my first project

[yanko 15]

ok guys there seemed to be alot of interest in my build from my introduction thread so heres the story and progress up to date:

i recently turned 18 so for my bday my parents and grandparents purchased me a project car: (sorry for cell phone pics)

we picked up this wrecked 89 lx. it is an automatic with a 5.0 motor and has 125,xxx miles on it, it runs flawlessly, the owner just let it get away from him and dropped it into a ditch
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/tracypics017-1.jpg

along with that car we got this parts car for it...also an 89 lx. We got both of em for a steal...1100 bucks :)
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/tracypics016-1.jpg

we got the cars home and started tearing down to see what all we had to do.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/tracypics015-1.jpg
we need to get it back to being level
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/tracypics010-1.jpg

fenders off
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/tracypics014-1.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/tracypics013-1.jpg

in these pics you can see what i call "krinks"
drivers side:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/tracypics012-1.jpg
pass. side:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/tracypics011-1.jpg

we began removing everything that was connected to the inner fenderwells (air box, battery, wires, etc.) as well as the radiator, fan, etc.. this was so we could begin drilling out the spot welds.
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/tracypics008-1.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/tracypics004-1.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/tracypics006-1.jpg

[yanko 15]

more progress!
my step dad finished getting the spot welds drilled out and got the whole front off:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/tracypics001-1.jpg

while he was checking some things he noticed the pass. side head gasket was leaking so he took the valve cover off and found this:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/tracypics022.jpg
(kinda hard to see but look at all the pin holes)

While he was tinkering with the motor i began to strip the parts car of the parts we needed:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/tracypics003-2.jpg (this car has a ton of spare parts just sitting in the inside of it so just let me kno if you need anything and ill see if its in there)

not alot of progress but things will pick up now that ive graduated and have money to spend :)

oh yea! we also got the front rotors back today after they were sent out to be remachined!

itll be slow and steady but i dont want to rush anything and i want it done right. This is something ive wanted to do since i was 5 watching my dad build his truck so im going to cherish every moment of it haha

thanks guys more to come!

[XSR]

Curious as to why you did'nt just transplant the motor out of the wrecked car into the better body/chassis?

[ToplessMarrine]

Curious as to why you did'nt just transplant the motor out of the wrecked car into the better body/chassis?


X2 Thanks greg I was wondering the same thing, because now since you found that the motor wasn't pristine you should just pull it anyway.:yes1:

[yanko 15]

same question came up in my thread on corral.net

the parts car we have is absolute **** pretty much. the only good parts on the car happen to be the front fascia and fenders that we need everythig else is in pretty bad shape with dents and holes etc..
and as far as the blue car the only bad spots were the front that we are fixing and the rest is a solid car so thats why we went this route

clear things up?

[93fakesnake]

Looks like a good project you got. Keep us updated

[XSR]

The bad spots must be on the driverside?? Not knocking your hardwork, just curious. Because the parts car looks to be a better car(from the pics). Anyways I have done a complete rebuild like that, and it's a serious amount of work!

[yanko 15]

yea its on the drivers side ill take some pics for proof! haha

yes its gonna be alot of work but in the end tll be worth it

[93fakesnake]

It will look good when your done. Ya'll coming to Mustang Week?

[yanko 15]

It will look good when your done. Ya'll coming to Mustang Week?

yea but i doubt well have this done in time but ya never kno haha i dont wana rush it but if it gets done then ill bring it down :)

[yanko 15]

i got a question guys:
can anybdy point me in the right direction to what we would have t do to convert it to 5 lug? i.e. what il need and how to do it
**ive found a guy seling full 5 lug conversions (the rear would be a disc conversion) on craigslist in SC** http://charlotte.craigslist.org/pts/1231070469.html
any input on this? im considering if if its not to awful hard

[yanko 15]

Good News!

rear wheels shoed up today!
15x8 weld draglites

via George Bush on corral.net

will post pics later tonite :)

[drivin-fool]

It looks better already man. Glad to see ya makin some headway:thumbsup1:

[Mustangjunki3]

Looks like you have a pretty good project on your hands . I am having the same problem as you .. My frame rail is actually bent .. ughh just one thing after the other .. its frustrating .. but I cant wait until I get better progress so I can put up some pictures !!!! Make sure you keep us posted !

