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Gary S
Grand Poobah Joined: November-30-2006 Location: Illinois Status: Offline Points: 14096 |
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Unfortunately Garys has not come up for at least 6 months,you get redirected to another site |
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LeftFieldEngineering
Senior Member Joined: December-20-2010 Location: Monson, MA Status: Offline Points: 384 |
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It's not how long the boat sat in the water, it's how long water sat in the boat. |
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hotrod5337
Groupie Joined: June-22-2016 Location: South Carolina Status: Offline Points: 69 |
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drcc thanks for the link
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hotrod5337
Groupie Joined: June-22-2016 Location: South Carolina Status: Offline Points: 69 |
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ive checked. solid as far as i can tell. boat never did much sitting i n the water unattended for any length of time
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8122pbrainard
Grand Poobah Joined: September-14-2006 Location: Three Lakes Wi. Status: Offline Points: 41045 |
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Damon,
Have you done any checking on the stringer condition? It's not a great subject but does need to be looked at before moving forward with cosmetics. |
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DrCC
Grand Poobah Joined: April-12-2004 Location: at home Status: Offline Points: 2867 |
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hotrod5337
Groupie Joined: June-22-2016 Location: South Carolina Status: Offline Points: 69 |
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this site is awesome!! thanks to all!! cant wait to get started with this project
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Duane in Indy
Platinum Member Joined: October-26-2015 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 1578 |
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I use "smartshoppersinc.com" for all my paint needs. They carry Kirker Paint. I like to use the acrylic urethane series. The problem with using straight enamels such as Rustoleum is that like all enamels, it is very soft and has zero tolerance for chemicals such as solvents or even gasoline. Money wise you get what you pay for. Using quarts it won't add that much to the over all cost of the refurb. You can get all your supplies from them. Even for redoing trailers their paint is great. I have painted cars, motor homes, airplanes, boats, and trailers with Kirker. Call them for customer service, they are great to work with.
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Keep it as original as YOU want it
1978 Mustang (modified) |
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hotrod5337
Groupie Joined: June-22-2016 Location: South Carolina Status: Offline Points: 69 |
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1. Polish it up, repaint graphics, let it wear its battle scars with pride (Perfectly acceptable when on a budget) 2. Let a good fiberglass shop repair the nicks, polish it up, repaint the graphics (next best thing) I've seen some awesome patch jobs. you cant even tell. 3. Regel the whole thing, repaint the graphics (only the super purists with lots of dough go this route) 4. Repaint the whole thing. Can be done right and well, but still the least desirable way to go. I'm not an expert, but those are my 2 cents.[/QUOTE im diggn number 1 |
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75 Tique
Grand Poobah Joined: August-12-2004 Location: Seven Lakes, NC Status: Offline Points: 6121 |
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1. Polish it up, repaint graphics, let it wear its battle scars with pride (Perfectly acceptable when on a budget) 2. Let a good fiberglass shop repair the nicks, polish it up, repaint the graphics (next best thing) I've seen some awesome patch jobs. you cant even tell. 3. Regel the whole thing, repaint the graphics (only the super purists with lots of dough go this route) 4. Repaint the whole thing. Can be done right and well, but still the least desirable way to go. I'm not an expert, but those are my 2 cents. |
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TRBenj
Grand Poobah Joined: June-29-2005 Location: NWCT Status: Offline Points: 21169 |
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Dolphin Naugahyde (dol-71 for blue) is the closest I have found to the original 70's vinyl... Not quite as marbled or textured but pretty reasonable. Any previous heat stampings would need to be sewn in.
