1978 Mustang II restomod

[rusty428cj]

I took this in trade a few years ago toward some of the labor on restoring a Mustang. This is what we are starting with. The hood scoop has to go. I have always liked the Mustang II and I plan on making this my driver.

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[rusty428cj]

I'm not sure what they were thinking or what they used to cut this hole in the hood.

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After Brian worked on it

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The hood was sanded down to bare metal and all the old scoop holes welded.

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It looked good before it was primed but it needs a lot of work

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After a little block sanding and bodywork

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I plan on using the Mach 1 scoop and once that comes in I will bolt it on and finish the bodywork. At this time the hood is low in front of the hole but the scoop should draw that up.

I sprayed a couple of coats of epoxy to seal the bodywork.

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A had enough Slick Sand polyester primer for a couple of coats

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Block sanded with 80 and found one low spot that required a little filler

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Two coats of SPI Turbo primer

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The hood required a lot of work but I'm happy with it now.

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[rusty428cj]

We have a new problem. This was filled with bondo. I had not planned on taking out the gas tank.

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The rust was cut out.

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Eleanor gas filler kit from Mustangs to Fear was welded in place. A gas filler neck from a 1968 Mustang was also used.

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Billet gas cap from Mustangs Unlimited

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[rusty428cj]

I wanted a cleaner looking taillight panel so the Ford holes were welded and ground down

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The bodywork is finished on the taillight panel

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Scottrods rear bumper fits great. The original bumper brackets were cut off and two holes were drilled in the trunk for a test fit. Add a few more bolts inside the trunk and a couple on each quarter and your done.

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[cbpldc]

Awesome! Thank you for putting this up!

Chris

[cbpldc]

I see its a T-top car and has some Fox 4 lug ponies on it. What are your plans for the powertrain? Going to stay with the C4? 4R70W swap or Aod?

Going carbed or Fuel injected? I love these cars. My friend had a King Cobra with the mesh wheels, 302 and a 4 speed, and it was one of the first cars I rode in that truly scared me from a power / flimsy chassis ratio. I've loved them since then!

Chris

[Alwhite00]

Looking good - Keep the pictures coming.

[rusty428cj]

We found a 8" rear from a 1965 Mustang. The spring perches are a little wider on the rear but we made it fit. I ordered a 1" lowering kit.

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I installed a Rod & Custom front suspension in my 1968 Coupe and upgraded to Baer brakes so I used the original ones that came with the kit on the II.

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The front fiberglass bumper was to wide and shaped wrong at the bottom

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I cut and taped a piece of aluminum

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Added three layers of fiberglass mat

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Removed the aluminum

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Still needs more work

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When I'm finished the valance and bumper will be one piece.

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I added 3 layers of fiberglass mat on each end and now all I have to do is fit the center piece and a lot of bodywork and I will have a one piece bumper and valance!!

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Test fitting the one piece bumper and valance

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I still have a little work to do to get it lined up to the fenders

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[I_make_oil]

Cool project. Nice to see you building a daily driver like this. Subscribed.

[windows]

Cool. Great quality. Going to be nice.

[69stang]

Rusty, excellent project. I've been wanting to build a DD mustang II for several years now. Been looking for a good running 302 non T-top hatchback car. Had a 78 T-top car in the early 90s, didn't care for the T-tops. Want to go with a mild carbed 302 with 5-speed. Passed on a couple of cars so far this year, neither was currently drive-able. I'll be watching this one.

[twosaturns]

you're managing to make a II look pretty good, nice job!

my Dad had a '78 Mustang V6/4 speed, for a little while back in the day; bright metallic blue, white vinyl roof notchback, white vinyl interior with a blue rug. hideous. all that and terrible handling too!

[Ben@SpeedTech]

I was getting all excited and then the thread ended. More!!!

[Godbolt]

Great job on the bumper and front valance. The original monstrosity ruined the entire front end of the car. Yours looks right!