[DSTRBD]

Nothing like a build thread with photos...

[yanko 15]

Nothing like a build thread with photos...

there are photos..i just dont have the luxury of working on my car EVERYDAY like some ppl do so theres not that many


WHEELS!! 15x8 with 4.5 in. backspacing
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/tracypics-1.jpg

[BYEBYE2U]

looks like a good project to do.i've got a project thread of my own on here.it's a 90 hatch,but it may not be quite as severe as you're build is.good luck with it and i hope you don't get frustrated like most and give up.

[188slo50]

Looks like a you got a pretty good hold on what your doing, Keep us posted and keep posting pics!

[yanko 15]

hey guys havent made much prgress been working like crazy but i did however purchase a 351 windsor motor and am meeting the guy next thursday to pick it up

me and my dad will rebuildit and it will go in the stang when its done :)

[Black91-5.0]

well looks like fun and your welds are on there way

[yanko 15]

a little progress today :
began drilling out the spot welds on the front peice of the parts car
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/Picture003-1.jpg

and i also cleaned up some wheels im trying to sell for a few extra bucks to help with the build
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/Picture002-1.jpg

these are the wheels im cleaning up if anybody is interested
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/7.jpg

send a pm if interested (also have some 16 in ponys im cleaning up)

[Black91-5.0]

looks like alot of fun lol well not relly but as long as your happy with the car and what its gonne be keep up the good work. what colar are you gonna paint it?

[yanko 15]

im really leaning towards silver with the black molding

[yanko 15]

quik question for you body guys

what should i use to redo my window and body trim?
is there a certain kind of paint???

[mg98ta]

Kool project. Keep us updated on it. And if ya need any sub's or c. arms, let me know.

[188slo50]

I like the SEM trim black. For some people its hard to find, but most auto parts stores that sell body shop supplies can get it if the dont have it. As a second choice I like the duplicolor bumper black.

[yanko 15]

I like the SEM trim black. For some people its hard to find, but most auto parts stores that sell body shop supplies can get it if the dont have it. As a second choice I like the duplicolor bumper black.


thanks man ive heard good reviews from ppl about the SEM trim back so i think im going to go with that

and i kno you guys are waiting to hear some progress so i got some pictures coming up later tonite!!

[yanko 15]

hey guys heres the pics ive promised

spent the ast couple days COMPLETELY tearing down the parts car i had (wich all the parts i dont need including the SHELL are now for sale) to get it out of the way

here are the picsss

wednesday:
my front wheels came in :)
15x7 draglites
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1-1.jpg

test fit:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/gfjhngfh.jpg

Thursday:
i began to completely gut the interior of the car
it wasnt a complete interior but had all the trim panels the dash and steering column along with the whole wiring harness and a TON of extra parts just stuffed in there

started with this:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/Picture007-1.jpg

got all the extra stuff out:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/Picture011.jpg

[yanko 15]

the wiring harnesses out:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/Picture031.jpg

then gutted the interior:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/Picture016.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/Picture017.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/Picture015.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/Picture034.jpg

next came the rear bumper cover, rear bumper, and the fuel tank:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/Picture033.jpg

Saturday and today:
didnt get muched accomplished saturday because we went to a mustang show....DARN :p
so most of these are from today:
started this morning like this
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/Picture001-2.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/Picture024.jpg

removed the front and rear suspension:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/Picture020.jpg

and cleaned out the engine bay:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/Picture021.jpg

[yanko 15]

and heres how it sits now:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/Picture013.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/Picture014.jpg

its in the trailer ready to go for whoever decides they want to by the shell when we get that front core support off :)

