I did most of the major body work on the 1970 Mach 1 but not the paint. That included replacing the entire under carriage of the car. The only original metal left on the car includes the roof, hood, deck lid, rear inner wheel wells, rocker panels and the center section of the firewall. Everything else, and I mean everything, has been replaced with either good, original Ford parts or all new aftermarket metal. The new stuff includes the tail light panel, trunk floor, transition pan over the rear axle, both quarter panels, the entire floor pan including all new torque boxes and frame rails, outer sections of the firewall, inner fender aprons, shock towers, radiator core support, both doors and both front fenders. I also replaced most of the cowl with good, original Ford metal as none of that was available new at the time I did the work. I did not do the tail light panel, rear quarter panels or trunk floor myself as all that was replaced before I bought the car. You are probably wondering why anyone would go to all that trouble and not just start with a different car. The answer is that this is an original Q code Mach 1. That means this car came equipped with the non-ram air 428 Cobra Jet engine. It is also an original 4-speed car. Those two things make this a pretty rare and, hopefully, valuable Mustang. I have been told that there were less than four hundred Mach 1's built in 1970 with the Q code engine and 4-speed transmission combination. Had this been even a base Mach 1 it probably would not be worth the cost of all that work. Some of the other original options on the car include tilt steering, full tinted glass and an AM/8-track stereo. The Grabber Blue exterior and black interior colors are also original to this car. This also might have been a good candidate for one the new Dynacorn body shells but those were not available yet when this project was started. I have also done all of the interior, wiring, glass and trim replacement myself. The major mechanical work to be finished includes installing the engine and transmission and the exhaust system. I have also waited to install the grille, headlights and front bumper until after the engine is back in.