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faloniusmaximus


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im in the national guard i was at the springfield armory and saw a run down 87-89 mustang gt was just there i asked about it being the mustang nut that i am i hate unused mustangs....the captain there at the armory said dont bother with that car i asked about it belongs to major calero a special forces guy who died in afghanistan oct 29 2007 so it was a year to the day.......also the car looked like it was awaiting its owner who will never return....i had to do something i emailed sfc diaz and asked him if i could take the car restore it to mint condition and give it to the family and this is what he emailed me back.......

SGT Falorni,

I'm a full timer here at C/1/20. SSG Bloniasz sent me your email and filed me
in on your intentions. Let me take a moment to tell you how appreciative we
are of your offer. Please pass along our thanks to the other members of your
club. This news is very apropos, because the commander of the unit we share
the armory with wants us to remove the Mustang from the back parking lot.

Jeff was my Team commander and a close personal friend. He is buried in
Calverton National Cemetery on Long Island. I had the somber duty of
escorting Jeff home from the battlefield and was a pallbearer at his funeral.
The rest of the Team and I spent yesterday morning (the 29th) in New York
solemnly marking the anniversary of his passing.

Jeff comes from an amazing family. They are very close knit, and still feel
his passing deeply. When we informed them of our plans to travel to his grave
site and be there at the time the IED went off, they -in their pain- where
still compassionate enough to offer that we spend some time alone with Jeff
before they showed up. They then joined us at his grave and we all reflected
on his life together. After some time we departed and went to Steve's house,
our team medic, who lives close to the cemetery. There we spent the next few
hours sharing stories, some laughs and more than a few tears. Many of the
stories shared at Steve's house where about the deplorable condition the
Mustang was in, and how illogical Jeff's devotion to it was. Jeff loved that
car, for reasons only he knew.

It would be a tremendous gift to the family if you and your club could
restore the Mustang. It would bring a fond memory of Jeff back into their
lives, and depending on their plans for it, would benefit others as well.

Give me a call at the number below or reply to this email so we can
coordinate getting the vehicle to you.

Again, my thanks to you and the members for volunteering to undertake this
restoration,

SFC Ed Diaz
C/1/20th SFG(A)

guys i need help with this project i want to do a good thing for a fallen hero is there anybody out there that will help???

thanks sincerely,

fabio

fabio1130@yahoo.com




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This sounds like a good idea.Plus this would help us as a "club"
come on guys lets get your input on this.maybe we can get someone like summit and jegs in on this,or year one.

Can you get pictures of this stang?

-- Edited by bostonstangs......jim at 07:31, 2008-10-31

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good idea..... see how manny people are down to help. keep it achievable. a little help from alot of people would go along way.

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I'm in. sounds like a great thing to do.

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faloniusmaximus


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bostonstangs......jim wrote:

This sounds like a good idea.Plus this would help us as a "club"
come on guys lets get your input on this.maybe we can get someone like summit and jegs in on this,or year one.

Can you get pictures of this stang?

-- Edited by bostonstangs......jim at 07:31, 2008-10-31





im going to try to post pictures soon as early as monday its a trek out to springfield and im picking the car up on wed. hopefully!!!! theres a lot of logistics involved ill keep all of you posted on this and hopefully we can kick this off ive allready talked to tony at mcrparts.com hes donating new headlights and all new weatherstripping,maximum motorsports is donating caster camber plates,the guys at upr are donating some stuff interior trim pieces and such im going to call the lawrence vocational school see if they can re shoot it i think its going to be a great project guys .....

talk to you all soon

fabio

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hey let me know what you need for help wise i am down count me in SKULL

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Guys, Let step in on this. This is a WONDERFUL oppertunity for us as a club to get together and help another mustang enthuisiest out, show people who we all are inside, and most importantly show our respect to the family who has expirenced a horrible loss of a loved one. Please post some pictures as you said you would, also if someone could take the time, maybe fabio, give me a list of EVERYTHING we need as far as parts to get this stang restored to showroom condition, I will then go ahead and contact the amnufacturers I know to try and get their support on this and donante or at least discount us for this project.
I know this is a long shot for a lot of members on here but hear me out. We ALL know this project will be very far from free, not including our labor time however in my eyes, I couldn't care less about my time being spent doing this because I support this 110% In reality we are ALL going to need to chip in some money. I am going to talk to Jim on how we will go about collecting this money but thats the least of my worries, we need support from everyone.
I will keep you guys posted as us mods AND Fabio figure out the best way to go about doing all of this. Please bare with us, and no we will NOT slack like we have on other things, like meets. lololol


-- Edited by 40thmustang at 14:25, 2008-10-31

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MRicci


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Sounds like a really good cause. I know i woul dbe willing to help anytime I was home in MA.

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Just let me know if anything or any help is needed. This is a great plan.

Maybe start a donation fund?

-- Edited by Geevaaa9112 at 16:34, 2008-10-31

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What about a paypal one so people could donate online?

