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BUGMAN

08-09-2008, 12:19 PM

Got this a few months ago and just now getting started on it. The after shot is from a crappy camera phone but I will get a few more asap. The hood swap, dent repair, body work and paint done by Maaco. You should see this paint up close, you wouldn't believe how good it looks. Mirror shine and looks better the closer you get. $500 will still get ya a decent paint job. :)

I am thinking clear headlights and chrome ponies will spice it up a bit. Not 100% on the ponies but will post up pictures to see what ya think when I swap them over.

Opinions welcome but don't care for ignorant bashing.

Mr. Clean

08-09-2008, 12:27 PM

looks a butt ton better... did you do body work on it and primer or anything before you shipped er off to macco or did they do everything?

:EDIT: re-read the OP and decided that you did not. haha

FasTech

08-09-2008, 12:35 PM

Paint looks great, not much of a Mustang fan but that hood with the red paint just looks hottt.

JITB

08-09-2008, 02:42 PM

your like a mustang savior! cant let one die.. Do you have a 4cyl automatic daily mustang restored?

Scotsman

08-09-2008, 02:43 PM

it was great meetin ya Bugman! always love seenin your pics!

Dwisforme05

08-09-2008, 02:47 PM

beautiful!

nmbitm

08-09-2008, 02:58 PM

black housing for the head lights.

do it.

5thgcelica

08-09-2008, 04:02 PM

paint looks good now..

doubt it will in 6 months. not bad tho.

Hulud

08-09-2008, 04:06 PM

paint looks good now..

doubt it will in 6 months. not bad tho.
QFT

i hate to say it but more than likely the paint will deteriorate sooner than it should. seems to happen 90% of the time with MAACO. hope you are in the 10%

BUGMAN

08-09-2008, 04:26 PM

Thanks for the comments.

I have a 4 year warranty against fading or peeling. This is about the 10th car they have done for me. I had one start chipping on the trunk lid after about a year on one of them and they repainted the entire back 1/2 for me for free and gave me another 4 years on the paint.

They do not do "show" quality work and I have a 3k paint job here beside me now so I do know the difference. :) But with a 4 year warranty and $500 it was one hel of an improvement for me.

black housing for the head lights.

do it.

That's what we have in mind.

your like a mustang savior! cant let one die.. Do you have a 4cyl automatic daily mustang restored?

Several. What do you think we drive everyday with these gas prices. :goodjob:

it was great meetin ya Bugman! always love seenin your pics!

Same here man really great to meet ya! The owner called me yesterday to personally thank us for purchasing over 100 Blizzards in one hour with the total being 146 Blizzards. :eek:

Paint looks great, not much of a Mustang fan but that hood with the red paint just looks hottt.

Thanks, it looks way better than I thought it would to be honest. Wait til I get the windows tinted, wheel son it and some decent headlights.

BUGMAN

08-09-2008, 06:30 PM

A few more for. It is dirty from sitting under the trees while raining but still looks good to me. ;)

Scotsman

08-09-2008, 06:34 PM

146:eek: , that is outstanding!

Motivation

08-09-2008, 06:42 PM

looks good man.

Bud

08-09-2008, 06:47 PM

oh yeah its looking good bugman...macco here i come:ninja: not yet lolol.

BUGMAN

08-09-2008, 09:41 PM

146:eek: , that is outstanding!

Yeah and that was with only a few days notice. I told the owner that next year we will over flow the over flow lot.

I was thinking of getting a few of the IA hot chicks (if there is any) to stand out front with signs saying "Free Blizzards". :D

I bet 146 wouldn't even be a comparison. I wanna beat more than 100 an hour next year by a very long margin. Whatcha think?

green91

08-09-2008, 09:46 PM

Very nice, i love trunk-style fox body mustangs. Glad to see the paintwork came out better on this one than your other two

BUGMAN

08-09-2008, 10:06 PM

Very nice, i love trunk-style fox body mustangs. Glad to see the paintwork came out better on this one than your other two

Thanks man me too!

They are getting fresh coats in the next week or two. Just trying to get a few of the others looking decent first. The smurf will be going in first between the 2.

twinj

08-09-2008, 10:11 PM

Looks good. It look even better lowered.

