69 MUSTANG

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 the rest of the roof that was OK.

 The upholstery and all the interior parts were washed and scrubbed with dish soap and Clorox to get rid of the mildew and dirt from storage and I was surprised how well they cleaned up including the seat belts. The drivers seat has a couple of tears in the cushion but is usable, the rest of the parts are in pretty good shape.

 All the upholstery was treated with Armor All, door sills and rear side panels painted and carpet cleaned but not in very good condition.

 The cracks in the padded dash were filled and repaired with black silicone (one small hole in the top left corner of the photo) and the cracks around the speaker, then I bought a plastic grill to cover up the rest of the speaker area. Armor All made the rest of the dash look good.

My work on the Mustang project is done for right now and ready for the body and paint work to be done,
I will get the 65 Thunderbird out and get started in it again.