Joe Ruggirello, Gapp and Roush Mustang II
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SuddenDeath
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Thanks Guys!
Spent another 8 hours on it today. Fabricated and welded up repair panels on the engine compartment aprons and in the back side at the firewall. I'm off again tomorrow, so another 8 hours should get the cowl notch repair completed. We're ordering up some paint to do the inner cowl area, so that will be the first silver paint back on the car in 35 years! Once I get that cowl notch repair in place, I'll get a couple more pics posted up before and after. Its taken much more work than I expected to get those areas cleaned up, but its all worth it.
Spent another 8 hours on it today. Fabricated and welded up repair panels on the engine compartment aprons and in the back side at the firewall. I'm off again tomorrow, so another 8 hours should get the cowl notch repair completed. We're ordering up some paint to do the inner cowl area, so that will be the first silver paint back on the car in 35 years! Once I get that cowl notch repair in place, I'll get a couple more pics posted up before and after. Its taken much more work than I expected to get those areas cleaned up, but its all worth it.
black88coupe
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Nice job!
SuddenDeath
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8 more hours on the car today. Fabricated a repair panel for the notch area and got that trimmed up and welded in. Also completed trimming the upper cowl section to fit as originally built. I still have a lot of grinding to do, but at least the repair panels are in place. Next is sealing up and painting the inner cowl area before welding up the top half for good.
Here's a before pic of the engine compartment right after we pulled the engine. Note the gaping holes in the aprons and the rounded out cut in the center of the upper cowl:
Here is is today after completing the cowl repairs:
Here's a before pic of the engine compartment right after we pulled the engine. Note the gaping holes in the aprons and the rounded out cut in the center of the upper cowl:
Here is is today after completing the cowl repairs:
black88coupe
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Nice!
SuddenDeath
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8 more hours today on the car. Completed weld cleanup, fabricated and welded up repairs to the rear drivers side spark plug access hole (you have to change it from inside the car above the gas pedal) and the master cylinder hole (they had moved it up to clear the turbo manifolds). Also finished up some small screw hole repairs and general clean up around the engine compartment. Next weekend we plan on sealing up the cowl area and get that painted, so we can weld it back together for good.
More to come!!
More to come!!
SuddenDeath
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Forgot to take my camera this past weekend, but will get more pics posted up next week!
Besides, it looks much the same as above, other than welds cleaned up and those 2 additional small repairs made. Hoping we'll get some paint on that cowl!
Besides, it looks much the same as above, other than welds cleaned up and those 2 additional small repairs made. Hoping we'll get some paint on that cowl!
SuddenDeath
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8 more hours in the shop today!
finished weld cleanup, welded up a couple more screw holes, removed door handles/latches/locks.
Front fenders in primer, only found 1 dent the size of a quarter on one fender, otherwise straight as can be. Hatch ready for primer too.
Started rear upper floor repairs to the areas where the coilover brackets were welded in. They just cut up the floor and left it torn up and open.
Fixed the lower radiator support damage. Passenger side was bent up. Probably an old trailer accident or someone using a jack on something they shouldn't have.
This coming Friday I'll complete repairs to the rear upper floor and start repairs to the lower floors where they beat in the floor with a sledge hammer for those ladder bars. I'll post up a before and after pic once I finish that.
finished weld cleanup, welded up a couple more screw holes, removed door handles/latches/locks.
Front fenders in primer, only found 1 dent the size of a quarter on one fender, otherwise straight as can be. Hatch ready for primer too.
Started rear upper floor repairs to the areas where the coilover brackets were welded in. They just cut up the floor and left it torn up and open.
Fixed the lower radiator support damage. Passenger side was bent up. Probably an old trailer accident or someone using a jack on something they shouldn't have.
This coming Friday I'll complete repairs to the rear upper floor and start repairs to the lower floors where they beat in the floor with a sledge hammer for those ladder bars. I'll post up a before and after pic once I finish that.
black88coupe
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Nice
Beigg
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I would guess that no one would want to admit to owning it since they could be then tied to the hackeryness (yes I made that word up! ) .
SuddenDeath
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Just wishing I could put together some history on the car since it left Detroit.
One of those owners between 1995 and 2000 removed the original rear suspension, so they may still have it laying out behind their shop in a pile of scrap.
One of those owners between 1995 and 2000 removed the original rear suspension, so they may still have it laying out behind their shop in a pile of scrap.
SuddenDeath
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Got in another 8 hours on SD today. Finally addressed those nasty cut out areas where the coil overs came through to the rollbar.
Completed repairs to the upper rear floors. Also got a repair piece cut out and ready for installation for the middle lower floor/rear tunnel area.
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After:
Completed repairs to the upper rear floors. Also got a repair piece cut out and ready for installation for the middle lower floor/rear tunnel area.
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After:
black88coupe
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X2! Great thread.
SuddenDeath
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Spent yet another 8 solid hours on the car today. Got the rear floor repair panels in place and mostly welded in. Will have to finish welding and cleanup on Weds or Thurs. Dan got the hatch in primer today and we test fitted it...looked great.
Next goal is to get the hood in primer, finish weld cleanup, then get the engine compartment and cowl in primer.
This is some of the damage that required repair. The center area and both sides of the lower floors were beat in with a hammer until the metal ripped open..done for the ladder bars and panhard bars that were on the car when I got it. As you can imagine, the back side looked MUCH worse than these pics from the top side. My goal is to look under the car and never know it was done!
After a couple of days work, now has repair panels in place. Those were a LOT of work!
Next goal is to get the hood in primer, finish weld cleanup, then get the engine compartment and cowl in primer.
This is some of the damage that required repair. The center area and both sides of the lower floors were beat in with a hammer until the metal ripped open..done for the ladder bars and panhard bars that were on the car when I got it. As you can imagine, the back side looked MUCH worse than these pics from the top side. My goal is to look under the car and never know it was done!
After a couple of days work, now has repair panels in place. Those were a LOT of work!