engine and transmission installed..

The engine and transmission are back in the mustang where they belong. There is finally light at the end of the tunnel, 5 months goes by fast..

Engine Done!

The engine and engine compartment are ready to go. transmission will be finished up tomorrow, if all goes well the engine and trans. will be back in the car next weekend..

Interior is complete..

Interior is all back together, i'm pleased with the way it turned out.. The engine is back from the machine shop, engine assembly and engine compartment detailing is next..

Interior under way..

The last couple of weeks have been spent wet sanding, installing the front and rear windows & side windows, also got a lot of the interior installed..

Finally in paint!

Painted the mustang last night, i'm very happy with the way it turned out. Time to start reassembly (after a little break)...

4 Days Later...

Got the mustang in a good urethane primer today, time to block it out for paint on Thursday...

8 week progress report..

It's been about 8 weeks since my last update.. The mustang is all back together and just about ready to be primed, I'm shooting for this weekend. I've already scheduled the paint booth for 10/26.. I'll be working all weekend getting all the little things ready for paint.. Can't wait!

4 weeks later..

The mustang has been completely stripped down and all of the rust has been cut out and replaced with new steel. Next step will be the outer sheet metal and body work.

Hello World!

This is our Blog to document the preparation and travels on Route 66.

The actual trip won't take place until September 2018..

First things first.. I'm completely restoring a 1966 Mustang to drive on the trip.

The car was rescued from ending up in the scrap yard and purchased for $400.00