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I'm using 3M weld thru on the car. But the first of the 3 dips my car will get is one that strips paint etc so maybe also the weld thru primer... Nevertheless, I am currently using that. It gets burned away close to the weld though.

Today work started on the RH cowl. Starting by removing the thing on top that probably has a name but I have no clue what it is: It looked kinda OK underneath: I decided to try a new type of spotweld drill today. It makes bigger holes but less mess: It worked very well: The part...

I'm planning on having my car dipped at some pont. One of the dips is in in phosphoric acid to de-rust the car. One point of great concern to me are all the plug welds I'm doing and have done. Since I'm taking so long rust may creep in where the metal is unprotected between the 2 sheets around...

After removing that frame section that sits on top everything stayed together perfectly. Mind you, I have my car standing on the ground, not on a lift, might make a difference, dunno... The hours, you cannot compare the time I needed as I am not experienced. Everything I do with the car takes a...

Yea, but I ~am~ keeping the top panel and need to put it back after I repair the lower panel... I'll find a way, I usually do :-)

I see. I'm leaving the lower cowl section though. So there is nothing between the 2 cowl parts afterall, pfew :-)

Oh, great :-/ I'm going to have to get some extra tools...

I never used one but it makes me think you end up with completely f-ed up sheet metal?

@knn You can see progress here: https://7173mustangs.com/forums/topic/32693-slowest-resto-ever-project-amsterfoose-current-subject-cowl/ Go near the bottom of page 6.

OK, probably nothing in between then, that's good to know. I'm using a spot weld cutter now (did previous work with spot weld drill bit) and that goes pretty well. I don't want to have to bend the edges of the top panel coz I have to put it back so I'm going to have to be careful. I shall...

I know, it's 50% of the pain when there is actually not neccesarily a problem with that part... I removed mine to get inside the cowl: ...

Hey folks, I'm drilling out spotwelds to seperate part of the upper cowl panel. Upper and lower seem a be liking eachother a lot and are not letting go easily. Probably a few welds I missed but I'm still curious; in the factory, did they put any sealer of primer or glue in between the panels...

Hi, It can be done I guess but you are proposing a very small hole to work through. I am currently working both sides of my cowl and am cutting the corners off to get good access to the inside. I also found more rust than I bargained for... Good luck! Vincent.

Came later BUT, I actually prefer mine with caster sugar. And while on the subject of pancakes, in my opinion, pancakes are at their best the next morning, at room temp :-)

Wow, finally I finished the LH cowl, what a pian in the *** that was! So much work for a little bit of rot... In the previous post I started on the LH lower cowl. So this one starts with finishing that: The upper cown corner I cut out also had rust holes that needed patching: Upper LH...

Thanks for posting about your trip, looks fantastic as it's an awesome way to enjoy your Mustang! Gotta say it's also very brave, I'd be **** scared of my car falling apart haha. Well done!

On the radio back from my garage I heard about the passing of ZZ Top's bassist Dusty Hill today, very sad news. Been my favorite band for over 30 years, seem 'm live 3 times and got the ZZ hangin' off my Mustang's keys. I do believe they hold the record for the band with longest original...

So how were these things put together in the factory? Were the pads put in last? How did they set the correct length for the bumper to fit?

When you use phosphoric acid that is not a problem as it only eats rust and not good metal. Please correct me if I'm wrong!

Truth be told, at the time I didn't know there was some kind of insulation between the skins. I only saw the glue at places where the skins touch and figured that can be put back. Something I had not mentioned I believe is that my dipped hood is a standard hood, the kind that is not reproduced...