January 19- Cathy’s Close-Up on Disassembly
The trim and interior are coming out, and so we’re getting a good look at what’s going on underneath: the rubber seals for the glass are pretty much shot, so they’re going to need replacing, though fortunately that’s not an expensive purchase. There is some rust up higher on the Mustang, such as on the windshield frames or under the dash, but it’s not too bad, and won’t need a lot of metalwork to fix.
January 18, 19- Biff’s Rotisserie Installation
Well, today’s the day! Biff’s Shelby is ready to go up onto the rotisserie, and we’ll start sand-blasting it and getting rid of all the old paint and grime (though probably not much rust!) to get this baby down to the good stuff, the pure, solid steel.
January 18- Dave’s Under-Dash Disassembly
Despite having to devote a lot of our time and resources to finishing up our work with Laurens, we are still making steady headway on Dave’s convertible. The dash and under-dash are almost completely disassembled–we’ve gotten both pedals, the windshield wiper motor and all the wiring pulled out now, so that’s a major part of the disassembly process that’s now done! Hallelujah!
January 15- Laurens’s Carpetting and Fender
Sorry about the delay on updates! Things have been hectic here–we’re working really hard to get Laurens’s Fastback done in time and I’ve been busy dealing with a lot of emails that have been coming in from people interested in all the new Mustangs we’ve been putting up on our website.
We’re laying the carpet now, and finishing up the metalwork on the front fender–you can see where we etch-primed and then grey-primed the finished fender for re-assembly. The rear quarter panel is nearing completion, you can see close-ups here.
January 15- Dave’s Dash Disassembly
We are taking apart Dave’s dash now, including the dash pads, instrument cluster, steering wheel and steering column.
January 13- Robin’s Inspection Pics
Now that we have Robin’s Mustang significantly disassembled, we could take a bunch of inspection photos to show Robin the condition of his Mustang, such as the condition of the body metal and the chrome, etc. The Mustang is, overall, solid, and most of the body metal and trim will probably be re-usable, though there is some surface rust and deeper rust that will need to be ground out–and may require some metalwork to fill in the holes afterward.
January 13, 14- Laurens’s Doors, Front Fenders, Rear Qtr
We’re grinding the rust off of the doors and front fenders. As you can see, some holes are appearing where the metal was rusted all the way through, so we’ll need to do some repairs there, though we think that, on the whole, the body parts are usable. We’ve also welded the right rear quarter panel on, so now there just needs to be some smoothing out done there.
January 8- More of Robin’s Parts
January 7- Robin’s Disassembly, Parts
We’ve begun the disassembly of Robin’s Fastback, and have taken photos of the parts as we organize them and create the project sheet, which will let Robin know which parts are good, which need replacing or restoration, etc.
January 9- Laurens’s Fenders and Rear Quarter
We’re continuing to clean up the front fenders, and Tim has etch primed and started welding the repair panel on. When he is finished we will smooth everything out and gray prime everything over.