[rusty428cj]

Rusty, excellent project. I've been wanting to build a DD mustang II for several years now. Been looking for a good running 302 non T-top hatchback car. Had a 78 T-top car in the early 90s, didn't care for the T-tops. Want to go with a mild carbed 302 with 5-speed. Passed on a couple of cars so far this year, neither was currently drive-able. I'll be watching this one.

I don't like the T-tops but I'm stuck with them. This was somewhat of a driver when I got it but after sitting for a couple of years it didn't want to start.

[rusty428cj]

We had a few rust holes in the floor that were cut out and new metal added.

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Floor was sanded and epoxy primed black

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Because this has a T-top we are going to add subframe connectors and a roll bar from S&W. The roll bar was sanded and epoxy primed.

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[rusty428cj]

The major bodywork is finished

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Two coats of SPI epoxy

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Block sanded and a little more bodywork

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More epoxy

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I block sanded again and sprayed white epoxy. I have decided on a color SPI Orange. It is a little darker in person

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[cbpldc]

Yes! I also spy 5 lug wheels!

[rusty428cj]

The fenders have been sprayed white epoxy almost ready for SPI orange paint then I decided to fill in the marker lights

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Ready for more primer. The wheels are off of Brian's 94 but the offset is wrong and the front cap won't go over the spindle

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I sprayed two coats of SPI epoxy primer on the body and roll bar

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I finished the bodywork and sprayed a coat of epoxy to seal it before spraying urethane primer

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Two coats of SPI Turbo primer

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The body has been block sanded and I sprayed a couple more coats of SPI Turbo urethane primer.

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[rusty428cj]

The wheels and tires are will be using

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[Dave B]

Looking pretty sweet!

[alcino]

Looking awesome! My car is in need of some body work and paint(again). Your posts are motivating me to get some progress going. Loving your bumper and other body mods. Hope you don't mind me using some of them on mine. Keep your detailed updates coming.

[wfo guy]

Looking good so far!

[rusty428cj]

Looking awesome! My car is in need of some body work and paint(again). Your posts are motivating me to get some progress going. Loving your bumper and other body mods. Hope you don't mind me using some of them on mine. Keep your detailed updates coming.

I don't mind. That front bumper/valance was a lot of work. I was going to add a spoiler but after cutting and mocking it up I didn't like how it looked.

[rusty428cj]

I decided it was time to upgrade the engine compartment

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Two coats of SPI black epoxy

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The spring perches on the 1965 rear end are 1/4" to wide on each side so we added metal to the bottom of the perch with an offset hole.

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New rear shackles and test fitting the rear after the leaf springs were sanded and epoxy primed.

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It is hard to believe but new motor mounts for a V8 are not available so we made our own. We had a set Rod & Custom small block motor mounts that we did not use on another project. They were cut down and welded to the frame

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We will add another brace after the firewall is modified for the AOD and we install the engine and trans again

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[DrFraZZy]

Any updates? It has been nearly a month

[rusty428cj]

I ordered a spoiler from Mustangs Unlimited but after test fitting I realized I never did like how the spoiler is on the quarter panel and how tall it was.

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I cut it down and added a little fiberglass

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After some bodywork

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Epoxy primed

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We had to do a little rust repair to the hatch and bodywork and I painted the back side SPI Orange. The spoiler was bolted and fiberglass mat was added and needed bodywork before the back was painted.

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[rusty428cj]

I painted a few more parts

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[DrFraZZy]

The updates, I was looking for!!! Wow, the color reallllllyyyy pops! The spoiler modification might not be noticed down the road without pointing it out and shortening it up really cleans up with the body lines and I concur, it was too tall.

It is going to be one badass mustang 2! It is coming along nicely

[rusty428cj]

The AOD is a tight fit so to make it easier to install we modified the trans tunnel

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Also decided to fill some of the holes in the firewall

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I also didn't like all the holes in the fender aprons

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Crossmember was also modified for more clearance

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[Mach1_Ron]

I Dig that Orange Color....

