First, a few weeks ago I had all the interior parts cleaned up and painted. They came out pretty good, but 30+ years of scratches don't all come out without a lot of bondo, so I decided to remove the rough edges only.
I started Friday by taking the day off from work and going to a junkyard. I was specifically looking for a lot of 'small' things that I need. For example a VSS clamp and bolt, seat belts that have been updated in the recall etc.
What I found was an almost mint condition 1984 Mustang V6 hatchback. Someone had already removed the dash cover, so I'll assume it was perfect. It even had a stock radio! I stripped the console, radio, glove box, seat belt buckles, speaker covers and a few other small pieces. I debated for most of an hour as I removed all this stuff if I should take the seats. They were lowback sport seats, but in excellent condition. In the end I left them. I swear it was a little-old-lady's car, it even had the cargo cover! If I'd had the 7mm wrench I would have taken the dash shell too, but I didn't expect to find a usable dash shell!
I did find the VSS in the remains of a Ranger and a few other parts in other places.
Saturday was my 22nd Wedding anniversary so my wife and I went to see Foreigner and Styx and get away for the night! Sunday was spent at the pool with the kids.
By Monday morning I was itching to do some work on the car, so I ran new speaker wires, reassembled the dash (it was taken apart when painting the entire interior) and installed it. Sounds like a quick job, but it took 5+ hours total.
Here is the dash:
Here is all the painted parts in the garage:
Here are some of the parts I removed from the junk yard:
Oh and there are boxes in my home office with new carpet and a headliner. I'll finish the interior next weekend and install those next!
