Restomod Day 13 - Building

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Old Body Style, Next Generation Power and Suspension

Classic Ford Mustang mounted on new chassis view 1

Classic Ford Mustang mounted on new chassis view 2

Classic Ford Mustang mounted on new chassis view 3

The CAD design

CAD Rendering of chassis mounts

I also got around to replacing the springs for the shorter old chassis (formerly the Evo, now the Evo and '65 Mustang).

Front of chassis with red springs fitted

Rear of chassis with red springs fitted

Rear 3/4 view of chassis with wheels

I accidentally broke one of the half-shafts for the rear drive on the '05 Mustang chassis while trying to replace one of the axles. I ended up figuring out a new design for the tiny part so I could 3D print it. Here in the middle is the new half-shaft design, with other small parts for scale (and the scale of the mat for scale). Each grid square is half-inch, the bottom units are centimeters.

Assorted small 3D printed parts and a wheel