[rusty428cj]

We made our own trans crossmember using some of the original and a thick piece of metal

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[rhurley]

Rusty, You do a great job on all of these. Do you ever do filler over top of the SPI primer?

[rusty428cj]

Rusty, You do a great job on all of these. Do you ever do filler over top of the SPI primer?

I epoxy prime the bare metal and then do my bodywork followed with another coat of SPI epoxy and the next day SPI Turbo primer.

[wfo guy]

I'm surprised that no one makes engine mounts and they are different from all the other sbf mounts. There always seems to be a surprise in the project world. Good progress, Rusty. :)

[rusty428cj]

I finished the bodywork in the engine compartment and sprayed a couple coats of SPI black epoxy. Next day I sprayed SPI Turbo urethane primer.

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[Red67Mustang]

Cool project! I had a '76 Cobra II in high school through college... It was such a blast to drive! Your project looks great, I like the bumper mods... Didn't even know those parts were available. Maybe the Mustang II is (slowly) gaining in popularity / aftermarket support? Though they were underpowered from the factory... It's still a SBF and once they've been rebuilt these cars are really great little hot rods.

[chunger]

Nice work Rusty.

Is the purpose of the epoxy to seal the metal? Or does it just bond to metal better than regular primer?

Thanks!

[Z06killinSBF]

Such awesome work as always. I love the little MII's

[rusty428cj]

Nice work Rusty.

Is the purpose of the epoxy to seal the metal? Or does it just bond to metal better than regular primer?

Thanks!

Regular primer can absorb moisture epoxy does not.

[DrFraZZy]

Any update Rusty?

[Protour_Pinto]

Have you seen Brett Behrens' 1978 Mustang II? It has a V10,tube chassis and a Z06 Transaxle.

[rusty428cj]

Any update Rusty?

No sitting on jack stands waiting to clean up the undercarriage. Busy working on customers cars.

[rusty428cj]

Have you seen Brett Behrens' 1978 Mustang II? It has a V10,tube chassis and a Z06 Transaxle.

Only pictures.

[Protour_Pinto]

No sitting on jack stands waiting to clean up the undercarriage. Busy working on customers cars.

Have the customers come down and clean up your undercarriage!

[DrFraZZy]

Any new update!?

[rusty428cj]

I started working on my II again. I painted the back side of the doors

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[Ben@SpeedTech]

Coming along nicely!

[wfo guy]

Where's my sun glasses? :)

[Peanut1959]

Great project! Subscribed.

[rusty428cj]

Two coats of SPI white epoxy. A little wet sanding and this weekend it will be SPI Orange

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[cbpldc]

You could leave it white all the way down the top and hood and have a dreamsicle!

:)

Chris

[rusty428cj]

Three coats SPI Orange and three coats of SPI Universal clear.

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[48prerunner]

I'm sure you checked this site outhttp://www.mustangiitech.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54:v-8-motor-mount-rebuild&catid=43:bodychassis&Itemid=120

Thought it was weird you couldn't buy motor mounts but you were right. I always wondered if anybody would save the little mustang IIs very cool, and they kept the mustang name going for over 50 years.http://www.mustangii.net/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10133

[rusty428cj]

I had not planned on putting the Mustang II on a rotisserie but the more I thought about it I could not just leave the undercarriage looking like this. Brian and I (mostly Brian) fit it on the rotisserie yesterday.

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[rusty428cj]

Yesterday I sprayed 3 coats of SPI orange waiting 45 min between coats and today I sprayed 3 coats of SPI Universal clear waiting 30 min between coats.

