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Mustang progress report...

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:





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.

It's Gumby's fault.

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Reply #1 –
nice to see its coming along!
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

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Reply #2 –
I love the cougar steering wheel... it's a nice added touch

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Reply #3 –
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:
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #4 –
It's looking good Shawn.

What are you using for undercoating and how's it working for you?

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Reply #5 –
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.
It's Gumby's fault.

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Reply #6 –
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.
1988 Thunderbird sport
2004 Ford F150 Lariat
2008  Chevrolet Cobalt Sport
2007 Suzuki DR-Z400S dual sport/Supermoto
1988 Thunderbird LX - sold
1988 Mercury Cougar XR-7 with GST kit - gone

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Reply #7 –
I was going to ask if they had the same shift handles as the T-birds, buyt I guess that answers the question.

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Reply #8 –
looking good!
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1974 maverick lsx powered turbo car SOLD
1973 maverick Tijuana Taxi Tribute
1957 chevy LSX Turbo project (race car)
Owner of Joe Dirt Fabrication

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Reply #9 –
nice to see somebody else making progress on their projects as well.  Keep it up Shawn

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Reply #10 –
After the interior is back in this one, my *other* project will make much progress, youre not the only one ;)
It's Gumby's fault.

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Reply #11 –
Quote from: Tbird232ci;158148
After the interior is back in this one, my *other* project will make much progress, youre not the only one ;)


The red Bird? ;)
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #12 –
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 ;)
It's Gumby's fault.
 

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Reply #13 –
Finally stuffin' that 302 you bought into her?
-- 05 Mustang GT-Whipplecharged !!
--87 5.0 Trick Flow Heads & Intake - Custom Cam - Many other goodies...3100Lbs...Low12's!

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Reply #14 –
That, and much more.
It's Gumby's fault.