week 2&3 More tear down & test fitting

Week 2 & 3... More Tear Down & test fitting... *remember we are working on this at night after work &  I'm lucky to get 2 or 3 nights a week in.  TJ is leaving Weds Oct 2nd for a 2 year mission and then it will just be me & whatever help I can get now and then... Thanks to my friend Paul Neilson for his help.

After a dozen or so trial fits & trimming just a bit more here & there we have it to within about an inch of it's final resting place.

Here is what we have learned so far...
1- the new mustang sits lots lower than the '69 and the a pillar is about 3" taller.
2- the rear wheel lines up great and will accommodate big fat tires.
3- fuel filler neck will come up on the rear qtr. like on the earlier year shelby
4- the windshield on the '69 is about 2" farther back * requiring modification of defrost duct.
5- the rear exhaust & spare tire area will have to be brought up about 4 inches to fit like it should under the bumper.

*lots more issues & hopefully solutions to each as they come up to follow...
here are a bunch more pics.