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1966 Mustang Coupe Restomod

We had a major set back. Brian lined up the doors but when he went to line up the fenders and hood he found a major problem. A former employee welded the front end on wrong even though he measured and remeasured before welding. There was very little gap on the left door and a large gap on the right side so the front end had to be cut off. After working on this about two weeks at my expense Brian is satisfied with how it lines up and we should be able to start charging the customer again early next week.

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The replacement outer torque box had to be modified to get it to fit.

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It makes me feel a bit better that even experts make mistakes! I am also happy to see that you are able to admit it on a forum like this. A real stand up guy! Your shop's work just continues to amaze me. I thoroughly enjoy following your builds.
 
The repair is finished and a little epoxy was brushed on to stop the surface rust on the weld

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Fitting the shock tower panels

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Welding finished just need to start grinding

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After Brian finished the front end repair we sent if out to get the engine compartment and undercarriage sand blasted

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Epoxy primed the engine compartment and undercarriage

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Started the bodywork on the fender aprons

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The extra holes in the firewall were patched and the engine compartment epoxy primed

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I still wasn't happy with the fender aprons and we did a little bodywork on the firewall

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One coat of SPI epoxy primer

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Two coats of SPI Turbo urethane primer

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I never have liked the way Ford just stuck the taillights on the outside of the taillight panel and the owner agreed. He wanted to install 67 taillights but the taillight panel is to small so we are recessing the taillights. He ordered a set of billet bezels from Eddie Motorsports.

The first step was to get the taillights to fit the new taillight panel and trace around it.

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Brian decided to make a new inner bracket out of thicker metal.

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This was his first attempt but it was a little to small so he had to make another one out of an old seat riser.

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Test fitting the taillight

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His new bracket tack welded in place

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The top piece is just to hold it in place and will be trimmed.

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The next step will be to make the filler pieces
 
Back side welded

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This is how Brian filled in the gaps

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Next he trimmed it and welded it solid

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Brian isn't finished yet but after grinding it will look like something like this.

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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.

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

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

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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

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He will keep added sections until it is all filled in

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^^^^^^ He definitely does.

From Infinity and beyond

Never Argue With A Moron– They Will Drag You Down To Their Level, Then Beat You With Experience

If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.
 
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