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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 11:11 pm
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 11:30 pm
Nice article.
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 1:21 am
hey that was pretty cool!!!
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 7:33 am
He has dill caps and the little yellow stickers on his wheels!
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 9:49 am
That's just wrong man!1993cobra wrote:He has dill caps and the little yellow stickers on his wheels!
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 10:05 am
Wasn't making fun of anyone... just noting he didn't miss those details
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 10:08 am
Agreed. That is one of the most thorough restorations of a late-model Mustang I've ever seen.1993cobra wrote:Wasn't making fun of anyone... just noting he didn't miss those details
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 7:45 pm
Wow 19 looks amazing. I kinda remember seeing it on ebay... wasnt it completely beat with like 200k on it?
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 10:08 pm
Yes, the car was Beat badly! I found 4993, and this one was on e-bay the same week. Would have bought them both, but 19 was just to rough.
They did a nice job restoring it, few things are incorrect, such as the under hood is not the right color red, should be the dark red, Alternator has a Gold Zinc Fan blade, should be black, and it is all missing alternator fan shroud.
I would think with sourcing the NOS steering wheel, and new Wheels, they would have found a correct F3ZZ alternator belt, instead of a Motorcraft replacement.
Also, I think the Drivers door molding, and fender extension are badly aligned, I always put my skirts on first, then the door molding so I know they line up perfect. For a restoration this extreme, More detail should have been taken with the whole car.
When and if I restore one to that extent, it will be as close to perfect as you can get!
Oh, I am not diggin the blue thermostat housing gasket either, you can still buy the OEM Gray gasket from ford, why use a blue autozone gasket?If your going to restore one to OEM specs, do it right!
They did a nice job restoring it, few things are incorrect, such as the under hood is not the right color red, should be the dark red, Alternator has a Gold Zinc Fan blade, should be black, and it is all missing alternator fan shroud.
I would think with sourcing the NOS steering wheel, and new Wheels, they would have found a correct F3ZZ alternator belt, instead of a Motorcraft replacement.
Also, I think the Drivers door molding, and fender extension are badly aligned, I always put my skirts on first, then the door molding so I know they line up perfect. For a restoration this extreme, More detail should have been taken with the whole car.
When and if I restore one to that extent, it will be as close to perfect as you can get!
Oh, I am not diggin the blue thermostat housing gasket either, you can still buy the OEM Gray gasket from ford, why use a blue autozone gasket?If your going to restore one to OEM specs, do it right!
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 10:38 pm
I went to the Ford dealer and they said they don't sell them anymore???aaronlstiles wrote: you can still buy the OEM Gray gasket from ford, why use a blue autozone gasket?
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2013 10:51 pm
Aaron i sent my water pump off to NY to get it rebuilt. What is the right color water pump gasket I need and where can I get it?aaronlstiles wrote:Yes, the car was Beat badly! I found 4993, and this one was on e-bay the same week. Would have bought them both, but 19 was just to rough.
They did a nice job restoring it, few things are incorrect, such as the under hood is not the right color red, should be the dark red, Alternator has a Gold Zinc Fan blade, should be black, and it is all missing alternator fan shroud.
I would think with sourcing the NOS steering wheel, and new Wheels, they would have found a correct F3ZZ alternator belt, instead of a Motorcraft replacement.
Also, I think the Drivers door molding, and fender extension are badly aligned, I always put my skirts on first, then the door molding so I know they line up perfect. For a restoration this extreme, More detail should have been taken with the whole car.
When and if I restore one to that extent, it will be as close to perfect as you can get!
Oh, I am not diggin the blue thermostat housing gasket either, you can still buy the OEM Gray gasket from ford, why use a blue autozone gasket?If your going to restore one to OEM specs, do it right!
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 9:14 am
Original gaskets are black.
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 11:32 am
Oriellys sells a dark colored gasket, or just spay a coat of black paint on it and trim it so there isn't any excess hanging out.
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 4:02 pm
If you got the ford racing water pump still, they come with the correct Gray/black gaskets.
I don't have issues with blue gaskets on a every day build, but if you say something is restored, it should be done correctly. Especially that car.
I don't have issues with blue gaskets on a every day build, but if you say something is restored, it should be done correctly. Especially that car.
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 4:05 pm
I just bought a thermostat housing gasket from ford last week, also a timing cover gasket. If you buy a motorcraft reman water pump they come with the correct gray/black gaskets in the box with the pump.trackpilot wrote:I went to the Ford dealer and they said they don't sell them anymore???aaronlstiles wrote: you can still buy the OEM Gray gasket from ford, why use a blue autozone gasket?
I don't think you can buy just the gray gasket for the water pump, just the housing gasket, and the timming cover gasket. is still avalible, well as of last week.