This process took months but I’ll sum it up into a single post. A simple repaint turned into heavy body modifications including shaved door handles, wheel flares, molded rear bumper, fuel filler relocation and a full custom front bumper. Insane.
On May 4th 2004 I started disassembling the 1991 Ford Probe GT. I initially only wanted to repaint the car yet with every removed screw or bolt, I wanted to take the project a little further. The disassembly turned into a short lived addiction. It was like a big Lego. I found myself fascinated with…
On May 17th 2004, I drove the car into the garage. The goal for the next 3 days was to repaint the car a nice white color. It had two visible spots of rust on it which I wanted to fix before it got worse. If anybody has any idea how far I’ve taken this…
In 2002 I was looking for my next project. The 1989 Probe GT was getting tired. The Michigan rust had gotten to it quite a bit. The framerails were showing corrosion, a condition that cannot be stopped. It was time for a better car. I had learned so much about Probe’s by that time, it…
In 2003 I found myself always wondering how a car was painted. With as much as I knew about cars, I was intimidated about automotive paint. I had heard that WCC (Washtenaw Community College) offered classes on the topic. I looked up the program online, figured out how I would pay for it, and signed…
In 2000 I started “EVERY DETAIL” after being canned from a local detailing shop 2 weeks into the job. I was let go because I was spending too much time on the vehicles. I was incapable of cutting corners. In an odd twist of events, I ended up with a large client of theirs because…
As far as I know, you can’t be a car guy without doing a little drag racing. I’ve had countless hours of fun with my turbo GT. Between 2000 and 2004, while in college, I would travel 30 minutes south to Milan Dragway on Wednesday’s and Friday’s for their “Test and Tune” nights. I never…
In the year 2000 I found www.probetalk.com. An online forum for fellow car owners. The car meets and garage time in the following years introduced me to extensive knowledge and lifelong friends. Most importantly I met my best friend Ryan. He was far more skilled than I was, and always will be. Although I had…
The next few years of my life were filled with tinkering with the 89GT on a budget. I always had a job so I would do what I could with what little money I scraped together. My first few months of owning the car were filled with trips to the mechanic and exhaust shop. I…
To understand my 1991 PGT project. A history must be told: My first car was a 1989 Ford Probe GT. My father initially sparked my interest in the Ford Probe by letting me know a coworkers son was selling one just like he used to own. I had been loaned a few cars right after…