kgrun4

I bought an 05 V6 Coupe that was salvaged. Previous owner spun out and hit a guard rail, major damage to the rear with the right fender slightly damaged and the front bumper scraped up quite a bit.

My dad and uncle own a body shop so I wanted to buy a wrecked mustang and have them fix it up for me. I also worked there when I was a teenager so I'm able to do some stuff that doesn't require a ton of work.

I'll be posting pics as I go along.

Here it is when I picked it up in NJ.



Notice the bad taste the previous owner had. Ugly universal tape on hood scoop, weird hood stripes, and mid 90's GT badges!

Here's pics when my dad towed it to his shop.





I had already sanded the worst of the damage to the bumper at home before I brought it in. It actually had a hole from the damage.



The accident pushed the trunklid up enough to blow out the rear glass.





You can see the guardrail marks in this pic on the right quarter.



Close up of the worst of it.



When I got the car home and was working on removing the hood scoop and stripes, I noticed the corrosion that these year mustangs get on the hood, so we decided to repair it now before it got worse. Upon repairing it my uncle discovered what was on the outside maybe a dime sized bubble was a quarter sized hole right through the hood!

So I decided to get a new hood. I found a guy in Mass. who was selling an aftermarket hood for a good price so I bought it. At this point I was going to put roush quarter louvers and a billet grille on, but once I got this 67 style hood I decided to go with a more classic look for the mods from here on out (hence why i'm selling several of these parts in the classified section.

Anyways, heres a pic of the hood after a little bit of work by my uncle smoothing out the waves.


When my dad saw the quarter he wasn't sure if he'd be able to save that and the rear body panel or if he would need to buy new pieces. Thankfully he was able to save both the quarter and rear body panel.



Pic from the back of the quarter being straightened.



Picture of the GT bumper being fitted.



Here's the hood after one of its many primings



Heres the quarter with some body filler on it.



I'm hoping to have the major body work done by the start of May, it all depends on how busy the shop is as this isn't a priority for them. Then because it has a salvage title is has to go through a NY salvage inspection. Typically the inspection is a month from when you sign up. Then when it passes it takes a few weeks to get a new title in the mail. I'm hoping to have it on the road sometime in June.

Mods that I have purchased :
Ford side scoops
AM eleanor style window scoops
GT500 style spoiler
Painted mirror caps
bbk CAI
centered fog lights grille
SONY 660BT
Kenwood 6X8's for the rear
Kicker/Shelby door woofers
Pair of GT Mufflers
Chrome interior door handles
leatherette armrest cover
various satin and chrome interior pieces
CDC chin spoiler
GT rear bumper
Screamin Coil Pack
NGK iridium plugs
black turn signals from stangmods
raxiom smoked headlight covers (not sure if i'll use or not, came as package deal i bought on mf classifieds)

Yet to purchase:
Tuner
Xpipe and mid mufflers for dual exhaust

MEK

It's nice to see a father/son project. Wow, your dad did a nice job pounding out that rear 1/4. Hood looks good also. Good luck on the build.

BKRmustangv6

Wow man. Keep up the good work. I wish I had the time/money to do a project like that

Tanner05

So cool to be able to fix up a car yourself.
Good luck, can't wait to see the finished product.

ShMcK

Wow that's impressive you guys doing that yourselves, that think was mangled..

project85

that's a lot of work..... going to be sweet when its done!

jake1.11

Man...im jealous...must be nice to have access to a body shop like that...that rides is looking great...keep up with the pics.

TheYeti

all the works looks very nice so far and props on bringing a mustang back from retirement..... :-)

kevinmalec

Looking good thus far! Look forwad to seeing the pics once it's complete!

conejo172

When I saw your first picture I was like I cant believe that car was totalled. Then I saw the picture of the rear and I understood. Looks like good work is being done to bring her back to life. I cant wait to see the finished product!.