1966 Mustang Coupe Restomod

rusty428cj

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Oct 6, 2015

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The flares are to small on the early Mustangs so Brian is going to make a little larger flare.

The first thing is to mark where he is going to make his cut and start cutting.





He left it attached at the bottom and brought it out 1 1/4" at the top.



Next he made a pattern out of poster board and taped it on.





Next he transferred the pattern to metal and had to make it in sections to get the shape he wanted and started tacking in place



He will keep added sections until it is all filled in

 

horse sence

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Poster board is the body mans best friend .If you can shape it out of poster board it is easy to transfer to sheet metal .
I can't wait to see the finished wheel flairs .

 

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Brian is tack welding the last piece

 

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Oct 8, 2015

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Brian finished the outside of the right quarter panel flare.

 

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Oct 10, 2015

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Round 2. The black line is where Brian will be cutting









Welds ground

 

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Oct 11, 2015

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Brian wanted to see how 275 x 18's fit so he borrowed these from another project car



This is the owners original 255 x 17's that are now to narrow and will be going on my Mustang II restomod under construction.

 

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Oct 23, 2015

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Sprayed a little epoxy to keep it from getting any surface rust



Brian is starting on the other side. Bolted on the stone guard and front valance to keep everything lined up.







Left side



Welds ground

 

horse sence

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Oct 23, 2015

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I did pretty much the same thing to a set of 65-6 front fenders not long ago .While it was fun to do ,i decided to make a mold from the two finished front fenders .I would still go steel on the rears though .I would like to make a template for the rears ,just to make it go faster .It would be nice to have some one do stamped rear steel fender flairs .

 

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rusty428cj

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Nov 2, 2015

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Rod & Custom coilover rear suspension



Currie 9" with Wilwood brakes



Test fitting the rear suspension

 

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Nov 2, 2015

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The original front fender flare has to be cut out







The fenders were sanded to bare metal and epoxy primed





We did a little bodywork on the inside of the fenders and epoxy primed

 

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Nov 7, 2015

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I have the second Rod & Custom rear suspension kit sold on my 1968 Coupe and it fit great. We can get the car real low if we want. The kit has been redesigned and it is a little harder to install and you cannot get it as low as my car.

The upper shock mount now has heim joints because I'm sure not all early Mustangs have the same distance between the frame rails. Tack welded in place



Upper control arm crossmember and rear end brackets tack welded in place



Installing the rear coilover shocks



Everything was installed according to the directions and this is the lowest it would go.



After talking to Rod & Custom they said to turn the lower shock mount over



This is the ride height now with no weight in the car

 

rusty428cj

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Nov 12, 2015

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With weight in the car I think the ride height will be about right



Welded the rear valance in place





Welds ground



We wanted to do something different for the exhaust. We cut the exhaust outlets from a 1967 valance but had to make it a little larger to fit our tail pipes







Welds ground

 

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Dec 11, 2015

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Fixing the trunk gap





The owner wanted a spoiler but did not like how tall it was so we lowered the Mustangs to Fear spoiler and end caps about 1". It will be straight with the top of the quarter





Spoiler cut and test fitting

 

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Dec 29, 2015

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The end caps were bolted, bonded and fiberglass mat added to the quarter panel



The spoiler was bonded to the deck lid and fiberglass mat added

 

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horse sence

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That spoiler and end caps is going to look great .It looks a lot better lowered .

 

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Dec 31, 2015

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Very nice! Keep up the good work

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rusty428cj

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Jan 25, 2016

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I epoxy primed the body



Block sanded and a little more bodywork





One coat of SPI epoxy primer



Two coats of SPI Turbo primer

 

rusty428cj

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Apr 16, 2016

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We took the body off the rotisserie and mounted it on a cart so I could finish the taillight panel and rear valance. I block sanded one more time



Epoxy primed



We want to test fit everything before paint. Starting installing the Rod & Custom suspension



Back on the ground



Getting ready to install the 347 engine and TKO transmission. Those hoses got to go.



Engine and trans installed







Ididit steering column with a Billet Specialties wheel



A few more photos

 

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Apr 17, 2016

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Very nice work!

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rusty428cj

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Apr 27, 2016

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Brian has the sheetmetal lined up.



Test fitting the new Stang-Aholics front valance





The gas filler will have to be moved down a little because the cap hits the deck lid.

 

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