IT'S ABOUT TIME...the EVIL SSP gets painted

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Well, i think Chris knows i've gotta bust his balls just a little for taking an eternity to finish my car...but i've always believed good things come to those who wait and i think this is proof. It still has a few things left to be done, and cell phone pics hardly do the color justice but i couldn't hold out any longer...we're both pretty damn excited with how the color worked out on the car.


Funny, i don't have any pics of how the car looked when i dropped it off, because honestly it just looked like trash so i hadn't been taking many pics of it lately. I wasn't at all proud of it. I do have a couple pics from the first door swap i did, and it basically looked like this but with maroon doors instead of these red primer ones.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/P5270008-1.jpg

Yeah, you can rock a primered paint job for a little while, and you can pull off that "all go to hell with show" look for a bit, but time and weather slowly turn that look into a "just got towed out of the junkyard" look.

Like a forest fire, sometimes you have to make things worse before you can make them better...so here's some progress pics. I was under the impression that, for a 25 year old car, it was in pretty good shape...that is until things started getting sanded on and the "truth" under all that old paint and primer started showing through.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/Paint%20Progress%20Pics/PIC_0067.jpg
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At this point i'm pretty much ready to cry. It's been 15 months, i haven't driven my baby, and some of you might know that this car means a lot to me and it's really like a member of my family. I've had it so long and labored for so many years to make it into what i wanted it to be and it's been a long time coming.

I can only post 10 images at a time so...

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Anyway i don't know why i'm typing since i know everyone has just scrolled down to this point anyway so here ya go....The color is a Lexus color called Desert Sage Metallic. Still not quite done and i can't stress how much cell phone pics just don't do the color justice, not to mention the crappy light it was in, but you get the idea..

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/Paint%20Progress%20Pics/2011-05-23081414.jpg
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[SJSlots]

Nice!! In the first repainted image I thought it was Vapor Silver but I have to say the green pretty slick on that! Certainly not a color I would have guessed in advance.

Side question - that your XR4Ti? I used to have one, fooled many people in that thing.

[mad max]

Looks good . Its amazing what a little paint can do for a car.

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Side question - that your XR4Ti? I used to have one, fooled many people in that thing.


Used to be...loved that car but it basically got turned into this paint job through a sale/trade thing.

[Pitbull1052]

WOW!!!!!! that looks amazing D! I'll still never forget after I moved in next to you and me and my brother were sitting on the couch playing Madden and I kept hearing this daum crotch rocket screaming up and down the street only to run outside and see you pulling back in.... think you were selling your heads or something.... but really looks good bro.....

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

WOW!!!!!! that looks amazing D! I'll still never forget after I moved in next to you and me and my brother were sitting on the couch playing Madden and I kept hearing this daum crotch rocket screaming up and down the street only to run outside and see you pulling back in.... think you were selling your heads or something.... but really looks good bro.....

Haha yeah, i don't know if that guy still posts on here or not, i was selling the old 302 out of it and he wanted to hear it run so i just took him for a drive and beat the living hell out of it to show it was a good engine. I think it ended up in a '95 Cobra or something. 7000RPM through an X pipe and Magnaflows has a funny sound lol.

[Pitbull1052]

Haha yeah, i don't know if that guy still posts on here or not, i was selling the old 302 out of it and he wanted to hear it run so i just took him for a drive and beat the living hell out of it to show it was a good engine. I think it ended up in a '95 Cobra or something. 7000RPM through an X pipe and Magnaflows has a funny sound lol.




ahhhh that's right that's what it was then shortly after you were up at kenny's putting your new motor in..... shortly after that I met Kenny and the rest was down hill lol it does look really good though D any plans for the interior?

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Yeah, i have a guy who's been on me through emails for over a year wanting my blue seats to restore another '85 SSP so once i start piecing together some black interior parts it'll eventually get swapped and/or dyed black. The interior is probably gonna be the ugly part for a while though.

[Stangman]

Wow. Looks amazing. Glad to hear you'll be gettin it back soon!

[Kevin1989]

looks sick!! But I'm pretty partial to green cars lol.

[Pitbull1052]

Yeah, i have a guy who's been on me through emails for over a year wanting my blue seats to restore another '85 SSP so once i start piecing together some black interior parts it'll eventually get swapped and/or dyed black. The interior is probably gonna be the ugly part for a while though.




it'll look sweet with black......

