Welcome to the site, Dave.
I don't believe you will find a more knowledgeable group of enthusiasts than you will here.

 

Good luck. Set small mild stones to get things done. This'll help keep you interested. Bag & tag all your parts. Go to diff shows to help keep you in it and new ideas as well as contact

 

Great looking car - I love the combination of red with the black vinyl top. Our neighbors had one like that growing up, which was the first Mustang I fell in love with and probably explains why '67s are my favorite Mustang. I had a similar experience to yours with my '67 coupe in my sig picture - Bought it in '88, drove it for a few years, totaled it, and then it sat for several years until I finally got around to restoring it a few years ago. Good luck!

 

Welcome! Keep us posted on your progress.

 

Great story, she'll feel like she's 21 again when she drives it. Looks like a solid start and you know the history. Wish I had memories in my car but I guess I'll be starting them. Maybe my 11y/o daughter will be driving it to college?
Jon

 

Good luck with your car! Do not hesitate to ask for help on anything!

 

Yes, Welcome!!!! and like others have said please don't hesitate to ask any questions you may have along the way.

 

You are in the right place. Guys here will just about give you the oil out of their engines to get you going in the right direction. Collective knowledge on Mustangs here exceeds whatever Ford knew when it made them.
And -- (this has saved me here also)-- there is no such thing as a dumb question. So go ahead, ask away.
And congrats on the getting the car restoration going - I also love the red/black combo. SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed) will love it when it's done. Happy wife = happy Life.

 

Wow, Thanks for the warm response. I have been on some other boards where it seems no one cares.

I got it mostly primed today.

Couple questions I do have is what order should everything be done in? Is there a step by step guide somewhere on this site? Also I do need to get some patch panels and floor boards on order, is NPD the best place to get them?

Here is a few naked pics of the car:

Thanks again, Dave

 

Welcome from Niagara! Great story.

 

man i really like how clean that car came back from media blasting, what a great way to start a project!!

how is the trunk? did ya get a good look under the dash at the cowl vent area?

if it were me i would get a spot weld drill from eastwood and left an right full length floor pans and do one side at a time as my first plan of action since ya got her in primer now

you can get parts from NPD, Mustangs unlimited an CJ pony parts, i have used all 3, i got my front floor pans from mustangs unlimited and they were pretty thick and stout

 

Under the dash and cowl area looks real good. I am going to order the full length pans tomorrow from NPD.

Picked up a rotisserie from a buddy today, should have it swinging by the weekend, I will post pics when I get it hung.

This sure is an active site! Can't believe how many post there are in just a day or two!

Dave

 

Looks like a great start! I have been working off and on for 3 years and you are almost ahead of me!! I have been very happy with NPD.

Here is my stab at order, others can chime in.

Get all your metal and body work done first of course.
Paint car
Paint engine bay
rolling chassis again
wiring and brake lines
drive-train
hood, fenders & rest of the pretty stuff
headliner before glass
then the interior

I probably forgot something, but this seems to make sense to me

 

welcome aboard , looks like you got a great start on the project .
npd is a good source for the sheetmetal , if available spend the extra $ and get the ford tooling metal the cheapo repo stuff is not worth the headache .

 

as for assembly order , if your changing trans ,motor to newer units do metal work and body work , primer then mock car up with engine trans suspension that way if you have to modify something your doing it before paint .

my $0.02

 

+1 Welcome, great looking project you have there.

 

Good points on the mockup before paint.

I am not sure which way to go with the floor pans. I need to replace under the back seat and even the section that goes up to the rear shocks looks like swiss cheese. Not sure if I should buy the full replacement pan or patch in the pieces. It seems to me the full pan cost more but a little less work over all. I am not going for a perfect/correct restoration, I just want a nice driver. So the extra seams don't bother me. Not sure which way to tackle this yet.

Getting all the parts together for the rotisserie and should have it mounted by the weekend.

The car is going to be painted a very light yellow, my wife says she wants it "butter yellow" I am planning on torque thrust II rims. I have spindles and a rear axle out of a Lincoln Versialles for 4 wheel disc brakes, the 289 will have a mild rebuild on it. Not sure what gear to use in it with the AOD but that is all down the road yet. Just wanted to let you guys know some of my plans.

What should I do about the floor pans? Thoughts?

 

Your not going to reuse those classic Keystones?

 

They are a beaut aren't they. I actually gave them to a buddy that drives a Ford Aerostar van. He is in a wheel chair and he has this van all decked out. The van is a gold and tan color and he painted the inset on the Keystones gold to match the van, looks pretty good!

 

I would vote for the newer one piece floor if you have to do more than minimal patching, just because they are pretty darn nice and I think they are a time saver too.

 

Good to see your post here! Alex aka aolshove put it as a link on his 68Vert.BlogSite.Com

 

It spins!

Got the Mustang hung on the rotisserie. Man is that cool, I have never seen a vehicle in person on one of these. It is rather scary the first time I spun it around! :shaking:

I am very pleased with how solid the car is, especially after seeing some of the "labor of love" projects you guys work on.

I did end up getting the individual sheet metal pans from NPD, looks like that is what is next, time to start cutting and welding.


Pics:

Notice how much of the blasting media came out! I spent an almost 2 hours after that pic blowing out the chassis of all the media!! Swept up about 3 gallons.

I should start a web page on the project, any ideas on how or where to do that.

Thanks, Dave

 

I plan on using the one piece floor on my conv, I figure it will save time but will cost more,although got more time than money. I want to hurry and get something showing besides rust.

 

Hey Dave, Great project. Keep us posted on the progress.

 

Since you live in a humid area you need to prime that car immeidately. Don't forget to wash down the areas you touched with your bare hands. Use a good paint prep to do this. If you don't do this you will be blasting the car again.

 

Done!

Not sure you could tell from the pics but the exterior body panels where primed with epoxy primer, trunk and interior with self etching. I just primed the engine bay, and bottom of the chassis with self etching this afternoon(not shown in pics).

This week I start the sheet metal work as time allows.

Dave

 

Drivers side sheet metal is in.

I got the drivers side floor pans in, need to finish welding, then on to the passenger side. I know I am not the greatest welder but the latest welds I did on this look better that the first ones - :}0

Pics:

I should have the floors done this weekend then on to the body work!

Take care,
Dave