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SPI Viper Red 1965 Mustang painted 9 years ago

GPR

Active Member
We are going to be changing the front nose and getting rid of the large spoiler

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We will also modify the rear bumper to get a better fit and paint body color.

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This is the first test fit of the customer supplied Stangaholics front apron. I had to do a lot of fiberglass grinding to clear the electric fan. It still needs to go down on the right side and up on the drivers side.

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To get the front end to line up better Brian had to adjust the fenders.

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I had to add a little filler to match the fenders

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Epoxy primed

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Brian cut the ends off the bumper and lined up the center

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Since the bumper was narrow we had an old bumper that he cut out a section and welded to the back

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Reshaping the end

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Now he can screw it together to test fit

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After a lot of welding and grinding

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Epoxy primed. Next week I will do a little bodywork

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Wow that's a lot of work, but as always the attention to the details you all put into the cars is great and they look superb.
 
I added a couple of L brackets that will bolt to the radiator support

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SPI white epoxy

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I wet sanded lightly with 600 and sprayed 3 coats of SPI Viper Red yesterday and today sprayed SPI Universal clear

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What a difference. From butt ugly to nasty good. Wasn't too keen on that valance up until just now. I hope the grill is black. Is it to remain bumperless?
 
What a difference. From butt ugly to nasty good. Wasn't too keen on that valance up until just now. I hope the grill is black. Is it to remain bumperless?
The front end is finished just need to add the black grille
 
Hard to tell but it looks like you didn't fill in the side bumper bolt holes in the fenders. What's the plan there? Small turn signal indicators maybe?
 
Hard to tell but it looks like you didn't fill in the side bumper bolt holes in the fenders. What's the plan there? Small turn signal indicators maybe?
We didn't want to paint the fenders. At this time we are going to fill the hole with painted bumper bolts. The owner may install round side marker lights.
 
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