Arm&hammer

08-09-2008, 10:16 PM

looks hella nice
im no mustang fan but this one looks GREAT!

twinj

08-09-2008, 10:17 PM

Looks good. It look even better lowered.

X-Runner

08-09-2008, 10:20 PM

Looks good bugman. Not bad at all for $500

Slomaro Z28

08-09-2008, 10:22 PM

some nice wheels will really set it off.

Me86Rob

08-09-2008, 10:40 PM

BUGMAN

08-09-2008, 11:00 PM

to be honest bugman, im not really feeling the turbo hood on there. BUT the chrome ponies, thatll look GREAT. and also, blue oval industries sells a good set of headlights for $100 shipped. cant beat the prices. and they are shiiiney and come with clear side markers.
*EDIT* that nopi sticker is LONG gone so dont even bother commenting on it

I was gonna snag ya on that one.

I agree on the hood but it looks way better than we thought it would. I have over 3 dozen Stangs and the cowl hood thing is getting old over here so I am trying different hoods with different colors and seeing what works. I think I can make the hood look OK with the right headlights, wheels, tint and lowering it a bit.

Thanks for the info on the lights... I just may be looking them up here in a minute. I have dealt with them several times in the past so no biggie there, I know they ship their stuff quickly.

Looks good. It look even better lowered.

That's what my son said. As soon as we get it on the lift for tires we are dropping it a bit.

Me86Rob

08-09-2008, 11:02 PM

also, cervinis makes a saleen lower lip, that looks so amazing. i was gonna do a cobra wing and tail lights with the saleen front lip and some oldschool mesh saleen wheels. but i think im getting out of the stang dept for a minute

JITB

08-09-2008, 11:08 PM

you should make a thread of all ur stangs.. i want to see them.

Me86Rob

08-09-2008, 11:09 PM

oh and dude dont lower it. i think you have way to many aveage coupes. you should totally do this.....

BUGMAN

08-09-2008, 11:21 PM

brag
oh and dude dont lower it. i think you have way to many aveage coupes. you should totally do this.....

I would drive the wheels off that beast!!!

Love it!

you should make a thread of all ur stangs.. i want to see them.

I have a passion for cars and I just so happen to be in the Stang mode the past few years. Before that it was Chevy and older Imports like the TR-7, MGB's, Fiats, etc. Now I have a TR-7 still, Honda N600, 82 Civic, 74 Celica, a few Chebbies, a Honda Accord, 08 Civic and a yard full of stangs. It is just a hobby and something fun to play with when I have time. I am definitely car poor. :eek:

Just for you here are a few of what I have now.

Me86Rob

08-09-2008, 11:43 PM

somethign about my southern heratige makes a 4x4 mustang seem SOOOOO right. i wonder if that kit comes with a mullet and sideburns

BUGMAN

08-09-2008, 11:46 PM

Here ya go. :D

BUGMAN

08-09-2008, 11:47 PM

Is this enough for now? :thinking:

BUGMAN

08-09-2008, 11:48 PM

Last few. If ya wanna see all my junk bring yo happy azz out here one day. :cheers:

Me86Rob

08-09-2008, 11:52 PM

what are you doing tomorrow bugman

BUGMAN

08-09-2008, 11:53 PM

somethign about my southern heratige makes a 4x4 mustang seem SOOOOO right. i wonder if that kit comes with a mullet and sideburns

I'd grow a mullet if I had one of those. I like anything different and that thing is definitely different. I wonder what chassis they have it sitting on? I have a few out here that I could use if I knew what worked.

And you know I would have that sucker sitting on 52's. :goodjob:

BUGMAN

08-09-2008, 11:55 PM

what are you doing tomorrow bugman

Should be free after the family breakfast and church hours. I have a Chevy S-10 that I am selling and may have to meet a guy @ Summit for a possible trade on yet another stang. If that doesn't pan out then we will be here swapping some wheels around on a few of the cars and straightening shop up a bit. We demolished it today trying to do a 1/2 day engine swap/rebuild.

Either way we should be here by mid afternoon.

