August 28- Disassembly has begun!
Phase I of this Shelby’s restoration has begun- disassembly. Each part and piece taken off Biff’s ’68 Shelby is inspected, tagged and bagged. All parts are done this way, whether they are to be replaced or not. From the inspection, we will build project sheets to plan and budget Phase II. the actual restoration. The final phase, Phase III, will be the assembly phase, where everything is put back together.
An interesting note on the color history of this Shelby…
The current color is a sort of copper brown. From the underlying layer, it appears that this ‘Stang was white at one time. And then, the next layer down, the original color- Acapulco Blue! Just can’t wait to see it restored to this color with the “Saddle” colored interior!
July 16 and August Trip- A few updates
Here are a few photos from when they were working on the transmission last month…
Also, we were happy to have Ian and his 2 boys down for a day to check out and work on the Bullitt. Here are a few pics with the kids helping us install Patrick’s engine into his ’67 GT. Cool, huh?
Parts- Waterpump and Center Console
Yay, more parts! The waterpump is already installed and went in with the engine. And the Big Guy- our center console, looks great! Gonna look even better when it’s in.
August 19-23 Engine Install and Brake Lines
The guys reinstalled the engine and transmission. They had a little trouble with the engine mounts, so there are some photos of those specifically. They also hooked up the brake lines and worked on the steering section through the undercarriage. As you can see, we had a couple of recruits for bootcamp. The Big Chief’s niece came out for a couple of days before school started. Ian also came for a visit to work on his Bullitt and brought his 2 boys to teach them the ropes. They singlehandedly installed that engine! OK maybe not, but they will next time!
Here are a few more photos of the engine mounts. They used these and older photos to get get the problem solved.
August 28- Old Disassembly and Inspection Photos
Oops! Here’s some old pictures of Dale (Big Chief’s brother) disassembling, inspecting, and beginning the paintwork on Steve’s 1968 Coupe. This is at his place in Alabama. We would later decide to move Steve’s Mustang to our home base and finish the work there so that it would be close by for Steve to pick up and take home with him.
August 14-21 Paintjob
Big Chief and his brother, Dale, went out to Steve’s to see how the second paint job was going. They took tons of photos and reported good progress. Steve wasn’t done yet and we will be headed back out soon to pick up the Mustang.
August 28- Disassembly and Inspection
Dale went by Randy’s Mustang shop the other day and photographed the work he has done so far on Dan’s 1968 Restomod Mustang. As you can see, the disassembly is virtually complete, and now Randy is going to start doing the metalwork, dealing with any rust and damage that exists.
August 18- Gas Tank and Tie Rods
Here’s the work we did on Patrick’s 1967 GT Mustang yesterday, August 18th. As you can see, we installed a new gas tank and removed the tie rods off the front suspension for inspection and cleaning. They look good, we’ll be cleaning them and re-installing them ASAP.
August 14- Ready for transport
Here are a couple of final photos. The Mustang was transported this morning for repainting. We will have photos soon!
August 14- Parts
Here are some parts that Allen brought to be put on his Mustang. Will be storing for a while and putting on as needed.