[Black91-5.0]

well its looking good keep us posted glad your happy with the welds to :-)

[yanko 15]

yea man thanks again :thumbsup1:

[yanko 15]

well guys i finally have time to update this thread!
well weve made alot of progress in the past few weeks so here it goes:

well we finally got the core support of the parts car we needed to swap onto the good car
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/0729091856-1.jpg

so this meant the car was ready to head to the shop to have it welded on and the frame straightened out
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/0729091910.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/0729091912.jpg

we got it back!!! guys did an amazing job on it
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/0804090948
.jpg

time to pull the motor to clean/ paint the engine bay
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/0807091941.jpg

got the motor out
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/0808091009.jpg

and was left with this
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/0808091128.jpg

after a good soaking in purple power and a run over with a pressure washer the bay was cleaaaaaaan!
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/0808091721.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/0808091722.jpg

after the prep was done i shot it with a coat of primer
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/0809091844.jpg

then sprayed a coat of flat black
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/0809092014.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/0810091825.jpg

and i set up my own little paint both haha for little odd and end parts
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/0809091905.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/0810091824.jpg

overall i am extremely happy with the turn out. it was a rattle can paint job with the high degree paint. its by no means a professional job but looks alot better than what it did.

NEXT!!!!!!
we begin tearing down the motor to put on a few goodies and clean it up and paint the block

stay tuned!! :)

[yanko 15]

got pictures coming guys just been hella busy with school starting up

be patient :)

motors in tho and will be started up very soon

[188slo50]

Was wandering what had been going on.

[yanko 15]

^^ haha your not the only one

drivin-fool came by the other day and was wandering whats been up

but school started bck up and when im not working on the car im doing homework

sooo its hectic right now haha but the motor is back in were just finishing up the wiring

i got new black carpet from 5.0 resto to go in and a new black headliner to put up, ive also been working on swapping the painted trim that was on it fro the black trim off the parts car

[188slo50]

Its usually all that little stuff that takes up so much time.

[colascstang]

Well Darn good job so far. You have more guts than me. I'love to tear mine down but being a DD that's kinda out, but darn I wish I could so I could get her cleaned and painted like it should. I hate half a*sed jobs!:thumbsup1:

[yanko 15]

well i know ive been keeping you guys in suspense for a while haha but ive been busy

so heres the pics that were promised

enjoyyyy

well i finally got the motor in (not running yet, im currently waiting on my new Dissy to arrive)
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/0920091826.jpg

so while in waiting for the new dissy to continue with the motor i began on the interior and exterior work a little bit

First came the new (to me) rear quarter windows.
Before:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/0903091425.jpg

After:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/0903091543.jpg

then me and my buddy shawn moved to the interior to put in new carpet and a newly recovered headliner
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1016091609.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1016091807.jpg

shawn vaccuming his side (as he calls it) haha
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1016091948.jpg

and shawn again putting the carpet in the back of the rear seat. i will be forever greatful to him for this because i could not figure out how in the hell to do it lol thanks bud:thumbsup1:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1016092140.jpg

after the carpet was done we put in the headliner and got all the trim back in. i must say i like it alot better than what was up there before
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1016091348.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1016091347.jpg

[yanko 15]

we got the seats back in:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1016092254.jpg

and after working on it pretty much all day just sat down to enjoy our handy work haha
me:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1016092256.jpg

shawn:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1016092255.jpg

i dont think we did to bad:
Before:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1015091437.jpg

