Mustang Update

Brian came down last weekend and we spent another day disassembling the Mustang.  One of the surprise discoveries was that the top of the gas tank doubles as the bottom of the trunk.  I recall that there were some problems and lawsuits back in the 70's (especially with Pintos) due to gas tanks exploding and burning passengers when there were rear-end collisions.  This shared trunk floor might have been partly the cause as there would have been no "firewall" between the gas tank and the passenger compartment.  The rear seat certainly would not have done the job. 

Gas tank removed from trunk

We found some mis-alignment of the front body work due to a minor bump and decided to replace some panels and a support bracket.  Cars bumpers now have to survive a 5mph collision with no damage, and it was bumpers like the Mustang had that caused rules like this to be passed.  They were more for appearance than protection. 

More engine parts have been removed:

The pile of removed parts is growing:

At the end of the day; starting to look a bit like a hulk:


We have only two more days when Brian will be able to come down to work on the car before we turn it over to the body/paint shop, and there is still a lot to do.