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Technical & General Discussion Area => Members Cars => Topic started by: ANGZ66 on October 09, 2009, 05:45:26 am

Title: Made it.
Post by: ANGZ66 on October 09, 2009, 05:45:26 am: Lets see if I can get this to work......

The Project is nearing an end I can look back and see where I've been easier than I could see looking forward at the begining.

The story as it was..
2004 we decided to replace Angela's dodgey EA falcon with a Mustang.
After studying the field at the Bendigo Nationals we / Angela, decided on the model of choice.

We found a most suitable candidate and brought her home.
Completely neat and presentable car with a small amount of the usual nasties.
On the road within a coupla months and lovin it.

2 years later with the Canberra Nationals approaching we decided to do a cleanup and replace the poor quality American paint job.
6 months I said I can do this, I've painted cars in my youth in 6 weeks, not a problem.
We can then go to Canberra with a more presentable car.

September 4th 2006 I drove it in the shed, spun the wheels then proceeded to pull her apart.

OOps, that was over 3 years ago.

Now, if I have finished putting everything back on that should be and make it to the Melbourne Round up next week, I will consider her FINISHED.

1140 Days.

:a

I'll add some photos of the trip to date......

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Title: Made it.
Post by: ANGZ66 on October 09, 2009, 05:49:22 am: The lumpy bits and dripping water on the feet when it rained encouraged the trip to the shed.
;2

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Post by: ANGZ66 on October 09, 2009, 05:53:13 am: Lots of bits now, 29/9/2006.

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Post by: ANGZ66 on October 09, 2009, 06:57:56 am: Gotta be done.

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Post by: MustangNut on October 09, 2009, 07:18:21 am: Nice Work Buddy.
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Post by: ANGZ66 on October 09, 2009, 07:52:44 am: Heater damage actually had fly wire and bog hiding it.
The surface stuff sealed.

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Post by: Bumblebee on October 09, 2009, 09:56:52 am: Goodonya ANGZ66, great to see such dedication restoring these great cars continuing. ;z
Cheers Bee
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Post by: scott66stang on October 09, 2009, 10:41:12 am: Well Done ANGZ66 , you now know you now have a sound car and there will me no more wet feet. :+
At least you got to drive yours first , i have had mine almost 1 year and its more stripped down than ever and on a rotisery. Was supposed to be finished 3-6 months ago , so i know where your coming from. :_

Again Congrats on your success. :(
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Post by: ANGZ66 on October 09, 2009, 12:33:39 pm: Thanks .

Mr Noyce gave me some advice arfter I put her in the shed, "The hardest part is knowing when to Stop".

Bugger, I hate it when people around me are right.

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Post by: ANGZ66 on October 09, 2009, 06:29:50 pm: The colour is so clean, so much different to the dirty nasty stuff.
Takes a bit of work but..

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Post by: Foresight on October 09, 2009, 06:45:52 pm: mate that is one tidy looking car everything is so crispy and clean

nice work :(
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Post by: ANGZ66 on October 09, 2009, 07:19:35 pm: ;}

If you put a new lower control arm on, change the dust boot first, this one sat in its poly bag for 2 years and on the car for 1 without seeing the road, glad I did it now.
I tried Repco, can't help, tried Bursons, nay mate but an experienced guy behind the counter tried and found something that fitted.
Looks like rubber and feels more like rubber than the original new one.

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Post by: Brent on October 09, 2009, 08:09:32 pm: Are you in the motor trade or just VERY handy???;y
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Post by: ANGZ66 on October 09, 2009, 11:28:44 pm: Just handy Brent and good advice from others around me..

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Post by: ANGZ66 on October 10, 2009, 08:12:43 am: Bonets on, Grill indicators etc.
Now bumpers, rocker moulds badges, wheel alignment etc .

Is this normal to be in a last minute rush??

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Title: Made it.
Post by: caretaker65 on October 10, 2009, 10:13:21 pm: ANGZ66,

Excellent work so far, not long now until Dandy nationals.
Think you should make it now.
Good luck ... are you entered in a judged section.

