Kris 90 Report post Posted May 17, 2019 I've been on this site for a long time and haven't made a build progress page so I figured it was about time I got around to doing it. My car has been off the road since 1975 and was stored inside an upholstery shop since the early 80's. I attached a picture of what it looked like when I first rolled it out of the building, it has 53,000 original miles. I've had the car since 2010 but progress was slow due to moving from Texas to Oklahoma. I had to put the car in storage for a yr and a half after I moved until we bought a new house so I had somewhere to put it. After that I got busy working on the house and building a shop so I had a place to work on my car. Now that most of my non car projects are completed I have been back working on the 69 trying to get the body work finished up so I can get it back on the road. Nearly all the parts that on the car have been rebuilt and are ready to install. I still have a little body work to do but can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. 2 capemustang and Grabber70Mach reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 90 Report post Posted May 17, 2019 Old pictures of metal work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 90 Report post Posted May 17, 2019 New floors installed and my son being my helper drilling out the rear seat back spot welds to work on the axle tunnel. I didn’t get any pictures of the repairs made to the tunnel but have some with the seat back pulled out and reinstalled. Replaced the taillight panel also. 2 Grabber70Mach and mikee reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 90 Report post Posted May 17, 2019 Also added a new mustang to the family 2019 GT Premium with everything. 3 RPM, Grabber70Mach and Alan_Mac reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigmal 225 Report post Posted May 18, 2019 3 hours ago, Kris said: Also added a new mustang to the family 2019 GT Premium with everything. That will make a nice donor car for the rebuild. :) 2 2 RPM, JET 445, mikee and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikee 51 Report post Posted May 20, 2019 Even the neighborhood is nice :) Mustangville, Stanghood .... 2 staffy and RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangstofear 608 Report post Posted May 20, 2019 I like the new 2019 :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 90 Report post Posted May 21, 2019 Me too. Probably my favorite body style besides the 67-70’s. 1 RPM reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted May 21, 2019 On 5/20/2019 at 3:37 AM, mustangstofear said: I love the new 2019 :) Fixed it for you Rick, Rob, Rich...whoever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted May 21, 2019 So Kris, after checking out your pics including your garage, I take it your favorite color is green. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 90 Report post Posted May 21, 2019 Yep you got it. Lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 90 Report post Posted July 4, 2019 Finished the driver side quarter panel replacement today. Now time to start the passenger side. 1 mikee reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 90 Report post Posted August 14, 2019 Finished the passenger side quarter panel this weekend. Also patched the rear seat pan and installed the dual exhaust reinforcement panels. Tonight I finished patching a section of the firewall where the clutch rod damaged it. The. Cleaned the toe boards and got it primed. I’m about 85% done with metal work now. Still have to replace the passenger side fresh air vent panel, finish welding in the new floor pans from under the car and patch a small rust section on the trunk lid. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vicfreg 771 Report post Posted August 15, 2019 Kris, nice work. While you are at it, highly recommend you wrap your inner shock towers and install the "dogbone" stiffeners on the outside of the shock towers. After you do that, drill them for the 1" Shelby drop if you are keeping the stock A Arm suspension. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 90 Report post Posted August 16, 2019 Got the passenger side fresh air vent panel replaced this evening. Here’s before and after pics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 90 Report post Posted August 16, 2019 Vicfreg, who besides opentracker has those. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 90 Report post Posted August 18, 2019 Today I made door braces to use with my rotisserie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vicfreg 771 Report post Posted August 19, 2019 Looking good Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 90 Report post Posted August 24, 2019 Took the upper cowl off yesterday. Spent today making repairs and getting it all cleaned up and ready to go back together tomorrow. 1 Grabber70Mach reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vicfreg 771 Report post Posted August 27, 2019 You might want to put the export brace on to help alignment when you reinstall the upper cowl. Measure to the shock tower bolts to see how square (or out of square) the front of the car is. Nice work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 90 Report post Posted August 30, 2019 I finished up the cowl yesterday but ran out of primer so I got it primed today. I also removed the rear end tonight so I can get the car on my rotisserie this weekend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 90 Report post Posted October 21, 2019 Got the under side of the car all cleaned and finished then put the car back down on jack stands. I media blasted the whole bottom then seam sealed everything, coated with POR15, lightly sanded per directions then primed and under coated. I also blasted my lower dash and axle. Converted my non AC dash to AC and repainted. Disassembled the entire rear end, cleaned throughly and repainted the exterior. I blasted multiple small parts and pieces and powder coated them for durability. I’m converting my rear end to limited slip with 3.55 gears. Now that the rear end is cleaned and ready to reassemble I hope to be done with it next weekend and put it back on the car. I am waiting on a few small parts to come in though that may not be here in time for that. 2 mikee and Grabber70Mach reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 90 Report post Posted November 9, 2019 Over the last 2 weekends I have rebuilt the differential and reassembled the whole axle. I also drilled my shock towers for the Shelby drop. Today I reinstalled the axle and started putting some of the other small pieces on. I plan on installing all the brake lines and e-brake cables tomorrow and hope to put the front suspension back on by next weekend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangstofear 608 Report post Posted November 10, 2019 It's coming along. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 90 Report post Posted November 10, 2019 Yep, a little at a time. Today I got the whole front end prepped and painted it painted black. Also installed a full set of classic tube stainless parking brake cables and put the rear shocks on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
