Various indications of a hard impact . . . For starters, the left shock tower was
butted up against the master cylinder, the upper cowl plate on the passenger side
was wrinkled . . .
The passenger foot well was also wrinkled (there shouldn't be a crease by the fan
motor),
the panelwas held in by screws on drivers side . . .
Severed/spliced engine compartment harness. Although the suspension section
will be removed and replaced, all of the firewall area will have to be straightened
so a factory style A/C unit can be installed.
Front and back driver-side shock towers are cracked, a fairly common problem
on many bigger engined Mustangs (extra weight). So there would have been
some surgery needed even if it hadn't had the other problems
A crack was developing on the passenger-side shock tower, the frame rail
also has a wrinkle from the impact, and weld from the splice repairs afterward.
This should be a one piece crossmember. Held on by only two bolts (at least
one had to be removed to enable this patch) they spent more time rigging this
than what a junk yard piece would have cost.
A view of the last remnants of the original front end. It will be cut off and a new
sub-structure made to mount the new MII crossmember. Not only will this eliminate
the damage it will also eliminate some of the early 'stangs handling shortcomings.
The availability of various types of suspension pieces and materials is enormous.