Well...not a "real" barn find...I "rediscovered" it in MY barn! :roll ...Ive had too many things get in my way to even think about working on it. I put it in the "back" shed when I moved here (6 years ago) and pretty much forgot about it. In a nut shell...all 4 daughters are through HS, college (2 with masters),..3 out of 4 are married and the youngest (of 4) granddaughters is in pre-school, so now I have a little more time,so I decided with the great weather this week-end,to dig out the mustang and move it up front, where I can work on it...here is a few pics of its journey from out back to its final (for awhile) resting spot.:
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1st time to see the light of day in 6 years
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The little Deere just couldnt get enough traction to make it up this little incline..:
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switched to something with a bit more bite..:
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and back to the deere for the final tug home:..
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and now its resting in a better climate waiting for me to start tackling the rust.:
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As soon as I do a bit of cleaning and organizing,my first order of business is to finish repairing the cowl..pass side is done, just have to fit and weld the drivers side and i can close it up...then the fun begins..the rockers,inner-outer wheel houses, and quarters..I am sure I have enough metal to replace to keep me busy the next 6 years :roul
And...as you can see, there is more than enough rust on this thing for everyone...lol...I have no intentions of returning it to stock..there are much better examples out there to stick that kind of effort into. I dont know my final plans yet, but they will include upgrades in almost every area.
Joe
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1st time to see the light of day in 6 years
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.
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The little Deere just couldnt get enough traction to make it up this little incline..:
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.
.
switched to something with a bit more bite..:
.
.
.
and back to the deere for the final tug home:..
.
.
.
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and now its resting in a better climate waiting for me to start tackling the rust.:
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.
.
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As soon as I do a bit of cleaning and organizing,my first order of business is to finish repairing the cowl..pass side is done, just have to fit and weld the drivers side and i can close it up...then the fun begins..the rockers,inner-outer wheel houses, and quarters..I am sure I have enough metal to replace to keep me busy the next 6 years :roul
And...as you can see, there is more than enough rust on this thing for everyone...lol...I have no intentions of returning it to stock..there are much better examples out there to stick that kind of effort into. I dont know my final plans yet, but they will include upgrades in almost every area.
Joe
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