Guillaume69

As things were frozen here, got a day off. I made good use of it! - started sound deadening - finished the brake lines - put the brake booster / pedal assembly back in.

Trees are frozen and yard is white with ice in the Florida Panhandle (Pensacola)... I could swear that this winter storm came straight out of Norway!! Lol

Yep, just found something in Mustang Monthly about it. They report 48 brand new 65 and then 161 new 66 the following year. That would be pretty cool to see how many of these are still out there...

I used a wooden media instead of sand or glass beads for my under dash. I believe it was ground nutshells. Very soft, and texture was preserved.

Ok, some progress here, thanks to a pretty calm week-end. - Got the roof rail weatherstrips back on. Pass side fits snug, but driver's side is a bit off, for some reason. It must have been like this before since I did not replace anything nor drilled new holes. I'll look at it closer again soon... - Rear side markers are on. Fit real nice but required a little massaging though, as Q-panel skins have been changed in their lower portion. Of course, we all know that sheet metal repros are really not well made, when it comes to holes (existence / size / location)... -Same story in the engine compartment where all the inner fender aprons have been replaced. It was a significant psychological step to drill the first hole, but then it became routine. - All the wiring harnesses are back in, except for the under dash one, which is already on the under dash structure. This will go on after the heater box and the insulation. - Got my Dynamat today and this is my next job! However I think I will only use it as a sound deadener (not as a heat shield), and use patches in strategic locations. I just can't get my head around the idea of entirely covering the floor pans, firewall and roof.

Haven't they produced RHD Mustangs back in the days? I thought they did for UK, Australia and Japan. Aren't there any left?

Thanks for the heads up Fvike. Paint had 10 days + to cure. I double-checked, though, and everything' fine.

Thank's Bossed! You look like you also did a "frame up / rotisserie" job on your ride. Right now, I am trying to be ready to drive my car up to Charlotte in April, for the 50th. Not sure if I'll be ready (engine broken in and car "de-bugged") on time or not. We'll see... Fact is I'd love to still be married by then, so I only allow myself so many garage credit hours per week. Life is all about compromises, right?

Sounds right! :-)

I am starting to put her back together today. That's very exciting! There's so much to do that I don't know where to start! More to follow...

I brought her home yesterday. It's a really wonderful feeling. The reaction of my wife and kids makes it even better... This car is definitely part of the family! The doors, hood, fenders and trunk lid have not been sprayed yet. But I already have lots to do with that shell back in the garage.

Shaun, Check here: http://www.whitegauges.net/products/1969%252d1970-Ford-Mustang-White-Face-Gauges.html They do all kinds of custom orders, really cool. I paid $19 (US) for my set. G

Paint is coming along pretty nice. I didn't see it personally in the sun, but it looks really sparkling!

Allan, the car's VIN ends by 222550, which means it was among the last 69s to be built in Dearborn, as you guessed. The scheduled build date is 16 July 1969 (16G). I read it was a popular mod for the windows back then, but never knew that some might have come out of the assembly line with 70's windows. That's very interesting, thanks! G

I must have been luckier than you Bob: I simply untightened the little Allen screw that ties it to the shaft, and then the hole thing gently slid out. Yours might have been rustier or something, may be?

Obviously, when you work on the under dash, you have the instrument cluster not far. For that project, I wanted to refresh it, and give it a hint of modernity. I never thought the lenses or the light bulb covers would need to be replaced. When I got them out, well, I found out... Even though the car was not originally built for export (DSO 44), it must have been sent to Europe (Switzerland, where I found it) very early, as it is equipped with a real, factory, km/h speedometer. I find this way cool!

And as I was putting that new radio in, I started thinking about audio in general. The package tray looked good, just a little dirty. So getting it nice and sleek wasn't a big deal as well.

Thanks for a very kind comment! Looking at other projects is always a great source of inspiration for me as well. Now this one is a bigger project: the under dash structure... It took me longer, and more thinking, as I was not an expert in electricity by all means. So I started by cleaning the under dash wiring harness in order to assess it. I found it in relatively good shape, so after locating all the "irregularities", I used a meter and my welder to put it back to normal. It was all about finding cut wires, their origin and destination. It worked pretty well so far. The structure was media blasted before being epoxy primed and repainted.

A really nice thing I found out about this car when I took the doors apart is that a previous owner had made the conversion to the 70 bolted glass windows. With that, I only had to clean a bit and replace the rubber, to get everything looking almost like new!

The dash: was in pretty good condition as I had already replaced my original, which was completely beyond salvation, by an other original that I found for $50, back in 97. That one only had a couple cracks and needed overall cleaning. Now was the perfect time to finally do this. Color is dark blue metallic, and I used dye, as this is soft vinyl material.

Another really nice project is the clutch and brake pedal assembly. Here, I went for bearings to replace the original bushings that were, well... dead! These bearings, once spot welded, will never go anywhere. I can't wait to test the new feel under my feet.