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rusty428cj Senior Member
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There has been a lot of people laid off at Source Interlink magazines in the last week and Steve Baur was one of them Friday. Not sure what will be done on the Fairlane now. _________________ Rusty Gillis
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Sat Feb 08, 2014 3:55 pm
rusty428cj Senior Member
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The Fairlane was moved out of the storage warehouse this morning and waiting to get in the shop.
Ready to start installing the Painless wiring harness and control panel. Once this story is finished the magazine will be ready to go to the printers.
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Mon Feb 10, 2014 5:38 pm
rusty428cj Senior Member
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Read all about the wiring install in an upcoming issue of Modified Mustangs & Fords magazine.
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Fri Feb 14, 2014 9:00 am
rusty428cj Senior Member
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Yesterday I taped the grille and sprayed it semi gloss black let it dry over night and installed today
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Sun Feb 16, 2014 3:28 pm
rusty428cj Senior Member
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I forgot to take a photo of the front bumper showing all the surface rust and dents. The rust and chrome was ground and sanded off and epoxy primed. Had to do a little bodywork
Epoxy primed again
Sanded
Slick Sand
Block sanded with 180 and epoxy primed black so I could see if there were any imperfections
Sanded again and epoxy primed white
Three coats of SPI red next day three coats of clear
Sandblasted bumper bolts before priming and painting
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Sun Mar 23, 2014 11:59 am
rusty428cj Senior Member
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The rear bumper needs a lot of work
After straighten, welding and a lot of grinding and sanding I sprayed at least 3 coats of SPI epoxy and started the bodywork
After a few times of block sanding and priming I sprayed 3 coats of SPI Red the next day 3 coats of SPI Universal clear
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Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:00 pm
rusty428cj Senior Member
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Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:44 pm
rusty428cj Senior Member
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Autometer Elite tach and gauges installed. You can read all about the install in the August issue of Modified Mustangs & Fords magazine
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Thu May 08, 2014 9:29 am
rusty428cj Senior Member
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I have been busy working on customer cars and have not had a lot of time to work on the Fairlane. We now have the headliner installed and the seats.
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Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:01 am
rusty428cj Senior Member
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We are making a little progress it has been over 5 years since there has been any glass in the Fairlane
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Tue Dec 16, 2014 6:04 pm
rusty428cj Senior Member
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Brian made patterns of all the interior trim panels out of poster board
The patterns were sent to Scott Rod Fabrications in Toledo Ohio and were made in aluminum.
NHRA requires the interior trim panels to have upholstery on them so I had Mike at Mike's Tops in Port Richey cover them in cloth.
Mike also covered the rear seat area with carpet. It looks a lot better in person
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Fri Dec 26, 2014 12:11 pm
rusty428cj Senior Member
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Interior trim panels are installed
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Sat Dec 27, 2014 3:15 pm
rusty428cj Senior Member
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After a lot of thinking and studying the NHRA classification guide I have decided to build a 302 from a 1968 Cougar and race it in GT/LA. It is rated at 230 hp and I can run aftermarket aluminum heads along with the same Quick Fuel carb that is the legal replacement for a 390 or 428CJ. This will be new for me because I only have experience with the FE motors. I believe it will be a lot cheaper to build than an FE and very competitive. _________________ Rusty Gillis
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Mon Jan 19, 2015 10:45 am
Sorno Junior Member
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Location: MN
quote:Originally posted by rusty428cj:
After a lot of thinking and studying the NHRA classification guide I have decided to build a 302 from a 1968 Cougar and race it in GT/LA. It is rated at 230 hp and I can run aftermarket aluminum heads along with the same Quick Fuel carb that is the legal replacement for a 390 or 428CJ. This will be new for me because I only have experience with the FE motors. I believe it will be a lot cheaper to build than an FE and very competitive.
does that mean the fairlane is for sale?
Thu Apr 02, 2015 1:06 pm
rusty428cj Senior Member
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Location: Port Richey Fl
quote:Originally posted by Sorno:
quote:Originally posted by rusty428cj:
After a lot of thinking and studying the NHRA classification guide I have decided to build a 302 from a 1968 Cougar and race it in GT/LA. It is rated at 230 hp and I can run aftermarket aluminum heads along with the same Quick Fuel carb that is the legal replacement for a 390 or 428CJ. This will be new for me because I only have experience with the FE motors. I believe it will be a lot cheaper to build than an FE and very competitive.
does that mean the fairlane is for sale?
No unless somebody offered a LOT of $$$$$$$$ _________________ Rusty Gillis
Former SS/FA & SS/GA NHRA Record Holder
Gillis Performance Restorations
727-847-7973
www.gillisrestorations.com
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