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You guys in the US are so lucky to have space and relatively cheap real estate, unless of course you live in cities like San Fran, Seattle etc. Real estate and space over here in the U.K. is expensive and hard to come back. 
not long finished my new garage, 6metresx4metres which I think is small by US standards, but I managed to get in  a 2 post hoist and lots of Dexion storage racking,
id love a lathe  to teach myself but alas unlikely as not enough space :-( 
chris 

I have one. Get the bigger batteries and they will last quite a while . I use mine for tear down ,it will zip fenders quick and easy . It will handle most smaller bolts ,i have used mine to remove bumpers but any bigger bolt it probably will not touch 

Great work as ever. I’ve just bought a ‘68 fastback project, so I’ll watch your project with interest.
Keep  up the great work. 

Thanks, I would like it to have been quicker, but work had to come first.
Chris 

Will have to compare notes for sure!

Sorry guys no6 had chance r]to do many updates. 
I work as a Chief Engineer/Head of Facilties for a group of hospitals in the U.K., so been rather busy with Covid19, but still getting sporadic hours on her, had a week off recently and spent It on the car.
Summary; Put U pol raptor on inside, front rad support replaced, took hood, trunk and other panels down to bare metal, etch and high filler primer applied. 
started to get the panels back on and aligned, I really hate this part of the job ! 
hopefully the car will be collected for paint in next 1/2 weeks, going for a black top coat.
 

I’ve been rather busy at work, so still being doing a bit, but between work.
finally finished the welding, long list is done !
Now onto main body work.
Just purchased the SoT coil overs. Long wait to get it over U.K. .....never done this mod before so intrigued as to how it will work out. 

Sorry guys no6 had chance r]to do many updates. 
I work as a Chief Engineer/Head of Facilties for a group of hospitals in the U.K., so been rather busy with Covid19, but still getting sporadic hours on her, had a week off recently and spent It on the car.
Summary; Put U pol raptor on inside, front rad support replaced, took hood, trunk and other panels down to bare metal, etch and high filler primer applied. 
started to get the panels back on and aligned, I really hate this part of the job ! 
hopefully the car will be collected for paint in next 1/2 weeks, going for a black top coat.
 

She deserved to come out of the garage and take in the sun 

National Mustang Convention in New Zealand won best in show, best in class and entrance choice.
Another show with 100k spectators won Top 20 for Fords. Craig has done very well at all the shows. 

Haven’t updated this in a long time, but figured I would follow up with some finished pictures and  information.  Been on the road now for approximately 6 months now.
Engine :
2003 Cobra Supercharged 4.6L Steig stage 3 ported Eaton 2.93 upper pulley, 4lb lower Metco aux idler and other pulleys Accufab single blade throttle body Frozenboost Heat Exchanger Custom made throttle body plenum Head cooling mod Coolant bypass hose delete 60lb injectors Magnaflow 2.5” exhaust with Xpipe  Aftermarket fuel rails Bosch 044 fuel pump Fore fuel pressure regulator  -8 feed/-6 return fuel lines Glenn’s performance sleeper fuel tank Remote oil filter Stock 03 computer ran by a Detail Zone wiring harness Summit aluminum radiator  Contour electric fan Trans/drivetrain :
2008 GT500 TR6060 6 speed transmission  GT500 dual disc clutch Stock GT500 clutch hydraulics  Wilwood 5/8” clutch master hooked to stock pedals GT500 Pro5.0 shifter CCI driveline 1 piece 3” aluminum driveshaft Fox body 8.8 rear end housing with brackets removed, spring perches welded on the housing 31 spline ford diff 3.73 gears 31 spline strange 5 lug axles Brakes:
13” front Cobra brakes 11.6” rear cobra brakes 1” master cylinder (96 explorer) Fox Mustang 4cyl brake booster Wilwood adjustable prop valve/distribution block Suspension/Steering/Wheels
AJE Racing Colt 65 front strut suspension 200 lb/in front spring 03 Cobra steering rack Rebuilt stock 70 tilt steering column  Calvert Racing adjustable rear shocks Calvert Racing Caltrac  Flex-a-form 225lb/in fiberglass rear leaf springs 18x9 AMR Dark Stainless Front Wheels, 275/35/18 Toyo R888R tires, 1” spacer 18x10 AMR Dark Stainless Rear Wheels, 305/35/18 Toyo R888R tires, 5mm spacer Interior
TMI Pro-Chicane front seats with grabber blue stitching, 2” rear mounting brackets TMI rear seat covers with grabber blue stitching  TMI 1 piece headliner M2F carbon look gauge/clock panel Speedhut gauges  Forever Sharp Billet Black Muscle half wrap steering wheel, with Carbon look wrap Custom center console Classic Auto Air AC system  Retro sound radio 5.25” Rockford Fosgate Speakers in kick panels 6.5” Rockford Fosgate Speaker in custom made package tray Kenwood Excelon amplifier Polk Audio 10” sub Custom Sub Box 3 point front seat belts Basically all new aftermarket interior hard panels Body/MISC
Grabber Blue paint Grabber side stripes 69 Mach style Blacked out hood EzWire complete car harness Custom subframe connectors Front seat pans moved down 1” Moroso battery box in trunk with group 56 battery H4 headlights 3 bulb rear brake/turn lights Sound deadening/thermal barrier installed throughout the interior

Seems like most of my pictures are with the hood open.  :)

Now you're gona make me blush... I have been inspired by so many other's who have talents much greater than mine, and many of them I've had the privilege to train. I'm just a little OCD :)
It was a pleasure to serve, and I appreciate everyone's efforts.

Nice progress 

Good looking starter project. Best of luck. Does it have tilt wheel

Chris, welcome to the forum. Nice looking 70 Mach you have. Good luck with the 69 Fastback.

Thanks, that’s fantastic work 
 

I did templates of the areas to fill in and cut them out of some leftover 11ga. I also fully welded all the seams on the shock towers before installing the plates, then fully welded them in place. The big block reinforcements were also fabricated (these are out of 7ga) and fully welded and blended. The inner brace was more 7ga, fully welded.
 

Got all the interior color done. Still have clear to do This afternoon but it looks good. The color is F8 green. It’s a 2019 dodge color. The first picture doesn’t do it justice due to being in the shade and no clear on it. You can see the metal flake and more of the actual color in the last picture. 

Got the clear all done and unmasked it. Here’s the finished interior paint. 

Even the neighborhood is nice :) Mustangville, Stanghood ....

I'm on my way back fromTucson and spent 3 days searching for housing that might fit my needs.  Found 2 or 3, but were either in a terrible neighborhood or 10+ miles out of town with nothing nearby.  I ended up finding a very nice rental property for the time being, and I hope to move here by mid-November. 
The bad news: I might not have space available to have the business up and running when I finally move in and settle.  I'll know more once I'm here.  I'll notify y'all what will be happening.
The real bad news: I'll still be here offering wise cracks and crummy advice.  Sorry 'bout that..

I am getting a little closer to finishing up the front torque box replacement. I had my neighbor (frame/body guy)come by yesterday to see what I needed to do next. He said drill 5/16" holes in the replacement panel where the original spot welds were. That way we can fill them in with weld and make it look as stock as possible. He also said where there are gaps put in a 5/16" self tapping screw to pull it up tight and we will fill the holes in after welding. This may be common knowledge to you guys but I wanted to pass it along in case someone like me is doing research on replacing the torque box.

Upol epoxy primer and Gravitex now applied