Kar wrote:

OK, there is good and bad.

The bad is the Mach 1 will NOT be ready for the bash, I decided that it just did not make since to throw all the new suspension, brake lines, and few other parts on there for the trip, and then bring it back home to take back apart to do it right.

So my boy and I will make the trip in the 79 F100, at least any of you that have been wanting to see how the crown vic front end worked out can take it fo a drive.

I now have the Mach 1 apart and will hopfully be blasting it sometime later this week, I will be sand blasting everything but the flat panels (don't want to warp anything).


Over all it looks good, a small amount of rust in the trunk.


Passenger floor has a small spot as well.

I will really know what I have after I am done sand blasting.

With four kids, this will be a slow project I am sure, but it will cost me so much more to do it three or four time halfway vs once right.

I will keep you updated.

 
 Kar...Good time to install a set of Tin Man subframe connectors....Very easy to install.........jj

Sub frame connectors are on the to do list,

The fenders are absolutly perfect, no work ever done on then and zero rust, the doors appear to be great as well, I believe the drivers door may have a little filler in it from a parking lot wreck, I will know once I get it stripped.


This was right before the tear down started.

I really want to restore the car (have always modified them), never done it. But the factory color was real light blue, baby blue, and I just can't do that. I really like the grabber colors on these cars, sorta partial to the grabber green, and I like the thought of a solid color so I can paint it apart vs a metalic. My so has picked out some really sharp metalic blues as well. I would like to stay with one of the factory colors for this year mustang.

I have a lot of work to do before picking paint,