Black Gold 380R's 65 Mustang Build Thread

[Black Gold 380R]

Then it was time to install the hood. Obviously I couldn't take pictures during this process. I had my neighbor come over and help me get the hood onto the hinges. Once that was done it took me a little while to make the adjustments to get the hood where it needed to be.

I got everything adjusted as well as I could. Once I got to this part it became a pick my poison deal.

Since this is a fiberglass hood it is not perfect. So, I left this gap between the rear of the hood and passenger side fender a little wider than I would like. But, when I tried to make it right here it would be off someplace else. So, overall, I can live with this since it is towards the back of the hood.

It looks worse in the picture than it really is due to the angle I took the picture. If you look at the passenger side gap line in the picture above you will see it really isn't that bad. Besides, the hood will be up most of the time anyway.

 

[Black Gold 380R]

Then it was time to remove the tape, clean it up and take some overall shots.

As mentioned, from this angle you can see the gap is larger than I would like, but it is not that bad visually.

Even from this angle the gap on the driver's side looks huge, but it's not.

I love this shot. You can see the stacks reflecting in the bottom of the hood. Also, you can see how well the body grommets cleaned up those holes in the underside of the hood. This thing is starting to come together......

 

[ToddW702]

Looks so good, Glen. The fasteners, hinges and engine combined with the perfect paint make that jewelry box pop.

You may want to use a little bit of vacuum hose split down the middle for the radiator hose opening. It works good for protection and to clean up the cut.

It’s getting close, I know you must be excited. I know I am.


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[biminiLX]

Can almost put a mirror on the underside of the hood. Just like the one over your waterbed
Liking the progress, going to look good out in the sun.
-J

 

[Black Gold 380R]

Can almost put a mirror on the underside of the hood. Just like the one over your waterbed
Liking the progress, going to look good out in the sun.
-J

LOL, the mirror over the waterbed was many moons ago for me J LMAO!!!!

 

[Black Gold 380R]

Looks so good, Glen. The fasteners, hinges and engine combined with the perfect paint make that jewelry box pop.

You may want to use a little bit of vacuum hose split down the middle for the radiator hose opening. It works good for protection and to clean up the cut.

It’s getting close, I know you must be excited. I know I am.

Thank you Todd! Yes sir, It's really coming together. Seeing all those parts together makes for quite a visual feast LOL. Yes sir, just a few more body parts and the tune and I will be at the end of this 2 year journey.

That's a great idea Todd. I liked it so much I went into the garage right now to see how it would look LOL. I'm liking it.

 

[biminiLX]

Nice work!
-J

 

[CobraBob]

Looks really good, Glenn. The hood gaps look just fine to my eyes.

 

[ToddW702]

Nice. Definitely gives it a finished look. The car is going to be stunning.


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[geoffmt]

Little grommets and edge protection are great attention to detail and have the benefit of hiding some imperfections (hood pins). It’s just like adding wire loom around wires, just completes it. You will always want grommets Around wires passing through body panels/firewalls, so it looks completed with the hose around the radiator line. The light is getting bright! This is beautiful


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[Black Gold 380R]

Looks really good, Glenn. The hood gaps look just fine to my eyes.

Thank you Bob! Really appreciate that. However, when you see it in person you can tell the gap on the passenger side is not a nice/tight as the driver's side. It doesn't look bad, but those who pay attention to those kinds of details will notice.
Good thing the hood will be up most of the time during car shows LOL.

 

[Black Gold 380R]

Nice. Definitely gives it a finished look. The car is going to be stunning.


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Thank you Todd! As I have said before, I don't know everything and I don't think of everything. So, I appreciate when fellow SVTP members make suggestions or give their idea on something.

So, thank you for yours. It was a great suggestion!

 

[Black Gold 380R]

Little grommets and edge protection are great attention to detail and have the benefit of hiding some imperfections (hood pins). It’s just like adding wire loom around wires, just completes it. You will always want grommets Around wires passing through body panels/firewalls, so it looks completed with the hose around the radiator line. The light is getting bright! This is beautiful


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I agree with you 100% Geoff. I would love to sit here and say I have an eye for detail and that's why I put those grommets in the hood. Yes, grommets and wire loom are detail items, but it was done to cover up someone else's mistake/crappy workmanship LMAO!!! The good thing is when someone sees it they will appreciate it rather than saying look at that crappy hole they made for the hood pins LMAO!!!

