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SVO1
10-22-2009, 11:05 AM
Hey all, just found this place and figured i would join to meet others in the area!

Currently I am a stay at home dad, and loving every minute of it!

I am in the process of building my 80 Mustang Cobra, Which I just finished the body work and painted it about a month ago. It's had a lot of different combo's in it, and back in about 98 I converted it to efi and a five speed.
This winter I am yanking it's current H/C 302 to put in a built 2.3T.
I also have my 85 SVO, an 87 LX with a 2.3T, 65 Mustang Coupe, 89 EB Bronco that my wife bought me and my Daughter for Christmas from CA, a 97 Vert, and a retired CRPD P71.


Look forward to getting to know you guys!
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/SVO1/Car%20Stuff/crownvic016.jpg


http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/SVO1/cobrastuff/hooptie056.jpg
85XR7Project
10-22-2009, 11:28 AM
Welcome man, have you ever thought of joining Four Eyed Pride? Its nice to have another Four Eyed Ford product guy here.
Domestic Disturbance
10-22-2009, 11:40 AM
nice svo :drool: welcome
black88gt
10-22-2009, 11:55 AM
welcome. FEP is a good site. Im really jealous of your svo
TbTalon94
10-22-2009, 11:56 AM
Damn you've got it made, Welcome to the boards!
SVO1
10-22-2009, 11:58 AM
Thanks guys!
Yep I am on FEP, SVO1 there also, just not as active as I should be.
Actually, I have Known Skye (fep owner) for many years, even hung out with her long ago when she was still in IL.
FiFdYnUtZ
10-22-2009, 12:52 PM
welcome, nice cars!
DustinsDuster
10-22-2009, 06:57 PM
i really dig the black one- im really starting to like the four-eyed stangs the most...
SVO1
10-22-2009, 09:54 PM
Thanks guys!
Here's my Wife's fun driver the 97 Vert, and The Bronco.



http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/SVO1/Car%20Stuff/vert.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/SVO1/Car%20Stuff/sally.jpg
SVO1
10-22-2009, 10:04 PM
here's a few from along the long road for my Cobra...

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/SVO1/cobrastuff/oldskool.jpg

this one is stuck small. It makes me really sad when I see it, in the background is my Dad Who is who I learned everything from. He passed away Jan 15th, and tomorrow is his 67th B-day :(

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/SVO1/cobrastuff/hooporig-1.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/SVO1/cobrastuff/hoopquar.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/SVO1/cobrastuff/hoopside.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/SVO1/cobrastuff/hoopside2.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/SVO1/cobrastuff/hoopside3.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/SVO1/cobrastuff/hooptie028.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/SVO1/cobrastuff/hooddone.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/SVO1/cobrastuff/hooptie039.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/SVO1/cobrastuff/hooptie053.jpg


Ok sorry enough pic whoring!!
69gt4speed
10-22-2009, 11:00 PM
Thanks for joining up here... p71 now that's the tits. What I need to replace the old tbird. I had many mustangs and galaxies. 65 was my first stang, then the black 69, a 68, another 69 mach and the 85 and now the 03. 65, 66 and 67, 71 galaxie. Dad was a ford mech so got great deals through him and he helped me out also.
Scott
10-23-2009, 07:27 AM
Nice looking cars man!! Nice to see people doing work themselves and painting them selves and everything. I also have a few fords, 90 coupe with a stroked small block on juice, 03 cobra, and a 95 dually turbo diesel hauler.. welcome
85XR7Project
10-23-2009, 08:50 AM
I think I remember seeing some of those pics on FEP a while back. I love that Cobra.
SVO1
10-23-2009, 09:21 AM
Scott- Are you in Cr?

85XR- Thanks! It has been a labor of love.
Being that my dad was an awesome body man, I had no clue what I was going to do when he died.
I am happy that I apparently did learn a lot from him when it comes to body work!
85XR7Project
10-23-2009, 09:56 AM
85XR- Thanks! It has been a labor of love.
Being that my dad was an awesome body man, I had no clue what I was going to do when he died.
I am happy that I apparently did learn a lot from him when it comes to body work!

I was just lookin at your posts on FEP, were you still looking for a four eye for your wife in the area? I can keep my eyes open. I think there is a guy who has an 79-84 hatch thats sitting in the field behind his house, looks pretty solid but has just been sitting there right off Hwy 20 for years now.

I hear you about the body work aspect, I am just starting to do more body work to my Mercury. I am not as lucky as you to have had someone like your dad, I have to take from what I have read, and seen on tv (As silly as it sounds I pick up alot this way). My car has a little rust and needs some sheet metal on the rear quarter panels behind the wheel wells but I think I can handle it.
SVO1
10-23-2009, 10:48 AM
85XR- Thanks! It has been a labor of love.
Being that my dad was an awesome body man, I had no clue what I was going to do when he died.
I am happy that I apparently did learn a lot from him when it comes to body work!