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[wfo guy]

I fully understand everything you said in the last couple of posts. :)

[rusty428cj]

The seats came in today from Mustangs Unlimited still waiting for the seat tracks

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[rusty428cj]

Last weekend I decided it was time to spray a couple coats of SPI black epoxy on the undercarriage

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[Angelo]

This build is a pleasure to follow. Car and mods look great. Nice clean lines. Looking forward to following

[rusty428cj]

Today I painted the hinges. I know its not a lot of progress but you can't install the doors, hood or rear hatch without them

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[wfo guy]

It's still progress. Unless a paint booth is large enough to hold all the parts, it takes time! :)

[Zspoiler]

Its nice to see a variety of cars .Your look like you are doing a vary nice build.It reminds me of the 1978 Monroe Mustang II "Handler" car.That was a Cover car for Hot Rod Magazine.And many other Publications.

[Peanut1959]

Any progress is good progress!

[rusty428cj]

Two coats of SPI white epoxy. Almost ready for paint

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[rusty428cj]

After I block sanded the body I found a few areas that needed a little more work.

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I had forgotten how hard it is to see any imperfections in white primer. I should have sprayed gray and the white just before spraying orange.

Two more coats of epoxy

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[rusty428cj]

I wet sanded the body with 400 getting it ready for paint

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Windshield was removed

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Rear glass installed in the hatch

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[rusty428cj]

Today Brian cleaned all that nasty mess from under the windshield.

No rust in the right windshield pillar.

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He found this on the drivers side.

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Brian cut out the rust and welded in a patch.

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[wfo guy]

How many languages can we say " Oh Sh**" ? :)

[rusty428cj]

I finished wet sanding all that is left before paint is for Brian to tape and I will be spraying orange this weekend.

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[cbpldc]

Good to see updates on this! Looking good.

Chris

[rusty428cj]

Yesterday before Brian went home he got the body ready for paint. Finished taping, moved it in the booth and wiped it down with SPI wax and grease remover.

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I got up early and was at the shop at 5:30 and mixed up a cup of reduced SPI white epoxy and sprayed a sealer coat. Around 9 I will start spraying orange.

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[DrFraZZy]

whoooo! I can’t wait to see it painted! What wheels are you going with?

[Z06killinSBF]

Should be orange by now!!

[jlcustomz]

Lookin good Rusty. I'm not a ford person at heart, but a couple of the first vehicles I drove were a 73' ranchero with a 302 & a factory v-8 chevy Monza. A v-8 mustang 2 is kinda like a combo of those 2 vehicles, should make a pretty cool daily driver if you add a few modern comforts to it.

[rusty428cj]

Should be orange by now!!

Two coats one more to go.

[rusty428cj]

Three coats of SPI Orange tomorrow I will spray clear.

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[1965gp]

Love the color

[rusty428cj]

Three coats of SPI Universal Clear

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[Motown 454]

Sweet! I like the color.

[wfo guy]

More progress. :)

[Fahrenschnell]

That is a great color for that car.

[rusty428cj]

It is hard to get the true color. In the booth it's to light and outside looks red. It is somewhere in between. Brian has been wet sanding the body and should start buffing soon.

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[Jays68]

Wow! Very nice. I really like the color.....then again I'm a little partial to orange lol

[rusty428cj]

Brian wet sanding

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[chunger]

Looking great Rusty! I see what you mean about the color changing with the light.

[rusty428cj]

Yesterday I sprayed two coats of SPI white epoxy and this morning three coats of SPI Orange followed with three coats of SPI Universal clear late this afternoon.

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[rusty428cj]

Brian finished wet sanding and buffing the body and hatch.

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[wfo guy]

Have you found it to be advantageous to wait a while before cutting and buffing?

[rusty428cj]

Have you found it to be advantageous to wait a while before cutting and buffing?

It is a good idea so the solvents have a chance to get out and everything settles down.

[rusty428cj]

Off the rotisserie and the assembly begins

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[DrFraZZy]

Whooooooot!! I have been looking forward to the assemble for awhile!

[wfo guy]

I'm looking forward to the drive report. :)

[rusty428cj]

Today we lined up the rear hatch and bumper

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[rusty428cj]

Test fitting the Corbeau seats.

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The seats are hitting the door bar and the brackets don't line up with the holes in the floor. We need to drill new holes 1 1/2" toward the transmission tunnel in the seat brackets.