X-Runner

08-09-2008, 11:56 PM

Last few. If ya wanna see all my junk bring yo happy azz out here one day. :cheers:

Oh man, Id be like a kid in a candy store :yes:

Me86Rob

08-09-2008, 11:59 PM

well im supposed to go buy a 300z tomorrow, but if the guy dont call me in the mornin then id like to try to swing by your compound. and whild you are switching wheels, you wouldnt happen to have some pony's that you like to trade for 10 holes plus cash. the tread is kinda goofy on the tires cause i overheated them and the fronts are peeling haha.

Echonova

08-10-2008, 12:05 AM

What in the hell is hiding behind the 4-wheeler? That's the Honda N600 isn't it. Gawd I forgot how small they were.

BUGMAN

08-10-2008, 12:21 AM

you wouldnt happen to have some pony's

Nah I am actually looking for more wheels myself.

What in the hell is hiding behind the 4-wheeler? That's the Honda N600 isn't it. Gawd I forgot how small they were.

Yes it is. It is in rough condition but I have found/ordered almost everything I need to have it back on the road.

Motivation

08-10-2008, 12:27 AM

hey bugman... I think you need a few more cars... talk about a multiple car discount for insurance...

BUGMAN

08-10-2008, 12:30 AM

Oh man, Id be like a kid in a candy store :yes:

I am a rotten azz and I know it. It get's really aggravating at times when I have things I want done and don't have anywhere near the time to play. I have so many combinations I want to put together but it is going to take probably another year to finish the projects I have going on now.

Here is our on campus candy stores. ;)

SixSquared

08-10-2008, 12:35 AM

:goodjob:

BUGMAN

08-10-2008, 12:40 AM

:goodjob:

That is the best shot we have of our verts together. I really appreciate it and I love the picture. Didn't even know you took it until I saw it posted on here later that night or the next day. :cheers:

X-Runner

08-10-2008, 12:43 AM

Wow, very nice. You should hire me to be your shop boy :goodjob: haha

X-Runner

08-10-2008, 12:44 AM

BTW you dont know someone named Maurice do you? Black dude...

BUGMAN

08-10-2008, 12:47 AM

BTW you dont know someone named Maurice do you? Black dude...

That name sure sounds familiar. At my age you forget more than you remember so we may be best friends and I just forgot. :lmfao:

X-Runner

08-10-2008, 12:49 AM

That name sure sounds familiar. At my age you forget more than you remember so we may be best friends and I just forgot. :lmfao:

Haha, I gotcha. Hes big into racing the fox body stangs. Ive seen a pic of what looks like your black car (blue flames) hanging on the wall in his shop. Front tires were off the ground IIRC on the launch.

BUGMAN

08-10-2008, 12:52 AM

Haha, I gotcha. Hes big into racing the fox body stangs. Ive seen a pic of what looks like your black car (blue flames) hanging on the wall in his shop. Front tires were off the ground IIRC on the launch.

I haven't ever seen another one quite like that one. Does he race FFW and ORSCA? Next time ya see him ask him if he knows us. The name sounds really familiar.

Geez I have helped destroy my own thread. Ha Ha!

X-Runner

08-10-2008, 12:56 AM

I haven't ever seen another one quite like that one. Does he race FFW and ORSCA? Next time ya see him ask him if he knows us. The name sounds really familiar.

Geez I have helped destroy my own thread. Ha Ha!

Im not sure, but Ill ask him if I can find him again. He owns Conyers Truck and Auto Repair but the shop has moved and I dont know where he went.

BUGMAN

08-10-2008, 12:59 AM

NP. Good luck on that balancer tomorrow.

MachNU

08-10-2008, 01:02 AM

dam nice, i would love to have that car with a cowl hood instead, black headlights, 5% windows, and lower on some black cobra rims! :goodjob:

Big_Dave

08-10-2008, 01:31 AM

Sheesh, Your wife wasn't kidding when she told the guy to pick any color 'stang and she'd run him in it! The Maaco paint looks good. Also, I think the hood looks good. Is that Mustangs Unlimiteds shop in the pictures? Just Kidding!

SixSquared

08-10-2008, 02:03 AM

That is the best shot we have of our verts together. I really appreciate it and I love the picture. Didn't even know you took it until I saw it posted on here later that night or the next day. :cheers:

Had I known it was so important I would have waited till the truck moved and gotten a better angle!

JITB

08-10-2008, 03:38 AM

U own a miata! lol ur the man! wow the hell u get all these cars from...

