1967 Mustang Restoration

[Darren390]

Hi guys,

I've not been on the forum for a little while, but just thought some of you would like to see some pics of the rebuild on my 67 Mustang fastback. The original plan was an engine rebuild and engine bay respray before a full colour change to its original colour of Vintage Burgundy. However, after the engine wouldnt come out of the engine bay without a big fight, it became apparant the shock towers had corroded at the base and sagged inwards. A few other issues were found so the whole front end has had to be cut off and replaced. So what was going to be a couple of months work has turned into this year being written off. The engine and front end panelwork is now finished, just the front suspension and engine to go back in. It will have its respray later in the year and a full interior retrim after that.

I had booked for the Le Mans Classic this year, maybe 2012 now! Anyway, here's a few pics of the progress so far -

Initial front end strip down

Engine finally out!

Engine stripped

Engine finished


On the jig

Front end cut off

Not sure what was nesting here!

New front end welded on

Engine Bay Sprayed Satin Black

Transmission Freshly Painted

Waiting for Suspension & Engine!


I'll keep posting pics as things progress.

Darren

[RB26DETT]

Lovely car. Would love to see more pics.

[Lawsome]

Looking forward to seeing this one progress!

[chriis]

Should be a cracker when done

[Martin_Hx]

chriis said:

Should be a cracker when done

Oh yes

[jimmy156]

Lovely car, always had a soft spot for a '67 mustang fastback. I was taken to my school "prom" in one by a very generous friend's dad 6 years ago now, i've loved them since!

[oversteerxj12]

Really nice, great work, good luck and keep us posted!

[007 VXR]

look forward to seeing her finished .. very nice

[aww999]

How do you know when to stop on a project like this? The rest of it looks great in the photos, but I bet if you looked hard enough, you'd find rusty bits all over a 45 year old car!

Best of luck with it dude, and keep us posted with your progress.

[Si 330]

I was quiet liking this one today at Harewood classic car show.

[Darren390]

Thanks for the comments guys. The front end issues were a major shock as I've owned her for 6 years and never expected to find such a huge problem! All the work should be finished by early next year, just seems a long way away at the moment. Here's a pic of how she looked before the strip down.

[crisisjez]

Thats lovely
I have a 68 Firebird that needs some time spent on it.
Love the 60's stuff.

[Darren390]

A quick mock up with the wings and bonnet to make sure all is OK. Starting to look like a Mustang again!

[molineux1980]

Looking forward to seeing this!

[chevy-stu]

Wow that's a major resto job..

Good luck with the rest of it, gonna be nice when it's done..

[Conian]

Very nice! Perhaps the only American car I'd actually like to own.

[aka_kerrly]

Love it.

One day id like to get my hands on a early Stang like yours!

Great resto although its hard to see why it needed it as it looks great in the first few pics.

dave

[Chicane-UK]

Beautiful!

[CarMad426]

That's beautiful, nice car and keep up the good work.

[Schmeeky]

Beautiful, and she'll look fantastic in burgundy!

Hope the rest of the project throws up no more surprises...