This Service Message Brought To You By....

Tonight I am working in the garage and I have been looking for the drivers side stainless window trim (fastback). To be honest, it's hard for me to remember where I picked up this part. I think it was an auction when Unique Performance went under. Anyway, it made me reflect on all the people that have helped me along the way on this restoration. You see I have been collecting replacement parts for the past nine years in preparation for  this rebuild. Back in the day, when my lovely bride first came over, she laughed when she opened a few closets and found it full of car parts! So if you have sold me a part, traded a part or even paid me to clean parts out of your garage (don't laugh, it happened) I want to say thank you! It's hard for me to imagine what this rebuild would be like without some spare parts. Probably too expensive to get to where I am now in this process. So as I try to keep it all organized, rest assured that your hand me down part may eventually end up on my fastback. In a way, your mustang will continue to live on as I rip off the made overseas junk and go back with some restored original FoMoCo parts. Thank you again!

Coleman To The Rescue!

Meet my friend Coleman, he has over thirty years of experience working with stainless steel as a welder and fabricator.  He also happens to be an MCA gold card judge for early mustangs.  With some sweat equity, he polished the trim around the door glass to better than new finish! Initially there were some scraps where a previous owner used pliers of some sort to hold the window up, all of that came out!  Thank you Ray! 

Can You Hear Me Now?

The fastback sounds louder than a drum, especially when there's not a thing in it! This week in the body shop, they are applying an auto bond coating to the floorpans, wheel wells and inside the roof in order to help reduce noise and vibration.  These are areas that will be covered up with carpet, etc so no one can tell that the coating is there, but will make a huge improvement when driving on the road. It may be slow going, but the work is solid and progressing well.