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Welcome from Chicago! It looks like you have made some good progress, it is looking great. I love the fact that it was your Dad's since new and you drove it in high school, awesome back story!

I agree, I can't wait to see the white with the black accents completed. I think it will really look great,

Yours looks great, I am starting to get a good feeling about doing it this way. Thanks

LOL, I am trying to get it done, believe me. To quote Danny Glover, (Sgt. Murtaugh in Lethal Weapon), "I'm getting too old for this stuff" except he didn't say "stuff" in the movie, haha. I might do one more project, if I can get my wife's buy in, I would love to do a 67 to 72 F100 short bed...

It's a little different from when I bought it, haha. :D I love before and after pics, they give me a sense of accomplishment. I can't wait to get this thing striped and reassembled! Maybe I should have painted it Grabber Blue after all, just kidding. I am loving the Wimbledon White! Those...

You are both right, I am worried about bleed in and dry spots that I don't necessarily have to deal with when the panels are separated. Next week, I am hoping to get the hood on the car and aligned and recheck and adjust the fenders and doors as necessary. After that the hood comes back off to...

I got over to the body shop for a few hours this weekend and started installing the body panels and getting them aligned. It is finally starting to look like a car again, woo-hoo! The passenger fender still needs a little attention but I am overall very happy with the alignment and gaps. My...

BTW, I would repair that blue with yellow wire where the insulation is compromised before it cause you brain damage in the future.

That would look good if that is what his 71 parts car has, otherwise my concern is can they find one in good condition. I myself would buy a straight one if I ever came across one, rather than figure out how to straighten the dent in my bumper. I just haven't found a nice one for a price I can...

Does your 71 have an painted bumper or is it chrome? I think if you have a chrome bumper the 73 would look odd with out the painted bumper. I would recommend selling the 71 fenders and buying 73 fenders.

I threw up a little in the back of my mouth when I first saw it, haha. Seriously though, being a 69 Camaro owner myself it sucks to see one butchered like that. I feel the same way when I look at post pics guys post of a 71-73 fastback butchered. It isn't often that manufacturers get it right...

Welcome from Chicago! Post some pics of your car when you can, we love pics.

Welcome from Chicago! I almost did a similar thing when I bought my 71 it did not have an engine and I entertained putting a newer injected 5.0 and AOD in it. I stumbled across a great deal on an M code 351 so I ended up going old school. Good luck with your build! Oh, and post pictures if you...

Thank you, that is definitely something I would like to do in the near future. Right now I probably should focus (my Achille's heel, focusing) on getting the doors back on the body, haha. I have been told it is easier to install mirrors if there are doors to mount them on, haha.

I will admit that I may be a bit biased, but I still think the mirrors on our cars are incredible looking. Back in 1981, I thought the sport mirrors on my 73 Mach 1 were the best looking mirrors I had ever seen. All these years later, I still haven't found a mirror that makes me feel differently...

Welcome from Chicago! I agree with Zach everything is repairable. I have restored quite a few cars over the years some needed as much or maybe even more than it looks like your car needs. My 71 Mach was the first Mustang I have restored and I have learned a lot from the knowledgeable people...

I got over to the body shop this afternoon and cleaned up my mess. I removed the masking from the hood and took a couple pics of the hood unmasked. The paint came out really well I think, It's a shame that I will be covering 70% of it back up with the satin black, but it is going to look awesome! :D

Thanks Chuck! It is coming along slow but sure. Tom

Haha, I love the proton pack reference, give yourself a break, we all take a little adjustment to get the heat and the wire feed just right. I knew nothing about Mustangs when I started the resto on My 71. All I knew is I had one in high school and college and loved it and wanted another one...

I got to the body shop for a couple hours yesterday morning and painted the Wimbledon White base and clear on the rest of the parts that needed to be painted white. I wasn't sure that I had enough base left over from what I mixed last week to be able to get three good coats on all of the...