What order should I choose for my structural work? I’ve got alot to replace

[BoulevardofRustedDreams 2]

If anyone saw my initial post I have a very rusty 1970 fastback I’m working on. I’ve got the car stripped down currently to the body and rear suspension/axle. Besides that everything is removed and I’ve been starting to get measurements and order parts. I’m not worried about being able to do the work but it’s much more than any work i have previously done all at once on a single car. I want to get the car to where I can put the new front steering and suspension on and get her rolling. I am replacing so much of the car though that I am unsure what the best order would be to remove/replace: what I’ve got or will be ordering soon consists of the following: transition pan(I am going to staggered shocks and assume I don’t need the pan with mounts if I’m ordering the staggered shock body mounts?), rear seat pans, full floor pans, (rear frame rails are somehow actually solid!), wheel tubs(looking at the wider ones that still allow rear seat usage), toe pans, complete cowl assembly, subframe connectors(weld in but haven’t decided which yet as i see some go through the floor), one piece seat riser, two piece torque boxes, radiator core with crossmember, floor supports, and front frame rail/inner fender/shocktower assemblies. Basically everything ahead of the firewall is crap. My inner kick panels are good, firewall is good minus toe area, inner/outer rockers are good. All the interior/sail panels are good. I’ll have more to do like trunk floor/quarters etc, but right now i need to get a solid base. Also what’s the best source for measurements for all the panels? I’m marking numerous ones down from my car but I’d like something to compare all the dimensions to. So for you experienced folks who’ve had to do large sheet metal replacement on these cars what order would you recommend i remove the panels and then reassemble? As soon as i have all the panels mentioned above we’re going to roll it in the shop and start stripping, sandblasting, and painting. My thoughts are remove front frame rails and everything forward first, after torque boxes are removed. Then cowl. Then remove the floor supports and toe panels. Not sure on the best reassembly order or how practical that is. Then I was gonna move on to floors, transition pan, etc. 

[mustangstofear 608]

If we were doing  this we would start with a  complete  floor  front to back. We install  them in one piece,  it's a  lot faster.  Check with us on  the best pricing out there.  

[danno 128]

Some of the measureemnts are in the Ford Shop manual. Otherwise you need someone willing to get the measurements you need off of a car with known perfect dimensions.

There could be an online reference you could purchase, but I am not aware of it.

[Rsanter 152]

When a car is that far gone,  I prefer to get my hands on another car (Coupe) or at least a front clip and graph that whole section on.

another front clip will be all jigged up to factory dimensions and greatly shortens the work,to be done.

 

last one I did I used the whole front clip, firewall and the whole floor all the way back to the seam unde the back seat. Not o Loy was it cheaper than buying all the parts but once you have the two sections lined up you can see with high confidence that everything is where it should be.

[BoulevardofRustedDreams 2]

Unfortunately living where i do about any parts car is going to be just as bad off and need much of the same work not to mention extremely rare. I’m waiting to call our metals place Monday, I’m going to try and get some square tubing to build a jig for the whole car. If I do this way I’m thinking torque boxes/toe boards/floor supports first, then full floor, and then front frame rails.