What I have Been Building on the Weekends

[MustangMatt96GT]

No I have an efi renegade Paxton novi 2000. It may end up with a gear drive supercharger setup but probably not a turbo at all.

 

[MustangMatt96GT]

Got the roof structure mostly done, still have two more gussets to put in. Its raised up some too for head clearance for the height I have. I dont want to struggle getting in and out of the car. Well As little as I have to...

 

[Dustin34520]

Very nice! "As little as you have to" sounds about right. I struggle getting in a stock convertible mustang. The struggle is worth the ride though.

 

[MustangMatt96GT]

Very nice! "As little as you have to" sounds about right. I struggle getting in a stock convertible mustang. The struggle is worth the ride though.

With x door bars and the outter funny car bar, I still donot know how im gonna get in and out of this car....

 

[Dustin34520]

With x door bars and the outter funny car bar, I still donot know how im gonna get in and out of this car....

Sounds like a problem I'd like to have myself. You don't have too many options but I'm sure you'll figure out a good solution.

 

[MustangMatt96GT]

i will probably end up making a steering column for the car that has removable wheel to make it easier, and im gonna make the window net attach way up high so that I dont have to worry about hitting my head on that getting in and out of the car.

 

[MustangMatt96GT]

Well I got the roof structure all done...

and I started the door bar...

and then the outer funny car bar, I angled it back a bit in an attempt to try and give me more room to get in and out.

Should beable to do the window net mount this weekend and do the parachute release mount too.

Its starting to get there. I may try some paint this weekend too.

 

[Dustin34520]

opcorn:

 

[Ad8 PRODIGY]

Sweet! Gonna be a mean car on the street!

 

[MustangMatt96GT]

Got the window net mount done!

Its tucked really close to the bars for head room getting in and out. I left enough room for the actual net webbing to fit though.

Got almost all of it welded on the top where it matters. I also got the parachute release mount done.

with the chute open

With the chute closed

its starting to get come together.

I got hammertone Gray in a can and LOVE how it came out. Not quite silver, but light enough gray to show somebody that there is business inside the car.

Here is with the cable attached and the switch panel put in place and the roof sat on. It looks awesome the paint color does.

In that last picture that weld doesnt look so hot, it was a larger gap to fill, but also i ran out of argon and couldnt figure it out so i kept welding...


I am super pleased and ready to stick the roof back on completely. But the headliner is outof stock and I have to wait for a new one of those before I stick the roof on.

Mini tub stuff should be here this week, so next weekend that is probably what I will end up doing.

Its starting to get there!

 

[Dustin34520]

Lookin' good!

 

[fbilly420]

Very nice work.

 

[MustangMatt96GT]

Thank guys!

 

[MustangMatt96GT]

So I repainted the top of the cage tonight with the roll on Hammertone it came out awesome! Much happier!

and then the tubs came in and the coil over stuff. Mini tubs will be alot of work I think, but I will start those tomorrow.

Gonna cut it all apart tomorrow and hopefully get the tubs in tomorrow.

Head liner shows up tomorrow too...

 

[lincolnlocker]

thats f'in sweet man!! that sh!t is harder then it looks.. ive done some myself...

 

[MustangMatt96GT]

I messed up the pittsburg seam a little bit, it wont be a huge deal once it is in the car atleast. Got the tub area cut out, and notched the frame rail where it needs it and plated it. It sucks cutting through the shock mounts and spring mount, alot of cutt off wheels were used today (17).

Will get the drivers done tomorrow and them both welded in place and seam sealed. I will probably paint the tubs in hammer tone too. that way when a rock hits the tub, it may not show up as much.

I have to buy a set of shocks and coilover springs before I put the roof on now... get the car back on the ground to put the roof on, and need springs in there, and now no longer have a factory mount for the springs.

I am gonna weld the upper and lower body side suspension mounts too while im under there. Mig welding sucks though...

 

[MustangMatt96GT]

Got the tubs all done, and the coil over bar welded in and square!

Used gray caulking to seal the tubs up inside and out. I will now get some of the darker rustoleum hammered paint and paint the tubs with it.


Car is starting to look like a car again after cutting it all apart.

Here is some of what I cut out...

And here is the new headliner.

 

[MustangMatt96GT]

Was bored tonight after my test this morning... so I figured it was a good time to knock out the transmission crossmember.

Get to work on the car tomorrow too, and then I pick up the new one tomorrow evening.

I also bought another car today... It may end up a street car though.

I paid 100 bucks for this one with a title!

I may end up making it daily driver for this summer to be honest though, and then make it a nice cruiser.

 

[imelmo]

$100?!? You could get more than that for it at the scrap yard probably! Good deal!

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[MustangMatt96GT]

Yep! Is not perfect, but if I throw a 302 on it with a t5 and a carb. Will make a nice little daily driver.