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Funny thing is, i'm really not much of a green person. I wanted a gray or charcoal and black two tone but it seemed like every time i turned around someone else was doing the exact same color scheme i had in mind. Someone on here even sold an '85 that was painted exactly how i wanted it....and i just can't have the same paint job. Chris was throwing out ideas and it took me a long time to come around on the green color but when i saw this color on a few cars i was sold. I had another similar olive green color in mind originally but it didn't have quite as much character as this one. This color will almost flip flop in different lights...it's a pale gray green in the shade and then it'll light up like an olive in other lights.

[plated]

good deal,restoration's take time,far from just a paintjob but god damn does it look good :cool2: i have a favorite 4eyed car now,enjoy it buddy your riding first class now:) your gonna need a haircut

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Hey fuck you buddy i'm bald :lol:

So lets hear opinions on whether or not we should paint the grill/headlights black. I think i'm all about it, but it does look good the way it is. What i DON'T want is a black that's gonna get all chalky and shitty looking over time, or a black that's gonna get streaky when i wax it so if we do the grill it'll have to be something other than the paint we did the window trim in.

Here's an example of what i'm talking about. I think it works awesome with this year nose.
http://i683.photobucket.com/albums/vv194/stngry57/hissing.jpg

Y'all might laugh but i LOVE this car....lol

http://www.mustangguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/1979-mustang.jpg

Like this minus the black belt molding

http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/2/3603/3401/21506700005_large.jpg

[ibstrokin]

Damn...what a transformation. Congrats

[marauder]

Wow, looks great man!

[2Kblacksleeper]

Looks really good. I would have not thought of the green also.

[Sharad]

Looks good man! Get someone to photoshop the grille and headlights black to see if you like it.

[Stangman]

I say trim it out in black, man. Monochrome custom cars died in the 80's. Use a good satin black, which im sure Chris will find the right one, and do all the trim. I think you'll be happier with it that way. I think it will give it more of an attitude. I say the door trim, belt molding, grille, and headlight buckets, door handles... the whole nine yards like you're restoring one.

Cars without trim repainted look unfinished to me. Bland if you will...

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

I don't think the side molding is getting it but i'm pretty sold on the grill. I mean, the '82 GT didn't have it blacked out so it's not a bad look but i think it'll look more menacing with it blacked out.

['92Stang]

Car looks sick man. Congrats David, I like the color.

[mad max]

I agree with you about blacking out the headlight housings and the grill . That would give it a mean , intimidating look.

[mustangboy]

Love the color David:bigthumb I would like to do an early Bronco in that color with a tan top.

[flyin2jz]

Does the merkur belong to you. If it runs do you want to sell it?

[GREAZY]

Looks good

[Jake]

I would leave it. I personally think it looks cleaner that way. if your car was red like the picture you showed it might work, but not with this color. just my .02 cents though, do what you like. at any rate the car looks awesome! :bigthumb
-Jake.

[chris91]

Looks great man!! Id say just paint the headlight buckets black and see how that looks first.

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Does the merkur belong to you. If it runs do you want to sell it?

No it got sold to fund this paint job.

Thanks everyone :D

[Evil_Capri]

WOW! Car looks fantastic! :bigthumb (And I think it would look good "as is" or with black on the headlight/grill. Can't go wrong either way, in my opinion!) I'm looking forward to seeing it in person sometime . . .

[kennebellcobra]

Very nice! You need to bring it to Filmores if it ever quits raining.

[KB1]

Outstanding David!!! Chris strikes it on the head again!!! I am a firm believer in the patience thing, my Road Glide is close to being done finally, it's been 18months, however everytime I see it I know it was well worth the wait.:bigthumb

[5.0calypso93lx]

Excellent choice on the color. Different but tasteful.

[DeckerEnt]

Love the color guy!!!! Let it grow on you for a while. Make a decision later!!!!

[R825OH]

Nice Dave!!! Glad its finally done. Maybe just do the headlight openings and bezels black.

[SJSlots]

Love the color guy!!!! Let it grow on you for a while. Make a decision later!!!!

I agree with this... Enjoy the car like this for a while. Sure the black would look good but it looks great now too.

[Pitbull1052]

I dunno D I think you just got it painted why paint over already... just get the thing back and rock the piss out of it... when it gets chipped and what not then paint it black....

[Stang88]

Looks really nice!!

[2000GT]

just seen the car yesterday and its looks even better in person :bigthumb

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

just seen the car yesterday and its looks even better in person :bigthumb

CHEATER!! LOL

[2000GT]

:lol::lol::lol:

[RIXXX93GT]

Car looks great!

