Initial Body Work

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Initial Body Work

And the verdict is?
To give you and idea of the shape of the car, we'll focus a bit here on the body, and which areas will require repairs. Given the current condition of the car, the plan is to strip the car completely, then take it to a body shop to have all the cancer areas replaced, and have the entire body sand blasted, prep'd, and primed. We will also have the engine compartment painted gloss black, along with the dash and door panels. The underside of the car will also receive a makeover in the form of and undercoating. With that, we can then begin the rebuild process, and ultimately install the Eleanor body kit.

Both the right and left rear quarter panels will require some extensive bodywork. This is not unusual for this type of Mustang. Since bodywork is not our expertise, we will leave this part to the professionals.

The floor boards are in pretty good shape. There are some small pinholes on the passenger side floor, but overall I do not believe it will require extensive work to fix them.

The passenger side door also shows a small rust hole. Also, the battery area in the engine compartment will need to be completely replaced. This is a typical repair for these cars.

With the gas tank removed, you can see the trunk is in fairly good shape (which is more than I can say for the gas tank!). The rear taillight area showed signs of a small accident. No worries here, as most of this (including the trunk lid itself) will be removed or replaced when installing the body kit!

Modena Autowerks has agreed to take on the body work. The entire car was media blasted, then primered to prevent rusting. The media blasting revealed some new areas that will need to be worked.

Here is a picture of the car loaded on the trailer on the way to Modena.

Here are some overall pictures of the car after media blasting and primer. Now the real work will begin.


The media blasting uncovered some damage on the passenger side that was not anticipated.
Most of the damage on the drivers side was visible when I purchased the car. The door however, which had been replaced, showed signs of a previous repair.

The spot welds, which hold the engine compartment pieces together were also severely rusted. You can now see holes where the welds previously were. These areas will need to be rebuilt.

As expected, the battery box will need to be replaced. Luckily, a made to fit panel is available aftermarket.

The passenger side floor pan will also need to be replaced. Curiously, the driver side floor pan appears to have been repaired before. Albeit, not the best job was done.

Here is the car on the trailer after bringing it home.

Here are some pictures of the prep'd car being unloaded at my house. The car was easier to load and unload before the body work was done! Needless to say we were trying to avoid scratching and denting the car. It was a slow process. Also see Donny trying to figure out how to open the door.


Here are some pictures of the detailed engine compartment and dashboard. Not the best pictures as the car had spots on it from having been rained on the day before.


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