I agree with you. That light is getting really bright now.

 

[Black Gold 380R]

Okay Everyone,

We have reached a point that every time I put something on the car it is for the last time. Which means I'm getting closer to the end with every weekend that passes. SWEET!!!

Today I did more work on the front end. I got the stone guard and front bumper installed. The front bumper was a happy accident. I was trying to install my bumper brackets. Since the bumper bolts where shaved I was going to set the bumper on top of the brackets in order to adjust them. However, since the bolts have been shaved I cannot install the bumper that way now. I need to install the brackets on the bumper first and then install the bumper/brackets on to the car.

So, the first thing I did was paint the bumper brackets and then installed then on the car thinking I could do it this way. WRONG, not with welded/shave bolts. LMAO!!!!

That hose hanging down is my P/S return line. I hooked it up. I needed to get a smaller hose clamp before I could install it.

 

[Black Gold 380R]

Then I got to work on the stone guard and bumper.

Here you can see the orange peel in the stone guard. I'm tired of dealing with orange peel already LOL.

This is after the sanding process was finished Ready to polish.

Now it's looking good.

Always love when parts look like this.

You guys are probably just as tired of seeing the process as I am LOL So, here is the bumper finished.

Here is the stone guard put in place. You can see the difference in the brackets. Which is why I wanted to set the bumper in place in order to adjust things, but then I found out the bumper was NOT going on this way.

Here on the passenger side the brackets look right.

However, here on the driver's side the brackets look like they are sticking out too far. Time to figure this out and get the bumper installed.

 

[Black Gold 380R]

I then removed the brackets, installed them on the bumper and then installed the bumper with the brackets attached and that worked great. I needed to modify the driver's side brackets to get them to push back a little more and then the gap was much better.

Now this is looking awesome!

I put tape on the stone guard and the bumper during installation to help protect from possible damage. BTW, those with sharp eyes will notice I have my hood pins in place now. Still need to get the top plates (pieces on top of the hood) painted and installed and then the hood pin installation will be complete.

Now this is looking great! It's really starting to come together. I'll try to get the lower valance installed next weekend.

Man, look at that color with the sun hitting it. Woo Hoo!!!

 

[CobraBob]

Now that you're this far along, here's a pic I found of an abandoned '65 Mustang in, well, distressed condition. Should make you even MORE thankful for where yours is at.

 

[Black Gold 380R]

Now that you're this far along, here's a pic I found of an abandoned '65 Mustang in, well, distressed condition. Should make you even MORE thankful for where yours is at.

LMAO!!! Thanks Bob, but if I need that kind of motivation all I need to do is go back to page one of this thread. Think mine was in worse shape LOL. Check it out. The tow truck driver needed to use a dolly on the rear wheels as they were locked solid....

This was after it was blasted and etching primer was applied to keep it from flash rusting. What a POS it was. You can see the springs were heated to get them to lower. Think my bro did that. That's his kind of modifying to save money on buying new springs LOL.

Damn! Have I come a long way since then

 

[Black Gold 380R]

Woo Hoo!

Just got a call from Dave Kindig. He told me that the parts he is manufacturing for me have been CNC'd. He said the K&N air filters should be in tomorrow.

He said he wants to send me the parts and for me to test fit them. Once everything checks out he wants me to send them back to him so he can do the finishing on them.

These should be billet pieces. So, if they fit I believe he wants them back to do the polishing process.

I mentioned to him, again, that once the parts are 100% complete I want to go to his shop and pick them up. He said he would coordinate with me to ensure he will be in the office when I go up there.

SWEET!!! This is awesome. Yeah, I know I'm goofy LMAO!!!!

 

[CobraBob]

LMAO!!! Thanks Bob, but if I need that kind of motivation all I need to do is go back to page one of this thread. Think mine was in worse shape LOL. Check it out. The tow truck driver needed to use a dolly on the rear wheels as they were locked solid....

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This was after it was blasted and etching primer was applied to keep it from flash rusting. What a POS it was. You can see the springs were heated to get them to lower. Think my bro did that. That's his kind of modifying to save money on buying new springs LOL.
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Damn! Have I come a long way since then

This thread has grown so much that I forgot that pic. Yeah, that about on par with the one I posted. LOL.