Ok, This May Take a While...

Still hacking through the crud on the passenger side. There's no rust to speak of from the cowl all the way to the trunk divider at the rear seats so that's a huge plus. After I grind this down further, I will POR-15 Black Semi-Gloss the floors and cowl, then seam seal with a 3M product, then lay down Dynamat 10455 Xtreme...

Sidetracked...

So I decided to clean up the floors and will be coating them with POR-15, and a layer of Dynamat. I had quickly cleaned them previously and coated them with Spectrum by Second Skin Audio. I didn't like that the Spectrum was water-based, and it didn't adhere well in some areas. It also doesn't like to get wet. So off it comes. But not without quite a bit of (extra) work (that I don't have time to do.) There's little if any rust in these photos... I need to clean up the heater and reseal it and then reinstall it.

Odds and Ends: Part III

I painted the wheels silver using Eastwood's argent silver acrylc lacquer wheel paint. I also used the polished billet caps and new McGard lug nuts. Also redid the original splash shields and installed them. (In the second photo you can see the door hinges with the replated hardware too.)

Odds and Ends: Part II

I started assembling some of the bits and pieces on the body using new or refurbished parts and hardware. Both sides of the panels were painted as the quarter extension shows. Hopefully, this will make the car stand out a bit more from all the other restorations.

Jailbreak!

After serving a 435-day sentence in paint jail, I sprung the Mustang the other day. For better or worse I've decided to assemble the main body panels myself (in addition to all the smaller bits and pieces I would do anyway.) I've also decided to not have the car wetsanded and buffed (at least not now anyway). These two decisions will save a couple grand, if everything goes well. I've already started assembling bits and pieces, but the garage is over 100 degrees so it's a long slow slog to get anything done... More pix soon!