project on delay *July-November 2014

Project on hold- Set the Mustang aside for a couple months while we built & opened a new Store,  Had a flash flood at the house & built a rock crawler for fall trip to Moab.  Project picks up again in the December.

week 27-32 April- May 2014

Fit the passenger side front fender & flared the wheel well- ... & mocked up the front clip.. - had to trim some of the "bumper" on the '05 to fit- would have worked better if the '69 was 3/4" further forward. - Oh well next time :). - welded in the Rockers.

Worked on the headlight wiring & tried out the new headlights.

Mocked up with new fiberglass hood *just sitting in place.

week 25-26 March 2014 front fender mods

Modification of drivers side front fender... the wheels on the '05 are 3" farther back than they were on the '69- so I cut a section from the fender- & relocated it back- centered on the wheel- & patched in the space on the front.  After it was all installed I tried to talk myself into leaving the wheel flare stock... but I just couldn't live with it & ultimately decided to flare it to match the back... the back flare was 3"  and 1 1/2" drop... front is 2" flare and about 1" of drop.

Also since the body is now permanently installed- I put the '05 dash all back in... starting to feel more like a car...

Mocked up rocker panel... will address more in next month. 

week 23-24 March 2014.... '69 body finally attached to 2005 chassis

Finally permanently attaching the 1969 body to the 2005 chassis... coated all the inside parts with POR 15.  Took the skateboard out for one last drive... and using panel bond & 100 clamps the two halves were permanently joined. .. Also relocated the gas filler from the side of the rear qtr. to the top of the fender with the roll top Shelby style cap.

2005 mustang (skateboard) last time out before body is attached

2005 mustang (skateboard) last time out before body is attached

69 body- hanging from ceiling- por 15 on all the inner skin

'69 body ready to drop onto 2005

rear trunk and qtrs on 2005 re-worked with pinch seams mating up to 68

body mounted- panel bond & clamps on mating surfaces

body mounted- panel bond & clamps on mating surfaces

fuel filler relocated

fuel filler relocated

shelby type - lemans- roll latch fuel filler

week 21-22 February 2014 rear sub - sheetmetal work

Mating surfaces from b-pillars back...  so excited I'm almost ready to finally attach the body!

I welded '69 outer wheel wells to the '05 inner structure... had to lean it out a bit to meet the new flared wheel well... but it worked out great... lots easier than making inner wheel wells from scratch & a ton better. 

Also more bits of sheet metal here & there... rear deck lid & against the "fastback"  

 *items left- Windshield wipers- & fuel filler tube. 

wheel housing

sheetmetal attached to rear deck to make mating surfaces for fast back

Final mock up - rear qtrs "clipped" into the wheel housings- extensions fitted etc.

Week 19-20 February Sheetmetal work

Tedius work... trunk reworked... In addition to my sheetmetal tools I picked up a bead roller from harbor freight...  patched up the trunk... I had cut off about 3 inches of trunk... "so the spare no longer fits in the lower spare tire compartment" but oh well... the '69 didn't have a spare compartment anyhow. I think the patch turned out pretty good... also had to relocate the "fuel vapor assembly" towards the front about 3"

flash back... entire back of '05 cut away about 3" deep into trunk area

patched back together rear area... complete with bead rolled panel for back of trunk & mating surface against the rear valance

Week 17-18 January 2014 Sheet Metal Work

Time to start fitting all the mating surfaces... and lucky for me I had this extra sheetmetal equipment at my shop... I happen to also own an HVAC company.  I have larger equipment at the shop but this 3' shear & finger break work for most everything.

3' shear

3' finger break

qtr panel pinch seam

view from below- sheet metal fabbed to mate with pinch seam