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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Lyles, Larry.
Project Mustang : the step-by-step restoration of a popular vintage car : from Auto restorer magazine / by Larry Lyles.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-933958-03-3
eISBN 978-1-620080-14-6
1. Mustang automobile—Conservation and restoration. I. Auto restorer. II. Title.
TL215.M8L95 2007
629.28’722—dc22
2007002951
I-5 Press™
A Division of I-5 Publishing, LLC™
3 Burroughs
Irvine, California 92618
Printed and bound in Singapore
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Contents
CHAPTER 2 BEGINNING THE TEARDOWN: THE EXTERIOR
CHAPTER 3 CONTINUING THE TEARDOWN: THE INTERIOR
CHAPTER 4 REPAIRING THE SHEET METAL
CHAPTER 5 REPAIRING THE DOOR AND THE DECK LID
CHAPTER 6 REMOVING THE MAJOR PARTS
CHAPTER 7 REMOVING OLD PAINT AND REPLACING RUSTY FLOORS
CHAPTER 9 PERFECTING THE METAL
CHAPTER 10 WORKING WITH PLASTIC BODY FILLER
CHAPTER 11 PRIMING AND SANDING
CHAPTER 12 REFINISHING THE COMPONENTS AND THE UNDERSIDE
CHAPTER 13 REFINISHING THE DOORS, THE INTERIOR, AND THE TRUNK
CHAPTER 14 REFINISHING THE BODY
CHAPTER 15 WIRING THE CAR AND INSTALLING THE DOORS
CHAPTER 16 APPLYING THE COATINGS, REBUILDING THE SUSPENSION, AND INSTALLING THE BRAKE LINES
CHAPTER 17 INSTALLING THE VINYL TOP COVER, THE HEADLINER, AND THE GLASS
CHAPTER 18 REBUILDING AND INSTALLING THE ENGINE
CHAPTER 19 INSTALLING THE FRONT SHEET METAL
CHAPTER 20 INSTALLING THE EMBLEMS, THE BUMPERS, THE STRIPES, AND THE CARPET
CHAPTER 21 INSTALLING THE CONSOLE AND RE-COVERING THE SEATS
CHAPTER 22 REPLACING THE FRAME RAILS
CHAPTER 23 COMPLETING PROJECT MUSTANG
Acknowledgments
I would like to thank the people who spent a lot of time and put in a lot of hard work helping transform this tired old Mustang into a very nice California Special.
John Sauer, AAPD; Pat Sikorski, The Antioch Mustang Stable; John Kenemer, American Designers; Auto Restorer magazine; I-5 Press; Troy Willford, California Mustang; John Sloane and Jim Richardson, the Eastwood Company; Perry York, First Paint & Supply; Legendary Auto Interiors; Kevin Marti, Marti Auto Works; Rick Schmidt, National Parts Depot; Norton Abrasives; Tom Eddy, Paddock Parts; Gary Wright, Painless Performance; PPG Automotive Refinishing; R-Blox Sound Control.
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