Finally on the Cart (Day 14)

So Mike went out and worked in the garage tonight. I spent most of the night getting some things ready for our Steamboat Springs trip we are taking in a couple days. I eventually headed out to the garage with my laptop and worked on my book while Mike worked on the car. Mike's goal tonight was to get the car onto the cart.
This is the cart. It is like the cart the factory would have had the car on going down the assembly line. With the car on this, Mike was able to take off all the suspension and the axles and all that fun stuff. We didn't have a jack that would lift the car high enough to allow this to roll under (Of course it couldn't be that easy) so we decided to take the wheels off it, which my ingenious plan :-)This is how Mike improvised and was able to get more clearance. I didn't think it looked very safe but no one died or got seriously hurt so I guess it worked out.This is once we got the car onto the cart. The next step was to jack the car back up and put the wheels back onto the cart.Finally we got the wheels back on the cart and the car set down on it. This will make life a lot easier from here on out.And last but not least, this has been our setup the past couple times in the garage. Mike does all the dirty work and I setup my computer out there and work on my restoration book. Mike is glad not to have to keep finding little projects for me, and I am glad not to be getting all greasy. It works out well.

Continuing Tear-Down Day 13

We were out in the garage again. Mike did all the work today. I took my computer out and worked on the book I am making out of this blog. It was nice being out there to keep him company but knowing I was not in the way. I will probably end up out there with the computer more often. It is going to take awhile to get all the blog entries converted into a book.

Mike first removed the quarter panel extensions. We found some huge bee hives in there.

Mike removed the rest of the wiring. He also got the gas tank disconnected and unbolted, the driver side interior air vent removed, as well as the windshield washer pedal out.

Mike removing the Emergency Brake handle

Last but not least, he started getting things ready so he can removed the rear axle

We are taking a couple days break due to Mike running the Utah Valley Marathon tomorrow. Come Sunday we plan to get back out to the garage to get more done.

Day 12 Back to work!

So we finally made it back out to the garage to work on the car again. I am just getting anxious to get it done. Plus I figure we needed to take advantage of it being cooler in the garage and get as much done. Soon it will be very hot and stuffy in there.

Mike started out by taking off the trim around the door. Luckily the trim came off nice and easy and didn't get hurt. Apparently it is very expensive to replace.
Next he took out the back side windows and the side paneling. In the back passenger side we found a little green plastic ruler and also a folded up piece of paper. We are hoping it is the broadcast sheet from the factory. I made Mike leave it in the bathroom while he took a hot shower hoping the steam would help be able to unfold it. Mike is in there working on it right now.

Mike also took the side scoops out. I guess those have to be painted separate from the car.

Then Mike started taking apart the dash. This is when he first got started on it.

This is the after picture. He took out all the wiring and everything in the dash. We were able to save a middle pad in the dash which they don't reproduce. Lucky for me, that piece was still in very good shape. We also discovered the dash pad was maroon... not red. Good to know!
We got a decent bit done tonight. I am happy to be back to working on the car. Hopefully we can stick to it and get it done. I ordered a bunch of mustang parts catalogs and have been comparing prices on parts. I made a spread sheet and listed all the parts we need and the prices from different places. That way when we go to buy the parts... we will be sure we are getting the best deal possible. Plus I have been working on getting financing together to afford the rest of the restoration. So far things are looking pretty good.

Update: Mike just came out and said the paper is not the broadsheet. Not sure what exactly it is because it is too far gone to tell... but there was a flower design on it which you wouldn't find on a broadsheet. Oh well. It would have been neat to find that.