After: (still need to do some cleaning but yall get the idea)
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1017091705.jpg

with the interior done i began sanding and preping for primerrrrrrrrr
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1015090000.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1014092345.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1015090000a.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1015090007.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/0813091118.jpg

the next day i began spraying:
i rolled it outside after i got the back half done
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1017091643.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1017091702.jpg

then back inside it went to get the rest:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1017091800.jpg

in the process of painting i also refinished my trim (it was painted that ugly blue color:
first i painted the door area around the window black:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1018091402.jpg

then i sanded, cleaned, primed and painted my trim but i forgot to take pictures of those steps haha oopsssss

next i installed the passenger side trim and mirror:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1018091605.jpg

looks alot better than before imo
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1012092057a.jpg

and after doing all this in a nearly dark garage haha i invested in some new lights for the garage...lowes was having a sale...so no more trying to work with just a flashlight for me:thumbsup1:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1017091930.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1018091917.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1018091920.jpg

[yanko 15]

oh yeaaa
i need you guys's help to pick out a name for the project/car :thumbsup1:

[Sprayedhatch]

awesome work man, I truely dont have the patience to go as far down as you have and actually get it back together, I just drive em like I stole em and then trade em off for a different one and drive the **** out of it. congrats on the killer work.

project CRAZYHORSE!!! ?? I know its original but I think it fits.

Good Luck with it man.

[yanko 15]

thanks man
im taking my time to do everything right and learning as i go
i read forums like crazy as well as some tech articles haha all this is new to me so i eat every bit of knowledge i can up to do the best possible job im able to do with my resources that are available

it feels good to know that people appreciate it too

my dad said i should call it "minimum wage" because thats whats funding this project :lol1:

['80CapriRS]

Good looking job you are doing. I can't wait to see it finished (as I'm sure you can't either).

I like the "minimum wage" name, shows what one can do with more brains than funds.

[188slo50]

What did you use to recover the headliner, I need to do mine?

[yanko 15]

i didnt do it myself

we had an upolstry shop do it
ill give em a call tomarow though to find out the name of the material and let you know tho :thumbsup1:

[drivin-fool]

Man that thing has come a long way since the first time I saw it. You have done a great job, and I know you guys have put in ALOT of time and effort. It will all be worth it the first time ya roll it down 17 :thumbsup1: I will catch up with ya one weekend and come by to check it out in person. Great job man. You should be proud of the job you have done with that car.

[yanko 15]

thanks man
you of all people should know its many stages haha
come by anytime you got my number

[188slo50]

Were's the shop I need some seats done?

[yanko 15]

its down town hampton where the the coliseum mall is/was

name of the place is kirks auto upolstery

where are you at in VA??

[yanko 15]

update:
my dissy arrived today so work can start back on the motor


will get some more pics up later tonite or tomarow

[188slo50]

its down town hampton where the the coliseum mall is/was

name of the place is kirks auto upolstery

where are you at in VA??




Central VA, about 1 hr north of Richmond.

[yanko 15]

new goodies :)
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1021092156.jpg




will be going on tomarow

[yanko 15]

got my hood today!!!


pics up shortly

[87coupe]

well hurry up i wanna see a new hood :lol1:

[yanko 15]

here they are:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1023091622a.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/1023091622.jpg

havent even got it off the truck yet haha its a 2.5 inch could be a 3 in though

[188slo50]

Yea ,sorry for being slow at the hood thing. Looks good where's it from?

[yanko 15]

actually got it from a guy here locally

heard through a grapevine a guy had one for sale at a body shop like 5 minutes away from my house. so long story short i eventually got in touch with him and bought it off him for 200 bucks

[yanko 15]

just a few small things done tonite:

got both doorpanels back on
refinished the trim for the hatch glass and put that back on
and got the upper intake mounted

not too much time tonite for work due to homework for class tomarow

will be back at it tomarow tho

and i stil need a name for the car guysssss

[yanko 15]

not too many updates been doing little things here and there

hopefully itll be startted up either tonite or tomarow

[bonesgt]

Man, ya'll have done some major work on this project. Thing has come a long way!! Keep up the good work:thumbsup1::thumbsup1:

[yanko 15]

been having an electric issue thats preventing me from getting it running

goin back over everything and trying to get over this hump :thumbsup1:

still in good spirits :)

will post a vid once shes runnin

[yanko 15]

finally got her runnin today

ill post a vid after all the fine tuning :thumbsup1:

[foxbodymike]

Man this car is turning out great. Keep up the good work! Also, do you have any pics of yall installing the radiator support? my new stangs radiator support is bent and Ill eventually have to replace it before I start on the project

[188slo50]

Man this car is turning out great. Keep up the good work! Also, do you have any pics of yall installing the radiator support? my new stangs radiator support is bent and Ill eventually have to replace it before I start on the project



Drill out the spot welds and measure, measure, measure and when your done measure one more time. Its not to hard just dont rush it.

