After having the '67 Mustang Fastback sand blasted we were able to get an in depth look at the condition of the Mustang and I'm happy to report that after 46 years the car will need some work. We knew going into this project there would be rust, we just didn't know how much and where.
With any 46 year old car there will be panels to repair or replace due to rust and our '67 Fastback was no different. Even though this is a California car and had been sitting for over a year rust has a way of spreading.
With all the paint and bondo stripped off the '67 we had a long list of parts that needed to be replaced....floor pans, doors, quarter panels, trunk lid, firewall, inner and outer wheel house, rear apron, torque box, taillight panel, hood, rear valance and a few others.
The restoration of the '67 was not going to be a month long project but would take several months to complete. When it comes to restoring any classic car one of the most important factors is availibility
of parts. Many car restoration projects have been put on hold because parts were out of stock. Provided you have a good builder your supplier can make or break your project. Just waiting on something as small as a door hinge can put a halt on a restoration. Here's a word of advice order the parts first before you start the project.
Bangastang called on Gale Lockhart Product Manager with California Mustang to help us with the restoration of the '67 Fastback. Gale has been with California Mustang for 21 years and is very knowledgeable when it comes to classic Mustangs. California Mustang would serve as our parts supplier for the '67 restoration. After several phone conversations with Gale, a few trips and several deliveries from UPS are restoration of the 1967 Mustang Fastback was underway.
Our first course of action was to remove the rusted original floor pans. The floor of the Mustang is a vital area when it comes to building a solid structure. It doesn't matter if it's a six cylinder or a big block V8 with 500 horsepower a rusted floor makes for a twisted body or in this case uni-body.
With the '67 Mustang Fastback we wanted to do something different in terms of styling one of the first suggestions that we got was to build another Eleanor Mustang like the one featured in the "Gone in 60 Seconds" film after a little thinking my response was "hell no not again". Let's not get this twisted I love the Eleanor Mustang but how many times can you eat beans before you get tired of them. The Eleanor Mustang have been replicated more times than you or I can count. It was time for something fresh and with the
Bangastang flair. Building a custom Mustang is not about throwing a bunch of parts together to see how it's going to turn out it's about planning and design. We needed a rendering done and the only person for the job is
Danny Whitfield automotive artist. Danny has been in the automotive design business for over 30 years and has a flair like no other. Danny has worked with Bangastang on past customizing projects like the
Hell Snake that we built last year.
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The Hell Snake is a custom GT500 package upgrade that we offer for the 2007-2014 GT500. The first Hell Snake that we built has won several first place trophies at various car shows around the US.
Danny and Bangastang worked on the design of the Hell Snake.
After several meetings with Danny and Mark the owner of the '67 Mustang, Danny created over a dozen renderings of 1967 Mustangs. I can tell you that all of them were outstanding in there design but a choice had to be made that would please the owner and raise the bar. Here it is......
Our plans for the '67 Mustang Fastback is to create a Mustang that is very sexy and elegant. We plan to combine classic American Muscle and European flair in our 1967 Fastback Restomod.
In 2014 the Mustang will turn 50 years old and the folks at Bangastang would like to honor the 50th Anniversary with one BAD 1967 Fastback that will be timeless in it's design.
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Mr. Bangastang