 | This arrives with a lot of bad body lines |
 | GT exhaust spiffs up the rear view |
 | Right side view |
 | Engine compartment looks nice with the 289 resting in it |
 | Preparing the body to be stripped |
 | Stripping has started |
 | Stripping reveals some body work in the door and poorly replaced quarter panels |
 | We have started repairing the problems with the quarters |
 | This is a shot of the outer wheel house where it meets the quarter panel. They are not attached together. This is necessary for structural integrity, especially on a convertible. |
 | Same problems on the driver side |
 | The top keeps getting damaged when it is put down. It appears that the wrong wheelhouses were installed. Tin foil was apparently laid here to soften the blow.... or was it? |
 | Well, here we go. The tin foil has bubble wrap in it. We found it was used not to keep the top from getting damaged but to be a backing for the excessive amount of sealer that was shoved into large holes in the wheel houses. |
 | Here is some of the gap once the bubble wrap and tin foil was removed. |
 | The underside view once the sealant was removed. |
 | Top view as the sealant is removed |
 | More atrocities reveled in the wheel house area. |
 | We have welded the wheel houses together and flattened the ridge to eliminate the top lowering problems. |
 | Here is what the patches were hiding. One can put their hand in there. |
 | Front sheet metal has been primed and is being hung. We will have to edge all of it color soon. |
 | Rear view of the Mustang in primer |
 | Block sanding of the body has begun |
 | Painted, wet sanded and polished along with a new convertible top. |
 | New turquoise carpeting really spiffs up the interior |
 | Front seats are being installed. New Pony interior looks good in two tone |
 | Rear seat installed |
 | New wood wheel also installed |
 | Front suspension rebuilt and front disc brake conversion also done |
 | New 17" wheels are installed. Wheels have the Mustang Bullit center cap logo |
 | GT corral and grille lamps also installed and it really makes the front look aggressive |
 | Outside and completed. This Mustang looks really nice and ready for the road! |
 | Right rear view> The exhaust also has received the GT treatment |
 | Side view, notice the staggered look and stance |
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