1970 Mustang convertible

70 Mustang ragtop
70 Mustang ragtop. As you can see it's got the shaker hood scoop
Engine and trans out
Front sheet metal off
Interior coming out
Parts, parts, parts
sususpension off and on the spit
suspension off and on the spit
After sand blasting
After sand blasting
Flushed out some rust after sand blasting
Flushed out some rust after sand blasting
Flushed out some rust after sand blasting
Flushed out some rust after sand blasting
Flushed out some rust after sand blasting
Flushed out some rust after sand blasting
Flushed out some rust after sand blasting
Flushed out some rust after sand blasting
Flushed out some rust after sand blasting
Flushed out some rust after sand blasting
The rust repair commences
Floor pan section cut out
Floor pan section cut out
RH side welded in
RH side welded in
LH side cut out
LH side cut out
LH side welded in
LH side welded in
Floor repair completed
Underside view of repaired floors
Chasssis parts painted
Engine bay area painted
Underside and engine bay area painted
Underside painted
Brake lines going in.
Chassis parts going on
Rear carrier ready for assembly
Rear axle assembly going together
Nice painted parts
Under chassis shot
Under chassis shot
Under chassis shot
Under chassis shot
A badly worn clutch pedal assembly!
Pedal assemble repaired, painted, and ready to install
Fenders stripped and ready for bodywork
Ready for primer
Ready for primer
Ready for primer
In tinted primer
In tinted primer
In tinted primer
Top coming off
Top coming off
LH quater removal
LH quater removal
Previously patched areas of old quarter
Trunk bottom
Hood underside
Staring to clean up the mess from the owner stripping the hood and not protecting it from rust!
Ready for bodywork
Underside stripped
The color it will be painted
The color it will be painted
All rusty pieces off
Looking pretty scarey here!
Getting ready to install the new pieces
Some of the old pieces
Prepping for parts installment
Fitting pieces
Trunk sections welded in
trunk sections welded in
New door skins
rust repair needed on door shell
rust repair needed on door shell
rust repair needed on door shell
rust repair needed on door shell
New patch getting installed
Repair done
Repair done
Fitting the new panels
Outer wheel house installed
outer wheel house installed
Checking metal fitment
Rear metal all installed
Check RH panel fitment. Pretty decent
Fender extension fitment. Needs some work
Fender extension fitment. Needs some work
RH panel fitment. Not as good as the left
Rear end back togethger
Parts in first primer
Hood in second primer and looking pretty good
In the booth and ready for first primer
In the booth and ready for first prime
In first primer
In first primer
In first primer
Block sanded and primed again
Parts in primer again
Taped up for paint
Taped up for paint
Taped up to spray rear bottom after quarters and trunk replacement
No overspray getting on the bottom!
Ready for paint
Painted!
Trying to show the sparkle in the color.
Painted!
Painted!
seat frames blasted and sprayed. Ugly parts to spray
Trunk painted
In the sun after sanding and bufing
In the sun
New wheels and tires on
In the sun after sanding and buffing
Getting ready to gray out the rear
Rear grayed out and sanded and buffed
Transmission rebuild and ready to go in
Tailights and fuel filler installed
Dash components being installed
Engine and transmission ready to drop in
Engine and transmission installed
Parts in the booth and ready for paint
Parts painted
Its's coming together!
Rear of the car about together
Top mechanism painted
Undersided of front fenders got bedlined
Interior shot
Windshield and trim installed
Front sheet metal painted
Getting ready for top installation
Working on top installation
Engine bay about done
One fender sanded, one sanded and buffed
Top installation work
Top installed
Black out painted
Underside shot
underside shot
Hood installed
Front view of finished car
Rear view of finished project
Rear side view finished car
Side view finished car
Interior shot
Interior shot
Engine bay
Engine bay, hood underside
Trunk view