The work continues on the Mustang in its conversion into a chicken coop. I had already cut a patch from the middle floor. At this point I continued to hack into the floors, starting with the rear section of the floor pan. First I had to remove all the seatbelts and buckles to get them out of the way. After removing and setting aside that stuff (for later resale), I put the saw to the rear floor pan. Cutting all the way across from left to right I cut back to where the floor pan started angling upwards towards the trunk. With the rear section of the floor pan gone, I turned my attention to the front portion of the floor pan.
With the front subframe rails in place, I had to cut the sheet metal around these. While this wasn't difficult, I did have to terminate the cutting at the crossmember, which was straight under the dash. With the good amount of cutting I managed to get the majority of the floor pans cut out from the cab of the car. I did continue to vacuum up broken glass from the ground just to eliminate that little thing that would linger even after moving the car from the spot it sits. Because of all the heavy cutting that I did I ended up stripping the drive gears in my Harbor Freight reciprocating saw. Luckily I was done though! I then turned my attention to the dash and gauge cluster. After removing the bolts from the steering column and the screws from the gauge cluster panel I was able to remove the gauge cluster, panel, an HVAC duct, and another plastic panel. With those large components removed, I then cut out large sections of wiring to add to the pile of old wiring to be processed later on. I was then able to remove the actual dash panel in its entirety. This will definitely be marketed as a whole original dash for a Mustang is typically hard to find and expensive when found, even if they need to be restored. I will probably end up putting the saw to the dash frame to remove that metal in order to get to the HVAC box. The main goal is to clear all metal and other material from the front of the cab up to the firewall in order to make the space be wide open for adding other components to the main chicken coop, such as roosting posts or shelves. The work is moving pretty fast on this project and will continue; this is one that needs to get done fast as we have some baby birds that are getting rather large and need to get outside so they can continue to grow and start producing as intended. Also with the brooder box section being worked into the engine compartment of the car, we will be able to acquire more baby chickens and more effectively raise them in an environment that will be larger and more able to comfortably handle a large number of birds without putting them at risks that are present in overcrowded conditions. The work will continue.
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