Foxbody w/a Military Theme - OD Green Canvas

[MiDiablo]

Earlier this week, (3/31/2009) we completed Kailuaz' custom interior in his Foxbody that he's been building with a Military theme.

We designed, fabricated, and installed custom OD Green (original standard Army-issue canvas) Headliner, Door Panels, Rear Sail Panels, and a Rear Seat Delete for the project. We also reupholstered his OEM seats in the matching OD Green canvas!

Here's some photos of before, during, and after:

To see more of Eric's Military Mustang, you can check out his website at Military Mustang Dot Info!

You can also check out his build thread over on Tampa Racing, by clicking Here!

I know it's not necessarily everyone's cup o' tea - but I think it came out great for his project goals!!!!

 

[u n v kenny]

Cool little project, looks like a bit of work.

 

[Fox-4]

Neat project. I wonder if it have the same smell of a Hummvee in the inside.

 

[Sapperstang]

I could see doing this to a vehicle the military actually used, but a mustang? I'm all about military stuff but this one is a bit strange. Looks like nice work though.

 

[CobraBob]

Very different, and a cool idea. I'd like to see how the finished interior comes out. I think the owner mentioned he liked the color desert tan (military) as well. You know, I wonder if the two colors would go well together. You know, the military green as the primary color with tan accents. Just a thought.

 

[lxtasy93]

We're doing a similar build on a friend's 89 LX notchback. It ahs a much more aggressive military theme though, closer to a P48 than a Hummer. Will have pics in a few weeks.

This one looks awesome though and the carrying of the theme into the interior and wheels etc is sweet. Can't wait to see it finished!

 

[cobra_4]

Its different thats for sure. I like it im just can't really come up with any reason to build one.

 

[cobra_4]

I think if the inside was black it would look a whole lot better. That way it would look military on the outside, but still be somewhat normal. Just my two cents.

 

[DriftwoodSVT]

Wow. Too much green.

 

[supercarkiller]

awesome project! keep us posted. gonna be pretty cool!

 

[Sapperstang]

When is he going to add the black out drive lights and the .50 cal turret?

 

[rezarxt]

When is he going to add the black out drive lights and the .50 cal turret?

qfe

 

[MiDiablo]

Thanks a lot for the compliments and critique guys! While I agree that this may not be a "real" Military used vehicle, I also agree w/the idea of doing what you want - to whatever you want. This owner happens to really enjoy Mustangs (duh; don't we all, lol), and he happens to be retired Military - and I really like the theme he's approaching the car with. His page has a lot of cool ideas on it, like when he purchased the car, "Re-enlisted for duty" is what he called it, and it was a debacle when he got it. He's got a ton of parts sitting in his garage, including a BBF 460, and he's going to make this thing a wicked one-off project that will really make people scratch their heads at all the shows, auto-x events, etc. Which I think is awesome!!!!

Thanks again for the props and critique!!!! We'll be finishing up a set of custom RCI Seat Covers in the next few days at the shop, so I'll have those posted here shortly

 

[MiDiablo]

I think if the inside was black it would look a whole lot better. That way it would look military on the outside, but still be somewhat normal. Just my two cents.

I think he is going to expirement with interior colors, from what I remember. He's just got it in red primer currently, while he is finishing up bringing the car back down to bare metal (protect it from surface rust obviously). He's removed a TON of weight, and metal, and deleted all sound-deadening material, etc. So he's got a ways to go before painting the interior :thumbsup: