Good place to start...?

[kidney_bean]

Where to begin...I guess that's a good theme for this post. I plan on making major modifications to my '67 Mustang Coupe, but am not sure what would be best to start with.

The car is up on stands and only has a few parts left to unbolt before it's an empty shell. This is not my first rodeo, but it's the first time I've been able to start from scratch and not have to worry about keeping the car on the road or finishing by a set date. Here are a few needs & ideas that I want to incorporate into the overall picture, so please give any input you think would be of help:

Needs:
- Fix poor repair job to right-front (inner fender/radiator support)
- Replace floorboards (cut out by previous owner)
- Replace part of trunk floor structure (bent fuel tank mounting area/minor rust)
- Repair or replace tail light & quarter panels (dings/cuts?/minor rust)

Ideas:
- Redesign cowl, dash & firewall assemblies
- Redesign front & rear suspension and sub-frame assemblies (also negates need to repair right-front)
- Redesign grille area (radiator ducting/brake cooling ducts/induction)
- Possible conversion to a dry-sump system
- Possible redesign & relocation of fuel tank

Thanks for your help!

[67 ls1 vert]

Hey Nick, welcome to Protouring. Probably start out with any welding you have to do with the suspension and body work to get that out of the way. then maybe move on to test fitting parts for fitment then dis-assembly for body work.

Good luck. Keep posting the progress.

[Simbad68]

I would start with the floors and then the trunk. Then you can do the tail panel and continue on the outside work.

[kidney_bean]

Hey Nick, welcome to Protouring. Probably start out with any welding you have to do with the suspension and body work to get that out of the way. then maybe move on to test fitting parts for fitment then dis-assembly for body work.

Good luck. Keep posting the progress.

I would start with the floors and then the trunk. Then you can do the tail panel and continue on the outside work.

I was thinking about starting with the floors since that would give me a good, solid foundation (fortunately, the rockers, door jams, roof, tunnel, transition, etc. are all in good shape except for maybe a little surface rust).

The frame/suspension would probably be a good next step. With that in mind, is it better to square the frame to the body or the body to the frame if there's any deviation? I hope that came out right...and I'm obviously hoping there isn't any difference...