Seeing as this section of the forum is pretty quiet I figured I would throw my hat into the ring with my non s-body project, my 1968 Mustang Fastback.
I have owned the car for around 5 years now but through various things getting in the way like a huge motorcycle crash that took me a minute to recover from as well as a restorer dicking me around for a good 3 years I decided to take on the whole restoration project myself.
I'll let the pics speak for themselves for now as I have a good few shots of the progress but I'll be updating as more work is undertaken with a small write-up with each
When I first bought the car 5 years ago for £9k
I like my literature and in Christian "mythology" War, the second horseman of the apocalypse rode a red horse called Ruin, and given the state of parts of the car I felt it an appropriate name for the project though the 'official' name of the car has not yet been chosen.
I have long been a fan of American Classics and Muscle cars in particular. My first car was a 1986 Ford Capri as I couldn't afford a Mustang at the time and with my 30th Birthday approaching the time has come to build my dream instead of just expecting it to happen...
I saw this particular car advertised a few times on ebay and each time wasn't being bid on. Ironically a few friends sent me the link on separate occasions saying it would be the ideal car for me as I have rebuilt several cars in my past. So, I bit the 'bullitt' and went to view it...
Sure, she was a little rusty in the usual areas (trunk floor, cabin floors and right side chassis rail below the now non existent battery tray) but she be straight
A little dusty after being stored for a few years in a barn in Florida but a fairly solid car nonetheless. What sealed the deal for me was the honesty of the seller in describing the vehicle prior to riding down to see the car and the large amounts of parts that came included with the sale to remedy the majority of the tin worm.
A fair bit of wd40 and penetrator was used in stripping the car down but nowhere near as much as my S13s :P
A few of the parts that came with the sale
Pretty standard fare for a Mustang in need of attention
No romancing being done here for a while, that's for sure!