I have had this Daytona for a little over a year and I have been wanting to restore it ever since. I decided that this spring would be ideal weather to start the project.
Since I got the car I have upgraded to 16" pumpers, full TII setup from a chrysler TC, roller cam, swing valve ported to 2.5", custom cal runnign about 19psi, ported exhaust manifold, 2.5" mandrel bent turbo back with high flow cat and magnaflow muffler, A555, short throw shifter I made myself, relocated battery to passenger side.
My idea was to not only repaint the car, but to also change it from a Pacifica to a newer shelby-style car. This includes welding shut 16 half-inch holes and several rivet holes behind the rubber mouldings and the center spoiler mount hole, replacing bumpers, ground effects, hood and spoiler. I used a spare fender for the filler pieces for all of the holes. I also decided to shave the antenna while I was at it
Throughout the winter, I started collecting the parts necessary for the conversion. I got the rear bumper, ground effects and rear spoiler from a red '90 ES and the front bumper and hood from a red '89 Shelby.
On top of all this, I will be doing the famous "$50 Paint Job" (not including prep work). For those of you that haven't heard of this procedure, it basically consists of rolling on thinned-out rustoleum paint with a special 4" roller in about 8 coats while wet sanding in between, pollishing when done. Here is an encyclopedia of a thread to read on it if you have the time $50 Paint Job. I will be doing this on the metal panels and spray it onto the ground effects and bumpers since they have too much detail and tight spaces to be wet sanded.
And by the way, I have next to no experience doing body work, prep or paint so with a little help from my friends, this will be a great learning experience for me and anyone else who wants to make their car look better than new, but stay on a small budget.
I started on this about 2 months ago. Here is what I have so far.
Here are some pictures of it when I got it