restoring a 1965 Mustang
With the cowl complete I was able to reinstall the apron extensions that tie the top of the engine bay aprons to the top of the cowl. I had ordered replacements for these since they weren’t expensive, but after test fitting the reproductions against the originals I decided to clean up and reuse the originals. […]
After grinding down the welds on the lower cowl and drilling out all the holes for the spot welds on the upper cowl I mocked everything up again, paying specific attention to where the upper cowl mates with the dash panel to form the base of the windshield frame. Some minor adjustments were necessary along […]
The first order of business was to mock up the entire cowl and install the wiper motor assembly to ensure that everything was lining up as expected. It appeared that the front of the upper cowl wanted to sit back a fraction of an inch further on the driver’s side than it did on the […]
Before installing the new cowl I decided that I should go ahead and repaint the back of the dash while I had access to it. I started by roughing up the various surfaces and cleaning out as much of the surface rust and grime as possible. After masking everything off I sprayed rust encapsulator as […]
The passenger side went must as the driver’s side did, albeit slightly faster since I knew what I was getting myself into. I started with the top flange of the firewall where the export brace bolts to. There was a lot of pitting and some holes from where spot welds ripped out rather than separating […]