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hotrod5337
Groupie Joined: June-22-2016 Location: South Carolina Status: Offline Points: 69 |
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lol alright guys original it is |
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KENO
Grand Poobah Joined: June-06-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 11050 |
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Ok, I never get involved in the "keep it original" discussions but this time I'll put in my 2 cents
KEEP IT ORIGINAL......at least the paint scheme Do what you want with the interior, seems to look good in the pictures |
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hotrod5337
Groupie Joined: June-22-2016 Location: South Carolina Status: Offline Points: 69 |
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i think what originally had me leaning towards going with the different graphics (other than i liked them) was the fact i wasnt sure how to handle the nicks and bad places on the gelcoat. so i knew id either have to wet sand the entire boat (taking off the original graphics) and try to buff it back slick or just paint the whole thing and start over. how do people that restore these things go about figuring out the best way of handling it?
plan is to use it this summer and pull it all aprt this winter for full resto. motor runs like a top and quiet. all you can hear besides the exhaust is air sucking in and belts running on the pulleys. luckily my family runs an upholostery business that my grand dad started in the 50s. dad covered the motor cover years ago and i remember him saying that even then original material was hard to find so im not sure how im gonna go about that thanks for the advice and the info guys!! ill keep the project posted |
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quinner
Grand Poobah Joined: October-12-2005 Location: Unknown Status: Offline Points: 5828 |
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Classic case of Pier Pressure going on right here!! Cool boat and it would be way easier to redo to original.
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TRBenj
Grand Poobah Joined: June-29-2005 Location: NWCT Status: Offline Points: 21169 |
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Palmer (by thermo electron) and yes, replacement PCM manifolds. |
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8122pbrainard
Grand Poobah Joined: September-14-2006 Location: Three Lakes Wi. Status: Offline Points: 41045 |
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I certainly hope so!!! |
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Riley
Grand Poobah Joined: January-19-2004 Location: Portland, ME Status: Offline Points: 7953 |
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I'd keep it a Mustang. We have a Tique and I like the Mustang better and there seems to be fewer of them.
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hotrod5337
Groupie Joined: June-22-2016 Location: South Carolina Status: Offline Points: 69 |
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yea im reconsidering the tique lettering now |
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hotrod5337
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yes red |
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hotrod5337
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this one is ready to ride!!
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DrCC
Grand Poobah Joined: April-12-2004 Location: at home Status: Offline Points: 2867 |
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Awesome !!!
Be proud of it's 1974 Heritage ! |
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JoeinNY
Grand Poobah Joined: October-19-2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 5698 |
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That there is a pretty sweet color scheme on a mustang... are those correctcraft emblems red as well or is it just my screen?
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hotrod5337
Groupie Joined: June-22-2016 Location: South Carolina Status: Offline Points: 69 |
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yes 220hp 302 |
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Riley
Grand Poobah Joined: January-19-2004 Location: Portland, ME Status: Offline Points: 7953 |
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Thermo Electron with PCM manifolds? Could it be a 302?
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hotrod5337
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maybe it isnt pcm here it is as it currently sits
I do remember we changed out the manifolds years ago. motor has 1000 hrs and has not been replaced |
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8122pbrainard
Grand Poobah Joined: September-14-2006 Location: Three Lakes Wi. Status: Offline Points: 41045 |
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Keep it as is!!
The red and blue are standard Rust-o-leum safety colors. The boot stripe is an easy mask (use fine line tape) and the "Mustang can be traced, taken to a graphics shop, scanned, cleaned up and then a mask made. A common mask is Gerber. |
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TRBenj
Grand Poobah Joined: June-29-2005 Location: NWCT Status: Offline Points: 21169 |
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Mustangs are cool. Ski tiques are cool. Mustangs rebadged as something else are meh.
Pcm... Has the engine been replaced? Pcm wasn't around until ~'76. Got any pics? |
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DrCC
Grand Poobah Joined: April-12-2004 Location: at home Status: Offline Points: 2867 |
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Whoa !!! That would be So Cool restored blue w/ red.
Yours is unique and rare. I would not change it. |
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75 Tique
Grand Poobah Joined: August-12-2004 Location: Seven Lakes, NC Status: Offline Points: 6121 |
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Fuel pump, distributor, starter, alternator are marine specific. Don't get them at auto parts store. Everything else is fair game ( unless your are getting into the innards of the engine where you run into RR differences)
Best sources for parts: http://www.n3boatworks.com/ http://www.skidim.com/ http://www.nautiqueparts.com/ http://bpi.ebasicpower.com/shop/index.php https://www.summitracing.com/ |
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