Cheers Caretaker65 :(

Maybe soon to be 67 owner!:a
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Post by: 67hardtop on October 10, 2009, 10:21:48 pm: Lookin great Rog
Looking forward to seeing the car next Sunday!
Mine will be there, even if its on a bloody trailer:_
Hey Geoff,
Whats the go?
Is there a new pony in your life?
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Post by: IGALOP on October 11, 2009, 08:07:47 pm: ANGZ66, looking very nice indeed.

Dashboard Doc, what's this about a 67?

Just back in Melbourne after a few days in Merimbula...........pretty good spot to have some R & R.
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Post by: caretaker65 on October 12, 2009, 08:33:06 am: Guy's,
Yes, there is a new pony in my life, won't go to far into just yet, but its a 67 coupe A code 289
Just need to sort of the $$$ & Reg this week, possibly wont be at the Nationals but hopefully just in time for my 43rd following weekend.

I got the bug :(
Can I join the 67 club now?
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Post by: MustangNut on October 12, 2009, 08:42:50 am: Quote
Originally posted by caretaker65
Guy's,
Yes, there is a new pony in my life, won't go to far into just yet, but its a 67 coupe A code 289
Just need to sort of the $$$ & Reg this week, possibly wont be at the Nationals but hopefully just in time for my 43rd following weekend.

I got the bug :(
Can I join the 67 club now?

Welcome to the 67 Club Caretaker.
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Post by: 67hardtop on October 12, 2009, 08:43:54 am: Woohoo!
Well done Geoff:(
Seems the 67 club is going off lately!
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Post by: IGALOP on October 12, 2009, 08:58:28 am: Dashboard Doc, fantastic news, what can we say?
Welcome to the 67 chapter of Mustang ownership!:(
Title: Made it.
Post by: ANGZ66 on October 12, 2009, 10:03:38 pm: ;{

Well she made it to the servo and back.

Into the shed again and finish that list of things to do..

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Post by: IGALOP on October 12, 2009, 10:19:48 pm: Gets you all a bit moist when you finally get it out on the tarmac, doesn't it? Good to see the fairer 1/2 gets to do the fillerup too?
Hope to see you at Dandenong???
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Post by: Thirsty428 on October 13, 2009, 06:44:23 am: Just Handy Hey?????
An awsome job I must say. It takes real strength to go to that stage of stripping and rebuilding.

Love the matching colour engine bay.

(on the funny side - I think your back lawn could do with a water)
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Post by: ANGZ66 on October 13, 2009, 07:11:58 pm: Igalop,
The fairer 1/2 got the first drive out the drive because I would'nt dare!

Its her toy..

:_ Now if I I make it to Dandenong as finished as I want just look for the Drip rail mould @#$%(^%#%^* tied in Knots on the back seat..

And gents FYI the following photos shows our toys (2006 Maryborough), mine's not the Silver Blue one..

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Post by: IGALOP on October 13, 2009, 07:18:56 pm: Had our 67 4 years and she (The Owner) who is always obeyed, still has not driven it.
Son,daughter,son in law etc have all had a go but herself doesn't like the idea of sitting near the gutter when driving!
LHD doesn't excite her one bit.:(
Title: Made it.
Post by: ANGZ66 on October 15, 2009, 06:57:04 am: The list is not getting much shorter..
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Post by: ANGZ66 on October 20, 2009, 09:57:17 pm: :f

Yep we made it.
Stopped polishing at 2am that morning.
Run the motor in on the way down.
Didn't wipe the bugs or dust off.
Still took home something for the Mantle.
We're both happy, was an excellent day.
Lots of compliments.
Confirms its all worth it.

Sorry I didn't catch up with you Igalop.
Found it was a bit hard to stay with the car and look at every thing on show.

The Bendigo crew put on our own display when we stopped at Calder Macca's on the way home.

Griffs Nuts and Bolts day next.

Big thanks to Bill Cant, without his assistance in the last stages we would not have made it.

Roger.