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MRicci wrote:

What about a paypal one so people could donate online?





took the words outa my brain, just gotta run it by the ming chow first

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40thmustang wrote:

MRicci wrote:

What about a paypal one so people could donate online?





took the words outa my brain, just gotta run it by the ming chow first



lets set it up andy. bret

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im ready

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im in

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holy cow you guys work fast!!!! im going to drive to springfield in the morning to get pics of the car its 100 miles but at this point who cares???
wow im incredibly grateful for all the posts on here i hafta get the vin off of the car so i can burn a set of keys for it......and i really didnt take a good look at it to say oh yeah it needs this it needs that...but tommorrow afternoon you can look for yourselves im sorry i havent posted in a day or so but i had drill this weekend...you know how that goes


thank you all

email me with questions or suggestions @fabio1130@yahoo.com just title it fallen hero

fabio

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im def in let me know wat i can do to help

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after 200 mile trip this morning to take 5 pics for everybody to see project fallen hero











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It dont look to bad.

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dont look that bad nothing a new paint job some new rims and tires wont get it back in to its prime!!

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I have alot stock mustang parts. let me know what you need.

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i have a bunch of stok and aftermarket parts or i can pitch in for something it needs that i dont have. let me know what the plan is.

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good start.

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i appreciate all the responses .....thanks

fabio

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so whats the plan for it?

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we are going to meet on the plans for this car. It is going to be as close to how the guy would have had it.

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there was 2 articles i saw of mustangs being fixed like this. one was an 01 bullitt in which the owner was an active serviceman, and it broke and while he was on a tour of duty, it was fixed and upgraded for him. another was a fallen soldier who left his mustang behind and had a list of plans for it that his friends carried out in his memory. i think this is a great idea and i hope that all goes well. and the pictures look like it is a solid place to start. good luck!

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Fabio, wondering how we stand with this prior to our phone conversasion a few nights ago.
Did you get in touch with the family?

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I'm in, ill throw down some of my body work skills and anything else needed

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Im in for this because Ive lost a few friends over seas as well. I got some parts and a few motors layin around. Bunch of parts in general but ya IM IN!!!!!!!!

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car looks like a good start
just got to look on the underside

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how you makin out with this?


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well here it is i apologize for not posting or keeping everyone updated but....

i brought the car home last week its tired really tired(160k miles) but the body is straight absolutely no dents no rust ive been building a website projectfallenhero .com it will be up soon also im having a meeting this saturday at the american legion 200 broadway st methuen at 3pm everyone is welcome and last but not least heres some pics of the car .....










ALSO THESE ARE THE STICKERS IM GOING TO BE SELLING THE PROCEEDS ARE FOR THE CAR...



people have donated some parts too an adjustable fuel pressure regulator,and some interior billet pieces and some repro parts my friend alex donated a freshened block i plan on showing the car at the world of wheel in as is form.....i got a 20x20 spot

hope to see you all on sat

fabio



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sounds good.We are having a mod.meet this weekend.did andy talk to you about you going to talk with us about everything?

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is it a five speed? let me know i got a rebuilt t- with 1500 miles if you get back to me before i sell it im gunna give it to ya get back to me asap

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no its not a 5 spd its an aod slosh box its got 160k miles so its tired......but thanks for the offer

fabio




i double posted oops

-- Edited by faloniusmaximus at 20:58, 2008-11-26

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by the way when the website projectfallenhero.com is up there will be a donation link to a paypal account so people can start donating i will post when the website is on its almost done

thanks fabio

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the website is up www.projectfallenhero.com and ill be at the world of wheels with the car right near the front entrance all ive done to it so far is cleaned up the interior and buffed the exterior heres what it looks like





thanks

fabio

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thanks to all that stopped by and said hi and donated at the World of Wheels

heres a pic of the display we placed best in class...... again thanks to all that donated

fabio



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you guys had a lot of people around the car, you are doing a great thing. good luck with the project!

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BTW, in case if anyone is wondering, the project is still moving along.

Engine and trans are out and rebuiit. ENgine bay is stripped and being readied for paint.


Still a LONG way to go. We could use support in the way of donations of parts and cash.


Progress thread here

Project Fallen Hero Progress Thread



If you wish to purchase a t-shirt or sticker to show your support please look here

T-shirt and sticker purchase


If you wish to contribute parts or donate in any other way, click here

Please Donate to help finish Major Calero's Mustang



This project is entirely donation funded and worked on by Mustang enthusaists in their free time to complete a car for someone who paid the ultimate price so we can enjoy our hobby in Peace.

-- Edited by Mustang5L5 on Tuesday 24th of March 2009 08:19:23 PM

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hows this project coming out?

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I haven't been on this site in about 2 years and just saw this and think its a great idea. I was wondering how it was going? if its done? and if you still need help.

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i also wanna know whats up with this im gonna check out the site www.projectfallenhero.com


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Not done yet.


Engine and trans are back in the car after having the engine bay painted. Car is basically prepped for paint.

Just trying to decide now if the car should get painted now, or if not we'll continue to wire up the engine and get the car driving on it's own power for the first time in....i think 4 years?

We are a little slow with this project just due to a lot of stuff going on and the amount of work actually needed to complete this.

This is basically where we stand




Can't think off the top of my head what parts are needed. But in anyone wants to donate parts you can PM me and i can be more specific. I think we need a lot of GOOD grey interior parts as the original stuff is pretty badly stained and faded.

-- Edited by Mustang5L5 on Tuesday 19th of January 2010 09:11:04 PM

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thanks for the continued interest guys we do appreciate it....please pm us with questions,suggestions etc....we need help the car is ready for paint we need someone to donate the time to spray it!!!
thanks
fabio

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try pming mikeheath or medieros both of them do painting. they might help out.

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