Shep69 149 Report post Posted February 7, 2018 Prime Time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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bigmal 225 Report post Posted February 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Shep69 said: Yep . My wife always says my second wife lives in the shed. She says i spend more time with the mustang than i do with her. At least the mustang won't nag at me lol. I've been told I can't refer to my wife as 'my current wife'. I think she reads too much into it. 2 RPM and Shep69 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
69ShelbyGT350H 61 Report post Posted February 7, 2018 I think you have gone further than I did. Like you, I was not expecting to go as far as I did. Impressive. 1 Shep69 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted February 7, 2018 5 hours ago, 69ShelbyGT350H said: I was not expecting to go as far as I did. Said everyone who tore into a Mustang. 1 Shep69 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vicfreg 771 Report post Posted February 7, 2018 Thanks for posting this so we can all see what transpired over the years with your restoration project. I complain about driving to NPD in Charlotte which is 45 minutes away... you are probably 4500 miles away.. that is a real challenge. Hope the recovery from the back surgery is meeting your expectations and that you will be up and around soon. Vic 1 Shep69 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shep69 149 Report post Posted February 8, 2018 Made up a spray booth so i could paint the engine bay and around the mustang. You got to do what you can when you live in one of the most remote places in the world. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Shep69 149 Report post Posted February 8, 2018 The insides were blasted prior to painting. Should last another 50 years!!!! Im happy with how the floor sections came out . At the time no one made the 69 floor sections so I had to use an earlier model . You can tell by the ribbed section. Still came out nice and from underneath the car you can't even tell they were cut out. I opted to paint the underside with the bitueman based product instead of the red oxide primer as this mustang is no trailer queen . She's made for cruzin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted February 8, 2018 Any port in a storm Shep. And don't underestimate yourself, plenty of cars have been painted in worse conditions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shep69 149 Report post Posted February 8, 2018 9 minutes ago, RPM said: Any port in a storm Shep. And don't underestimate yourself, plenty of cars have been painted in worse conditions. True Dat Bob lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shep69 149 Report post Posted February 8, 2018 Time to clean up the brake parts and give em a lick of paint. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shep69 149 Report post Posted February 8, 2018 New bearings and seals fitted and reassembly starting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shep69 149 Report post Posted February 8, 2018 I Rebuilt the steering box and gave it a paint prior to fitting . That worm drive with all the ball bearings in it was interesting. Replaced all the brake lines with SS ones . Installed the new seal kit in the brake distribution block and proportioning valve prior to fitting. Blasted and painted the steering column and fitted it back in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shep69 149 Report post Posted February 8, 2018 Had the FMX rebuilt. Gave the the motor a good clean up and replaced the water pump and balancer. Couple of coats of engine paint applied. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shep69 149 Report post Posted February 8, 2018 Time to fit the motor and transmission. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shep69 149 Report post Posted February 8, 2018 Fitted out the engine bay . Starting to come together. I also rebuilt the P.S. ram and put the pump back in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shep69 149 Report post Posted February 8, 2018 So now its 2014. 7 yrs into the build my wife gets Transferred back to the City. So at this stage I had to bolt everything back onto the car so it can be transported 1500kms back home to Perth. The car is drivable so I did get to enjoy it for a while. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shep69 149 Report post Posted February 8, 2018 So now im back home in Perth . I start to pull the interior out including the dash so i can rebuild the A.C plenum and paint the Dash components. The clock has also been fixed so now its functional . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shep69 149 Report post Posted February 8, 2018 The start of stripping the body back down again. Im getting good at this!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shep69 149 Report post Posted February 8, 2018 Time to get serious. Theres no turning back now. Don't ask me why I look so happy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shep69 149 Report post Posted February 8, 2018 Remove the old wheelhouse and fit up the new one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shep69 149 Report post Posted February 8, 2018 Removing the back end . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shep69 149 Report post Posted February 8, 2018 Trial Fit all the new sheetmetal parts. I used mostly Dynacorn parts with my rebuild . They fit pretty good considering. I didn't have to do to much to make them fit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shep69 149 Report post Posted February 8, 2018 Replaced the rear window panel . It had a few rust holes in the usual spots . I fully welded the new one to the quarter panels so it won't crack like you see on most mustangs. Trial fitted the trunk lid and extension pieces before welding everything into place. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
