Restoring the old Eight Nine Stang - Page 3

**shane96ranger** · 11-28-2010, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by r1hatman

She's a bute Clark! I love the Fox body styles. I had a 81 GT as my first car, and Then I turned a 87 LX into a 91 GT with bbs honeycomb wheels gt taillights and front end and ground effects. I love working on them!

LOL, Nice use of the Christmas Vacation quote. Really though, they are my original passion for cars. Rangers and Explorers are fun, but secondary to my love for Fox Body's. I can't wait to get it back, but it's getting parked in storage probably the very same day.

**shane96ranger** · 11-29-2010, 06:17 PM

I finally got the call today. IT'S DONE!!!!!! These pictures really don't do it justice, but still tell me what you think please!

rockin86ranger · 11-29-2010, 06:28 PM

VERY NICE, dont forget to leave the keys in it and ill pick up on my way by. lol jk jk. but it does look fanatastic. This is one of the few 80s cars i really have a passion for

**shane96ranger** · 11-29-2010, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by rockin86ranger

VERY NICE, dont forget to leave the keys in it and ill pick up on my way by. lol jk jk. but it does look fanatastic. This is one of the few 80s cars i really have a passion for

Thank you! I love these things. I've owned it for almost 16 years and it's never looked this good.

The first thing I thought when I saw it was, "it looks sweet as hell, but those rims gotta go".

dixie_boysles · 11-29-2010, 07:12 PM

HOLY SHIT THAT LOOKS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

put a brand new interior in it (i dont know what the interior looks like right now) like leather seats or something. then throw some chrome Saleens in there and that car would be sex on wheels

rockin86ranger · 11-29-2010, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by shane96ranger

Thank you! I love these things. I've owned it for almost 16 years and it's never looked this good.

The first thing I thought when I saw it was, "it looks sweet as hell, but those rims gotta go".

yeah i can agree with you on the rims, but if you change them it needs to be something orginal, not the same thing everyone else has. i like the 2011 gt 19" rims

http://www.ford.com/cars/mustang/acc...page=Feature31

**shane96ranger** · 11-30-2010, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by rockin86ranger

yeah i can agree with you on the rims, but if you change them it needs to be something orginal, not the same thing everyone else has. i like the 2011 gt 19" rims

http://www.ford.com/cars/mustang/acc...page=Feature31

I have a good friend that owns a powder coating business. What do you think of me having him re-coat these wheels?

dixie_boysles · 11-30-2010, 07:09 AM

nah get new wheels

dhinch279 · 11-30-2010, 07:45 AM

I would say, DO IT! It's not anything that I have seen yet

**JoshT** · 11-30-2010, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by shane96ranger

The first thing I thought when I saw it was, "it looks sweet as hell, but those rims gotta go".

Dude that thing is looking sweet! I have to agree though the wheels need a change. Not necessarily gotta go but need to change. I recommend something in a matching white.

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Originally Posted by shane96ranger

I have a good friend that owns a powder coating business. What do you think of me having him re-coat these wheels?

I agree it's worth a shot, you've got the wheels and you aren't out much if you don't like it. I'd recommend painting them though since you can't p-coat the center cap, and it my be hard to get a white sprayed on it to match the p-coating.

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Originally Posted by dhinch279

I would say, DO IT! It's not anything that I have seen yet

While I have seen it once (can't remember where) I have to agree. IIRC there may have been a few mustangs that had them white from the factory, wasn't many if there was.

**AgPete139** · 11-30-2010, 02:30 PM

Wow. Looks great! Perhaps I should get my 92 GT 'Vert repainted! The corners fenders at the front are all faded, and my front bumper is pitted.

I think a white powdercoated wheel would look excellent.

Congrats on your new baby, Shane!

**shane96ranger** · 11-30-2010, 05:13 PM

Here's a couple more photos I took today. The sun wasn't poking out much, so there's a lot of shadows that don't allow you to see how good it really looks. I probably looked like a drunk driving the thing, as I was was swerving around pot holes and puddles.

And here is where she will sit for the winter. This is my friend's transmission shop.

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