View Full Version : Done by a team of young body shop trainees!
R. Button
03-09-2021, 01:38 PM
I'll just post the pics of their work! High school students learning a trade!
The new body for my car! No longer look for a blue Mark I :)
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FF33rod
03-09-2021, 01:41 PM
Looks like they did a heck of a job! Colour is gorgeous, details?
Steve
Jeff Kleiner
03-09-2021, 01:46 PM
That's fantastic Ralph! The youngsters can be proud of their work :cool:
Jeff
rich grsc
03-09-2021, 01:47 PM
That turned out nice. :D
R. Button
03-09-2021, 02:07 PM
short history
my car has a few miles on it and up till a while ago the body held up well.
Then I encountered a deer on the interstate at night. A deer that choose the wrong direction to do.
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This all happened just a short time before the London Cobra Show. So we did what we could to fix up the car with red tape over the cracks in the fender
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and at the 2019 London Cobra
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Then my wife kept telling me she did NOT like the red tape on the fender. Her words were "Will you just get a new body!" Till finally I ordered a new Mark 3 body to replace the broken one. BUT the old broken body is being turned into a two seat "sofa" and the front end into a wall item in the shop with working headlights!
I took a chance on the BOCES Body Shop trade school. Let them do all the work to get the body ready for, and painted.
The pictures are the result of ALL their work!
This is what they started with. The doors and trunk lid are carbon fiber.
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R. Button
03-09-2021, 02:12 PM
One day maybe one of them will take over for the young master, Jeff! :)
There is hope for the young kids - and they are not all guys either!!
timwert65
03-09-2021, 02:18 PM
That is a gorgeous color Ralph! Kudos
to the young men and women who will continue our hobby
cob427sc
03-09-2021, 03:09 PM
Great job and color too! Glad to see that they had a chance to practice their skills. How many want a ride when its done?
R. Button
03-09-2021, 03:24 PM
IF I can get it reassembled in time I may offer a few rides to them, on The Glen track, during the opening weekend at cruising speeds!!
GoDadGo
03-09-2021, 04:29 PM
You just created some real car kids by having them tackle this major overhaul.
They will remember working on your car above all others, forever.
How Cool Is That? >>---------> Pretty Darn Cool!
Big Blocker
03-09-2021, 05:56 PM
Ralph
your car looks GREAT!
I had my MK-II done by the local vocational high school in their auto body repair and paint department - These were high school kids looking to get into the automotive body repair field.
That being said, I won a few trophy's for "Overall Attention to Detail / Paint", and "Best Paint / Color Combination" in the car shows I used to attend. And I have to say, the paint has held up extremely well over 18 years. I get many comments from on-lookers about my paint job. I still get asked to come back to the school for their "open House" to show off the level these kids are performing at, and I'm proud to do that.
Doc
That is absolutely beautiful!
HotrodMike
03-09-2021, 06:09 PM
That looks fantastic, the color is popping and the stripe is awesome. Are you sure they were high school students? lol
Wow! Beautiful color and the work looks like it was very well done! I'm sure the kids had a great time working on such a sexy body ... during school. :o
R. Button
03-09-2021, 07:16 PM
Just some of the students working on the body
And a link to the AutoBody class.
https://www.facebook.com/GSTCoopersAutoBody/photos/pcb.3525508070865767/3525507677532473/ (https://www.facebook.com/GSTCoopersAutoBody/photos/pcb.3525508070865767/3525507677532473/)
https://www.facebook.com/GSTCoopersAutoBody (https://www.facebook.com/GSTCoopersAutoBody)
I have been amazed at how hard these students worked! I bought them some "swag" from FFR - shirts, hats, cups, etc.
I also agree with the posts above - these kids are the future. And skilled labor is getting difficult to find!
Richard Oben
03-09-2021, 07:49 PM
Nice work. Amateurs I think not. Richard.
Jaysay
03-09-2021, 07:55 PM
That is beautiful. Congrats to the students. They should be proud!
Joel Hauser
03-09-2021, 08:55 PM
I think our future will be in good hands. And they're wearing their masks!
wallace18
03-09-2021, 10:14 PM
Wow!
Jetfuel
03-09-2021, 10:19 PM
What you have done is admirable but what they have done for you is stunning, the trust that you bestowed on these young technicians will be forever remembered in their career.
Totally agree that a ride should be in their future, even a ride to the local ice cream parlor for a scoop or two will be the cherry on top.
Just beautiful
Jet
So nice to see kids getting there hands dirty and doing some blue collar work!
