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Lot's and lot's of progress made! The garage is all insulated, sheeted in 1/2 in particle, seam sealed with caulk and painted white. I also added in a vinyl window I had laying around. What a huge difference all the changes have made. I'm working on the attached wood shop right now so the...

Will do Steve, as a matter of fact I took before :o pictures and I'm taking a few along the way :-\ and I'll take some completed pictures ;D as well, I think I'll wait till I apply the Car-Toons to the wall, seems when ever I see an open space I see it as a canvas for art. On the outside of...

Well at work we are implementing a process called 5S for Operators and I ended up this plants 5S coordinator. It is based on a book by Hiroyuki Hirano called 5 Pillars of the Visual Workplace. In short the 5S's stand for Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize and Sustain. It is a method to...

I can't read it either, to blurry. Hook

I was offered $20,000 :o for my GT/CS by a guy who had a GT 500KR with a factory 2 speed rear end ???. I hadn't had the car very long and there wasn't any way I was going to sell it. This was in 1983, a long time ago. There are plenty of people out there willing to pay good money for the...

Well to start with they never produced them with a V6 so I would guess if it was a 6 at one time it was an inline 6. This being true the car has ventured from being original so the choices are pretty much up to you. GT/CS cars typically will hold a lot more value if they are kept original and...

Sounds like you know what you want and that's what's important. We never know how much a person actually knows about a California Special when they first get one so I just like to bring up the fact that they are a fairly rare car in the big scheme of things and some of the parts are different...

The Marchal lights in my opinion are a much better looking light. They have a very distinguished design and look and the way they attach to the grill gives them a floating look. Like they are just floating in the grill without any attachment. The Lucas lights look about like any other square...

Hey Mike, looks like another Idaho native, I'm just up the road North of you a few miles. Hook

I'd say it looks legit, looks to be in great shape, and the price is good. Unless you are in a hurry I wouldn't let the 6 cylinder engine bother you at all. Heck with the gas prices I'd say it's probably a plus. The fun of the GT/CS's is cruising around and getting attention anyway not...

If it were me I think I'd start watching for a used one, they do show on ebay on occassion. That or get a repop and sell the Shelby scoop on ebay to cover the cost. I have never personally seen a repop scoop so I would talk to some that have prior to buying as you may not be satisfied with the...

Here's another one completely rebuilt by a "Ford Tech" This one (The GT/CS) has been alive for 63 years? Looks like it got a little jump start on the rest of our Specials. Has the wrong lights by a long shot, no hood pins and is sitting at $9000. This Ford Tech needed to do a bit more...

Anyone seen this Special? :o Looks all wrong to me, wrong lights, wrong stripes, wrong hood pins in the wrong location, rear fiberglass fits pretty bad, looks to have the wrong year of seat covers as well and it has one bid in the $9000 area. http://tinyurl.com/2mq6l Hook

That is a fun site. I've wasted many an hour in the past checking out all the rusting away vehicles that aren't for sale. Sad deal but I guess if you own it you can do with it as you please. Hook

My story is a little different but along the same line with a much better ending in a sense. I started life in a 65 Mustang coupe and sold it when I was 18 trying to buy a 69 firebird 400 convertible but the firechicken sold about the same time mine sold so I was in a pickle. My dad all but...

Mine is still original and has a drain valve as well. Cory

I would agree with the comment that if you change it to the 4 speed make sure and find the best way to keep and store the original transmission so you have it for future resale and if you should ever decide to show the car at a high level as the codes on the car will show what the car originally...

Didn't mean to give the impression you had implied we should sell our GT/CS to get an 05. Sorry, you didn't imply that at all I was just saying in a nut shell that I don't have an 05 and don't see having one unless I sell the GT/CS or something to fund one and I don't plan on doing that. My...

Your tank should have a small drain valve on the bottom side, this would allow you to drain the tank out, make the changes you need and then put the gas back in the tank upon completion. I recently had a lot of problems with getting fuel to the engine and drained my tank just to see how clean...

Still waiting for someone to give me my new 05 that was referred to. Then I will get serious about a kit or not. Sell my CS for an 05...NOT. In all seriousness I really don't think you can put serious thought into the question without actually having the 05. If you were asking about a kit...