Taking it Apart

Well, I'm in the process of disassembly.  So far I've removed:

Front Bumper
Front Apron
Front Rock Guard
Headlight/Grille Assembly
Passenger side Fender
Drivers side Fender
Passenger side Splash Guard (I think that's what it's called?)
Drivers side Splash Guard
Most of interior

By far, the fenders were the most annoying things to remove.  There are so many screws randomly hidden.

I also found that the Drivers side Fender must be a replacement.  How did I come to this conclusion?  Because here's what is behind the fender (the splash guard):

The next thing on the agenda (once the $$ gets here) is to order the suspension components.  Here is the Parts List:

480# Coil Springs (NPD)
Coil Spring Insulators - Midolene (NPD)
*4-1/2 Mid-eye Leaf Springs (Mustangs Plus)
1" Front Sway Bar (Mustangs Plus)
KYB Gas-A-Just Shocks - set of 4 (Mustangs Plus)
Lower Control Arms (Mustangs Plus)
Upper Control Arms (Mustangs Plus)
Sway Bar End Links (NPD)
Sway Bar Frame Bushings - rubber (NPD)
Rebound Bumpers (NPD)
Lower Control Arm Bushings (NPD)
Export Brace (NPD)
*U-Bolts (Mustangs Plus)
*Leaf Spring Shackles (Mustangs Plus)
*Leaf Spring Hardware (Mustangs Plus)
Roller Bearing Spring Perches
UCA Drop Template


* Indicates part of a kit, which saves ~$40.


From here, I'm not exactly sure what the next step will be.  There's a lot of different directions I could go - removing current export brace, removing old rear end, disassembling old UCAs, repainting gauge panel (to make brighter), or just starting sanding away.

We'll see.