I bought my 66 when i was 15. I turn 61 this year. Plan on semi-retiring next year. My plan has always been to tackle getting my 66 done after I retire when i can dedicate more attention to it. Hat's off to you doing this while managing life's busy schedule. I hope your series continues and you get your car done to your satisfaction.

Indeed, it is good to see you back at it.

Glad to see you're still at it... and I'm just in the first minute. Might have more to say after I've seen the whole video.

It's going to be very valuable to see how you fix the rear quarter to door gap. There are lots of banged up 1st gen Mustang restorations yet to go in the world, and many in very rough shape! As for the chit-chat, you are absolutely right about feeling like you might have disappointed your viewers by the ratio of talk to action. We are here for the knowledge, and are glad you are back. The work really is all that matters! And these videos are not time-sensitive, quite the opposite: they are a valuable record for future people to watch and use as a resource. If you do feel the need to give long pre-ambles etc, put chapter markers on the video timeline. This will also be of value to viewers after you and I are long gone. Cheers and good luck!

I am doing a 66 also. I had to completely rebuild,the,front of the car. A new firewall, upper and lower vowel,new dash, a pullers, front frame rails, and fender sides. I used the center line of the car as a reference and mounted a one piece export brace to help position the shock towers relative to the center of the cowl. . Other than that I used measurements from another 66 to set the core support relative to the cowl, mount the frame rails etc. New floor supports and floor pans. The export brace set the shock towers, firewall, cowl and dash correctly to each other. Starting to mock up the fenders and hood and everything looks ok so far

I love your videos, don’t have a mustang but I have a 61 falcon , same thing very similar

I just stumbled onto your videos yesterday and have gotten this far. I can totally relate. I have a 67 coupe that I’m converting to fastback. I have never built a car before. The car was in worse shape than what I thought at first. Found out after I started tearing into it I had to replace the firewall and cowl. Because of my inexperience I’m scared I’m going to make mistakes to. I do get to a point that it gets overwhelming and I’ll take a break but when I go back to it I’ll look at something else and work myself back into what I was originally doing. I’m only a little over a year into this build. So I have at least 5-8 years to go since I don’t get the time I would like to spend on it. Thank you for the videos and keep on you will get it done one day. You will(like me)make mistakes along the way but that’s how we are learning to do it!

As you know I am into year 2 on mine and I guestimate I still need 3 months to complete. I have been retired for a solid year so for the first year work and honey-do list got in the way. Like yourself the summer is very short up here so in the summer I prefer to enjoy the weather rather than sweating in the garage. 3 -4 years to restore one of these cars when it is not a priority make sense so you are probably on track. Motivation is tougher, I find that unless I can get a solid 3 or 4 hours per session it is almost not worth it as you just get going and times up. The car is looking good and your plan is solid , all the best and I look forward to your next posts. As you align the doors, I suggest you apply the seals with tape to understand how much space you need between the door and both A and B pillars

I think time away to do other endeavors is healthy. As long as you've got the space for it to sit awhile This is supposed to be your fun hobby remember. My issue (improving a mostly functioning classic car) is overestimating what I can do and buying too much at a time to "save" on shipping. Glad you're back at it. The plan of moving rear forward makes sense and at some point getting it the best you can assuming that even the best reproduction parts often need mods to work.

Im about to mock up my 66 and get my panels where they need to be and any work done before bodywork and paint. I've read and I don't know how true it is but have the full weight of the doors before aligning. Meaning the windows, roller mechanisms etc. It makes sense to me because that adds a decent amount of weight to the door and could change how it lines up after you put those items in. Also the bottom gap of the door along the rocker is larger than the gaps along the sides. That's just how it was from the factory. Why I don't know but it's always what I've seen.

From the videos I have watched, your top door gap is not an uncommon problem. Most of them do a relief cut and move the top of the fender forward. This is seems to be the most common thing to do. Another method is the weld down the edge of the door building up. Good luck with your choice.

Doug, Did you get the door seals mounted in the 66 mustang? Just wondering, if so, how it went? I have a problem with mine. The door fits fine without the seals. But with the seals installed it's hard to close. Stick out at the rear lower end.

looks like that quarter panel is been skinned looks like /As far as the chit chat but some people might like the verbal explanations so I say good job.