July 28- Trunk Divider
They continued to work on the trunk divider welding in these photos. It’s all in now and rust treatment is being applied along with some other finishing touches. Photos from that coming soon.
July 27-28 Engine Compartment Metalwork
We are just finishing up the battery apron. They have painted on rust converter and will be putting back in the battery pan. The transmission may need some inspection or work before the engine compartment is put back together. It’s getting there! There are also a couple of photos of the special screws that are in the windshield frame.
After the rust converter was put on:
Welcome to the Blog, Biff
Hi Biff. Here is your Mustang Blog. We will post updates and photos here. You can make comments and see how your restoration is going! Can’t wait to get started.
July 28- Painted!
Drum roll! It’s painted! Check out the sweet color! They are working on buffing the paint and will be putting back on all the trim soon. Nice job, Steve!
July 24- Metalwork in the Engine Compartment
The guys are getting ready to begin the welding for the battery fender apron. They finished cutting out the rusted metal in these photos. They are working on the welding now and its going great. More photos coming soon!
Assembly
Here are some additional assembly photos. The rock deflector was installed and will work fine. They also hooked up the windshield washer unit so it works. All we need is the “Fill Bag” installed and she will be ready. The gas tank float has been repaired along with the “O” ring gasket, so the gas gauge should work properly now. There are some photos of the disassembly of the steering box gears and it will be conmpletely re-built and all bearings replaced and gears checked. We have removed the “GT” emblem for replacement of the “GT” striping to be done by Patrick.
July 25- Taping for the Paintjob
Steve taped up the Mustang for painting today. They finished and should be ready to start painting tomorrow. Check out the beautiful color in the photos. We can’t wait to see it!
July 16- Inspection and Estimate
Here are some photos from your inspection and test drive. Edward will be reviewing what we found with you soon. We looked at the axles after discovering that the convertible were driving and handling roughly. The front drums are old, chipped, and broken. This is causing a rough drive at 60 mph+. You will be getting an inspection sheet and estimate soon!
And a few more that wouldn’t fit on the first slideshow…
July 22-23 Metalwork Continued
The guys are continuing to work on the body metal around the front windshield. They have sanded out the bondo and have started the welding. There are also some photos of the battery fender. We are working on cutting out the rusted area to replace with solid metal. We have uncovered a little more bondo and rust than originally found in the inspection. The damage was undetectable during the preliminary inspection. They are almost done…coming soon, the windshields and headliner will be put in!
July 6-9 Engine Work
Here are some photos showing the engine after it was removed from the Mustang. They put on the transmission and took more photos of the headers. We have some pics of emergency brakes and working out the cabling system with the stock. We will have to come back to that later.
We also have some detailed photos of the spark plugs and engine parts. We have replaced the plugs with Auto Lite Ford brand. I wanted to use the Bosch name, but they will not fit the old 390 blocks. We never knew that until now. We have used them on all the small blocks and many big blocks, but they will not work with the big block 390cc? The engine needs a quick tune up as you can see from the spark plugs pics. There are also a few pictures of the trunk divider. Tim was cutting it down to fit properly. This piece has to be customized for the Coupes. The ’67 Coupe divider is not available.
