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    My Car is a Puzzle

    With spring showers in the forecast for several days ruling out cruising, my wife surprised me with a nice gift. She uploaded a picture of the car to pixels.com and had a 500 piece jigsaw puzzle made. It'll be just like working on the build again!


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    MKIV complete kit w/powder coating and cut outs, serial #9189 delivered 10/10/17, first start - 10/5/18, legal - 10/08/20. Blueprint 306 w/Holley Sniper EFI, TKO 600, power steering, Breeze fan shroud, trunk cubby, & engine compartment battery kit, CNC brake reservoirs, RT turn signal & gas pedal, mechanical throttle linkage, METCO safety loop, GASN side pipes, drop trunk, dual chrome roll bars, vintage gauges, glove box, custom center console, cup holders, and speakers.

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    Very cool!

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    Well, that was 500 pieces of fun. Time to glue it together, mount it on some poster board, and hang it in the garage as wall art.


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    MKIV complete kit w/powder coating and cut outs, serial #9189 delivered 10/10/17, first start - 10/5/18, legal - 10/08/20. Blueprint 306 w/Holley Sniper EFI, TKO 600, power steering, Breeze fan shroud, trunk cubby, & engine compartment battery kit, CNC brake reservoirs, RT turn signal & gas pedal, mechanical throttle linkage, METCO safety loop, GASN side pipes, drop trunk, dual chrome roll bars, vintage gauges, glove box, custom center console, cup holders, and speakers.

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    That is very cool!
    It’ll look great mounted in the garage!


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    Delivered 4/23/06. "Finished" 4/2012 (still not done!)


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    Very cool! She thinks outside the box!

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    Happy with the way it turned out as garage wall art.

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    MKIV complete kit w/powder coating and cut outs, serial #9189 delivered 10/10/17, first start - 10/5/18, legal - 10/08/20. Blueprint 306 w/Holley Sniper EFI, TKO 600, power steering, Breeze fan shroud, trunk cubby, & engine compartment battery kit, CNC brake reservoirs, RT turn signal & gas pedal, mechanical throttle linkage, METCO safety loop, GASN side pipes, drop trunk, dual chrome roll bars, vintage gauges, glove box, custom center console, cup holders, and speakers.

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    My wife gave me one for Christmas. I got hooked and sent in two more shots and got two more for my shop. Do not clear coat to protect the puzzle. I thought that would be a good idea and make it a bit glossier. I used and acrylipuzzle.PNGc clear and it pulled the ink like you put paint stripper on it.
    FFR 9883 MKIV ,427 Windsor engine
    TKX 5 speed, Three Link 3.55 gears
    Power Steering, Leather Seats
    18" Wheels and Tires, Drop Trunk
    Fun Package

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    That looks great.

    I used this stuff - goes on white but dries clear.

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    MKIV complete kit w/powder coating and cut outs, serial #9189 delivered 10/10/17, first start - 10/5/18, legal - 10/08/20. Blueprint 306 w/Holley Sniper EFI, TKO 600, power steering, Breeze fan shroud, trunk cubby, & engine compartment battery kit, CNC brake reservoirs, RT turn signal & gas pedal, mechanical throttle linkage, METCO safety loop, GASN side pipes, drop trunk, dual chrome roll bars, vintage gauges, glove box, custom center console, cup holders, and speakers.

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    Very cool having the puzzle made of your cars picture! I saw the thread title and was thinking you were talking about the kit itself being a puzzle, as it is.
    I will have to do this for my coupe on order in several states of build. Great idea, thanks for sharing!
    MK4 base kit, 2004 Mach 1 donor, 4.6L DOHC, TR-3650 5-speed, narrowed stock axle with 3.55 gears and TruTrac, PS, PB, ABS, 17" Halibrand replica wheels, started 12/2011, registered 9/2014, sold 3/1/2018.
    1970 Mustang Fastback Coyote powered Boss 302 tribute. Started 10/14/16.
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