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Now that we have seen what I had to start with... let's continue...

I started with cleaning the engine up a bit...
engine cleanup

All sanded down and painted shiny....
engine cleanup

Then I moved on to the heater box... Mouse Smell!!! ICK!!!
heater box

Removed to clean out the mouse bedding...
heater box

Took it all apart for cleaning... only thing that would remove the smell... straight Pine-Sol soaked overnight and very hot water.
heater box

Next was the interior... no headliner...
interior paint started

Cleaning up the roof to get ready for paint...
interior paint started

Sand down the doors for fresh paint...
interior paint started

Mask it all off to get ready for paint...
interior paint started

Freshly painted doors...
interior paint finished

Roof was painted with a textured paint... didn't look to bad...
interior paint finished

Door panels reinstalled... paint was a lighter color than before...
interior paint finished

I had some aftermarket buckets I thought I would try...
front seat test

And and Mustang II center console... I need Pinto buckets...
front seat test

I got a new NOS Ford radiator on Ebay...
new radiator

Old one was fine but I got this really cheap so why not... now I have a spare...
new radiator

What the heck... had to see what it would look like...
test hood scoops

I think I'll pass and save for a future project...
test hood scoops

The rear inside panels were in rough shape... I tried sanding them down to make em' smooth... to much work, I gave up.
rear inside panels

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