Ok so these were suppose to kick off while I’m over here in Italy, but they failed to post up, so I’m taking a few minutes to fix that.
Oh well as long as I’m typing, here is my favorite Italian road sign:
Nothing But Curves – Should have packed the Vette!!!!!
Welcome back to Project Sports Roof (#ProjectSportsRoof). We stripped the old fender and retained all the usable parts. Next we are going to fit the new fenders up to the Mustang. Here is the first video.
It’s almost like Christmas every time part come in for #ProjectSportsRoof. Here’s what came in this week: Fresh from North of our border are these wood insert for.
Thanks for check back with #ProjectSportsRoof. While I’m headed off on vacation I’ve scheduled a few post to get published while I’m out. As a note the progress is moving well and I’m posting these in order, but they are …
Thanks for check back with #ProjectSportsRoof. While I’m headed off on vacation I’ve scheduled a few post to get published while I’m out.
As a note the progress is moving well and I’m posting these in order, but they are delayed by a couple of weeks. I’ve nearly completed the fender install – still have a few adjustments to make and you’ll see these posts coming up. Taking advantage of various opportunity in the course of a project some times has you stop on task so to take an opening to get another task done. This is the case here with the 351C engine. I had a chance to get the some engine work done at a great price so I’ve jumped to that task and put the others on hold. Those post will be coming up soon.
To remove the fenders you, of course have to pull off the front valance. This one happened to be a new after-market piece.
When you swapping out any original parts or components, you want to try to salvage any sub-components or parts that are still functional and look good. Stripping these old fenders included saving the fender extensions, side makers, bolts, badging etc.
When I’ve capturing these on my Android, I trying to keep them short and often use the wrong name for some of the parts, hence Fender Ends = Fender Extensions.
🙂
Here is a look at the fender extensions.
If you’ve seen any of my other project you’ll notice that I try to keep things – organized – some what.
There’s more coming up on the fenders and the cause of the low compression on cylinder #2 – it’s not what I thought!!!
In case you didn’t notice, the fenders that were on #ProjectSportsRoof look as though car had driven into a half pipe at a skate park. Left Fender – major.
Thanks for reading. Tim. #ProjectSportsRoof. projectsportsroof. 1973 Mustang Project Sportsroof – Engine Walk-Through. There is a quick walk-through of the 351C tucked between the fenders of the 1973 Mustang Sportsroof.
#ProjectSportsRoof. projectsportsroof. 1973 Mustang – Project SportsRoof – Compression Test Part I. I’ve done all the clean up and all the adjustments necessary to get a good reading on the health of the ’72 351C engine in …
September 30th,…was the… anniversary of the sad day James Dean died. 60 years have passed, and now there are rumors that the exact car, a Porsche 550 chassis 055, might be not so lost after all.
If anyone is not up to speed on what happened, James Dean was driving his Porsche 550 on his way to Salinas, California for a race. Near Cholame, California, on a stretch of highway, Dean was involved in a head on crash with a Ford Tudor. The Porsche was totaled, and Dean was pronounced dead.
It was tragic, but instead of only focusing on the negativity surrounding the situation, the crash became the centerpiece for a safe driving program across the country. His 550 was toured around, but strange events cast a dark shadow over the car.
People who came in close contact with the 550 experienced a string of bad luck. Many were involved car wrecks themselves, and some also suffered the same fate as Dean.
During the early 60’s the 550 actually disappeared. Somehow it vanished during transportation from Florida to California, until now.Volo Auto Museum is a good friend of My Classic Garage, and also the possible next owner of the highly sought after Porsche 550. The whole situation is still unfolding, but here’s what we know. During 2005 Volo offered a million dollar reward for the whereabouts of James Dean’s 550. After the television show ‘Brad Meltzer’s Lost History,’ which aired in 2014, a man contacted Volo Auto Museum with the claim that he knew where the car was. His tale is crazy, and sounds like the plot to a box office hit, but after a polygraph test his story was confirmed. He was 6 years old and present as his father and some other men put the cursed 550 Spyder behind a false wall in an undisclosed building somewhere in Washington. We have a lot of questions about all of this, but we really hope the rumors are true. This is still coming together. As details are released we’ll keep you updated.
Reilly describes witnessing his father and a group of men hide the famous car in a Bellingham building. “A 1955 Porsche 550, all mangled up. They were talking about it being James Dean’s car,” said Reilly. “They hid it inside a wall, basically on its side.
