This is just a snap shop of the important stages of the restoration.
As I didn’t start my blog until almost a year after I bought the car, some of the earliest pictures don’t exist as such, during that time I had re-wired the car for the first time, managed to fire the car up, got the locks working (sort of), painted the trunk section and interior floor pans. Obviously if I had of known I would be doing a blog at that time, I would have documented it all much better than I have done. However my early work was re-done once the car had got to Mustang Maniac. Under their supervision and help it would be done “Properly” as Adam told me. So in effect you are indeed seeing the restoration from scratch, all be it not as bad as it was.
All of these sections can be found within this blog.
Body Work:
Rebuilt Back End:
Underside:
This was the old underseal, dirt and what ever else was squirted on there. Welded, ground down, filled, sanded down, painted with red oxide and painted with proper underseal and satin black paint.
Doors, Roof and Sides:
Rebuilt Front End:
Interior:
Inside was originally treated with POR15 for rust protection. This was later removed and proper sealant applied at paint and then primer and top coats. The last step was the Dynamat sound proofing, before the carpet that is.
Engine:
The story here was that I wanted to go sort of modern with the silicone look. As I knew I wanted a blue look to the car I went for the blue silicone and the blue spark plug leads. I went of the idea and eventually swapped them for the revised black and chrome look. The spark plug leads were changed at the last month as was the valve covers. The cable routing went through a number of variations until I was happy with it at that point. Rewire of the car was the first job as I had to see if the engine started, which it did on the second turn of the key after twelve years of standing years. Pretty impressive.
Transmission:
Steering and Suspension:
Brakes:
Even the brakes look as good as the outside of the car. The front drum brakes were replaced with disc brake conversion for stopping power and safety. The brake servo was original from the factory but was upgraded to dual system, again for safety.
Electrical:
All electrics have been replaced and the bulbs converted to LED where I can.
Glass and Bright Work Trim:
Paint Process:
There are hundreds of photos I could add here but I have kept it to the more key stages of the process.
Transportation:
These were some interesting shots of the car coming and going to different places.
Driving Her:
