Guillaume69

That is a very sound advice!! I guess I put the old back in because I was so impressed with the yellow markings with dates and all still being on it... I'll think about it when I put the car back together. Thanks 70mstang.

Front disc brakes calipers: those were in very decent shape, to include the pistons rubber dust boots. I got new caliper hardware and brake pads for this project.

The E-Brake pedal assembly:

The windshield wipers motor assembly: no new parts here, only media blasting and refurbishing. You get really amazing results with a lot of elbow grease...

While the car body was being taken care of (media blasting in July, body work Sept through November, and body prep December until now...) I kept myself busy with all the things I took apart. Heater box: radiator and hoses had already been replaced, a year ago or so. I just got the foam kit and the rest was refurbished.

Welcome back home!!!

S-code is a sweet ride! 390 is a big power plant... Painting has started here and yes that's the same color.

The color is no longer strictly "Acapulco Blue". It is a shade or two darker and looks more metallic as well. Name is "wave blue". In the sun light, it looks absolutely amazing!

That's the beauty of it... Being able to use today's technology and materials to rebuild classic cars. I have always dreamed of owning a brand new 69 Mustang... The engine now. 351W-2V. Took it apart to find out that it was in very good shape. Whoever broke it in did it very carefully. This power plant was babied. So the block was baked and cleaned. We still bored it 30 over to get the chambers nice and perfect. Stock heads were cleaned. Valves as well. Springs will be replaced. Crankshaft was in very good shape so just polished. And cam replaced by a roller cam from Howard Cams with greater lift than stock (.571 int / .577 exh). I can't wait to hear this! I have decided to stay with my stock heads and 2-V intake. For now. 4-V aluminum intake, carb, and aluminum heads are of course in my mind. As of now, engine is waiting for new springs, push rods and rockers that will go in shortly before we put it back in the car.

Thanks! I am following your projects and looking at your parts with great interest!

Where it is now being prepped for the painting. Blocking, priming, blocking... Along with all the panels, fenders, doors. Etc.

Here's the car going to the painter.

Drums have been ceramic coated along with the headers (greater heat resistance).

In the meantime, as both the front and rear ends were in really good shape, everything was sandblasted and powder coated. Very easy to put back stuff that had been there for a while before. Of course, seals, bearings, dust boots and gaskets were replaced. The rear end was opened, cleaned and refurbished. I also replaced the drum brakes hardware. Looks very nice now. Brake and fuel lines replaced. Brake hoses are all metal braided from Russell. More rigid and safe, IMO. All in all, I must have spent over 100 hours standing in front of that sandblasting cabinet. The original leaf springs were rebuilt with new shackles, bushings, etc. I put the 4 Koni Classics back, as they were in great shape.

We took advantage of the rotisserie to take care of the undercoating. Every seam was sealed tight before we sprayed bed liner. I was looking for a "bullet proof" type of undercarriage.

Thanks! Yes, that's the idea. Making sure she'll be ready for the 50th, and still in one piece for the 100th!

As we were at it, the inside of the frame rails were soaked with rust encapsulator. Same with the A-pillars. The cowl was intact and solid. No need to go in there! Trunk lid will be simply replaced. Finally, both doors and pass. side B-pillar needed custom attention.

Now, moving to the front: torque boxes, portions of the frame rails and fender aprons.

Then, the tail panel, trunk frame and portions of quarter panel skins followed.

Thanks RPM. It is all done now. Took 3 months. Car is ready for paint! Should happen anytime now. And then back home to get it all back together.

Rocker panels and wheel wells came first.

So, spent a lot of time looking for donor panels. And the body work could start... Didn't do it myself, as I never welded before, and understand that aside from welding, when a car is on a rotisserie, there is, structurally speaking, a lot more than chopping stuff off and stick new metal instead. Need to be careful or the car will sag. I trusted a real pro to do that for me. There is a very specific order to proceed. And so we did. Thank God I could afford it...