Project Overview

This post is an overview of the entire project... detailed week by week posts below.

week 33-39 December 2014- into January 2015

This part of the project is alot of small things that mostly don't show... - Welded in the rear valance & pulled the spare tire compartment up along with the fuel vapor management canisters.

With the body in place & the metal work pretty much wrapped up... I smoothed over the metal work with fiberglass... I didn't really take any pics of that process... , just alot of sanding...  anyhow here are some current pics.

More work on gaps & hood mounts & then I'll move to the inside.

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