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.
November 30- Biff’s Metal Check, Parts Bag-And-Tag
We’re updating you with some close-up shots of Biff’s Shelby to show the condition of the metal. There is a little surface rust here and there, but this baby is solid! We also wrapped the engine to keep it dry and avoid rust and have photographed more parts that we have taken off the Mustang and will be storing away until we begin restoring each part.
November 28- Laurens’s Metalwork, Air Vent Panel
We’re still doing lead filling and metalwork on Laurens’s Mustang, but these pictures are when we were focusing on his air vent panel, which had some irregularities and damage that we had to fill in and prime over and then sand smooth.
November 27- Laurens’s Metalwork
We had the whole family out on the Friday after Thanksgiving working on Laurens’s Fastback. We did a lot lead filling and sanding and body filler and paint priming. We also got under the dash and painted seam sealant all around the cowl repair collars and metal seams in order to prevent water leaking.
November 17- Dan’s Frontend Metalwork
Randy just sent us an update of the work he’s done on Dan’s fastback. He has replaced both the front and rear shock tower aprons on both sides, as well as the full radiator support, and has installed reinforcement/repair panels onto the shock towers. He has primed over the weld lines and will paint it all the match during the painting phase in the future. He does great work! His welds are clean and look great. Next up, he’ll be installing new floorpans inside the Mustang, both on driver’s and passenger’s sides.
October 22- Adnan’s Metalwork
We’ve started grinding Adnan’s floorpans to get out all the rust, so that we can convert and repair as needed. We’ve also started sanding the dash for a repaint so the dash will look better and the paintjob will have a higher quality. Here’s what it looks like so far–the floorpans have some damage from rust, so we’ve probably got some welding in our future!
October 10- Ian’s Rust Treatment
Here we are dealing with the rust we found in Ian’s Bullitt. Pat is painting on rust converter on the cowl vent, on the dash, underneath the side scoops on the outside, etc. The rust isn’t deep, so it should convert OK and that will be it.
October 7- Dan’s Metal Work
Randy’s going at it with Dan’s Mustang! Here, Randy is cutting away all the metal that is too rusted or damaged and should be replaced. As you can see, the metal that he’s leaving is in good condition and we should be able to grind out or convert the rust that’s there.
October 1- Dan’s Mustang Cleaning
Here’s some in-depth inspection photos of Dan’s Resto-mod, after Randy has chemical cleaned it to remove all the forty years’ worth of road grime and dust. As you can see, it is now easy to tell rust from good metal, so Randy can get to work on the body and getting it solid and rust-free. We also have numerous pics of the new sheetmetal for this Mustang on Dan’s Restoration Page, so check that out!
October 6- Lauren’s Metal Work
Here’s the guys putting Laurens’s Mustang on blocks, as the suspension has all been removed, and taking it to our restoration shop out back where we’ll be finishing up the metal work.