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Post by: Bumblebee on October 21, 2009, 09:34:32 am: Very nice Roger!:f

Cheers Bee
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Post by: shrinkstang on December 17, 2011, 07:00:53 pm: What a fantastic rebuild and paint job.:fantastic:

How are things going now?
Any new cars?
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Post by: Macka on December 17, 2011, 08:42:28 pm: Nice job... :thumb:
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Post by: ANGZ66 on December 17, 2011, 09:07:22 pm: Yep, All good thanks.
17,000 mls added to the clock since the rebuild.
Been to Adelaide, Gold Coast, numerous car shows to Melbourne and regional VIC.
The usual dodgey repo failures but the back yard paint job still holding up reasonable.
Ange is still driving it everywhere.
And the new failane project WILL be started soon.

Roger.

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Post by: mwizz on December 17, 2011, 11:24:50 pm: Excellent another build to check out
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Post by: jbrucem1 on December 18, 2011, 03:08:10 pm: come on rog get into that farlaine!!
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Post by: ANGZ66 on July 16, 2012, 04:43:09 am: Sorry Jack, I still haven't started the Fairlane, too much other stuff happening, and the mustang seems to be an on going project some times.
Thought I'd add some pics,

Some prep work before the Goldcoast Nationals 2011 , Fix grass hopper damage, & repaint some parts.
it was entered for display judging.
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remove the faint topcoat over spray.
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Repair the grasshopper damaged paint on the grill.
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and re do the inlet gaskets, thats been a regular as the watter jacket is so coroded and thin.
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Done QLD and had a ball even with 7 days of rain.

R.
Title: Made it.
Post by: ANGZ66 on July 16, 2012, 04:50:19 am: Didn’t enter the car for display judging for Newcastle Nationals this year, starting become an old car now with Ange driving it every where.
Once again had a great time at the Nationals but didn’t holiday much after and returned home over 2 days.
Rolled into Wodonga on the way home and she wasn’t running so good, missing and running rough at idle.
Back home in the shed, motor out, dismantled, honed, re-ringed, new timing chain cover, another set of reco’d heads, new lifters, new inlet with ceramic coating, 3 months off the road and Ange has finally got it back. After 20,000miles on that rebuild, I hope it lasts a little longer this time.
I’d had these heads since the eighties and the engine rebuilder missed the cracks on the out side so they’ve been leaking slowly since 2006.
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With the motor out I had an oportunity to repair the brake fluid damaged paint on and behind the steering box. Plastic master cylinder cap had cracked and lost fluid.
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New inlet had a couple of trips to be coated, I wasn’t happy with the finish in the deep recessed areas.
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The ceramic coating on the pipes have grey’d off but they’re still clean and tidy, maybe next time.
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Its back on the road, Ange is happy and I should get back to my projects. The bike needs a little lovin too.
R.
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Post by: rocket on July 16, 2012, 08:03:31 am: Hi Roger, Looks like you did a top quality job on that engine.:thumb:

Seeing that your heads were leaking i would assume it now runs better than ever?

Look forward to catching up with you and Angela in October.:cheers:

How is that Fairlane coming along?

Rocket.
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Post by: 66RavenGTCoupe on April 30, 2013, 05:13:26 pm: Nice job there Roger, looking forward to seeing it in the flesh over that beer I owe ya one day mate. :smilies:
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Post by: ANGZ66 on June 03, 2018, 09:11:03 pm: Another notch on the wheel, she's done all the nationals now.

Adelaide 2010
Gold Coast 2011
Newcastle 2012
Geelong 2014
Adelaide 2015
Wollongong 2017
Perth 2018

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Post by: mwizz on June 03, 2018, 10:45:22 pm: Well done. That's commitment.
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Post by: Husky350 on June 05, 2018, 09:48:52 pm: That's really cool Good on ya, I really need to get out and drive more
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Post by: Megzee67 on August 24, 2019, 08:44:20 pm: great work.….looks beautiful...….Super happy to see the smoothie rims...…..I've got the same and they keep that old school muscle look pure and simple.....