2005 Mustang GT post crash recovery

[Cribbs74]

Hello all,

New to me 2005 that I picked up very recently cheap following a mishap on ice by a coworker. He has owned the car since new and decided it was time for a new car.

So far I have taken a couple trips to the wrecking yards in hopes to find parts. I did find a few needed items. Currently I am straightening out the front end, which wasn’t bad really, but it did destroy the impact bar and bent in the frame crumple zone behind the bar. I have cutout the bad section and will be welding a new section in tomorrow. So far it’s been straight forward. No surprises. I am having a hard time finding an airbag for the drivers side. I would delete it, but since it also is the horn push I cannot.

See attached pictures for progress

Ron

 

[asdrew]

Keep checking the wrecking yards, I've gleaned tons of odds and ends that way, including a few driver airbags.

 

[Cribbs74]

Yeah, I’ll keep looking. We have a heavy Latin influence where I live and those dudes just pillage the wrecking yards around here. I just need to be quicker!

Anyway, impact bar is welded on after taking 100 measurements. It’s not 100%, 3/16 off in height from right to left. Hopefully the bumper cover and foam will have room to wiggle things a little.

Ron

 

[Cribbs74]

Does anyone know how many posts I have to make before I can write a want ad? I’m new so I imagine I need to be deemed trustworthy first.

Ron

 

[carylarock]

It’s a big job. I changed out the core support on out last race car and ordered it online. You can order all the parts online if you can’t find at the junk yard. It’s a lot of drilling out the old spot welds and rewedding took 2 day will one of my friends. Good luck

 

[carylarock]

New bumper support looks good, so all you need is the air bag?

 

[Cribbs74]

New bumper support looks good, so all you need is the air bag?

Heck no, I need a radiator, hood, bumper cover, bumper padding, grill, headlights and some plastics. However, those are easy to obtain. The airbag is proving difficult.

 

[Cribbs74]

Well, it’s back on the road. Have some hurdles still. There is a healthy clunk in the suspension, narrowed that down to end links. No cruise control as I have not reset the airbag although I did find one. Both wheels up front need balanced as they both threw the balancing weights. I have a purge valve code and a idle lower than expected code. It runs, drives and stops. I have attached a picture of the car as it is now.