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Here is an update on my project 1982 retired CHP Mustang.Attending the Morrro Bay Police and Fire Show ignited my motivation. I dont know if it was just me but durring car restorations they do get frustrating and discouraging at times. It seemed like at times while owning this car I would often think to myself what did I get myself into there were several things wrong with the car and with it being converted to an Automatic by the previous owner that was not even a plus.So a donor 4 speed car was in order and one 1982 5.0 GT was sacraficed for everything I needed for my project for 700 Bucks and a trip to Fresno California from my home town of Bakersfield. With the replication and restoration of my Adam 12 "1968 Plymouth Belvedere" project the Mustang came into the picture and the Belvedere was put on the back burner. Once the GT Mustang made it home and with the help of my two sons we stripped that poor GT down to the shell and every part and piece of hardware was recovered bagged and labeled.After evaluating what I needed for my CHP car I sold the rest on Craigslist and the hull went to scrap for approximately 180 bucks to recoupe some of my money I had in the GT and to justify my actions to my wife.The interior on CHP Mustang was really dirty when I bought this car over a year ago and while on my most recent vacation I set aside most of my days off to work and really focus on this car. Day one,I got the idea to clean the interior and figured I will give it a shot,what would it hurt and after all its only time.After removing all the seats it was time to steam clean the carpet and when that chore was completed next came the vinyl scrubbing on the seats.This turned out to be a long day that carried into the early evening hours but I believe the end results were well worth the time and sweat,plus this will buy me some time when I get to the point of a complete upholstery job.Well I am happy to say I removed the automatic transmission and the Manual 4 speed transmission from the donor car went smooth.Here are some picks on some of the progress and when I return back to the forum I will bring you up to speed on the front fenders doors and hood issues I had with my Mustang that I also corrected as well.