The Mustang was complete with all the sheet metal parts except the hood so it was ordered from  Dynacorn and it came in a very large box on a pallet and I had to go into town to pick it up at the truck dock.  When the hood was installed I tried to close it and both hinges were rusted in the open position and the hood would not close even after soaking them with penetrating oil, they were removed and put in the vice and had to be hit with a hammer to get them to move. The right hinge came free but the left hinge broke one of the pins and will be replaced.    The door latches were installed so the doors and fender could be aligned at the body shop. The left front bumper support that had been straightened but hit the grill stone deflector as it was 2" higher than the right side so a new one was ordered.  When the S.S. gutters at the roof were removed there was rust damage on the left side that had to be repaired, all the seam sealer was dug out to check...

Started the mustang for the first time yesterday and it sounds really good.  The Borgenson power steering box and pump work 100% better than the stock ones. Headers fit with clearance around everything.  New hoses, fan shroud and all the wiring is repaired. I should have added a heater control valve as the hot water flows through the heater core all the time but that is the way it was stock. The new distributor is larger then stock due to the coil in the cap and required a street ell at the heater hose connection as the stock one was too tall. Lokar throttle and kick down cables are used to fit the Edelbrock manifold and carburetor.  The exhaust system started with a 2 1/2" pipe kit from Speedway Motors.  I bought a pipe bender from Harbor Freight to bend the smaller kicks needed.  The old shocks were installed and the rear end supported to make sure the proper of clearance.  Muffler's are Summit Racing and the drive shaft with new U...

The Spring Good Guys Scottsdale show held the first weekend in March, where we picked up the 1960 Starliner with new grills front & rear, new suspension and upholstery with T-Bird bucket seats & console.    The new upholstery is very comfortable with the stock back seat redone with a nice pattern and new bucket seats. New hand made grills front and rear wit LED turn signals in the upper corners above the head lights.  T-Bird center console with A/C vents and controls, cup holders and a new tach.  The new SS side pipes above have the exhaust run through them full time by way of the original mufflers and new exhaust pipes. Large verity of cars showed up as usual. A 30's Plymouth 4 door.  The cowl vent on this rat rod caught my eye with "Obama Sucks"  Blue with flames like our 51.  How about a 1/2 of a car.  An over the top rear engine Rat Rod.  Very nice 30's Pontiac roa...