My rebuild from start to finish
- Thread starter 69RestoMod
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I started in the beginning of Dec of 2011. I got out of work at 3pm and was at the shop by 3:30. I worked on it till 6:30 and would come home for dinner and go back from 7:30-11:00pm. I did this almost every day and put another 15 hours over the weekends. I finished the car in October 2012. 10 straight months of work. I even used my 3 weeks of vacation from my job and worked on the car. I easily put over a 1000 hours of work in those 10 months.
After the car was all wired up and running I stated the body work.
As hard as I tried, body work is the only thing I couldn't do and left to the professionals. Here is the car on the flatbed on it's way to a friends shop.
This is the condition I was able to get it to on my own. It's the best I was able to do.
At that point I was so burned out from working on the car I was relieved to pay someone to work on it. The next 6 weeks was like a vacation for me. I went to his shop once a week at most to snap a few pics and see the progress if any. I needed the car back in 8 weeks for the engagement pics so I didn't pressure him to rush. He took 6 weeks so that gave me 2 weeks to get the interior and outside chrome done.
As hard as I tried, body work is the only thing I couldn't do and left to the professionals. Here is the car on the flatbed on it's way to a friends shop.
This is the condition I was able to get it to on my own. It's the best I was able to do.
At that point I was so burned out from working on the car I was relieved to pay someone to work on it. The next 6 weeks was like a vacation for me. I went to his shop once a week at most to snap a few pics and see the progress if any. I needed the car back in 8 weeks for the engagement pics so I didn't pressure him to rush. He took 6 weeks so that gave me 2 weeks to get the interior and outside chrome done.
Got a phone call from him 2 weeks later telling me there was an accident at the shop. He would fully cover the damages though. When I got to the shop this is what I saw.
Was able to breath again after finding out he was kidding about there being an accident. It was the first time I was able to see the car and imagine it being done. That was a very emotional moment for me.
The gray is from the 2010 Nissan GTR, the black is a Toyota black with the metallic flakes from the GTR added and the red is painted on not a sticker pin stripe abd its just a generic red.
Was able to breath again after finding out he was kidding about there being an accident. It was the first time I was able to see the car and imagine it being done. That was a very emotional moment for me.
The gray is from the 2010 Nissan GTR, the black is a Toyota black with the metallic flakes from the GTR added and the red is painted on not a sticker pin stripe abd its just a generic red.
The next 2 weeks I worked like a mad man to get it back together. They did the front and rear windshield for me but the rest was left for me. Bumpers and chrome trim was next
Lastly I went to another friends shop to finish all the mechanical stuff. Power steering, ac charge, interior, exhaust, lights and shaker intake.
Shaker mounted
Headlights and HIDs wired up
Carpet, seats, center console and dash installed.
Again stopped taking pics and focused on finishing it. Got everything all done but wasn't thrilled with the gauge cluster. I got a 6 gauge cluster from year one, got the door panel decal I used for the center console and wrapped it. I like this a lot better.
Lastly I went to another friends shop to finish all the mechanical stuff. Power steering, ac charge, interior, exhaust, lights and shaker intake.
Shaker mounted
Headlights and HIDs wired up
Carpet, seats, center console and dash installed.
Again stopped taking pics and focused on finishing it. Got everything all done but wasn't thrilled with the gauge cluster. I got a 6 gauge cluster from year one, got the door panel decal I used for the center console and wrapped it. I like this a lot better.
These are the pictures from the photographer. I am personally not a fan of them. Especially the pictures he took with us with the car, he made us look away from the camera so I felt it was a little to much. But at least I have pictures of my Mustang in our wedding album. The weeding was a week after hurricane sandy when we had that freak blizzard so I didn't take the Mustang to the church but I didn't care at that point I was just happy my friends and family were able to make it after sandys damage.
Here are some pictures take by the photographer for the magazine. These are bettet imho.
Here are some pictures take by the photographer for the magazine. These are bettet imho.
They didn't publish the article yet. I spoke to the editor last week and he still doesn't know which issue it will run in, but he did tell me it will be a 5-6 page feature and possible the cover for that month depending on which other cars they will put it in. He said it takes at a minimum of 6 months till they use the photos and the pictures were taken this January so its still to soon.
Thanks again for all your compliments. The whole time I was building it I took my wife to the shop and she would help and tell me how she loved how the car was coming out but it's good to hear it from other car guys/girls. I always felt she HAD to say she liked it lol.
Thanks again for all your compliments. The whole time I was building it I took my wife to the shop and she would help and tell me how she loved how the car was coming out but it's good to hear it from other car guys/girls. I always felt she HAD to say she liked it lol.