GSEninja

Hello Everyone!
Accidentally stumbled onto this forum yesterday and have been completely enveloped in it since, figured I may as well join and share!
I picked up my 1969 Sportsroof in 2013, shortly after selling my '67 Coupe (sold the coupe to buy the '69). The 69 SR had always been my dream car, and when I found it on Craigslist (claiming to be a Mach 1) I quickly jumped at the opportunity to claim her as mine!
This is how I found her... almost forgotten and definitely neglected (full album at the link)
In the Beginning

 
Towed her the 60+ miles home, not realizing that 5.0 was literally resting in the bay (no hardware anywhere!)
Quick assessment and a lot of pictures to kind of lay out the way ahead.. previous owner should have taken a MIG 101 class :-/
 
Assessing the Damage

 
Fast Forward about 6 months, we have the 5.0 removed, all old suspension and steering linkage.. bay has been cleaned up and we are read for the Full Tilt setup!
Full Tilt MII Setup

Chop

Chop

Burn

 
New Core Support, jack pad, fender apron, and paint

 
At this point, the Marine Corps decided to send me off to Quantico for an undetermined amount of time.. better pause on the body work and see if Maaco will throw a $500 paint job on her!

 
Not too shabby!

 
Hastily re-assembled and sent cross country for what ended up being 3 years :-(

 
Back in Cali, ready to tackle the project again and decided the 429 is not the way I want to go!
Drivetrain stuff


yeah, that stock rear end wont work either.. Custom 8.8 with 31-spline detroit locker, 3.73

 
While I'm waiting for the engine to be built (went with a Blueprint this time around), time to clean, repair and POR the undercarriage, trunk and interior
Rust Control

Aww, c'mon... they weren't even trying!

 
And thats about where she is.. I'll be adding to the albums and this thread as progress continues. Tomorrow's plan is to shorten the seat pans and continue cleaning the road grime from the metal in prep for the POR 15.
Majority of parts are in (interior cosmetics excluded), just waiting on the engine which has a scheduled ship date of 20 Jun! I'll unbox and take pictures as they go on ;-)

 
In the mean time, please enjoy my previous Coupe, Grace! Started out as a Craigslist find, straight 6 and 4 lug.. ended up getting a 351W/T5Z
1967 Mustang Coupe - Grace

Well, its been a couple years.. a lot has happened.. lets see if i can continue this from where i left off...
Switched from Flickr to Google Photos, sorry about the need to click links 
The entire album is HERE, everything else below will be a link to a particular photo
 
Finished the undercarriage and most of the interior (need to find various trim pieces).
Grinded down to bare metal, repalced seat pans, primed and put a protective undercoating on everything. 
https://photos.app.goo.gl/QeECsyEw9d4KBLA86
https://photos.app.goo.gl/GvSGmT1SMZ6vgiP87
 
Change of plans on the engine:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ReUjKtVjW6hvctfN6
BP3060CTC from Blueprint (370HP, 350 TQ)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/dRCoCXErT7d239WaA
 
Wilwood pedal and MC system.. had to print some spacers in order to avoid relocating the reservoirs off the MC
https://photos.app.goo.gl/u4bWf4Whu7FQEVp36
https://photos.app.goo.gl/R3qgKXyTLha3Chaa9
https://photos.app.goo.gl/8dBtziuUAGMyuui47
 
And then plumbed all the brake lines
https://photos.app.goo.gl/KR84h4p3CyHaNxU76
 
Dropped in the drive train (306 coupled to a T5Z, custom drive shaft, locker read end)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/mD7pN8GGPHoNxqRQ8
https://photos.app.goo.gl/gFNRA6jRFiWKTWVw8
 
New wires and electrical throughout (went AAW this time)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/3YZGHFaY8MZttc549
 
Reupholstered the seats 
https://photos.app.goo.gl/BkTzVw71yyq7FHcU7
https://photos.app.goo.gl/U5biAwrm4BHsesrA9
 
Initial Ignition!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/7PQWkzouGjv7RrKy9
 
After the custom exhaust 
https://photos.app.goo.gl/EmVDQ6GSbnJLj26D8
https://photos.app.goo.gl/E1WM6GFsHb8ta4727
 
New shoes! 
https://photos.app.goo.gl/TbcwTgn5FLKvVf8bA
 
All cleaned up, reassembled and ready for the move
https://photos.app.goo.gl/SgZoRqAazuri6Pwp9
https://photos.app.goo.gl/fHkzFL3tJ1tNREwU8
 
Drove her around like this for about 2 months, then back to the paint shop
https://photos.app.goo.gl/okBjEhEb616MGJ1E6
https://photos.app.goo.gl/zNZ67DCxEzhynci28
https://photos.app.goo.gl/6iEhE7seUJQsTeyTA
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qVZQZ5WQc7oES4vq8
 
She was just painted this last Monday. Going with a stripe design on the hood (no roof or decklid).. will have several parts that are satin black (Taillight panel, hood scoop, mirrors, mouth of grill)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/c2Pyf6G75CQs5bFZA
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qg7L57vze29L6kyp7
 
And thats it for now! I'll try to be more active in the future, but im sure life will once again consume all of my free time!
 
 

100%! He's coming up on 5 right now and loves being in the garage with me.. woodworking is his current forte, hoping this continues for years to come!

Spending quality time with your kids is very rewarding and provides memories you will get no where else. A project like this also teaches them great work ethic and rewards them for hard work!

Welcome to the site and nice progress on the 69. 

Coupe looks badass too.  That is my second favorite body style, next to the 69. 
 
 

Welcome to the forum Daniel! There are many easy going and knowledgeable folks on this forum (present company excluded) :)  Nice job saving and bringing back your 69. I think whoever did that stellar welding was trying to replicate the factory welds :) I know my 69 had crap welds when made. Yours is the first car I've seen with a Full Tilt suspension, I'll have to check them out. That is a pretty darn nice $500 paint job. Where abouts in Cali are you located? And thank you for your service.

Looks like it turned out very nice so far. If I didn't know better, I would say those are our MTF engine panels :)

Welcome, nice work on the 69.

Welcome to the forum, like your project and how it's coming along.