jz

Good to see you still moving forward with this.

Boneman

Nice! Fortunately, our alternators are not too difficult to get to. I recall... the alternator on an old Buick.. I think it was in the "J" car family.... THREE HOURS OF DIGGING to get it out.....

When the rebuilt POS that they parts place sold me took a dump three weeks later... imagine my level of happiness....

07 Stang

Great job on restoring the seats! Just keep a window shade in your windshield or a car cover to cut down on sun damage. The sun can dry out the leather part as well as fading.

Boneman

+1 about the shades. Living in SW FL as I do... I opt to do this though some locals question it's effectiveness. Maybe... it may not do anything for the inside temp of the car... but absolutely it mitigates the effects of UV on the interior. Between that and louvers on the back window, the sun is pretty much disallowed access to mine!

austinkli

In fact if you are tinted, a sun shade can reduce the inside temp by about 20ish degrees. I used to have a thermometer in my civic.

Boneman

Sounds good to me. There had been times when I would get in the car... and quite literally my shifter was hot enough to give me a 2nd degree burn. LOL... talk about "Speed Shifting".

austinkli

I'm considering louvers on the rear before the summer heat comes, but they are kind of expensive.

jz

How about window tint? Since having my windows tinted, my car is noticably cooler in the summer than my other vehicles.

austinkli

If I don't do louvers I will tint it, but I kind of want louvers.

austinkli

So my wife never used my door sill plates. So I took them back, and cleaned them up. I ordered some decals for it, and with the help of windex and an exacto knife, did this:



I think it looks pretty cool even if it may be a little ricer. Will match the red leather well.

Cleaned out the door sill guard



And boom!



Then it was good bye to the old tiny 16" terribly ugly worst wheels Ford has ever made. And hello to the nicer newer 18" wheels. Great deal. The tires are Pirelli P Zero Nero all season. They go for about $500+ brand new. The wheels are AMR Silvers usually about $600. I picked them up from my buddy for $400. They may not be the best tires out there, but for my needs they feel so much smoother and nicer than previous.



Tires are almost brand new



Guys I'm not gonna lie here, I looked at the car today, and I'm finally kind of proud of how far it has come. From the inside, to the exterior. It still has more to go. I still need to repair a few things like the door panels, and the body, but it's really looking much better.