Popular Post legendlives Posted August 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2020 Just before lockdown I acquired another project in the shape of a 1979 Mustang GT 'Fox'. This is my fifth or sixth Fox bodied Mustang and, like them or loathe them it's one of my favourite Mustangs. It's been off the road for 18 years, but the plates are (thankfully) still live. One of the previous owners has done a stunning job cleaning and painting the underside and engine bay of the car (in purple!) and there is no rust in the bottom half at all. The owner either ran out of money and/or time as he managed to bare-metal the shell but only put a light coat of primer over to protect it. The result was a fair amount of surface rust. Then came lockdown with 4 weeks of spare time. Interspersed with home improvements and work on my Hot Rod I re-bare metalled the shell, repaired any panels that needed it, dug out all of the filler and re-panelled the damage, and filled the holes for aerial and door mirrors. I'm now at the stage of starting serious modifications: The original puny rear axle has been scrapped and a much stronger one is currently winging it's way from the lower North, the seats have gone and a pair of RX8 leather seats will live in their place. The fuel tank has gone to make way for a larger aluminium racing tank and I've started a few other mods which I'll update at they progress. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendlives Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Bonnet looked like it had been stored on it's side and had rotted out in the front right corner. Cut it out, added new metal, filled, rustproofed and primed. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendlives Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 The doors were hideous! Lots of previous repairs that hadn't really been done well. Lots of welding ensued. The filler you can see is like a politician - covers a large area but has no depth! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendlives Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Front wings had no damage, but there were holes for side-markers, aerial and mudflaps that needed to be gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post legendlives Posted August 4, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2020 Here is the car as it is now. All rust-prevented and with gobs of primer-filler. The bumpers are ABS plastic so will need different filler and primer when we get to that time! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendlives Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 It's a 302 V8 backed with a C4 automatic gearbox. I toyed with fitting a manual but concerns about cert made me stay with the auto. However, it will be converted to full manual operation (new valve body) so the original gear selector won't work. I bought a ratchet shifter and made a new console trim to fit round it. This replaces the original trim, the ash tray and the cigarette lighter as the shifter is over twice as long as the original. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendlives Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 Added a couple of little tags to locate in the original slots ' A small infill panel to cover where the clock and 'warning light' came out of. Then thoroughly scrubbed, degreased and painted the console with proper plastic paint! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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