As many of you will know my 68 GT Fastback was damaged in a workshop fire and now requires a complete strip down back to the bare metal. I've rented my friends neighbours double garage and started the task on Monday 15th September.
I was going to restore her to original but I'll always wish I had done a proper muscle car. So my plan is to build a resto mod with sympathetic changes that can be revesrsed.
The plan is to have the body ready for the media blasting in two week before I go on holiday, working only for a few hours after work and the odd Saturday when I have time.
The running gear of the car is good as is the steering and brakes due to the complete replacement of them before the fire. The interior will need replacing as this now stinks of smoke etc plus it was fairly tired.
So far I've had no real suprises as I had a pretty good idea of what the car need when I bought her. I may re phrase that after blasting. Parts of the floor and passenger toe board need need repair or replacement. At this stage I think I'll replace both driver & passenger floor pans. I know the near side rear quarter panel has been repaired in the past so that will be done and maybe the outer wheel well to.
The drip channels look like the have filler in them or maybe it's just the 7 or 8 layers of paint.
So far the interior has been stripped out and the engine, gearbox and exhaust are out.
Drivers side....
Passenger toe board
Here is some strange damage to the rear seat hooks and access to the dampers.
And finally the heart is out
I will be slotting in a nice fruity motor so this old girl will go and good as she'll look.
