antenna delete

[Mach351]

So I asked Santa for an iPod nano for christmas. I also got a satellite radio/MP3 receiver for my car back on father's day. Couple that with my general distaste for local radio:puke: and that **** antenna had to GO.

step1. This is what the base of the antenna looks like after it's unscrewed from the fender:
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step2. I stripped off the paint around the holes for welding.
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[Mach351]

This is what it looked like after stripping:
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I removed the inner fender, this is the crud I found:
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The orange wire is the antenna lead, I wrapped that up in electrical tape and bound it with the other wires. I then cleaned up all that pine straw!
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Here I welded up the holes where the screws were
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[Mach351]

Next, I use paper from underneath to make a template
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Here is my template, with the 21 gauge sheetmetal I'll transfer it too.
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The sheetmetal is cutout and is a pretty tight fit.
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This is after I've welded the patch in, and ground down all the welds
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[Mach351]

Here's the primer:
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Finally, the base and clearcoat. Commercial free radio is now mandatory. My wife and family don't understand why I did it. "How are you going to listen to the radio?" and "how are you going to sell it without an antenna?" I laff, cuz I'm never selling my stang.
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[761.2MPH]

Dang Brian, you were busy today! All the work looks great.

[chromebullitts]

Brian that really looks good. I look forward to seeing it in person. Nice job.

[caspian65]

Impressive!

[LoudEnuf]

Very Impressive!!! Cant even tell one was ever there!! Nice job

[mustang1369]

You are a braver man than I.... GREAT JOB!

[zincsnake]

Man good job!!! Wish I had those skills.