Select® Restoration Projects
- 1967 Ford Mustang GTA Resto Mod Rotisserie Restoration
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What does a guy who showed original Mustangs for years and drove original Mustangs for even more years do with a very original red on red ’67 Mustang GTA in exceptionally clean but weathered condition?
Why he freshens it up with a full blown Resto-Mod Restoration.
This car may have been a little tired but the body proved to be exceptionally rust free.
After running the body through our “oven baking”, “acid dipping”, “zinc plating” and “e coating” process, a very solid Mustang returned with only a fifty cent size hole at the drivers side rear window and small hole in the cowl area.
Interestingly enough, the passenger side floor pan, typically destroyed by leaking cowl panels, under the dash, was in excellent condition.
The right rear quarter panel revealed a previously repaired grapefruit size dent.
After welding up the rear window and dollying out the rear corner of the right quarter panel the body was ready for our chassis shop.
The rear sub frame was cut, brackets were spliced in to hold an ’04 Mustang Cobra Independent Rear Suspension and the frame was capped back off to appear as if they were installed at the factory in 1967.
An upgrade coil over strut suspension from RRS Suspensions was mocked up along with 13” disc brakes, Global West lower control arms and a RRS bolt in rack & pinion steering system.
Other upgrades included a ’70 Mustang increased capacity fuel tank and a weld in firewall between the trunk and rear seat.
Repair panels were welded to the often damaged forward frame rails or as we call it jack damage repair.
With the body installed on a rotisserie the bottom of the car and interior floors were sanded, primed, seam sealed and prepared to be coated with black bed liner.
The firewall, shock towers, radiator support and frame rails were then prepared for body quality paint.
Bodywork was then performed to produce a flawless body for PPG Global Paint.
The choice of color was a tri-coat pearl color called velocity red.
With the body & panels painted, assembly began with a stainless steel bolt kit from totally stainless.
The inner body was then lined with Second Skin thermal and acoustical barrier. This aluminum and butyl adhesive tile serves as a barrier for the heat from the headers under the floor and heat from the sun through the roof and doors. The butyl part of this tile will keep exhaust and road noise from resiginating through out the body.
A modernized wiring harness and power windows were then installed along with an upgraded air conditioning system.
An alarm system with keyless entry and power locks were added along with a Alpine MP3 player stereo with 2g of memory.
A Garmin Navigation System was added and installed pm a ’67 Shelby console.
The ’67 Mustang shifter was modified for a custom billet shifter handle and covered in a leather boot.
Our shifter will now be in control of a TCI AOD overdrive automatic transmission.
Digital shift indicator from Dakota Digital was installed on the forward vertical console face just below the navigation screen.
The stock seats were treated to custom foam and covers that added more contour and bolsters.
Deluxe door panels and brushed stainless on the dash made a clean interior along with a Shelby type steering wheel by Moto Lita.
Retractable shoulder harnesses were added in the front and retractable shoulder harnesses were fed up through the package tray in the rear.
The package tray itself was molded in fiberglass to hold a billet third brake light and speakers.
Under the hood a 345 hp Ford Motor Sports 302 was paired with our AOD.
A BBK Injection system was added to the top of our crate engine and managed by an Accel DFI 7.
A polished serpentine accessory system from Street & Performance and an all aluminum cooling system provided upgrades such as a high amp alternator, quiet efficient power steering pump, modern A/C compressor and electric cooling fans on a superior design 2 inch two core radiator.
Coy’s custom wheels cut a set of their C-67 Mag Wheels to work with our new wider suspension. Our Coy’s wheels were outfitted with Goodyear F-9 s from the Tire Rack.
Exhaust Tech in Alexandria custom built a flowmaster exhaust system with ball and socket joints in the middle of the system. Our exhaust was broken down, boxed up and shipped to Jet Hot Coatings. Later a set of magna flow exhaust tips were added.
Our Resto-Mod ’67 Stang was now ready to be programmed or tuned.
The rest is just miles and smiles.
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