Congratulations, your car truly looks amazing... those kids should be very proud of there accomplishment!!!:)
j.miller
03-10-2021, 06:16 AM
SWEET !!!!...da Bat
bil1024
03-10-2021, 08:29 PM
Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
luvaz
03-11-2021, 12:51 PM
Ralph,
That is some beautiful work!
Thanks for sharing!
Will
Remember- Amateurs built the Ark, professionals built the Titanic
John Ibele
03-11-2021, 01:54 PM
Ralph, what a generous (and courageous) idea. Thanks for sharing, and congratulations on the 600k mile 'body maintenance interval'!
Cheers,
-- John
NYMike
03-12-2021, 01:16 PM
I love the color choice, and it looks like they did an amazing job. Can’t wait to see it on the car! Also really looking forward to seeing your projects using the old body.
Very nice Ralph, what else have you been updating on your ride?
R. Button
03-12-2021, 06:25 PM
Walt... As long as the body was off - installed ALL new wiring - a Ron Francis kit I had been carrying around with me for a few years. Replaced all the lights with LED lighting included curtesy led lights under the dash. Purchased the new carbon fiber dash with glovebox and got it installed. All new carpeting with leather trim over the transmission tunnel. Installed a radio with a small display and a backup camera installed to it. Welded reinforcement to the tranny tunnel - to keep the driver door from popping open during auto-x! Pulled out the power steering as I'm working on a bracket to install the epowersteering kit for a Mark I. Installed a new manual rack. And lastly took off the single carb and installed a dual carb! Just a few little upgrades! :rolleyes:
David Hodgkins
03-12-2021, 08:36 PM
Walt... As long as the body was off - installed ALL new wiring - a Ron Francis kit I had been carrying around with me for a few years. Replaced all the lights with LED lighting included curtesy led lights under the dash. Purchased the new carbon fiber dash with glovebox and got it installed. All new carpeting with leather trim over the transmission tunnel. Installed a radio with a small display and a backup camera installed to it. Welded reinforcement to the tranny tunnel - to keep the driver door from popping open during auto-x! Pulled out the power steering as I'm working on a bracket to install the epowersteering kit for a Mark I. Installed a new manual rack. And lastly took off the single carb and installed a dual carb! Just a few little upgrades! :rolleyes:
No pics didn't happen!
:D
Tony_G
03-12-2021, 09:32 PM
Very nice! Color looks great!
R. Button
03-13-2021, 02:09 AM
Just for David! :):)
The OLD Mustang wiring behind the dash.
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The old wiring - I have stored in a box in case I need an cable end
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A Mark I had to bracing in the tranny tunnel as there was none originally
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adding bracing to the tranny tunnel
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The dash rebuild - removing all the gauges, switches etc.
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the carbon fiber dash with the small radio running the backup camera
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AND the final part is dual carbs!
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just for Dave :):)
GoDadGo
03-13-2021, 04:54 AM
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I think you are going to like the AVS-2 Carb set-up because they work and who doesn't love a Cobra with dual 4-barrel carbs.
These things run great plus changing step-up springs, metering rods, and adjusting the secondary barrel flapper is a snap.
I'm thinking of upgrading from the standard AVS-800 to the AVS-2 version, because of the annular primary boosters.
Good Luck & Stay Safe As You Put Another 600,000 Miles On Your Formerly Blue Now Ruby Red Machine!
R. Button
03-21-2021, 02:57 PM
not nearly all I wanted done this weekend as adjustments for work often happen. Got the weather striping install on all the edge of aluminum panels ... well almost all seems I did not measure well so 30 more feet coming from Breeze Automotive to do the trunk area.
Began putting pieces together and installing the D weather striping on the hood, and trunk. Drilled out the holes for the headlight buckets, etc. while I wait on the weather stripping.
Then before I could leave the shop I got one of the microfiber cloths I had and spent time cleaning finger prints off the body! Geezzz... I'm thinking I NEVER did that with the other body!
I even though about getting some good wax for it ... I may need to check in with a shrink!
The other body is out in the cold!
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R. Button
04-09-2021, 09:12 PM
The ol'Mark I has been restored to beyond it's former glory!
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It's once more on the road again!
Consider it a graduation from Grad School!
The ol'Mark I has been restored to beyond it's former glory!
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It's once more on the road again!
Consider it a graduation from Grad School!
Congratulations! It looks fantastic. Now get some of these deer whistles.
https://www.amazon.com/Whistles-Warning-Devices-Deer-Motorcycles-8-Accessories/dp/B07Y295NFV/ref=sr_1_20?crid=1HNPZRIGAQMWI&dchild=1&keywords=deer+whistles+for+car&qid=1618021480&sprefix=deer%2Caps%2C205&sr=8-20
zarnold
04-10-2021, 12:59 AM
Awesome, just Awesome!