Blog Presentation

Dear blog reader,

 My blog is all about car restoration and how we took a 68 Mustang coupe and started to restore it in Fortuna High auto shop. This has been a bigger project than Nick and I have expected. It has stumped us in many different ways. We have also accomplished a lot. We cut most of the parts we couldn't use off and replaced them. This car is still not done; however nick will  continue working on it.

Besides that note this project has been a little bigger. However, we did learn a few different things in writing our blog. It has helped me get better at writing. Like if you  look at some of my older posts, like from the beginning of the year and compare it to a newer post they definitely get a lot better.

I also learned a few different types of writing like haikus and other creative writing skills. Without this blog, I think that I wouldn't have learned too much about writing. Like if it was normal assignments because I get to write about stuff I have a passion about. However, there are new writings I haven't learned about until this class, so it was a little harder learning so many different types of writings. In the end, I have a lot that will help me out in the real world.

these writing skills will help me out in adult hood by starting my own bigness and knowing how to be able to right about what my business is and how it will help people. This writing will also help me get approved of different companies for the different work i will do.i believe that in adulthood writing will need to be used a lot in many different ways such as homework and Repair orders. In conclusion writing will help later in life. IH

Sincerely,
Isaac Helton

Blog Presentation NV

Dear blog reader,

  My blog is all about restoring my 1968 Mustang. I have been working hard on this blog all year, updating it every time I do something new on my car, and it has taught me different types of writing, and helped me put physical work, into my writing. 

• Our first post was about why we chose automotive restoration. I thought the blog would fit perfect with restoring my mustang because I could update everyone on the car, while also writing about it. You can see how my writing started at the beginning of the year, short and to the point, but it gets better through out the year. 
• February 12th I did a post about the current state of the Mustang. I cleaned, stripped and sanded the engine bay completely to get ready for paint. Next I cut out the battery box and molded in a new one because of rust issues, then  Primed the engine bay and got ready for the top coat. I sprayed the top coat gloss black.. It turned out awesome! 
• You can see how my writing has developed in my SSR post. It has more details and is well written.
• You can see in my free write post  a story about the Mustang. The story is very detailed and well written because I am passionate about this topic.
• This is the current state of the Mustang. 

 I have a passion for cars and fixing them. I'm fully restoring my Mustang from the bottom up, replacing and fixing all the rusted parts. The car was sitting underneath a tarp in Eureka for 20 years before I started working on it. Being next to the ocean, the car rusted very easily. I tore down the engine and rebuilt it from the bottom up in my uncle’s shop, and painted it Ford blue, just like it came from the factory. The front half of the car has been the easiest to restore, I sanded, degrease, and painted the engine bay. Next I rebuilt all the steering, and front brakes. I changed the original drum brakes, to more efficient and safer disc brakes. I did this by changing over the entire spindle, which holds the bearings and all the parts to help the vehicle roll and stop. My uncle was given the disc brake conversion many years ago, so all I had to do was take it apart, and clean it up a bit before mounting it on the car. Next is the hardest and most time consuming part of the restore, the cowl panel. The cowl panel is the panel between the hood and the windshield, where the wiper arms go into the body. The cowl panel has a vent for fresh air, which is cut out on the top to let in the fresh air, what about water you say? That’s the problem. The water is supposed to run into the vent, down the lower cowl, around the fresh air vent collars, down to the lower cowl corners, and pours out the drains. The problem with this is that the water sits next to the vent collar and doesn't drain, which rusts the lower cowl panel, creating holes for the water to go through, which travels down to the floor boards and down the A pillar panel, rusting the floor boards and rusting out the A pillar, creating a very extensive and expensive repair. N.V.

Whats going on with the Mustang? Well....

Many things have been happening with the mustang! As you can see in the pictures below I am replacing the passenger side A pillar panel. Its an extensive job but it must be done, due to horrible past repairs, and again rust. Everything has to be perfectly placed for the fitment of the lower cowl panel.

A pillar panel cut out on the passenger side

Navel Jelly on the rust to eat it away. (Floor board passenger side)

Old A pillar panel, you can see the extensive rust and messed up welds from the previous fix.  Below the black pen line to the right is suppose to be perfectly flat.

Inside the old A pillar, you can see the bent metal at the top where the old repair was.

This is the inside of the pillar on the car. You can see the layers and layers of Bondo on the upper left. You can barely see the metal underneath the bondo.

This is where the bottom of the A Pillar welds to the rocker panel. You can see the water ran down the pillar onto the rocker panel and began to rust.