I was just lookin at your posts on FEP, were you still looking for a four eye for your wife in the area? I can keep my eyes open. I think there is a guy who has an 79-84 hatch thats sitting in the field behind his house, looks pretty solid but has just been sitting there right off Hwy 20 for years now.

I hear you about the body work aspect, I am just starting to do more body work to my Mercury. I am not as lucky as you to have had someone like your dad, I have to take from what I have read, and seen on tv (As silly as it sounds I pick up alot this way). My car has a little rust and needs some sheet metal on the rear quarter panels behind the wheel wells but I think I can handle it.


Hey it's not silly, sometimes all it takes is hearing the proper way to do it, then putting it into practice!

We are kind of Looking still I have a 79 to go look at sometime here soon. Otherwise we may just build the 65 for her.

I must say I like your XR, I had an 85.5 that I had to junk as the torque boxes were rotted away as well as the front frame rail/strut tower. I would lean on you to keep it a 2.3, but I am a bit partial :)

One of my Bud's here has an 86 TC with the Ford Motorsport Ground effects kit on it.
Another has a few 88 TC's, one of which has 1400 original miles on it!

They really make for some neat comfy cars!
Scott
10-23-2009, 11:13 AM
yep Cedar Rapids
SVO1
10-23-2009, 01:11 PM
yep Cedar Rapids
Do you live over by the church next to Mcgrath's and where Mickeys used to be?
Scott
10-23-2009, 01:42 PM
yep thats me, you live around there?
K-ville
10-23-2009, 01:44 PM
yep thats me, you live around there?

its easy to find its the cardboard box with 15 racecars parked in front of it!
SVO1
10-23-2009, 02:28 PM
Actually I used to work at Mickeys. One day long ago We waived at each other on like 46th by your house, back when you were driving the red 94-5 GT and I was in my SVO.
When the Green 94-5 with the sump in it/cobra showed up, was about the time I drove by and saw the Notch in the garage and the hoist :)
Needless to say I was jealous!!! I was always going to swing by if I saw ya out, but in this day and age & after having one of my Garages broken into I'm not too nuts about just "dropping by".
Scott
10-24-2009, 10:26 AM
nah dont be afraid to stop by if you ever see us out or in the garage, of course its hard to tell if Im in the garage anymore since I only have one window and its too cold to be outside anymore.. Its all good, maybe in the spring time or something, does your little girl like race cars? My brother and I race modifieds at hawkeye downs, its always nice to put a smile on someones face when they get to watch the races and see the race cars up close and personal.
SVO1
10-26-2009, 01:09 PM
I will remember that next time I am that way!
My little one Just turned Two, and has a Love hate thing with loud cars :) She loves to be in them, hates to be around them!
My 7 Yr old loves going fast, and she had a blast in the spring when we went to HD for the Wreck Em and Race Em.
I appreciate the offer, May have to take you up on it when it gets to that season again!
SVO1
10-26-2009, 01:10 PM
Oh yeah here's my little Angels, Jillian 7, Shelby 2.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/SVO1/cobrastuff/jilishel.jpg
85XR7Project
10-27-2009, 07:53 AM
You have some cute kids man, feels geat to be a parent doesn't it?
SVO1
10-27-2009, 08:58 AM
You have some cute kids man, feels geat to be a parent doesn't it?

Yes it does Man.
When I was younger I don't think I truly believed I could love someone so much I would be willing to kill/be killed for them. Guess I learned!

And thanks!
I figure I have my work cut out for me when they hit the boy age......
SVO1
06-03-2010, 07:37 PM
Been away for quite a while. The P71 i long gone, and my wife's 97 is gone.

She got an 80 Notch factory v8 car to build, and for Mother's day I re-did an 88 Vert for her that I am getting ready to drop a 2.3T into.

Had some issues with my Cobra so I ended up digging into the parts pile and I threw a Low mileage GT40 engine in it with a procharger :) Got it back on the road last weekend.

Here's the wife's Notch amazingly rust free
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/SVO1/Kims%20notch/kimsnotch006.jpg

The vert when I brought it home
It was white from the factory and had a bad gray paint job on it

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/SVO1/newvert/newvert005.jpg

and how it looked three weeks later after I stripped it and painted it. Door molding is now back on
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/SVO1/newvert/newvert049.jpg


And the Cobra's first trip!
http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/S ... tie091.flv (http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f96/SVO1/cobrastuff/?action=view&current=hooptie091.flv)