From Disgustang to Mustang without breaking the bank…
June 9, 2015 – Paint Progress – Part 1: Interior Bill has begun applying the first coats of paint to the interior of the car. The dash and the steering column both get painted white, while the door panels and the “A” pillars are painted a light blue. The frustrating thing is that the restoration … Read more
June 2015 – Block sanding and smoothing the body Bill is rapidly moving toward getting ready to start painting, he’s been working on the Disgustang non-stop since I dropped it off. He’s been block sanding and smoothing the body for the past few days, and as you can see from the pictures below, he’s moving … Read more
June 2015 – Engine Rebuild by JGM I caught some flack from some of my buddies at the ADM for not tackling the rebuild of my engine myself, but my general feeling is that since I’m deviating from stock, it’s best to leave this in the hands of the experts. I could, and probably will … Read more
May 2015 – Reproduction Door Fit As I mentioned in passing yesterday, the reproduction door I bought to replace the dented-in-multiple-places original passenger door didn’t quite fit like we wanted it to. Actually, that’s an understatement. Bill struggled for 2 hours to get it on and lined up, with no real success. Even at the … Read more
May 2015 – Rear Quarter Replacement As I’d mentioned, the left rear quarter panel needed to be replaced, so I made a trip up to National Parts Depot in Ventura to pick one up. Of course, I couldn’t resist the temptation to buy a GT rear valance panel while I was there, as well as … Read more
May 2015 – Rebuilding the Tremec T5 Modern Driveline has already saved me a ton of time in dealing with my Tremec T5. Not only do they stock everything you need to do a complete 5-speed conversion, they also have some of the best prices around. When I ordered up the conversion kit, I asked … Read more
May 25, 2015 – Bodywork has already begun After traffic subsided, I drove out to San Gabriel to drop off the rest of the panels. Bodywork has begun! I was impressed to see that Bill had not only already covered the entire shell in primer, inside and out, but he had also undercoated the chassis … Read more
May 23, 2015 – The rest of the panels finish at the blasters I drove down to National Sandblasters the day after we picked up the car shell itself to grab the rest of the panels, which weren’t quite done when we retrieved the shell. Bill the body man wasn’t at the shop on Saturday, … Read more
May 22, 2015 – A better (standard bore) block… After dropping the car off at the body shop, we headed back to drop off Mark’s truck and trailer. Just before we pulled up, I found a Craigslist listing for a standard bore block in City of Industry. I called, it was available, and we decided … Read more
May 22, 2015 – Disgustang heads to paint Another major milestone! It’s been two weeks, and this morning the Disgustang left the blasters and headed to Bill the body man to begin the paint and bodywork process. Unfortunately National Sandblasting had a last-minute rush job from a big client that kept them from being able … Read more