4/1/14 This weeks Mustang project

This week on the car I am prepping for this weekend  to get the cowl panel welded on. I will tow the car to Eureka to my uncles house so we can weld. This week I am bedlineing the inside of the firewall, to prevent future rust and to tone down the acoustics from road noise and engine heat, and noise. Next I will flush the heater core and blow out the heater box and clean all the foam and make sure the box is free of dirt and dust. At the beginning of the week I ordered a heater plenum and heater hoses from cjponyparts.com. This will complete the heating system. Once I put together the heating system, the cowl panel will be ready to be welded onto the car.

SSR NV Demographics of Enthusiast Vehicle Owners Revealed

According to Demographics of Enthusiast Vehicle Owners Revealed Mustang owners of the 2005-2013 years are typically a homeowner,who  has an annual household income of $72,115 and 68% are male.1994-2004 mustangs, 53% of owners of the SN-95/4th generation Mustang own their own home, have an annual household income of $61,741 and 62% are male. The 2010-2013 Chevrolet Camaro 22% of 5th generation Camaro owners are 35-44 years old, have an annual household income of $74,203 and 72% are male.

S.S.R I.H

IN the article  There's Nothing 'Average 'About Mustang or its Buyers  its all about  the people that like and buy mustangs it says that there is a lower percent of woman buying mustangs . it also list the income if most people that buy mustangs have an income of $55,000 there is a 60 percent of males buy mustangs and the rest is girls with 40 percent. all this article rely talks about is what kind of people like and buy mustangs and what most people like. IH

book report IH

I read a book called sport cars and I do not recommend this book unless you like to read about what it took to make different sport cars and how much different the different parts on this book I think is more for the pictures then anything else i did not like this book and i will not read it again.

creative writing IH

turning and burning 

the road is slick

another turn ahead 

up shift the gear pull the e brake

flipping sideways around the corner   

drifting the stang in perfect form  

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passion IH

I am passionate about creating a car that everyone will be interested in it now matter where you go and ask you where you got the car. This makes it feel like I did a good job when I get told that everyone like the 83 Toyota pickup i restored, I also like to make new finders and creating a whole new look to the car. there are many people that liked my truck and asked me to build them a flat bed for there truck i also got asked to restore multiply engines and Bondo there cars. i love to make people want verticals that will make people stop and stare. IH

This weeks project 3/19 NV

This week on the mustang I am looking into changing the rear end from 4 lug to 5 lug. I have the 7.25 rear end in the mustang now. But I have a Ford 9 inch rear end that I could swap out the 7.25 with. I'm looking for 5 lug axles for the 7.25 rear end right now, so I don't have to take the time to make the 9 inch fit right. If I cant find 5 lug axles for the 7.25 I will have to make the 9 inch fit.  NV

Ford 7.25 rear end

Ford 9 inch rear end

creative writing IH

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Rear end difference between the Mustang Coupe and GT NV

The 1968 ford mustang has a very sleek design. The coupe has a nice body line that runs from the headlight through the doors disappearing on top of the quarter panel. The GT's have a totally different roof design. Instead of the coupe's "drop off" hood design that drops right into the glass, the GT has a more horizontal look.  The trunk is flush with the window. Here is the difference between the Coupe and GT- Notice the rear end difference. The GT symbol stands for Gran Touring. This is the sport edition to the coupe. The coupe mainly came with a 6 cylinder engine, making it better fuel mileage, and a better family car than the GT's V8.    NV

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1968 Mercury Cougar XR7

This guy is practically doing the same car as us it even uses some of the same parts. the mercury is on top and the mustang is on bottom. the 1968 mercury cougar is made fore guys 'project cars are typically less than half their Mustang equivalent with similar options' 

SSR California Mustang, Parts and Accessories NV

California Mustang (http://www.cal-mustang.com) is yet another great website to get your classic mustang parts! They have everything from body panels, to accessories, even electrical! California Mustang is located in San Jose California. I think that Cal-mustang is a great place to get your classic mustang parts. They have affordable prices for anyone to restore their classic! They also have a show room that you can check out that is in San Jose. Compared to CjPonyparts.com, cal-mustang.com is not much to brag on. If I were to recommend a website it would be CjPonyparts. They have a more variety or parts and their website is all up to date. I have not delt with cal-mustang so I do not know how their customer service is, but CjPonyparts would be hard to beat!