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It's a tight fit but with the new holes in the brackets they fit.

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We were going to use this Flaming River steering wheel in a 1967 Fairlane race car with a quick release Flaming River column but it was to close to the dash board. A couple of years ago Brian gave me a Momo steering wheel for my 1968 restomod Coupe for Christmas and the adapter would not work with the Ididit steering column. They both work great on the Mustang II steering column and I had some left over Dynamat from the 1968 Coupe.

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[wfo guy]

Kool!

[rusty428cj]

Brian finished buffing and we installed the drivers door getting ready to install the right door today.

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[rusty428cj]

Right door installed


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[Bossed]

Rusty, it's beautiful. Is that SPI Universal Clear? How many coats of clear?

[1965gp]

The car looks great. I love these with t tops.

[rusty428cj]

Rusty, it's beautiful. Is that SPI Universal Clear? How many coats of clear?

Yes 3 coats

[Wraith]

Love this build.
One of the scariest rides I drove was a 78' Cobra II with a few mods and a four speed back in high school, should have bought that car. lol

[rusty428cj]

Outside you can see it is orange

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Moved to the storage/assembly shop.

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[Peanut1959]

Damn!!! That is a great shade! What did you say it was, again?

[rusty428cj]

Damn!!! That is a great shade! What did you say it was, again?

SPI Orange www.southernpolyurethanes.com I have been using their products in my shop since 2005.

[rusty428cj]

Brian finished wet sanding the fenders next week time for buffing.

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[rusty428cj]

Brian finished buffing the fenders and hood and has them on the car. Waiting to finish the grille panel and front bumper.

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[rusty428cj]

Not sure what I did wrong yesterday but here are the photos

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[Bossed]

Beautiful color, can't wait to see more.

[rusty428cj]

We were moving cars around and I thought it was a good time for a couple of photos while it was outside.

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[rusty428cj]

I made a little progress on the Mustang II project. I have the gas tank installed

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I modified fuel filler tubes from an Eleanor project that we didn't use to fit the II

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Epoxy primed

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Front sway bar installed

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Rear brakes left over from a Wilwood upgrade on another project

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Gas cap

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[wfo guy]

I'm kind of excited for you on this project. Me being and ex-drag racer, the concept of large engine in a small body makes me smile. :) I think this will be a hoot to drive. :)

[rusty428cj]

I just traded a C6 transmission and converter that was used in my race car (now use a C4 behind the 428 CJ) for this 302 that has very few hours on it to install in my Mustang II

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[wfo guy]

One step closer. :)

[Bossed]

Looking great Rusty

[Peanut1959]

Glad to see this build jump back up to the top of my subscribed threads! Looking forward to more progress after winter turns to spring.

[rusty428cj]

Today the 302 was dropped off at the shop. It was in a Mustang that was upgraded to a 427 small block.

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Looks new

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I need to order a flex plate for the AOD. I'm also going to replace the water pump, harmonic balancer, fuel pump, intake and valve covers plus the correct oil pan for the Mustang II.

Now I need to get busy installing brake lines and fuel line before I install the engine.

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[wfo guy]

Did you find out what internals are in the engine?

[rusty428cj]

Did you find out what internals are in the engine?

No all I know is the cam isn't stock.

[Bossed]

Rusty, did you massage firewall/tunnel for the AOD ? I had one with a factory 302/automatic. I remember it used a very small bell housing. Just curious.

[rusty428cj]

Rusty, did you massage firewall/tunnel for the AOD ? I had one with a factory 302/automatic. I remember it used a very small bell housing. Just curious.

Yes we modified the firewall, tunnel and crossmember to get it to fit.

[rusty428cj]

I ordered a Ron Francis wiring harness and after looking at the back of the dash and seeing wires held together with masking tape I decided to remove everything and start over.

