Yes sir, the top on a special coupe is mostly wood with a few metal panels nailed and screwed to it. Pretty much the entire roof was originally covered with vinyl.
Man... You have been busy.... Shops looking good, thanks for the tour... As far as the Mustang, I say go for it... I’m like you, anything hotrod related, I enjoy.... no matter what brand or year... Till your next video my friend, have a good one...
Cool tour of your shop and nice having your own hoist, doesn’t matter how big your shop is,never seems like they’re ever big enough! Lol That Mustang will be a fun little cruiser for sure! Have a great week Phillip!
I enjoyed the bit on the Model A as well, think you’re heading the right direction on it, first was getting the body square on the frame and especially with the 28 & 29’s, there is so much wood in the body structure itself that you need to get that all square too in order to get the body panels lined up. Think you got it figured out, just going to take a bit of work, but definitely going to be a cool car once you’re done!
Yes sir! I think I have the low area figured out for sure! And, the lift is going to be a super useful tool! Eric and I are going to work on the first project on it this week!
Hi Phillip. Thanks for the shop update. It's a real nice space to work in. I like pretty much any era Mustang or Camaro and wouldn't mind owning one. One nice thing about the 80's versions (and older) is that they are more than 25 years old and don't have the same requirements as far as state inspections go. You can do a lot with them and still have them street legal. Plus, there were a ton of them made so finding parts is easier. Looking forward to seeing how that comes together. -mike
That lift looks good in there! Thats a good to have a helpful model A fellow in the neighborhood. Just an idea, how about taking some measurements of that neighbors coupe's body, maybe that will help to get the body on the right height? I know that there are model A frame dimensios(which are pretty useless for you with this project), but i cant remember seen any model A body dimensions anywhere.I dont say that those measurements doesnt exist in some book, but i guess its easier to go knockin on neigbors door. Well, keep it up!
Great idea, but my neighbor's Model A is a 30-31. The only thing it has in common with the 28-29 is the trunk lid. It's the only part that will interchange.
Suggestion; would it help if you temporarily bolted the wooden frame together and matched the sunken rear portion of the car to it? Once you get a complete set obviously. Also I love those Fox body Mustangs. I wanted one in high school but just couldn’t afford one and being 6’3” couldn’t fit comfortably. 😂
Your suggestion is exactly the plan! I believe that will work great! I bought my first fox body the week of graduation in 1993. It was a 86 LX 5.0 for $1200.00. I’ve had many since. I just can’t live without one LOL.
@@phillipshotrodgarage I found an ex highway patrol Foxbody back in early 2010 I think it was and even then they were asking about 7,000 if I remember right. I had a Beretta instead. This will probably make people mad but I think it was faster than the Camaro option at the time. Lighter car with a v6. It’s rare to see those anymore. Sounds like a good plan btw!
My last fox body was an unmarked SSP police car. I wish I hadn’t sold it. It was a nicer car than the one I have now. I remember some of those berettas being pretty nice. Maybe a GTZ package or something. I haven’t seen one in forever.
