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2012/13 winter race car

Reply #30
Hell yeah!
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #31
Looking good

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #32
Got everything except the trunk lid ready for primer, just need to go over everything with 180grit before primer.








Any ideas as to why it would rust out so bad here??

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #33
Found a wing for a truck cap/tonneu cover.  Not sure how I feel about it just yet though.



Ready for primer!






Got to love our paint department at work.  Took me an hour to find enough stuff that I could put together to work even remotely good enough to primer a car.  AMAZING

Found this while I was looking for stuff.  Nothing like leaving mixed paint in a touch up gun for who knows how long


Car in primer.  Tomorrow it will get high build primer.






88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #34
He'll yea

Nice

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #35
Looking real Good!!


86' T/C 4.6L DOHC
16' Chebby Cruze 1.4L Turbo
17’ Peterbilt 389 600hp 1850ftlb Trq 18spd

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2012/13 winter race car

Reply #36
Nice! It must be awesome to have access to a paint booth. Not sure if l like the spoiler yet, but once its all one color and mocked up it should easier to tell.

turbo charged 94 Cobra engine/440cc injectors/megasquirt /5 speed swapped (T5)/maxbox upper intake/70mm PP throttle body/AJE coilovers/2003 Mustang control arms/S.T. sway bars/ES rear control arm bushings/11" brake conversion/manual rack conversion/8.8 TC rear with rear discs and a welded diff/3.73 gears/PLX wideband/199mph speedometer/Aeromotive FPR/CNC hydraulic hand brake/cobra R wheels/....ect.

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #37
Nice Work! I'd ditch the wing personally.

That is a man-size paint booth btw, wish I had that much space to work in mine. Stuck in a little 14x20 here.

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #38
Well, finally ready for topcoat.  Cars nice and straight finally.  I cant wait!  BTW, we have 2 paint booths at our shop, this is the smaller of the 2, but has better lighting.  We paint propane delivery trucks and transports and those require a large paint booth to get them in, lol.

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:


2012/13 winter race car

Reply #40







Its not perfect, but it looks decent.  Been a while since I sprayed a single stage paint, so theres 1 good run and a few small dry spots.

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #41
Looks great in the pics! Man, you are really making me fiend to get started on mine, lol. I'm going with Gloss Black as well.

Nice Work so far!

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #42
shagy for sure

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #43
going back together!  BTW: still looking for a grille.  May end up getting one off ebay






88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

2012/13 winter race car

Reply #44
Looking good!  Can't go wrong with black.
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube