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The auctions will not do that.

They will forward your info to the owner and let them decide if they want to contact you.

Our winters are long.....it gets dark really early......it snows.....sideways sometimes....we do this almost every Christmas

Lot's of blue oval content

https://www.autopia.org/forums/the-detailers-showcase/31137-original-buffeast-detailing-adventure-told.html

Happy holidays!!!

I'm relieved it's registered with Ford!!

During assembly the front and rear aprons overlap onto the shock towers. On the flat horizontal area where the fenders bolt on you can see distinct spot welds.

These overlap areas are very prone to rust.

Lazy shops will hack out the rot and fill the hole with bondo or fiberglass.

Some will sandblast the area to remove the rot and fill with bondo or fiberglass

some will tack or weld in a single piece of metal and fill either side with bondo

proper repair requires cutting out the area and spot welding new metal in

It's one of the easiest areas to spot if a car has corrosion.......and more importantly the level of repair



The most ingenious repair I've seen as I live in a rust belt and most cars here have corrosion in that area was:
sandblasting out the corrosion being sure to get out the black corrosion ensuring it doesn't come back, tacking in a piece of metal in the center of the hole where two layers of metal once was and filling the area with bondo.......then as the bondo was setting.....take and HB pencil and press the eraser into the bondo that is still setting up which leaves a depression the same size as an original spot weld

bring a magnet or paint thickness guage to check the thickness of the paint in this area. Get on your knees and look above the front tires at the same area with a bright flashlight from below......rarely is the area fixed properly from the underside

Great used original or NOS

Does anyone care to comment on the quality of the reproduction?
I may need to use one in the interim

300-350 estimate by Mecum

That is awesome!

Can I have it? 

I always wanted on of the white Shelby team jackets and learned that Michael had reproduced them. A trip took me to SoCal so I dropped in to see him his shop. What a great place. Some people have a gift, Michael had a gift and passion for all things Shelby. The memorial booklet he put together (in a very tight timeliine) was incredible. The way his shop was decorated had his touch.

The team jackets were simply awesome. What hit me was his integrity.......as a purist that appreciated historical items and knowing that the detail in his jackets were spot on. Michael changed a couple details so that his jackets once they acquired some patina could be differentiated from a 60's original. That's a classy move.

Godspeed Michael

I'm 6'3" with a 36" inseam.......regularly do 1,000 mile week long drives in a 3000 car.....did over 8,000 miles in the last two years
A couple of the 2000 car guys we drive with are at least my height and do the same

Is it comfortable? Probably not if you're comparing modern terms....but if you're a car nut you just get in and drive
I've never felt uncomfortable......maybe I'm a car nut

Thanks for posting Bob

Those are wonderful.....I pulled up the ones available on the West Coast

https://secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/69panpatch-cv-ds.html?attribs=88

It's great to see somebody paying attention to the details....as nice as the West Coast panels are they have some wrinkles that yours don't, as you point out it took securing the plates together to rid the end product of these wrinkles. A talented welder can fill those in.

Does anyone make a correct floor pan for the 1969 Mustang without that fits our 69-70 Shelbys?

Are these what are referred to as "sand cast" Webers?

If not what is the difference between Italian Webers and sand cast ones?

Thx

Code red is likely similar to a product car pro makes....Iron X

Yup it smells to high heaven

https://www.autogeek.net/carpro-iron-x-cleaner.html

Thanks!!!

I can't find it on Amazon

Tried "code red wheel cleaner"

Can you post a link?

thx