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Happy Birthday, Frog
August 10th was TFrog's 15th birthday.
There are loose panels in the interior. The power door lock doesn't work on the driver's side. It still has the original Ford Premium Sound System with AM/FM Cassette. The center caps are peeling on all four wheels. And the black paint gets harder and harder to work with every passing year. I dream of the day when all exterior molding is replaced and the car gets a new blacker-than-black paint job... Still, 213000 miles have passed on that clock and TFrog got that second coat of wax yesterday and looks fantastic. http://www.tfrog.com/tfrog/tfrog.htm Today, we're going for a romp for a belated birthday celebration. The first half of vacation week was spent getting the Frogs ready - the second half is all about enjoying the hell out of 'em. dwight (still stuck in 1993) |
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Happy Birthday, Frog
"dwight" > wrote in message . .. > August 10th was TFrog's 15th birthday. > > There are loose panels in the interior. The power door lock doesn't work > on the driver's side. It still has the original Ford Premium Sound System > with AM/FM Cassette. The center caps are peeling on all four wheels. And > the black paint gets harder and harder to work with every passing year. I > dream of the day when all exterior molding is replaced and the car gets a > new blacker-than-black paint job... > > Still, 213000 miles have passed on that clock and TFrog got that second > coat of wax yesterday and looks fantastic. > http://www.tfrog.com/tfrog/tfrog.htm > > Today, we're going for a romp for a belated birthday celebration. The > first half of vacation week was spent getting the Frogs ready - the second > half is all about enjoying the hell out of 'em. > > dwight > (still stuck in 1993) > Nice Photos, Another 1993 You can get some of the fasterner HW for the panels, but the one by the speaker, cannot find. The stock radio works most of the time, but sometimes gives off that burned resistor smell, comes on but no sound. Paint is faded bad, el cheapo paint over a cop car. You can see some of the old black and white throught the paint now, waxing it takes off a little of the paint each time. Windows on both sides channel guides are a mess, hard to get up the windows. This one is at 145k, just got a rebuilt engine, 8# boost from KB, tuned, nice and very fast for in-town driving. On third clutch, (second one at 95k, another at 140k) interior is in good to great condition, some screw holes in the dash where the cops had their radios. Some good summer performance tires made a huge difference in hooking up. |
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Happy Birthday, Frog
Now that is what I call passion for a car!! Keep on rolling!!
Shelby-1 "dwight" > wrote in message . .. > August 10th was TFrog's 15th birthday. > > There are loose panels in the interior. The power door lock doesn't work > on the driver's side. It still has the original Ford Premium Sound System > with AM/FM Cassette. The center caps are peeling on all four wheels. And > the black paint gets harder and harder to work with every passing year. I > dream of the day when all exterior molding is replaced and the car gets a > new blacker-than-black paint job... > > Still, 213000 miles have passed on that clock and TFrog got that second > coat of wax yesterday and looks fantastic. > http://www.tfrog.com/tfrog/tfrog.htm > > Today, we're going for a romp for a belated birthday celebration. The > first half of vacation week was spent getting the Frogs ready - the second > half is all about enjoying the hell out of 'em. > > dwight > (still stuck in 1993) > > > |
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Happy Birthday, Frog
Congrats and Happy Birthday!!! Your cars are awesome and an inspiration to
the rest of us! Nick "dwight" > wrote in message . .. > August 10th was TFrog's 15th birthday. > > There are loose panels in the interior. The power door lock doesn't work > on the driver's side. It still has the original Ford Premium Sound System > with AM/FM Cassette. The center caps are peeling on all four wheels. And > the black paint gets harder and harder to work with every passing year. I > dream of the day when all exterior molding is replaced and the car gets a > new blacker-than-black paint job... > > Still, 213000 miles have passed on that clock and TFrog got that second > coat of wax yesterday and looks fantastic. > http://www.tfrog.com/tfrog/tfrog.htm > > Today, we're going for a romp for a belated birthday celebration. The > first half of vacation week was spent getting the Frogs ready - the second > half is all about enjoying the hell out of 'em. > > dwight > (still stuck in 1993) > > > |
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Happy Birthday, Frog
On Aug 28, 8:39 am, "dwight" > wrote:
That's one nice looking Fox... I mean frog. Oh, and get to know 5.0Resto. Patrick > August 10th was TFrog's 15th birthday. > > There are loose panels in the interior. The power door lock doesn't work on > the driver's side. It still has the original Ford Premium Sound System with > AM/FM Cassette. The center caps are peeling on all four wheels. And the > black paint gets harder and harder to work with every passing year. I dream > of the day when all exterior molding is replaced and the car gets a new > blacker-than-black paint job... > > Still, 213000 miles have passed on that clock and TFrog got that second coat > of wax yesterday and looks fantastic.http://www.tfrog.com/tfrog/tfrog.htm > > Today, we're going for a romp for a belated birthday celebration. The first > half of vacation week was spent getting the Frogs ready - the second half is > all about enjoying the hell out of 'em. > > dwight > (still stuck in 1993) |
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Happy Birthday, Frog
"hanry" > wrote in message
... > > "dwight" > wrote in message > . .. >> August 10th was TFrog's 15th birthday. >> >> There are loose panels in the interior. The power door lock doesn't work >> on the driver's side. It still has the original Ford Premium Sound System >> with AM/FM Cassette. The center caps are peeling on all four wheels. And >> the black paint gets harder and harder to work with every passing year. I >> dream of the day when all exterior molding is replaced and the car gets a >> new blacker-than-black paint job... >> >> Still, 213000 miles have passed on that clock and TFrog got that second >> coat of wax yesterday and looks fantastic. >> http://www.tfrog.com/tfrog/tfrog.htm >> >> Today, we're going for a romp for a belated birthday celebration. The >> first half of vacation week was spent getting the Frogs ready - the >> second half is all about enjoying the hell out of 'em. >> >> dwight >> (still stuck in 1993) > > Nice Photos, > Another 1993 > You can get some of the fasterner HW for the panels, but the one by the > speaker, cannot find. > The stock radio works most of the time, but sometimes gives off that > burned resistor smell, comes on but no sound. > Paint is faded bad, el cheapo paint over a cop car. You can see some of > the old black and white throught the paint now, waxing it takes off a > little of the paint each time. > Windows on both sides channel guides are a mess, hard to get up the > windows. > This one is at 145k, just got a rebuilt engine, 8# boost from KB, tuned, > nice and very fast for in-town driving. > On third clutch, (second one at 95k, another at 140k) interior is in good > to great condition, some screw holes in the dash where the cops had their > radios. > Some good summer performance tires made a huge difference in hooking up. There's no question - with every passing year, these cars will become harder and harder to maintain, let alone repair and refurbish. Well over 1,000,000 Fox Mustangs hit the streets between '79 and '93, but the point of my post was simply to point out that ALL of them are now at least 15 years old. That's ancient for an automobile (classic owners, don't scoff). Keep at it. Fix one problem at a time. I find that when I look at the car as a whole, the list of issues becomes daunting. But when I replace a little thing like door handle bezels, I think, "One down, XXX to go..." dwight |
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Happy Birthday, Frog
"John Verdi" > wrote in message
news:_3Htk.904$482.489@trnddc06... > Now that is what I call passion for a car!! Keep on rolling!! > > Shelby-1 I took a break from waxing and came into the house for a soda. My clothes were soaked through (hot, sticky day), and my wife took one look and laughed. I'm not as young as I was when I first waxed TFrog, that's for sure, so it now takes a good four to five hours for the whole process. She said, "You love it," and I said, "Yeah, when it's DONE." I took the car out yesterday for a couple of hours (why is gas $3.51 in the middle of nowhere, but $3.73 in civilization?) and I thought, jeez, the thing is 15 years old and still drives like a kid. I am not hallucinating when I say that a fresh polish and wax makes the car drive much better. It is always quicker and stronger when it's shiny - it's not just my imagination. Less wind resistance? Anyway... I still love the looks of the LX Fox bodies, and the configuration fits me to a tee. It's almost the perfect car. Days like yesterday remind me why I want to keep this car forever. dwight > "dwight" > wrote in message > . .. >> August 10th was TFrog's 15th birthday. >> >> There are loose panels in the interior. The power door lock doesn't work >> on the driver's side. It still has the original Ford Premium Sound System >> with AM/FM Cassette. The center caps are peeling on all four wheels. And >> the black paint gets harder and harder to work with every passing year. I >> dream of the day when all exterior molding is replaced and the car gets a >> new blacker-than-black paint job... >> >> Still, 213000 miles have passed on that clock and TFrog got that second >> coat of wax yesterday and looks fantastic. >> http://www.tfrog.com/tfrog/tfrog.htm >> >> Today, we're going for a romp for a belated birthday celebration. The >> first half of vacation week was spent getting the Frogs ready - the >> second half is all about enjoying the hell out of 'em. >> >> dwight >> (still stuck in 1993) >> >> >> > > |
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Happy Birthday, Frog
"ND" > wrote in message
