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After two years (and mucho dinero), following is a partial list of work done to the car:

Completely take car apart

Installed Q-pad sound deadening on entire floor/trunk

Strip all paint and undercoat

Install new sound system/electric antennae

Repair several rusted areas around wheel wells

Install Vintage Air A/C heater unit

Cut out shock towers and install Mustang II
IFS kit with disc brakes and rack and pinion steering

New 15” wheels and tires

Install engine/trans/driveline/rear from ’95
Mustang (fabricate engine and transmission mounts)

Install seat belts w/shoulder harnesses in front

Install frame stiffeners

Fabricate linkage to marry up the Falcon pull-type
hand brake to the Mustang emergency brake cables

Shorten Mustang gas tank 3” and install
(fabricate frame to hang tank)

Install Mustang 3rd brake light

Rebuild trunk area to accommodate tank

Replace vacuum wiper motor with electric

Enlarge trans tunnel to accommodate transmission

All new interior carpet, headliner, side panels

Move portion of firewall back 1 ½”

Install Lokar floor shifter, fabricate linkage to work

Rebuild radiator area to accommodate larger radiator

Install all new rubber, felts, lights

Modify and install wiring harness from Mustang
and new security system

Re-chrome bumper, handles and emblems

Install new fuel lines, brake lines, trans cooling lines

Paint interior metal

Install brake master cylinder, brake pedal and gas
pedal from Mustang

Paint undercoat

Install cruise control from Mustang (doesn’t work,
I think because we have the wrong computer)

Send out for final body work and exterior paint

Modify Mustang instrument panel to fit Falcon bezel

Install muffler and tailpipe

Fabricate pop-out into the right fender well to
accommodate the air cleaner.

Reinstall all chrome parts

Fabricate pop-out into the left fender well to
accommodate a new (fabricated) battery box

Upholster trunk area.  Install trunk popper.

Re-cover all seats

Install trunk and engine compartment lights

 

 Following is a list of many of the parts used in our resto-mod:

Vendor

Parts used

All Mustang Performance

3.8 EFI engine

Wiring Harness

AOD Transmission

Driveshaft (lengthened by Dicks Driveline)

8.8” Rear axle w/disk brakes (narrowed by Key Products)

Fuel tank (narrowed by us)

Brake master cylinder

A/C condenser

Instrument panel

3rd Brake light

Rod and Custom Motorsports

Mustang II front end kit w/disk brakes

So-Cal Speed Shop

Vintage Air A/C unit

Colorado Custom

15x6 Aluminum Rims

Discount Tire

Michelin Tires - P185/65R15 (front), P215/70R15 (rear)

JC Whitney

Rear springs

Original Falcon Interiors

Carpet/Interior panels/Dome light/Arm rests

Dash pad/Window felts/Headliner

East Valley Mustang

Radiator

Global West Suspension

Frame stiffeners

Arizona Street Rod Shop

Lokar shifter

Juliano’s

Seat belts

Custom Autosound

Radio and CD changer

Best Buy

Speakers/Amplifier

Circuit City

Bazooka sub-bass

Auto Painters Supply

Interior paint (we did this ourselves)/Q-pads

James Dottling Falcon Connection

Hood hinges/Various repair panels

Royal Plating

Re-Chrome bumpers/handles

Dennis Carpenter Reproductions

Various replacement rubber parts

Restoration Specialties

Window channel

A-1 Quality Glass

Windshield

Craig’s Custom Upholstery

Reupholster seats

Wills and Sons

Exterior paint job

Advanced Automotive Technologies

Trunk popper

Soundwerks

Viper security system/electric door locks

Newport Engineering

Electric wiper motor

POR 15

Undercoating/Tank sealer

Pep Boys/Checker/NAPA/Home Depot/
Radio Shack/Ace Hardware

Various and many miscellaneous items and supplies