What are your 2009 plans for your car?

Planning on the bumper swap, and then start getting everything sanded and primed, hopefully painted before summer. Still got to pull heater box and put new core and evaporator in, been putting that off, dread taking out the box. I want a new carb, too. And still need new[er] tires before I make any long trips. Bad thing about not having a shop to work in, I'm at the mercy of the weather, and it's either been too cold or raining when I've been off work. May end up looking like a twin to Patches for a while longer . And if the money doesn't pick up, I know it will!

 

New heads, 4 Speed, Small Bumpers, Black Interior, and maybe Paint.

 

Next step for my blue one is the paint stripping/lead work(I like to metal finish my patches/welds) Pull engine...prep engine compartment for paint(again)Prime... sand...prime...sand some more get body smooth and in final primer coat.Prep chassis for paint/undercoating.If time permits...Disc brake swap/T-5 swap and put the GT-40 heads on the engine.My timeline should have me painting it in September/october.Spring of 2010 should see re-assembly and putting it back in service so I can drive it again...Then I start on the Sprint.

 

Go to brazil and come back with enough pimped out parts to sell that my three cars will look awsome with all the brazilian goodies for FREE. That is my ultimate goal.

 

Get the 347 in her and get 'er running w/ the C6, then once shes running, may pull the motor out and buy the toploader from my cousin. Then eventually I want aluminums heads, because eventually I want 'er running N/A 10's but still be street legal.

 

New Carpet, disc brakes and more power...

 

1) New interior (halfway there ...)

2) Determine the internal condition of the motor and figure out what to do from there. If it is just rings and bearings, it stays. Anything more involved, it will be time for the "Phase III" motor ...

3) Get some driving time in and get it back to the track a few times. Poor thing has been sitting too long while I remodeled our house.

 

Well lets see...

1977 Ford Maverick 2dr:
Swap in the 88 5.0/AOD I have leaving the EFI setup
Get a decent exhaust setup on the car
Get 70's style side stripes removed
Tint windows
Maybe have the seats redone

1973 Ford Maverick 2dr:
Get it cleaned out good and extra weight removed
Mini Tub
Shave shock towers
Modify dash by welding up a/c control panel hole and any extras to make a smooth look
address slight rust issues which arent that bad at all
and thats all I'm shooting for on it but there is much more that I am planning on doing to it.

1990 Crx Si:
Get the dang thing running so I can work on my other cars and drive it .

 

Project #1
Strip and paint the engine bay
Rebuild the front end
Manual steering swap
Disc brake swap

Project # 2
Ron Frances wiring
Engine Install

Project# 3
Interior restoration

Project # 3
Paint (bright red)
Black vinyl top
Re chromed bumpers

I'm sure there is a lot more I didn't think of yet...

 

2009 plans, finish restoration within the next 2 months, enter it in the MDA Car show this march, and get 2 page spread on magazine through primedia hopefully.... fingers crossed.

 

My car
1. recover seats
2. fix door panel/arm rest
3. Make tubular lower control arms
4. Make alum billit upper A arms
5. dyno

Tammy's
1. convert to serp belt
2. upgrade Alt
3. Upgrade A/C (compressor and Condesor)
4. Maybe design and build new front suspension

 

Hmm- All new interior-custom, Have all the parts now to put the factory A/C back in. All new stuff, so I will be driving around with windows up at 60 instead of windows down at 60.A few other things to try and save my championship. Far too many hunters out to take it from me

 

Well, since I'm feeling better these days, time to get going again
(I compiled a list for both my cars while I was laid up)
73 Grabber:
Take off the Grabber Hood
Bucket seats
Floor Shift
Finish the A/C
Factory Forged Wheels
Alum Cylinder Heads
New Cam
Sun Visors (I scored 2 NOS ones)
New Sound System
Drive-it!!
74 Grabber:
Strip and clean the body
Repair the quarters
Mustang II front suspension
drop in my 93 roller motor
then finish off the car next winter

 

Finish up my 2007 plans for my car

 

to drive it more then 5 times in one year... lol!