So I have a black cloud that follows me: (Long story short, I was hit a month ago, now being repaired under insurance mostly, car was parked)
So a few updates up to today:
The body work is 90% complete, still some prep work on the hood to be done, and the rear fender is mostly complete sans some finish work. They were able to push it out from the inside vs welding/pulling which saves a ton of filler from having to go on the car vs what was expected. I'm very happy there, although the whole side of the car will have to be painted (in fact, **** near the whole car will be painted by the time this is said and done, just the roof, driver's side and front bumper won't be touched).
Its taken a while longer than expected, but the work so far has been much better than I expected. Additionally, I've put in 20 hours myself in getting some custom work done (stripping wheels for paint and installing a number of items).
PSA, never, ever plastidip wheels, friends don't let friends do that sort of thing. It took 10 hours to get the wheels more or less ready for paint.
Hmm: (the trick was to spray more on)
After 6 hours: (I could seriously write a book on the technique for removal)
new rear lines:
stripped wheels:
blacked out the backs of the GT500 axlebacks:
In the air, wheels sanded and ready to go (new rotors up front, had cracked my factory set):
yellow blaze brembos!:
http://www.chris-wynne.com/mustang/d4mnitronnie/caliperchange.png
The hood has definitely seen better days (but the bad paint has been stripped, there were 3 layers of paint on this thing, and the bottom had never cured after 6 months, some weird chemical issue).
[IMG]http://www.chris-wynne.com/mustang/d4mnitronnie/repair-7.jpg
"new" hubs (courtesy of 06GT/Arizona GT, Thanks mang!)
The wheels will be finished in a dark charcoal/metallic gloss finish with new centercaps, I wish I had thought far enough ahead to order a tow hook kit from Rehagen Racing but time and money is short, and I need to order a new EPAS rack first.
Hopefully in a week this will be a complete car again. Its been down far too long these last couple years. Once its complete I'll have some time to go get photos done (with something other than my iphone, lol) and some video
Can't wait.
So a few updates up to today:
The body work is 90% complete, still some prep work on the hood to be done, and the rear fender is mostly complete sans some finish work. They were able to push it out from the inside vs welding/pulling which saves a ton of filler from having to go on the car vs what was expected. I'm very happy there, although the whole side of the car will have to be painted (in fact, **** near the whole car will be painted by the time this is said and done, just the roof, driver's side and front bumper won't be touched).
Its taken a while longer than expected, but the work so far has been much better than I expected. Additionally, I've put in 20 hours myself in getting some custom work done (stripping wheels for paint and installing a number of items).
PSA, never, ever plastidip wheels, friends don't let friends do that sort of thing. It took 10 hours to get the wheels more or less ready for paint.
Hmm: (the trick was to spray more on)
After 6 hours: (I could seriously write a book on the technique for removal)
new rear lines:
stripped wheels:
blacked out the backs of the GT500 axlebacks:
In the air, wheels sanded and ready to go (new rotors up front, had cracked my factory set):
yellow blaze brembos!:
http://www.chris-wynne.com/mustang/d4mnitronnie/caliperchange.png
The hood has definitely seen better days (but the bad paint has been stripped, there were 3 layers of paint on this thing, and the bottom had never cured after 6 months, some weird chemical issue).
[IMG]http://www.chris-wynne.com/mustang/d4mnitronnie/repair-7.jpg
"new" hubs (courtesy of 06GT/Arizona GT, Thanks mang!)
The wheels will be finished in a dark charcoal/metallic gloss finish with new centercaps, I wish I had thought far enough ahead to order a tow hook kit from Rehagen Racing but time and money is short, and I need to order a new EPAS rack first.
Hopefully in a week this will be a complete car again. Its been down far too long these last couple years. Once its complete I'll have some time to go get photos done (with something other than my iphone, lol) and some video
Can't wait.
