Paint and Body Oh boy ,another coupe to fast back conversion !

[horse sence]

We have a nice 68 coupe belonging to one of our Stangnet members getting ready to convert to a fast back . Everything is here and ready to go . I should be lopping of the roof tomorrow

 

[horse sence]

Um ,i think i may have scratched the paint a bit !

 

[horse sence]

There ,that takes of any scratches !

 

[6t8stang]

Looking GOOD!!! Excited to have Jim do the conversion. He is definitely a skilled craftsman!

 

[65Rob]

That's awesome that you can do that. Look forward to following along

 

[horse sence]

This must make me one quarter of the way there ? The seat divider is also out . That sound deadened is going to put up a fight until the end ,never seen anything stick like that

 

[Basedg0d]

How much do you charge for this service? Or is there a classifieds forum section for services I should be asking that in? Apologies in advance.

 

[horse sence]

How much do you charge for this service? Or is there a classifieds forum section for services I should be asking that in? Apologies in advance.

Sent a message

 

[horse sence]

both sides welded up and ground down ,welder is working great since i put a new heavy duty tweeco gun assembly on it

 

[wicked93gs]

Seems like a solid car...almost a shame to cut it up. Looking good though.

 

[horse sence]

The windshield frame is trimmed out ,no rust , just a good wire wheeling and primer . The back end will take some time to trim out ,that sound deadened is a night mare to remove where i have to weld

 

[wicked93gs]

And people wonder why I am so anti sound deadener....it is just a nightmare anytime you ever have to work on a car, and it does a great job of hiding rust and trapping moisture.

 

[horse sence]

And people wonder why I am so anti sound deadener....it is just a nightmare anytime you ever have to work on a car, and it does a great job of hiding rust and trapping moisture.

The only way i can get it off is cut it in one inch strips and pull each piece ,it is really stuck down

 

[wicked93gs]

The only way i can get it off is cut it in one inch strips and pull each piece ,it is really stuck down

One trick you can use is dry ice(not sure if you can get it cold enough with regular ice, but dry ice leaves no moisture). If you freeze it, it often becomes somewhat brittle, making it easier to remove if its the sticky type(only worth doing if its the sticky type though, which is going to depend a lot on brand and age)

 

[horse sence]

I have most of it off any place i have to weld ,still may have to pull a couple of smaller pieces

 

[6t8stang]

I have most of it off any place i have to weld ,still may have to pull a couple of smaller pieces

Not a fan of sound deadening... due to the sticky residue and hassle of handling the material.

 

[horse sence]

Driver side trimmed out very nice ,passenger side had damage . The fender had been replaced long ago and they trimmed away the wheel lip flange and brazed it all together . Outer wheel house had been smashed in and they did a bad job pulling it out so the only thing to do was replace it .

 

[6t8stang]

Wow... looks like it was beat with a hammer.

 

[horse sence]

Wow... looks like it was beat with a hammer.

Yes ,looks like they took a sludge hammer to it ,the replacement quarter was a red oxide primer quarter so it had to be a long time ago

 

[6t8stang]

Glad you took care of it. Good piece of mind knowing it’s been fixed properly