Restoring 1967 Mustang Fastback

You've probably heard many stories about classic cars that have been sitting in someone's garage for decades with less than 30, 000 miles, our story is a little different.  The 1967 Mustang Fastback that came into our hands was sitting in the front yard of a home in Ramona California. 

This '67 Fastback has been sitting for quite some time.  Originally a 289 motor with a 4 speed, the drive train had been switched out for a 302 with an automatic transmission from the previous owner.

 

One thing for sure this 1967 Mustang Fastback had seen better days and spiders had taken over this classic and established residency.  Overall the Stang was intact but needed a complete restoration from top to bottom.  The owner wasn't sure what to do with the car.....restore, sell or just get it running.  Restoring any classic car is not a cheap venture it's not a "Blue Light Special".  A great deal of man hours goes into restoring a car expect to start around $35,000 and it goes up from there depending on taste.  Champagne taste with beer money will not work either you do it right or leave it alone.  After a few days the owner decided to sell the '67 and give it a new home.  Our first course of action was to post the '67 Mustang on our Facebook page "For Sale" within minutes we had phone calls, instant messages and emails with offers.  Mustang enthusiast love the '67 Mustang Fastback, it's been a sought after car for many years.  Who can forget the 2001 film "Gone in 60 Seconds" that made the '67 Mustang skyrocket in price...got to love the big screen and marketing.  

 It didn't take long to find a buyer for the '67 Fastback after some negotiating the Stang was sold on a flatbed tow truck and on the way to our shop for some TLC.

Before you can starting restoring a 46 year old Mustang the first course of action is to strip the car and have it sand blasted to expose rust and structural damage. We knew the '67 had some rust but we didn't know how much and what needed repair.  Body filler can hide a lot of damage but with sand blasting everything will come to light.  We want to make sure that we build a solid car with no surprises later.

Sanding blasting gave us a report card for the Mustang, having attended Catholic school Mother Superior would give the Mustang a incomplete, which means it would need finishing and be graded later.   The Mustang needed new sheet metal in the form of quarter panels, doors, floor pans, radiator support, cross member, rear taillight panel, trunk floors, outer wheelhouse and a trunk lid.  We wanted to start with a new canvas and new sheet metal was the only way to go.  It's a lot cheaper to buy new body panels then repair the old rusty ones.

For the new sheet metal panels we turned to California Mustang located in the City of Industry in California.  California Mustang is one of the oldest Mustang Accessory outlets in the US. After placing a call to them and discussing our project we paid them a visit and drove away with a load of new parts for the '67 Mustang Project. The staff at Cal Mustang was very helpful and had all the parts in stock that we needed, give them a call 800-775-0101 for your early model Mustang project. 

Now it's time to get dirty and bust some knuckles.  Follow our Bangastang Blog for the next chapter of the '67 Mustang Restoration.

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