[foxbodymike]

oh ok. thanks for the info :thumbsup1:

[yanko 15]

yup drill out the spot welds from strut tower to strut tower

then measure 600000 times
it takes a while, but its worth it in the end

[85cobra]

Good luck, 351w is the way to go...:thumbsup1:

[yanko 15]

in the process of replacing the heater core

just waiting for more parts to arrive to get going back on reassembly
new weather stripping
headlights
etc..

[306 squirrel]

Thats the fun part. Gettin to see it all come together.. U r doin a excellent job on this project u should b very proud...:thumbsup1:

[yanko 15]

hey guys
cars about finished being put back together

holding off on the pics till i can finally show yall completed photos

but i needed some help naming my project that will more than likely transpire into the license plate haha

im painting the car DSG so get creative guys :thumbsup1:

[92LX-5.8]

Any updates, very nice build

[stang banger]

first time i have seen this thread. one hell of a job man:thumbsup1: definitely curious as to any updates:hi:

[Scooter]

Yall are making that thing look good!!

[stangster50]

Any updates, very nice build

+1

[Silverback]

Nice project, keep up the good work! :thumbsup1:

[Foxxtrot]

first time i have seen this thread. one hell of a job man:thumbsup1: definitely curious as to any updates:hi:

Same thing. Never noticed this build before. Looks like you are doing a great job!:thumbsup1: Now make with some updates!

[cam302]

DSGFOX, if its a 351 351fox or something like that?:thumbsup1::thumbsdown1:

[yanko 15]

the car sat like this for about 2 months; then came back apart for a new motor trans and suspension

ill post pics when more progress has been made
but heres a little info on the next phase

motor:
306ci
afr 185 heads
either an E 303 or X cam..havent decided yet
scorpion 1.6 rollers

suspension:
tube k member and A arms
coilovers on all 4 corners
tube upper and lower control arms
CC plates

transmission:
a built c4 with shift kit
manual valve body

rear end:
ford 9 in
4:10 gears
31 spline axles

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/IMG_0092.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l219/yungwunof757/IMG_0093.jpg
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[86 GT]

NICE good job :yes1: :yes1: :yes1: :yes1: :yes1:

[Nova]

car is looking really nice so far!

the X-cam is huge. ide call afr and talk to them about that they recommend. the FMS cams are as old as you are, so ide possibly look at a little more modern grind with some more technology.

why pay the big money for a 9"? a built 8.8 should do just as well for a long time.

[wvbigal]

First time seeing this thread. Nice project. Keep up the good work.

[yanko 15]

car is looking really nice so far!

the X-cam is huge. ide call afr and talk to them about that they recommend. the FMS cams are as old as you are, so ide possibly look at a little more modern grind with some more technology.

why pay the big money for a 9"? a built 8.8 should do just as well for a long time.

i was going to try and use stuff me and my dad have laying around
but i guess i never thought about how old the E cam was haha
ill give afr a call for sure

i could possibly end up going with a custom cam in all seriousness

and im going with the 9 because i have one around here

thanks for all the kind words guys, means alot coming from this site

[Scooter]

Its looking good, that should be a great looking stang after your done with it!!

[StangFever]

just came across your project. Looking good man. coming along nice and smooth, it looks. can't wait to see the end results. good luck.

[stang banger]

Looking good :thumbsup1: About time you updated us :taunt:

[junior73]

Looking good!:thumbsup1: