Painting the '84 September 22, 2008, 05:47:21 PM Well I gave this car to my little sister a while back but nothing has really happened to it in a long while. The power windows are working and I've got the CFI running better than it did. But it's mainly been sitting. Time to do something with it. We had a family friend come fix the huge dent in the quarter panel. That worked out nicely because a cousin needed a high school project to document for his English class. It's far from perfect, but it was a real mess to begin with. The rest of the body wasn't too bad considering it's a 25yr old car that has spent most of its time outside. My dad is a PRIMO car painter (he just painted a '63 Ghia 6.3 that sold for $275k) but he's not a bodyman. He's the one doing most of the work you see here. There wasn't any rust that I was aware of, so we just jumped right into it...Oh yea - keep your comments about my sister and her friends to yourselves. Dad laid out some flames just for fun and maybe it will get stripes. We still aren't sure what the paint is going to be. She just said "white with something PINK" :o I am not crazy with that color combination, I'm giving the big-brother vote for all-white.Here it is all cleaned up and ready to get started. Anyone that has painted a car with MILES under the belt will tell you that there is a huge difference between washing a car and CLEANING one. About six hours difference, in fact.Took off the rear bumper cover and what do you know - a little bit of rot from an unprotected previous body fix. This isn't bad though. We're just going to scuff it down and POR-15 it.A little minor fender alignment by yours truly..The DAD grinding out some parking lot dings..And here are the girls getting started removing the front bumper. My sister is the one on the right. Ain't she cute.Starting to look like a bodyshop refugee.We kept her busy. Hey, it's her car!Oh yeah.. you know good stuff is happening now.Did I mention painting a whole car is a pain in the ass? :D They start getting BIG while you're sanding. We're just going to do the fenders and doors for this first day.Sand, dammit!My dad said this was going to be a simple scuff and squirt, just to get it looking nice enough for a parking lot. I should have known better. It's not going to win any awards but it will be pretty nice.They're too dumb to realize it's work. :DTaped up and ready for primer.The master at work. This is lacquer primer which is dirt cheap, I highly recommend using this stuff. At $45/gal it sure beats paying $200/gal for "good" primer.Unfortunately we've got to leave it outside for now but there is no rain in the forecast and we'll pick it back up next week... Quote Selected
Painting the '84 Reply #1 – September 22, 2008, 06:39:22 PM Looking good for a start. Bodywork does suck, but it's better than having to weld quarters on first. LOL.I'll be waiting for the rest of the project as it progresses.I kinda like the flames for some reason too. Quote Selected
Painting the '84 Reply #2 – September 22, 2008, 06:51:46 PM Well, it really needs a new quarter on the driver's side. We figure it's okay for now, and if she bends it, we'll fix it right next time. Same for the hood. The flames were sort of my suggestion. That was a 2-min tape job, the real ones will be bitchin. If they happen.Anyone have a source for the rear bumper? The front was easy to find, but the rear is near impossible. Quote Selected
Painting the '84 Reply #3 – September 22, 2008, 06:52:33 PM I like the stance a lot. What components did you use to make it sit that way? Any problems with rubbing? Quote Selected
Painting the '84 Reply #4 – September 22, 2008, 07:05:01 PM It has unmodified Eibach Sportlines for a '99+ Mustang GT convertible. I think it rides pretty nice; firm and smooth. Sometimes if you hit a big dip the front will rub. That's the price you pay for bringing them down.Spindles are '94-95 Mustang with 12" rotors and PBR calipers from a '00 GT. I need to replace the rear axles with a pair of LONG side axles from a Bronco II, the narrow ones (the ones you use for a Mustang) are too narrow for this car. Quote Selected
Painting the '84 Reply #5 – September 22, 2008, 07:24:33 PM 1984 model - check.Major brake upgrade - check.Incredible stance - check.Chicks that like a 25-year-old car - check.Chicks that like to WORK on it - check.Blue interior, or light grey?Hanging in the balance on this one...So far, I've gotta tell you...you have a lot of bonus points from me. :bowdown:Great work so far, keep us posted! Quote Selected
Painting the '84 Reply #6 – September 22, 2008, 09:10:38 PM Quote from: 46Tbird;236969It has unmodified Eibach Sportlines for a '99+ Mustang GT convertible. I think it rides pretty nice; firm and smooth. Sometimes if you hit a big dip the front will rub. That's the price you pay for bringing them down.Spindles are '94-95 Mustang with 12" rotors and PBR calipers from a '00 GT. I need to replace the rear axles with a pair of LONG side axles from a Bronco II, the narrow ones (the ones you use for a Mustang) are too narrow for this car.I'm doing the Cobra brake conversion now. I used the Eibach Pro-Kit springs for T-Birds and they didn't lower the car at all.I ended up cutting a coil out of the fronts but it's still not low enough. Now I'm going to try Mustang coilovers with Chuck's shock brackets and see how that works out. If I can't get the stance right with these, I'm going to an air ride set up next.Stance is everything and you definitely got it right. Quote Selected
Painting the '84 Reply #7 – September 23, 2008, 12:21:22 AM What happened to the Bullitts? I love the stance of the car, always have an Vary Niice on the sister/ friends. I mean for working on the car of course. Quote Selected
Painting the '84 Reply #8 – September 23, 2008, 10:57:18 AM Quote from: EricCoolCats;236971Blue interior, or light grey?Hanging in the balance on this one...Actually it's dark grey. I looked for a picture, but I guess I don't have one of the interior.Quote from: cougar86_89What happened to the Bullitts?They're doing duty on my Ranger daily. It needed tires so I put these on it.Thanks fellas. Quote Selected
Painting the '84 Reply #9 – September 23, 2008, 11:18:10 AM That car is sweet!!I wish I could find a four eye birdy with a title to swap my mark into. Would be a nice set up in a bird.... 5 lug, all disc, 5.0ho FI...I wish I coulda got it back when you were gonna sell it to bad your wayyyy in texas and im wayyyy up here... Quote Selected
Painting the '84 Reply #10 – September 23, 2008, 11:51:48 AM Quote from: 46Tbird;236964Oh yea - keep your comments about my sister and her friends to yourselves. Epic fail. :flame: DAMMIT! Quote Selected
Painting the '84 Reply #11 – September 23, 2008, 12:01:27 PM Quote from: ZondaC12;237036Epic fail. :flame: DAMMIT!i think im the youngest one here and the only one that could make commentsbut I didnt lol Quote Selected
Painting the '84 Reply #12 – September 23, 2008, 01:26:55 PM Oh just incase you want to start another new project and get rid of that Mopar, Ill take it for you. Wait if thats your sister than how old are you? With all due respect I thought you were one of the old guys around here. Quote Selected
Painting the '84 Reply #13 – September 23, 2008, 01:43:16 PM I'm probably one of the old guys here at 31. My sister is 17. So I've gotten to watch her grow all the way up. I'm proud of her... and protective. You can continue to call me "sir". :DWhich Mopar are you talking about? Quote Selected
Painting the '84 Reply #14 – September 23, 2008, 04:36:47 PM I was thinking 45+. My Sis just started High school and I just left so Im really really protect. Oh ill take both of them. Quote Selected