpg)
These doors and fenders are in better shape than the gold ones.No dents,no rust,all is good.I'll finish the little stuff tomorrow and then go clean the interior.I have to replace the chrome window trim with the black,and when the car is painted,I'll install the new black handles and locks,along with a bunch of other new parts that are waiting on the shelf.Paint is getting really close.
awesome!!
under hood is amazing on that car!
Thanks a lot.The under hood area will be better when I detail it the way it used to be.I have a little painting and a lot of polishing to do.All the real stuff is under the hood and the interior.No-one thinks the car can pull it's own weight......well,they find out the hard way.The car is now running stronger than ever,very solid.Thursday on my way to pick up my little man from school,a guy in a '95 Mustang GT convertible wanted to play.I was surprised how hard the Sport pulled.The Stang was left behind.He was really curious about the Sport after that.He caught me at the grocery store after I got my boy.I wouldn't show him under the hood.I kept telling him I had a 3.8.LOL.
Looking good,
How many bolts are left over? LOL
That should save you a lot of body work.
I'm guessing the front panel and bumper cover wasn't usable from the other car?
The other car was an LX,standard bumper cover and header panel.Mine are actually in a lot better shape than they appear in the pics.I actually had zero bolts left over.Everything went right back where it belonged.I did find my core support to fender support brackets and installed them.They really stiffen the nose up a lot.You're right Daminc,changing those saved a LOT of work.I have to find some rear fender trim now.I have decided to keep it in the middle.I have to find the two pieces in front of the rear tires.
Way to go Vinnie, nice work. Can't wait to see when it's done. I farmed mine out because I don't touch body work, but you'll save a lot of $$ prepping it yourself.
Vinnie,what did you do with the header panel you got from me?
Your getting there.
When blue header panel got here,the corners were broke off,so about two days later I found this one at a local boneyard for super cheap.I also got the hood for around $30.00 as well.I'm going out to do a little more work today.I have all day,but I want to spend a little time doing nothing before work tomorrow.