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I am doing my self-selected response on the website cjponyparts.com. I get my mustang parts from this site. They have great quality parts with low prices. Even fast shipping! They are based in Pennsylvania so the parts take about a week to get here. They have every part imaginable for your Mustang! They even have body metal for the most common rust spots. They have mustang parts from 1964, all the way to 2015! cjponyparts.com has everything from apparel, gifts, electrical, to wheels and tires! They also have parts for your ford Raptor. The customer service is excellent. I bought two parts that I ended up sending back because I did not need them. As soon as they got my package they refunded me right away. Over all Cjponyparts.com is the best website for your mustang parts! 
NV

A story about the Mustang

I was born in the year of 1995, that was the same year my grandma stopped driving the Mustang. When I was just a few months old she drove her car down to Fortuna from Eureka to my house just to see me, her grandson. When I was around 5 months old she stopped driving the car because she would not see as well anymore,but still wanted to drive to the store! My uncle took the car apart for her safety so she would not drive anymore. It was then parked between the two houses and covered up, but never forgotten.

Every Wednesday I spent the day at her house while my parents were at work, I had toy cars all over the house that I use to play with in front of the TV while she watched soap operas and the 49er's game. She told me everyday that I went to her house, that someday I will be driving her mustang around thinking about her. At the time I had no idea what a Mustang even was! I never seen it before! One day she walked me out between the two houses. "Nicky ive been waiting a long time for you to be old enough to see this" She pulled  off the tarp and reveled the baby blue 1968 mustang. It was under the tarp for 5 years. It brought her to tears to see her car again, because of all the great memory's."Can I get inside?" I said. "Of course! I think their is still a driver seat!" she said. I opened the door to the Mustang and carefully looked inside, there was old car parts that filled the backseat and over flowed onto the passenger side. It smelled musty and rusty and was filled with spiderwebs. I dusted off the black leather seat and sat inside. The steering wheel was above my head and I could barely see over the dash. My grandma stood to the side and watched me smile and have fun pretending to drive her car. 

Ever sense that day I asked my grandma everyday if I could go out and play in the car. Of course she let me, she loved it that I was interested in the car. I sat in that car everyday until I could see over the steering wheel and look down the long hood. A few years later my uncle asked me if I wanted to try starting the car and airing up the tires and giving it a quick wash to get the mold off of it. Of course I said yes! With a little help and a battery the motor fired right up! As my grandma watched, I pulled the car out from between the houses and into the open. I gave her a quick wash and the car looked better then ive ever seen it! i was proud of myself. 

A few years passed and my grandma passed away. Her house sat empty. My uncle still lived next door and the Mustang, once again sat between the two houses. 5 years passed, we still go to the house off and on, expesualy when my aunt comes from Hawaii and stays at the house during the holidays. The summer of 2013 I got more interested in the car. That summer I went to the house and uncovered the Mustang, and started it up. It was a little harder this time sense it wasent started in 6 years. I talked to my auto shop teacher about bringing it in so I could get it running and restore it. He said yes, I brought it in that first week of school.
Follow me on my journey to restore my grandmas 68 Mustang!

NV

How to make your car faster without any money

First you have to find out what year make and modal you have then you can have pictures of where your distributor is there should be one bolt on it  loosen that bolt and while the engine is running slightly tern it to hear the engine ether idle down or up if idle goes down tern other way once you have turned  hit the gas of your car to hear for tick if no tick then tern up a bit more if hear a tick tern down instill goes away once finished tighten bolt and you made your car/truck faster another way is you can advance your air fuel mixture to get the perfect air/fuel  by turning the air fuel mixture screw in you should hear your idle go up or down you want to go up so play by ear when you hear the best idle

How to grease your suspension and steering

Sorry about how the video is flipped we are working on fixing that asap!

Humor response NV

Q: What goes on pages 4-5 of the Ford's user's manual? 
A: The train & bus schedule. 

Q: Why are FORD dealers giving away a dog with each FORD sold?
 A: So the owner has a companion to walk home with. 

A blonde took her car into a mechanic shop she said her 710 cap came off and fluid was spewing everywhere. The mechanic asked her to show him the problem. She game him the cap and opened the hood to show him. he replied, " Ma'am, this is an OIL cap and the fluid is oil, Thank you and have a good day.


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A funny story about cars

This one time in auto shop I was working on a Ford, tearing the engine down to take out the good parts and put them on a better engine, so that it will run better. My  partner and I had to take out the "fly wheel" and as we were taking it off my partner dropped it on my finger. I started to bleed all over and I ended up getting a scar.  

What not to say to the nice police officer  Hey, you must've been doing about 125 mph to keep up with me! Good Job!

A guy walks into a bar and demands to know "Who's the strongest in here?"The toughest guy looks at him and says "I am the strongest around here!"The other guy politely asks "Can you help me push my Ford to the gas station?"

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