67 coupe restomod

[norcal67coupe]

Hi i'm craig i am new to the site but i figured this would be a good spot for my first real post.
My car is a 67 coupe deluxe interior with alot wrong with the car unfortunately i lost some of the car from the very beginning but ill try my best to keep this updated.
First off the car was bought for my by my dad when i was 12 for a project for me to work on i have always had classic stangs in the garage so this was my first real turn doing it all myself.
Problems:
Car sat for about 10 years
very poorly fit fiberglass pieces (like all them)
missing front end
rust in floor pans, DS rear rocker, quarter, window trims, trunk
rear collison with frame damage, trunk damage, and whole rear section
Interior was pretty poor but hey it's a deluxe
Interior doors have little rust but dents
Plan:
Turn it into a show car and autocross it while driving it on weekends in good weather
5.0 or 5.8 EFI
c4 to t-5 trans with hydraulic clutch
disc brakes
upgrade suspension
more modern interior
cage
New doors
extensive metal work but nothing to crazy looking
remove chrome and smooth emblems
make a driveable car
Has to be done by Hot August Nights for a very special surprise
I have alot of new pics that will be coming
Oh and it's all being built outside

This is the earliest photo i still have

Tear down begins

Floor pan patched, and all to be POR-15

Engine bay and fenderwells all sandblasted and painted semi-black, with the rest of the undercarriage to come

Just dirty from sitting outside turned out great

Both sides rear window rust repair

Now for the trunk! This was definitely a long job
before: (sorry forgot to take more pics trust me it was bad!)

during:

new section:

fibergl

fiberglass section: Added several more layers of glass and resin and did plenty of shaving to make them fit just right. The endcaps and spoiler line up terrible at first and one side of the spoiler was about 3/8" taller than the other but a little work and it actually looks decent.

Look at how high the endcaps are compared to the spoiler vs.the other side, but will be fixed

Feathering the difference and uneven spoiler

new fiberglass molds to fill gap between endcaps and taillight panel

She fits!

Smoothed and brought down the height of the endcap to better fit in line with spoiler now

Even gaps both sides

Extra fiberglass to flow evenly with metal (about 4 layers when all said and down)

And we will end todays post with a tease of the front valance

Before:

During:

Thanks for sticking with it all input is welcomed
Craig

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Lookin' good! Like what you're doing with the front valance. I also noticed the 69 fastback and the foxbody in one of the pics. Build threads are welcome for those as well. We can't get enough of "car porn" around here.

 

[AzPete]

Looking nice. Seems to be several others around.....a couple of Fox bodies and a 65-6 FB in the garage too. Don't hold out.

 

[mustangstofear]

Wow is all I can say, you must really like to work with fiberglass. We make the end caps already filled in for guys who want to use there stock lights. Keep up the good work. Rich.

 

[norcal67coupe]

Looking nice. Seems to be several others around.....a couple of Fox bodies and a 65-6 FB in the garage too. Don't hold out.

Ya there is a 65 fastback, 66 fastback track car, 67 coupe, 70 boss 302, 91 gt track car, 93 cobra

Pics to come

 

[norcal67coupe]

Wow is all I can say, you must really like to work with fiberglass. We make the end caps already filled in for guys who want to use there stock lights. Keep up the good work. Rich.

Ya i kinda wish i didn't have to but they fit so poorly and they came with the car when i bought it, i almost wished i would have done it out of metal if i didn't already have the pieces.

Have you heard of the endcaps cracking at all if you mold them into the body, people have told me that but i used quite a bit of fiberglass to feather it into the rear quarter

 

[norcal67coupe]

The Cobra was my moms daily diver

 

[Gigantopithecus]

That's one hell of a stable you got there.

 

[tarafied1]

another Craig!?! what are we up to now, four?
Hey welcome and love the car. I didn't mold my FG on because I live where we have 4 seasons and worried about cracking as metal and FG expand and contract at different rates. I also drive the car a lot and figured it would get road rash and need repair (which has happened). Redoing the nose already due to damage. I can't say it will crack but the seams didn't bother me and I felt better not molding it on.

Love the whole collection, I almost bought a 93 Cobra that color brand new... I had the deal all worked out until I called my insurance agent and found out what my rates would be. I had to back out. Still kicking my myself!!! I love those 93 Cobra's!!!

 

[norcal67coupe]

Some interior love, originally it was all red deluxe interior auto. I have converted all to black with all the brushed inserts original, have the autometer guages in but no pics yet, overhead console done audio done, upholstery done new doors and paint done, self made center console done and wrapped in vinyl but no pics yet, just waiting for paint to be done to reassemble again. The trunk will be fully covered in detail like the rest of the car with new tank, efi sending unit,and some hidden goodies.

Put the cd player in the glovebox and will be making some fiberglass molds maybe, tried using abs plastic to match the door finish but the assembly was very tedious and sloppy looking. Also used the pioneer cassette player face and knobs to keep the more factory look.

The doors were replaced and after nearly a 2 years of searching i found a great pair, but good ones don't come cheap. Sandblasted the inside an out primed and painted low gloss black they look great now. I have a spare passenger door and window setup for sale if anyone is looking has been sandblasted and primed in perfect shape. Found out through the never ending search that the drivers doors are more expensive and rare due to the fact most mustangs that end up in recycle yards have driver side damage vs. passanger. New window regulators were put in and i have the original deluxe door fins and lights but am unsure if i am going to use them or sell them, they are not in the best shape i would prob sandblast them and paint them low gloss black to match. I don't really want to cut the perfect doors but who knows if someone offers me a good enough price i may sell them and buy some repop ones.

Trunk will have carpet and vinyl covered panels all around with the battery mounted behind them sealed in a box. The cage will come through and attatch to frame and a cross brace between the seat and rear trunk panel.

Sorry the inside was filled with parts but since i have got a carport for it and is now much cleaner and more pleasant to work on.

 

[crustycurmudgeon]

Wow, I think that Pioneer stereo in the bezel is the exact same one I had in mine for over 20 years.

Frank

 

[cmayna]

eh.........not back work for a Craig :roll

 

[norcal67coupe]

eh.........not back work for a Craig :roll

Ya I guess us craigs do good work

 

[norcal67coupe]

I was able to squeeze in some time to work on the front valance so here is an update
So the plan is to rivet the top piece of the filler panel to the pot metal headlight bucket and make the valance/headlight buckets/stone guard all one piece and come off as one.
Before filler panel:

Had to trim the end pieces off the buckets

Template:

Metal work begins:

 

[norcal67coupe]

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[S8NS 289]

makin good progress! that coupe's gonna be nice :thu What size are your tires?

 

[norcal67coupe]

Primered the car and decided to recess, narrow, shave and sandblast the bumpers while i waited for the primer to dry.

 

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