The actor was driving his silver 550 Porsche Spyder and was headed to Salinas where he planned to participate in the road car sports race at the Salinas Airport. “When he was filming ‘East of Eden,’ he really fell in love with the car culture in …
In case you didn’t notice, the fenders that were on #ProjectSportsRoof look as though car had driven into a half pipe at a skate park.
Left Fender – major dent a lot of rebuilding necessary
Right Side Fender – lots of crinkles, a few creases and good size dent.
Now, these are fixable, with a lot of heating and dolly work and bondo – but I’m trying my luck with re-pops and that’s what is coming up in the next few post.
Drop me a know if you have a project you are working on.
#ProjectSportsRoof will be the way I want it, which I haven’t nailed down yet, so suggest way by dropping me a comment (got your crate motor idea swimming around in my head, Bill) and that will happen fast or slow and cost …
Our 1973 Mustang is 42 years old, which means the gas tank has seen 42 years worth of various qualities of gasoline, sludge, condensation, residue, and most likely rust. Since we’re upgrading the engine to a blown and injected (Holley Terminator EFI) …
In 1991 and 1992, the Dodge Spirit R/T was the quickest four-door sold in the U.S. and the fastest mass-produced sedan in the world.
The Dodge Charger Hellcat’s rise to the top of the sport sedan segment shouldn’t come as a surprise. Though many were shocked when Dodge had the audacity to build a 707-horsepower grocery-getter, the American automaker has a long-history of catching the automotive industry off guard.
Though few still remember the legend, the Hellcat isn’t the first time Dodge shockingly overthrew Germany’s finest to become king of the sport sedan segment. BMW, Mercedes, and Audi were unquestionably the gold standard of tire-scorching, corner-carving four-doors. But in 1991 and ‘92, Dodge completely embarrassed the German triumvirate with its budget-friendly, front-wheel drive Dodge Spirit.
This isn’t entirely true, but of the 1400 Spirit R/Ts sold in the US in 1991-1992, only a few are for sale right now. Perhaps they … a good deal. Find this 1992 Dodge Spirit R/T offered here on craigslist for $1000 in Maquoketa, IA.
This isn’t entirely true, but of the 1400 Spirit R/Ts sold in the US in 1991-1992, only a few are for sale right now. Perhaps they … a good deal. Find this 1992 Dodge Spirit R/T offered here on craigslist for $1000 in Maquoketa, IA.
Date: 19th January 2012 Username: j4278h Full Name: City, State, Zip: 49079 Contact: pm Price: 350 Description:1992 Dodge Spirit R/T 150mph instrument cluster with 180k miles on it. Since I’ve had this car for 5 plus years …
However, these two Dodges, listed separately but sold by the same seller, are tempting for the creative gifter. It’s the thought that counts. Find this 1991 Dodge Spirit R/T and this 1992 Dodge Daytona Iroc R/T for sale in …
It’s almost like Christmas every time part come in for #ProjectSportsRoof. Here’s what came in this week: Fresh from North of our border are these wood insert for.
I get asked often how our restoration service at Average Guy’s Car Restorations works.
This is a great question so I thought I’d lay out the basic steps, keeping in mind that each car and each customer is different and we do our best to accommodate those differences.
From a full-blown frame off restoration – like we have going on with the rare 1975 Model 110 VW bug, to a customized ride, to a simple refresh to keep the family classic safe and reliable, we make it happen. Whether you are going to keep it, sell it at the next Barrett Jackson auction or hand it down, we’ll get it to the level of perfection you desire and it deserves.
To start we’ll sit down and discuss your goals. This is a critical step for us to understand your goal. As you know a key component of any restoration is budget, so we’ll have that discussion too, including your budget range, initial deposit and billing/payment arrangements. Based on this interview we lay out the next steps and you’ll know what to expect every step of the way.
After we completed the administrative tasks, we get to the exciting part. We’ll arrange to get you vehicle transported, safely and secure. Our rare Model 110 VW was brought to us all the way from the great state of Iowa. We select only reliable transportation contractors to move your car, so it won’t be jammed on the back of livestock truck, which just happens to be coming this way. Once we have the car in our possession it remains safe and secure at all times including when it’s with any of our subcontractors.
