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 A special thank you to Coral Snake and Stephen Becker for helping me find the best solution to restore my Shelby.

Thank you all for the suggestions. I kindly ask if you have photos of the '69 Mustang convertible, showing the entire body and its details. I want to restore it correctly to 100%. Obviously, it will never be like a perfectly preserved model, but I want to get as close as possible. In fact, all the parts I was missing have been purchased as originals. Little by little, we will bring it back to life because it deserves it

Exactly. The design of the original ribbing resembles the floor of the '67 convertible much more than that of the '69 fastback. That's why I'm confused. Someone have some pics about a 69 convertible without interiors ?

Buongiorno Pietro

Just ran into your post

Wishing you the best on your project

This is another source for floor pans

FORD MUSTANG Floor Panels - Summit Racing
https://www.summitracing.com/search/part-type/floor-panels/make/ford/model/mustang

Here is an article on the replacement

Project 1969 Mustang, Part 2: Floor Pan Replacement
https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/1969-mustang-project-floor-pan-replacement/

Buongiorno 
Thank you,
I'm not sure that a 69 mustang fastback complete floor pan is correct for convertible

There are whole lot of things to think about when replacing the floors in your convertible.  One of the first considerations is to be sure to weld in bracing to keep that body together when the floor comes out.  Whats the condition of the torques boxes and the inner rocker panels?  Its been my experience when removing a floor that lots of other things can show up that need attention; so do a thorough inspection of all of those potential problem areas and make a plan for removal/installation and get your replacement panels ordered and ready to go. 

Get ready to document all of the interior parts and wiring you will need to remove or replace before you can get to the floor removal.  Not a lot of details in your post about your experience level.  Do a good online search for information about what you are going to do.  Some pretty good older publications out there on Mustang floor panel replacement.  Better yet, if you can find a professional or very experienced body guy that has done this stuff before you will be very glad you did. 

will be mounted on a professional jig to ensure that none of the original measurements are lost

Thank you all for the advice. I will take my time to read them carefully and try to apply the best solution. This is the VIN of my car 9F03R480240 
I am attaching some photos
Thank you.

Hi, I'm a guy in italy who has been lucky to purchase a 1969 shelby gt 500 convertible that needs a full restoration. I need some tips on bodywork because there's really limited informations available here for that model and we don't want to make a mistakes. Could someone hel me out?
First, I need to understand how the entire floor pan is constructed because we are considering whether to modify the 1969 model or to use the floor pan from the 1967 convertible.
thank you
Pietro