Now that the paint is rock hard,I'll underseal the front guards and fit them.
I think the front guard where the antenna goes is too thin for the stress that the antenna put on the panel, you often see mustangs with distorted panels around the antenna area,
so I added some strengthening.
I added a extra plate of prepainted panel steel which was glued to the guard using panel sealer then undercoated and painted.
I didn't want to weld extra steel as it could rust particularly with the antenna fitted, i think this will spread the load and be stronger in the long run.
Here is a picture of undercoated splash sheild that mounts behind the headlight bucket.
The underneath the way it was prior to stripping.
Rear splash sheilds installed
I can start puuting bits back in the engine bay as theres no more painting left to do here.
I'm putting the front back together so that once everything lines up well, I'll block the paint on the whole car and then apply the final coat of paint.
This also allows for any chips or scratches along the way while trying to line panels up again.
Just means a lot more detailed masking.
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