1969 Mach 1 Restoration

mitch_04;38665 said:
Is this "real time" speed? If so, it's very impressive!

If I ever get a Mustang I'll have a hard time not sending it to you. I know I could never have the patience to do everything so correctly, and I'm pretty patient!

Brian started cutting off the quarter panels 8/12/14 and I sprayed the epoxy around noon today.
 
The inner rocker was removed and the inside of the outer rocker panel was epoxy primed





The Thoroughbred floor was mounted on our jig and rolled under the body. Jacks were used on both ends. Once everything was level the body was attached with sheetmetal screws to the new floor.





The old inner wheelhouses were left in place to keep the inner structure together and a reference point to line up the floor.



We were surprised to find no rust in the cowl



The cowl was sanded and epoxy primed



 
Rusty, do you ever paint the inside of the cowl area and just glue the top back on?
 
The old inner wheelhouse was removed



New one was screwed in place



Lining up the front end



Test fitting the quarter panels



Brian is attaching the taillight panel with screws





The sheetmetal is lining up great almost ready to start welding.

 
It takes a lot of plug welds to weld the cowl back on. The frame is also welded to the floor pan frame extensions.







Left side inner torque box screwed in place



Right side inner torque box welded in place



Outer torque box welded in place



 
Both rockers panels had a little rust at the back.

On the left side Brian cut out the damaged area and started welding in a patch from a new outer rocker.



It was easier to do it in two pieces



The rust wasn't as bad on the right side



 
Amazing work as usual!

Did you decide to section it vs replacing the whole rocker for a reason? I'm assuming it's a much larger pain to pull the rocker on those?
 
mitch_04;41863 said:
Amazing work as usual!

Did you decide to section it vs replacing the whole rocker for a reason? I'm assuming it's a much larger pain to pull the rocker on those?

Brian knew he had to fix the back and had already welded the front when the body was attached.

 
Brian is welding the trunk dropoffs to the quarter panels and he should be finished welding on the body. Next week it will be coming off the jig and going on a cart.





 
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