Vulcan 1968 SOHC 427 Mustang

[rusty428cj]

Brian welded the motor mounts in place. Now when you order a kit from Rod & Custom the motor mounts are already welded.

[rusty428cj]

The new owner did not like the Eleanor non functional quarter scoops so we cut them off and installed Shelby scoops.

[83tb]

Man those scoops like awesome!!

[rusty428cj]

This project was on hold for a few years and the owner has decided on a few changes. I'm sorry to say he has decided not to go with the SOHC but is going with an aluminum FE just not sure how big it will be yet. We will also be doing a few modifications to the body.

It is out of storage and back in the fab shop.





The first thing Brian did was finish lining up the sheetmetal



Starting to install the Mustang to Fear gas filler kit.







Welded in place and the welds ground

[rusty428cj]

The owner decided he didn't what the Shelby/Eleanor taillight panel that was installed before he bought the car. Brian had the fun job of cutting off the fiberglass taillight panel and end caps.



We bought another taillight panel to cut out the stock taillights.





After a lot of measuring and Brian standing back looking at them to make sure they were straight he welded them in place.





Since we have a side gas filler we decided to do away with the original one.



Brian cut out a section of the new taillight panel and welded it in place.





After a little grinding





Stay tuned for more modifications to the rear in the future.

[Josh@Ridetech]

Nice work!

[rusty428cj]

Brian finished grinding the right side.



Carriage bolts were welded to the taillight panel and ground down to hold the taillights





He still has to finish the right side. He bolted it together and tack welded the carriage bolts removed the taillights and finished welding both sides. This is how they look before he grinds them down and weld them one more time before the final grinding.

[rusty428cj]

Brian finished welding and grinding on the taillight panel

[rusty428cj]

We decided to install a roll bar and I bought a kit from S & W for a 1968 Mustang









We wanted to do something different so we cut about 1" off the end caps and spoiler.





As you can see in this photo the bumper needs to be narrowed



I cut the center out of the bumper and lined up both ends with the end caps.



I will have to add fiberglass to get a tight gap



Bumper fits better now but still needs a lot of work to look right



The gap was larger in the middle so I added fiberglass



We also added fiberglass to the bottom of the bumper

[Koupe68]

reading this thread...why was the TCI suspension opted out for the Rod and Custom components? I'm in the market for a suspension package and the two versions seem very similar...

[rusty428cj]

reading this thread...why was the TCI suspension opted out for the Rod and Custom components? I'm in the market for a suspension package and the two versions seem very similar...

The front suspension was done a long time ago and it is also one of the easiest to install. We have installed a lot of Rod and Custom front suspensions and only one TCI.

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The end caps were bolted and bonded to the quarter panel



I also added a little fiberglass



Bodywork ruffed in



We now have a nice tight gap around the rear bumper



Epoxy primed





Next step is to finish the bodywork on the taillight panel and rear valance

[wfo guy]

I like where this is headed. Forgoing the sohc could help the owner in the future.

[67SSDan]

Cool build, subscribed!

[rusty428cj]

Quarter scoops were bolted and bonded with 3m8115 panel adhesive.



Major bodywork finished on the rear of the body yesterday





Today I sprayed two coats of SPI epoxy primer

[Gil]

Awesome work... Love it...
Gil

[Protouringstang73]

So well done, love it!!

[berdunord]

awesome ! congrats

[rusty428cj]

We had to add fiberglass to the side exhaust skirts to give us something to bond to the pinch weld.





Bonded to the rockers



Started the bodywork



Headlight bucket was bolted, bonded and fiberglassed to the fender



Front fender flares installed



Bodywork getting everything to line up





Ready for a couple coats of SPI epoxy primer

[rusty428cj]

Starting to fit the front apron





The shape was wrong under the headlight buckets so we cut it apart and glassed it back together





The spoiler was cut down and the front lip bonded back on.



After sanding





Bodywork to match the fender to the front apron



After a lot of sanding and priming



SPI black epoxy to seal the bodywork



Two coats of SPI Turbo primer

[Josh@Ridetech]

I like how you grafted the headlight bucket onto the fender, cool touch.