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I will have to enlarge the openings to fit the new 4" Speedhut speedometer and tach that I ordered

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I will also have to modify the dash to fit the 2 1/16" gauges

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[rusty428cj]

Speedhut gauges came in. Each gauge has a bag with wires, sending unit or whatever is needed to hook it up.

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I have to modify the back side of the gauge panel.

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I used a half round file to enlarge the hole.

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I still have to paint the dash trim black

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[wfo guy]

That is SOOO much better. :)

[Chad-1stGen]

Did you just wire brush the fake wood paneling off to get the brushed aluminum finish?

[rusty428cj]

Did you just wire brush the fake wood paneling off to get the brushed aluminum finish?

It's hard to believe but someone makes it for the Mustang II. I have to glue it on.

[Wraith]

Wow that looks good!

[rusty428cj]

Had to make a filler piece to fit the Vintage Air controls

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Sanded and painted

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The stainless goes on next.

The Vintage Air fits with the modified tunnel and the hoses will go out the side. We have to make brackets since there is no kit for a Mustang II

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[rusty428cj]

I have decided it's time to start working on this project again. Dashboard is ready to install but need to fabricate brackets for the AC first.

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[J-440]

Great to see something different. Nice work. I can foresee some big tires, big flares, and a big wing circa IMSA racing in the 70's. Cool car!!

[andrewb70]

The dash looks fantastic!

Andrew

[rusty428cj]

Great to see something different. Nice work. I can foresee some big tires, big flares, and a big wing circa IMSA racing in the 70's. Cool car!!

I was going to add flares but decided I don't have a lot of spare time and needed to cut back on anymore custom bodywork.

[wfo guy]

I hope you have enough energy to finish this. I have thought this was a neat project from the beginning. :)

[rusty428cj]

I don't think I showed how it looks with the taillights installed.

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[DrFraZZy]

It looks clean and sharp! Keep the updating coming. I look forward to see this on the road. There s not many out there on the road.

[Zspoiler]

Thats a lot cleaner look

[Peanut1959]

Sharp! Nice to have an update. Looking forward to more!

[Iansr1]

Thanks for updating this post every now and again, it's good to see someone documenting their journey on these cars. It looks BEAUTIFUL.

[rusty428cj]

The engine looked great until we took it apart and found the machine work was not done properly and is mostly junk. We have decided to rebuild the original engine.

I'm not finished making all the brake lines.

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[wfo guy]

That's too bad on your part. I'm not surprised at your comment, though. A good machine shop for people that understand correct is really hard to find. :)

[Fordfanatic]

I love the roll bar. I am doing a 78 King Cobra at the moment. I see that you got it from S&W. I went on their web site and found the kit but it has straight side bars and I don't see an option for the curved bars. Did you have to call them to have them done that way or did you do them yourself?

[rusty428cj]

I love the roll bar. I am doing a 78 King Cobra at the moment. I see that you got it from S&W. I went on their web site and found the kit but it has straight side bars and I don't see an option for the curved bars. Did you have to call them to have them done that way or did you do them yourself?

It was an option when I bought it years ago.

[chunger]

Hi Rusty, were there any more updates on this project?

[rusty428cj]

I still don't have a drivetrain but I towed it up to Mustang II reunion last year and also a few other shows and it was a hit. I got a few restoration jobs because of the paint job. 194281194282194283194284194285194286

[Teddyzee]

Great to see an update!

[68Formula]

Wow!

[wfo guy]

I'm a little tickled at the now hiring signs but I fully understand the lack of employees. :)

[rusty428cj]

I'm a little tickled at the now hiring signs but I fully understand the lack of employees. :)

That was last year and I did hire someone and he is still here!!

[68Formula]

I fully understand the lack of employees. :)

I don't. Where the heck did everyone go? Did we populate Mars already and those of us still on earth simply weren't told? :dunno:

[Peanut1959]

This build will certainly change some minds as it pertains to the suitability of Mustang IIs as legit cool cars!

[jaybee]

Good to see this project back! It's a very cool and unique car.

[rusty428cj]

The headliner was installed before I went to any shows.