[Steves LX]

Car looks killer David!!! What Shannon said in an earlier post. You need to bring it to Filmore's whenever the rain stops. We generally meet there on Sunday's after 5:00. Its over in Florence.

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Sunday evenings might never happen for me, since i work third shift, but i'm hoping to get out more once it's back on the road.

[Maximus]

How about some better pics?:bigthumb

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Yep...either tomorrow or Saturday i'll be pic whoring so hard i'll probably show down the site's bandwidth :lol:

[Stangman]

Dude, you might have to update the cardomain page after an epic event like this lol

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Eh, me and cardomain are not on good terms. For a good year i couldn't even log in, they lost a shit ton of my pics, it's sort of a pain to update now...i probably will when i get good pics though.

Man, my interior looks like total crap now, it sticks out like a sore thumb. I may even get the windows tinted before i start the interior just so i can hide it some lol.

[Stangman]

That sounds like a good idea!

[relaxednoma]

Glad your in erlanger so I can see this running around soon!

looks GREAT

[setty2706]

Looks good.... I like the clean one color on the nose.

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Got some more done to it...i'm super happy with it, still have a few things to finish up (i need some nice door handles if anyone wants to part with some before i order them), but i think it turned out sick as hell :rockon:

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/Mustang%20Pics%20and%20Videos/Paint%20Progress%20Pics/DSC00383.jpg
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One of these days i'll catch it in the sun when the back half isn't in the shade.

I've really gotta hand it to Chris, he went out of his way to make me happy on this car and i owe him a big thanks :bigthumb

[Evil_Capri]

Hell yeah! Dig it! :nice

[Stangman]

Beautiful. Glad to see its finally in the completion stages. The blacked out grille and headlight bezels look absolutely bad ass

[5.0calypso93lx]

Wow, that looks sick dude

[Pitbull1052]

Hells yea D the grill and bezels look slick for sure..... I think I might have a set of door handles let me check tonight when i get home i'll text you

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Hells yea D the grill and bezels look slick for sure..... I think I might have a set of door handles let me check tonight when i get home i'll text you

I know Kenny did, whether all that stuff made it to you or not, who knows.

[Stangman]

If he doesn't. I know I do. I think one, or both are missing the plastic bushing on the inside of the handle (that the rod clips to, sorta) I think dorman sells them?

[Pitbull1052]

The one's I have D are brand new in the box....... price em out and that's what I'll do taht way you won't have to pay for shipping.... i'll check on it tonight and I work in Hebron now not sure how close you are to there....

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/item/LRS-22404K/79-93-Black-Outer-Mustang-Door-Handle-Kit

Looks like $20. We'll have to meet up this weekend sometime if you're free.

[Maximus]

Call Dedpedal and have him tint the windows.

Stang Looks Great!:bigthumb

[INSANEBA]

NICE!!!!!!

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Call Dedpedal and have him tint the windows.

Stang Looks Great!:bigthumb

Damn i know right? They seriously need tint bad now.

[chris91]

Looks great man!!

[Mr.Moontang]

Looks killer and please tell me the wheels are staying on it!!!

[COOP]

Wow the black grille really sets it off. Looks great

[Pitbull1052]

I think I just sent u a text and yup 20 would work just hit me up

[93hulk]

Looks great! A little tint will look good.

[Mustard]

car looks awesome!

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Looks killer and please tell me the wheels are staying on it!!!

Absolutely unless i 5 lug it, then ill have to sell a kidney so i can buy some black CCW Classics

[Stangman]

Absolutely unless i 5 lug it, then ill have to sell a kidney so i can buy some black CCW Classics

Then I will trade you my kidney for your wheels lol

[DocG2828]

Looks great!

I like how you hid the front plate :D

[Rick93coupe]

Whoa, I just came across this thread and DAMN! Looks really good man, I think it turned out great!

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Thanks everyone :)

Its cool when you have a vision in your head and it finally starts taking shape. Ive had a few people who have seen my car several times tell me how sick the nose looks on a coupe, and all i can do is laugh cause ive had this image in my head for about six years and now it finally comes together.

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Well, finally got it running again...it fired right up with the Victor Jr. intake and new carb and idled nice and rowdy. It was sooo nice hearing my car again. I left plated's and couldn't resist dropping second and holy shit does it pull hard. Its so hard to tell if it's faster or not since i haven't driven anything with balls for a while, but man it felt stronger than i remember it ever being.