X-Runner

08-10-2008, 03:39 AM

U own a miata! lol ur the man! wow the hell u get all these cars from...

And everyone wonders why so many members cars get stolen... :lmao:

BUGMAN

08-10-2008, 08:54 AM

And everyone wonders why so many members cars get stolen... :lmao:

Yeah and don't think I skimped on the security here. If anyone gets 1/2 way down my driveway before eaten by our Mastiff, Dane and a few others then the Rots will get them when they get close to the house. Just upgraded our video to 16 motion, full color and auto zoom just so we never have to call the cops. ;)

BTLFED

08-10-2008, 09:09 AM

Holy Crap! That is one hell of a collection of cars! :eek:

I wanna see more pics of the N600!

In that fleet of Mustangs, which one is the fastest? Power?

SixSquared

08-10-2008, 10:05 AM

Holy Crap! That is one hell of a collection of cars! :eek:

I wanna see more pics of the N600!

In that fleet of Mustangs, which one is the fastest? Power?

Don't ask him that... he'll say "well.. that one runs a 10.20... it's a turd... that one runs a 9.90... it's alright.."

BTLFED

08-10-2008, 10:39 AM

Don't ask him that... he'll say "well.. that one runs a 10.20... it's a turd... that one runs a 9.90... it's alright.."

That's funny. I didn't know YOUR name was Bugman. :rolleyes:

BUGMAN

08-10-2008, 10:43 AM

Holy Crap! That is one hell of a collection of cars! :eek:

I wanna see more pics of the N600!

In that fleet of Mustangs, which one is the fastest? Power?

The black 93 hatch with the blue flames by a very small margin. The Gray coupes will both run very close with the 4 eyed Gray coupe being a tad bit faster than the aero nose. The white hatch would be very close behind.

There are several more here that I didn't post up with 2 of them being in the same group with "my" coupe being a lil faster than the black 93 hatch mentioned above. ;)

The rest of them are turds. :D

PURP

08-10-2008, 11:17 AM

wow I hate mustangs but that looks 182736328 times better

BUGMAN

08-10-2008, 01:43 PM

wow I hate mustangs but that looks 182736328 times better

Thanks man but hate is such a harsh word. I am assuming a Mustang ran over you or something? I don't hate any type, make or model vehicle but there are a few that I don't care to ever own. And you drive a? ;)

Just remember Mustangs are very reasonable to make go fast. :goodjob:

SouthrnStyle

08-10-2008, 01:51 PM

love the notchbacks looks great

Ol' Gregg

08-10-2008, 02:02 PM

damn looks killer man!!!

antiv6

08-10-2008, 02:10 PM

damn thats a lot of mustangs lol, nice collection :goodjob:

BTLFED

08-11-2008, 07:27 PM

The black 93 hatch with the blue flames by a very small margin. The Gray coupes will both run very close with the 4 eyed Gray coupe being a tad bit faster than the aero nose. The white hatch would be very close behind.

There are several more here that I didn't post up with 2 of them being in the same group with "my" coupe being a lil faster than the black 93 hatch mentioned above. ;)

The rest of them are turds. :D

Turds hahaha I'm sure that is relatively speaking. Your "turds" are probably faster than all three of my vehicles combined. :lmfao:

green91

08-11-2008, 10:18 PM

I know most ford guys are hardcore n/a & spray, are any of yours boosted?

yogi08

08-11-2008, 10:26 PM

okay, just letting you know i saw this thread and DAMN these pictures dont do a damn bit of justice hhaaaa

blazin'

08-11-2008, 10:27 PM

Not my favorite body style, but it looks good.

BUGMAN

08-11-2008, 10:34 PM

I know most ford guys are hardcore n/a & spray, are any of yours boosted?

I hate being like everyone else. Ha Ha

I don't have much of anything that is N/A. I like turbos, blowers and anything to make a car go faster. Oh and I have a NOS filling station in the shop and car trailer. :doh:

X-Runner

08-11-2008, 10:41 PM

I hate being like everyone else. Ha Ha

I don't have much of anything that is N/A. I like turbos, blowers and anything to make a car go faster. Oh and I have a NOS filling station in the shop and car trailer. :doh:

Wanna help me with a turbo project? :ninja: lol