We begin with a complete inspection of the car, keeping in mind the customers goals, to decide the logical progression for the restore, refresh or customization. We call this the ‘Project Plan’ and we give you that step by step document. You can then compare that to your objective.
One of things we love to do is document the restoration process and you’ll be given updates, including pictures, on a regular basis and comprehensive documentation when the project is completed. Our Model 110 VW’s owner has visited from Chicago several times to personally inspect her “Buggy”. We love that interaction.
So that’s the framework of our restoration process and to just show you the quality, here are a couple of examples.
From this:
To this:
The 302
From this
To this:
Let me show you one more.
From this rusted out VW:
To this:
That’s the expected out come – not just our customers want but we demand.
Of course getting these types of results isn’t by chance, you have to start with skilled professionals and you have to manage each car like a complicated project with personal oversight. Not a bolt get’s replaces or polished or a dollar spent without my knowledge. With two double “Best In Class” trophy winners to my recent credit, you know the attention to detail will be there.
If you are interested in the process or have questions, feel free to contact us at AGCarRestoration@cox.net or call us at 520-405-5314.
The final part of this install of the window felt on 1973 Sports Roof was as easy as it gets. This outside piece just snaps in – with a small adjustment.
Take a look:
The goal is to get the car sealed up and keep any more water damage from occurring to the floor pans by rain leaking into the car.
Here’s the kind of seal you want to see on the windows.
I was asked an a couple of forums about why I bothered with this task, when I’m just going to paint the car. That’s a good question, especially when we car enthusiasts are bombarded with car shows that turn cars around in 3 days and strip a car to bare bones and send it off to the paint boot. Well that how’s they do in T.V. land but the Average Guy isn’t going to be able to make that happen.
So yes the car is going to be painted and yes I am fairly certain that the engine is going to get rebuilt, but that’s not going to happen in a week (which I’m very dubious actually occurs in real life – T.V. or not T.V. cameras.) But I’m going to fix we what I can now and drive it before all the big $$$ stuff has to happen. Although the car may take a different direction, I still want it to be a drive-able project car – keeping it fun.
Thanks for reading and as always – drop me a note with your opinion.
Just picked up my second classic Mustang and I’ve got my Marti Report in hand…love those guys!!! I had a couple questions and perhaps someone here knows. Car was ordered with forged aluminum wheels – any one know that they would have looked like …
Continuing on with the felt install for the 1973 Mustang (#ProjectSportsRoof), I’ve already removed the old felt and we are about to replace it with the new piece from.
#ProjectSportsRoof will be the way I want it, which I haven’t nailed down yet, so suggest way by dropping me a comment (got your crate motor idea swimming around in my head, Bill) and that will happen fast or slow and cost …
Let’s wrap up the window felt install on the 1973 Mustang (#ProjectSportsRoof).
Let me show you a bit of what we started with.
Top Inside Door Panel Removed
The white panel I’m working with in the videos is from this part of the door.
Here’s the next couple of steps.
So the stable were to large in diameter to fit through the existing holes and if you ever tried enlarging a hole this size, even slightly, you’ll break more than a couple of drill bits. So with the holes misaligned for the felt strip and the wrong size I opted to just drill the felt and the door panel.
Worth mentioning is that the upper door panel and original felt strip has more hole, requiring more stables than the number of stables included with the kit. Not using as many stable would allow the strip to sag and not give a good seal, so I made the extra stables out of finishing nails by cutting off them to size a bending them in to a ‘squared’ U shape.
Next up is the a look at the outside felt strip – that really isn’t felt – just rubber and how replacing helps with quarter mile times!!
Thanks for checking back in on #ProjectSportsRoof. For a long time I thought installing door window felt or window seal was an impossible task. Either you couldn’t.
Continuing on with the felt install for the 1973 Mustang (#ProjectSportsRoof), I’ve already removed the old felt and we are about to replace it with the new piece from.
Continuing on with the felt install for the 1973 Mustang (#ProjectSportsRoof), I’ve already removed the old felt and we are about to replace it with the new piece from Repops (I misspoke in the video, but you can clearly see the name on the paperwork).
Seems simple enough and done in no….time…..but wait….small glitch!!!
So the company is called Repops and to be fair, the pieces that went on the outside of the door were near perfect.
Thanks for checking back in on #ProjectSportsRoof. For a long time I thought installing door window felt or window seal was an impossible task. Either you couldn’t.
