garrett7
Well-known member
Hey guys,
This is my first post here, but I have been lurking for a while. I am slowly working on my 1971 mustang convertible that my dad gave to me.
The Story: He bought the car about ten+ years ago when i was 10-12 years old. I went with him to look at a foxbody mustang but we saw this one in the garage to and he asked me what I liked better. We ended up with the 71 and he always told me I could have it one day. He drove it for a few years before blowing the old 351c to bits (oil pump blew apart, broke a piston skirt, cracked the block under the intake). After that it sat behind my grampas barn for years until I bought a 1971 351c out of a cougar off the local classifieds and he said he'd help me install the motor and I could have the car (If he was allowed to drive it ). We installed the motor summer of 2013 but then I took a job out of province and we had to stop. Summer 2014 when I got home from school I started going at it again and thats when I found a hole in the frame. What a bummer. since then it has just been in storage until I could find that time and money to do some work to it.
Fast Forward to February 2015, I am browsing the classifieds and find the whole front clip of a 71 for sale, for $200. Not sure what this usually goes for but I think I got a steal, its in mint shape which is hard to find in Canada. It is the whole front end, rad support to torque boxes and floor supports, fender apron to fender apron.
Now I am trying to plan the best way to do this repair. Most of the car is very solid. The body is good but needs paint, the only bondo is in the doors from what we can tell. floors are decent, trunk is great, needs a top, but I have lots of spare parts that we got with the car. Here are some pictures of the car after we pulled it from behind the barn and started on the engine swap.
This will be a very slow restoration. I am hoping once I get some pictures of the front clip and the damage on the car you guys can give me some tips on where to start with the repair.
Thanks, Garrett.
This is my first post here, but I have been lurking for a while. I am slowly working on my 1971 mustang convertible that my dad gave to me.
The Story: He bought the car about ten+ years ago when i was 10-12 years old. I went with him to look at a foxbody mustang but we saw this one in the garage to and he asked me what I liked better. We ended up with the 71 and he always told me I could have it one day. He drove it for a few years before blowing the old 351c to bits (oil pump blew apart, broke a piston skirt, cracked the block under the intake). After that it sat behind my grampas barn for years until I bought a 1971 351c out of a cougar off the local classifieds and he said he'd help me install the motor and I could have the car (If he was allowed to drive it ). We installed the motor summer of 2013 but then I took a job out of province and we had to stop. Summer 2014 when I got home from school I started going at it again and thats when I found a hole in the frame. What a bummer. since then it has just been in storage until I could find that time and money to do some work to it.
Fast Forward to February 2015, I am browsing the classifieds and find the whole front clip of a 71 for sale, for $200. Not sure what this usually goes for but I think I got a steal, its in mint shape which is hard to find in Canada. It is the whole front end, rad support to torque boxes and floor supports, fender apron to fender apron.
Now I am trying to plan the best way to do this repair. Most of the car is very solid. The body is good but needs paint, the only bondo is in the doors from what we can tell. floors are decent, trunk is great, needs a top, but I have lots of spare parts that we got with the car. Here are some pictures of the car after we pulled it from behind the barn and started on the engine swap.
This will be a very slow restoration. I am hoping once I get some pictures of the front clip and the damage on the car you guys can give me some tips on where to start with the repair.
Thanks, Garrett.