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Wire Brush Cleaning

After driving the Mustang onto Mitchell's alignment rack, the first step was to use a sanding disc on a right-angle sander to clean off 40 years of crud from both the front and rear subframes where the connectors would sit in order to improve the quality of the welding. This also meant cleaning the powercoating off the subframes where the welding would take place.
How to Weld Your Own Subframe Connectors

After driving the Mustang onto Mitchell's alignment rack, the first step was to use a sanding disc on a right-angle sander to clean off 40 years of crud from both the front and rear subframes where the connectors would sit in order to improve the quality of the welding. This also meant cleaning the powercoating off the subframes where the welding would take place.  View Related Article