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Old 01-05-2008, 08:00 PM   #1
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Default PROJECT FACE LIFT (BEWARE 56K)***FINISHED!!!***

Okay, here is a start to a few month long project where I plan on taking my alright LX and turning it into a 10...at least on the out side. The plan is to have it sprayed in April when it get warmer and I can drive/tow it to the body shop. I am putting new paint on and I am going all out on it since I will be changing color. It will be a burnt orange color, with black molding and black stripe on the hood. Here are my starter pictures where I started tearing it down. I already had the 1/4 windows out and all the window trim off.

Here is what it looked like when I started



I will be putting in a Cobra grill insert, here is what I had to do to make it fit...


Here are all my problem areas...reason for the new paint...rust!! sucks I will be cutting it all out and replacing with replacement panels/fresh steel.

Passenger side, behind the door...(on the seam of the rocker..)



Worst spot, the drivers side


The hatch
(like that on both sides)



And here is the progress for the day...







Okay, that is it for now, I will update when I get more done or new parts. BTW, here is a mustang in a similar color of what I want to do
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Old 01-05-2008, 08:05 PM   #2
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Looks good. Is that the stock air silencer?
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Old 01-05-2008, 08:08 PM   #3
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nice to see im not the only one with rust in all those places....now when you go to fix it what are you going to do? you mentioned new metal are you just going to get the same guage steel and weld a new piece into place? im curious as to how your gonna go about fixing it. im going to start mine in the spring (too cold around here)
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Old 01-05-2008, 10:08 PM   #4
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Cool hope it turns out great for you!!
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Old 01-05-2008, 11:24 PM   #5
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Is that the stock air silencer?

It looks like the March ram air... you can see the inlet under the bumper in one of those shots.
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Old 01-05-2008, 11:48 PM   #6
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Is that the stock air silencer?

It looks like the March ram air... you can see the inlet under the bumper in one of those shots.
That is correct

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Old 01-05-2008, 11:50 PM   #7
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nice to see im not the only one with rust in all those places....now when you go to fix it what are you going to do? you mentioned new metal are you just going to get the same guage steel and weld a new piece into place? im curious as to how your gonna go about fixing it. im going to start mine in the spring (too cold around here)
I have actual patch panels I got from a parts car for a majority of the areas. If I need more than I have, I will try and get some sheetmetal around the same thickness and fab up some patch panels. They will all be welded into place.
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Old 01-06-2008, 03:30 AM   #8
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Thats a cool color your changing it too but I REALLY like you current color combo
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That coloer is sweet your going too. Good luck.
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Old 01-06-2008, 10:14 AM   #10
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Thats a cool color your changing it too but I REALLY like you current color combo
I will miss the blue, but I want a change
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