[roast&toastEM]

i figured id make a work log for my car to show everyone what ive done to it. none of it is all that amazing but just a good learning project for me and maybe someone will learn something off it too.

Started out, i was looking for a 5.0 fox originally, a notch. but couldnt find too many in my area in good shape that were stock. i wanted to get a car i could learn body work on because i just started school at the time, 6/09. and then something i could learn mechanical work on because i knew no mechanics whats so ever. changed my oil once before that was it. But found a 94 that was side swiped. looked at it. 1 owner, an older woman i was told. perfect black cloth interior, 116000 miles, clean engine. i bought it for $1200. o and its an auto but maybe ill get around to changing that.









well it needed a left side quarter, rocker, door, fender, and the axle was bent. so i gutted the car and began to learn i guess. while i was at it i did every little thing to the car because i was just repainting the whole thing. i also replaced everything with ford oem parts.... out of the junk yards.

[roast&toastEM]

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Then it came to the paint. the 94 mustangs were a tri-coat red paint color. something a bit harder or atleast more work for my first time ever painting anything. it was a nice color but i also wanted something with a bit more shine. so i decided to just go through test cards one day and pick one. i found a nice deeper red, closer to candy red, but with more pearl in it so it lightened it too. i mixed three different varients of the color to finally get the one i liked. Its toyota's impulse red. its a 2 stage paint. that has gold and red pearl in it. in sunshine, early mornings the best, it flashes out pretty nicely and gives it kind of a firery red. If anyone really likes it pm me and i can give you the paint code.

sealer



i didnt take any of base coat but i have some of clear and after




after everything was reassembled.








I redid the body of the mustang the way i liked and what i thought of the 94 mustang. i wanted to keep the mustang look. but add a little bit to it and make it more for show. i have a va6 bumper so it just says mustang, pony tags on the fenders, 2000 cobra r hood, cobra spoiler, i left the stock tail lights even though so many people hate them. i wanted to keep a lot of the 94 look.

the car is completely stock i just did body mods. i have a pretty good looking body and paint and a perfect interior that matched pretty well with the color i think. it is all original inside. even the cassette player to the mach 460 stereo system installed right under it. ill get pics of the interior soon. for wheels i have some 17x8 bullets. off my old v6 mustang. i dont plan on keeping them but they work fine for now. the car is looking good so now i think ill start on all the after market mods. ill get some more pics asap. i need to use an actual camera and get some outside when the color flashes so i can show everyone why i like this one so much. im usually not a red fan on mustangs.

[Rich J]

Awesome job, looks great. Want to paint my car now? lol

[lucky5.0]

Sweetness

[KalSaint]

Nice job on the paint, especially for your first time. I'm pretty much a the stage of your first couple of pics; basically thinking, how do I get this non-damaged quarter panel onto my car?

[roast&toastEM]

lol yea it was interesting learning the how and the methods used.

i have also recently installed a cai, 4.10 gears, and upgraded the wheels to some chrome 17 fr500's. the car is at school this weekend cause im getting ready to remove the quad shocks and add upper and lower rear control arms. pics will be coming soon.