So then i almost put the damn thing into a bridge embankment on the way home. I leave Eastgate and it starts sprinkling....no big deal i've drove it in the rain before, but the drag radials are pretty much slicks now. All of a sudden it came down raining hard as hell, and i swear it was like the road turned to ice...the back end started swaying and fishtailing on its own, i wasn't even touching the gas. I couldn't even turn without the back end swinging around. So, i threw the flashers on and limped back to Walmart at about 20mph.

EAT ME MOTHER NATURE!! :flipoff:

[Pitbull1052]

it's the wind resistance D......... now that it's all slicked up it's gotta be faster right lol

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Hmmmm true dat :lol:

When i get back up to Eastgate i'll swing by and take you for a drive. You'll see what i mean lol

Oh, and i lost the crotch rocket sound...it doesn't even sound like the same car without tail pipes...need to get some new ones soon :(

[Pitbull1052]

you better I havent driven or ridden in a Stang in so long I almost dont remember what it's like..... I think you shoulda kept the crotch rocket sound I can tell you it's the only stang that's made me jump up from the couch like WTF is screaming up and down the road........

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Oh i'm keeping it, i just sold the Magnaflow tails to a buddy because i hated how they looked. I'm gonna order the chrome 2.5's that LRS sell. In the meantime, no tailpipes just let that lumpy idle come through more...it sounds pretty nice.

I sold the tailpipes because i had bought this awesome set of Mac mufflers and pipes from SOMEONE but then he needed them back for a while and i was supposed to buy them back, but then he SOLD THE WHOLE CAR :lol:

[Stangman]

Dude w/ the magnaflows it sounded like it was going to eat babies and murder the world!! I loved that sound!

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

They're still on it! I just need tail pipes...it doesn't sound at all the same without tail pipes on it. It loses that whole raspy sound.

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

So today i finally get some sun to drive it around in, so i put my daughter in it for the first time. She'll be 3 in August and today is really the first shes ever seen of it. When i was putting her car seat in she started crying because it was already running and the sound had her scared. Then we strap her in and shes balling saying i dont want to over and over, then she has to hold mammas hand..lol

So i get moving and get out on a straight stretch and step into it some and i look back, and im shocked...shes got a big smile on her face and i look at mamma, she looks at me and i say, oh hell its on...so i dropped second and matted it...i look back at the top of third and she has both arms up rollercoaster style with a huge smile on her face.

So i slow down and when we stopped she says "i was like Jesse YEEHAAAAA!!" Thats a Toy Story thing...so i just about choked up lol. Shes a real mammas girl and we're almost even distant because of it but shes been all over me today and saying "vrooooooooom" all day.

:D

[CincySR]

Saw this tonight in Eastgate, the pics don't do it justice. Thing sounded awesome as well.

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Cool where did you see it? I was all over the place goofing off today. Since it was in Eastgate anyway, and i was watching the UFC fights tonight at the mall, we just all hung out and tooled around all day. I'm so damn happy with how it's running too...the Victor Jr. and Pro Systems carb are like night and day compared to what it ran like before. It's running pretty rich though..so i need some dyno time soon. The damn thing is just down right vicious...the harder you push it, the higher it revs, the more violent it gets. It really doesn't have a peak...this engine will rev as high as you have the balls to take it.


Also i've gotta thank Brad (pitbull1052) for letting me park it at his house over night. I tried twice to drive the damn thing in the rain on bald drag radials and both times at about 30mph the ass was swaying side to side hydroplaning so bad, i wasn't about to try to take it up to highway speeds.


Also i'd like to officially say to my neighbors, i'm sorry for waking everyone up at 3am...believe me, i TRIED to be quiet. ;)

[CincySR]

You were sitting at the light getting ready to turn left on 32 towards 275 when I passed. I wasn't in my stang so you wouldn't have noticed me.

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Not a bad pic for low light and on a cell phone. I wish that damned SSR wasn't next to me.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee275/EVIL85SSP/2011-06-12002809.jpg?t=1307918083

[Stangman]

Where's your orange side markers?

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

Needs put back in lol

I'm gonna pick up a couple others and wet sand and buff them. Still need to get the door handles put on too. I did get it to fit in the garage though.

[Stangman]

Hey that's a plus! Good to hear it will be kept indoors

[Evil_Capri]

Looking fantastic!