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rob289c:
I'm back!!! I started back on my project a few weeks ago. I did a little frame repair/stiffening and now I am into the bodywork faze. I'm not that good at it so I spend a lot of time applying and sanding body filler. I will take and post some pics tomorrow. I have the Mustang rear seat frames and seat covers at the upholstery shop; he said I will have it back in September. I ordered wheel adapters to get me from the Mustang II front end kit's 5x4 1/2 lug pattern to the same as the Mustang rear 4x4 1/2 lug pattern so I can use the same 4-lug rims at all four corners. The adapters also widen the front track as the Pinto/Mustang II is narrower than the Mustang rear so it will be more stable. I relocated the Mustang parking brake cable brackets from the frame rails to behind the rear seat so now the transplanted Pinto parking brake is functional. I scraped, wire wheeled, then used Simple Green and a small wire brush on the underside so it is now clean and I can epoxy and paint. I am trying to get all the frame and bodywork done so I can spray epoxy and paint, then I can start assembling the vehicle. I have the engine out and mounted on the engine stand. My plan is to remove accessories, clean, sand, prime, paint. I don't plan to do any internal engine work. I will paint the block and oil pan Ford Blue, leave the head natural, remove unnecessary emission controls, and reinstall back in the frame. I have a mid-80's T-bird valve cover, a chrome air cleaner, and a ceramic coated header to "dress things up". There will be no hood so the engine will always be on display. I need to fabricate tranny mount brackets to lower the tranny a little. The Pinto tranny position is higher than the Mustang so the 23 1/4" driveshaft is too close to the Mustang driveshaft tunnel. This project has been interesting and I need to get it done! I want to retire when the economy straightens out and this is my last automotive project. I have my '67 Mustang Fastback, my Harley, and this Pinto/Mustang buggy (no longer a trike) will be the extent of my toys. If I have any issues getting it titled, it will become my golf cart to buzz around the neighborhood! I will send progress pictures tomorrow...
dga57:
--- Quote from: rob289c on July 23, 2022, 08:36:54 PM --- I will send progress pictures tomorrow...
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Welcome back! Looking forward to your pictures. Surely I'm not the only person here who has been patiently waiting to see when you were going to resume work on your project.
Dwayne :)
rob289c:
Here are four pics of my bodywork to date. I'm no expert but so far, so good. I did some this AM, but it started to sprinkle so I pushed it back inside and did some other chores. I am going to go back out to do more spreading and sanding. I'll be glad when this phase is complete. More rain is coming so I better get back out there. I do it outside to keep the dust out of my shop. If I can keep on the bodywork, I have the week of 8/15 off so my target would be to spray the underside, frame and body with another coat of epoxy then, and if time the frame, underside and interior black. I can do the exterior body later or next year if I run out of time. Once the frame is painted I can assemble the front suspension, do all the brakes, figure out my steering and get the engine back in.
rob289c:
Engine and tranny out of frame and separated. Just getting the engine mounted to the stand was a project unto itself. I had to make my own brackets. The ones that came with the stand worked fine for my 289, but no the 2300.
dga57:
It looks like your bodywork is coming along well!
Dwayne :)
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