From Rustang to Mustang: Part Four

Finally, the real fun begins! The first order of business after getting the mustang painted, was putting the easy stuff on, beginning with the gas cap, which is a gorgeous '69 gas cap with a running pony on black.

Rick tightening down the gas tube into the car. We had pulled it out in order to make sure that everything was painted evenly.


After tightening that down, the cap just slides in to the grooves and turns and voila! The rear end is becoming muy bonita!



Here is Rick, attaching the rear turn signals to the rear valance. The valance post screws broke so we have to get a new set of those, which means that the rear valance rattles a little as we drive. >_< I had to scrub the rear turn signal lights like no other with lacquer thinner because they were covered with over spray from black paint that was used at some point.



Notice how Rick is putting almost everything on. Haha, I really just cleaned things to prep for painting and adding to the finished product. Bo-ring.

The rear end with the gas cap and the rear valance piece!



Putting in the rear lights!





This is my project, painting a whole bunch of detail pieces with black to match the black and chrome theme we want on the mustang. Among the things I had to paint were the engine decals, the rear lights, the door handles, the artificial scoops and the hanger bands. It was very time consuming. More enjoyable than cleaning stuff with lacquer thinner.





I even did black lines on the knobs for the lights, windshield wipers and radio.