... > Congrats and Happy Birthday!!! Your cars are awesome and an inspiration to > the rest of us! > > Nick Thanks, Nick. The cars photograph well (especially TFrog), but don't look too closely. On inspection, they are definitely 15 year old cars. They are good-looking 15 year olds, but still showing their age. The paint has worn off of those front fender panels around the headlights and the front bumper. The GT convertible looks like it was owned by a serious tailgater (I've had it now for going on four years) - the windshield and the nose of the car are pitted as if sandblasted, and the paint on the nose is cracking and could start peeling any day now. Like I said, a laundry list of issues. Still, they are among the best looking Foxes around. That's easier to say every year, since there are fewer Foxes every year. dwight > > > > "dwight" > wrote in message > . .. >> August 10th was TFrog's 15th birthday. >> >> There are loose panels in the interior. The power door lock doesn't work >> on the driver's side. It still has the original Ford Premium Sound System >> with AM/FM Cassette. The center caps are peeling on all four wheels. And >> the black paint gets harder and harder to work with every passing year. I >> dream of the day when all exterior molding is replaced and the car gets a >> new blacker-than-black paint job... >> >> Still, 213000 miles have passed on that clock and TFrog got that second >> coat of wax yesterday and looks fantastic. >> http://www.tfrog.com/tfrog/tfrog.htm >> >> Today, we're going for a romp for a belated birthday celebration. The >> first half of vacation week was spent getting the Frogs ready - the >> second half is all about enjoying the hell out of 'em. >> >> dwight >> (still stuck in 1993) >> >> >> > > |
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Happy Birthday, Frog
> wrote in message
... > On Aug 28, 8:39 am, "dwight" > wrote: > > That's one nice looking Fox... I mean frog. > > Oh, and get to know 5.0Resto. > > Patrick Oh, you KNOW I've got an account with them! I like Mustangs Unlimited for my immediate needs (water pump, brake rotors, etc.), but I enjoy shopping 50Resto for replacement parts. Of course, I can't devote as much to the Frogs as I'd like... The plastic grille on the hood of TFrog is still broken, where a tree limb came down on it years ago. That's $75+ and still on my list. CFrog has glaucoma and needs a new set of headlights ($180+), like I did for TFrog a few years ago. (What a difference!) Just a couple of examples of things I keep putting off. Of course, whatever the cars need to RUN and/or pass inspection, they get. The rest is optional and "someday," unless it's something I just can't live with - like TFrog's peeling wheel hubs. dwight >> August 10th was TFrog's 15th birthday. >> >> There are loose panels in the interior. The power door lock doesn't work >> on >> the driver's side. It still has the original Ford Premium Sound System >> with >> AM/FM Cassette. The center caps are peeling on all four wheels. And the >> black paint gets harder and harder to work with every passing year. I >> dream >> of the day when all exterior molding is replaced and the car gets a new >> blacker-than-black paint job... >> >> Still, 213000 miles have passed on that clock and TFrog got that second >> coat >> of wax yesterday and looks fantastic.http://www.tfrog.com/tfrog/tfrog.htm >> >> Today, we're going for a romp for a belated birthday celebration. The >> first >> half of vacation week was spent getting the Frogs ready - the second half >> is >> all about enjoying the hell out of 'em. >> >> dwight >> (still stuck in 1993) > |
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Happy Birthday, Frog
"dwight" > wrote in
: > August 10th was TFrog's 15th birthday. > > There are loose panels in the interior. The power door lock doesn't > work on the driver's side. It still has the original Ford Premium > Sound System with AM/FM Cassette. The center caps are peeling on all > four wheels. And the black paint gets harder and harder to work with > every passing year. I dream of the day when all exterior molding is > replaced and the car gets a new blacker-than-black paint job... > > Still, 213000 miles have passed on that clock and TFrog got that > second coat of wax yesterday and looks fantastic. > http://www.tfrog.com/tfrog/tfrog.htm > > Today, we're going for a romp for a belated birthday celebration. The > first half of vacation week was spent getting the Frogs ready - the > second half is all about enjoying the hell out of 'em. > > dwight > (still stuck in 1993) dwight, kudos to you! Both frogs (T and C) look awesome. Now if you were my neighbor, I might not have sold my LX... The headlights look pretty clear - are they originals or replacements? Also, you could take the caps off and give them a shot of silver - would look tons better than the scarred black. Or just remove them altogether. You can probably find caps on the Internet somewhere. You might consider a resto at some point, as I believe you are correct - these cars will continue to cost more with each passing year. If it's not yet time for the resto, maybe retirement to the garage is in order until resto time arrives. Best of luck with them! |
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