1966 Mustang Needs A Little Work

rusty428cj

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Jan 5, 2013

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Brian finished patching the left inner rocker



Test fitting the floor and it fits great!!



Fitting the toe boards

 

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rusty428cj

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Jan 13, 2013

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Last patch on the right rocker





Now he is making the last patch on the left side. Everything is epoxy primed first

 

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StreetsideStig

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Such solid work you guys are doing.

 

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Wow - I thought my car was bad. Hopefully you don't lose interest b4 its done

 

rusty428cj

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Oct 2, 2013

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Everything was stripped to bare metal and epoxy primed











New parts epoxy primed

 

rusty428cj

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Oct 2, 2013

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The cowl is bad

 

rusty428cj

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Oct 2, 2013

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Once the cowl was removed Brian found rust in the A pillars

 

rusty428cj

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Oct 2, 2013

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The A pillar was damaged in the accident and that is when we found the rust







We used the other 1966 convertible we are restoring to make the jig needed for this project.

Test fitting the rear frame rails



Fitting the trunk floor pan



Fitting the floor pan



The frame rails have been welded but everything else is just screwed together at this point.

 

horse sence

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man that is pretty. i have to build a jig soon. i have one for the front half ,it makes things so much easier

 

valley82

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Oct 2, 2013

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Wow, that makes my restoration look like a weekend project! Nice work!

 

robert912005

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Oct 3, 2013

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rusty428cj said:

Everything was stripped to bare metal and epoxy primed

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Did you use a wire brush or something like aircraft stripper?

 

rusty428cj

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Oct 4, 2013

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robert912005 said:

Did you use a wire brush or something like aircraft stripper?

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Whatever it takes to get it to bare metal but no paint stripper.

 

rusty428cj

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Jan 16, 2014

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We are back working on this project. Brian replaced the damaged A pillar







Replaced the lower cowl



Ground the welds on the A pillar



Upper cowl installed

 

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68GT500KR_Vert

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Jan 17, 2014

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• Jan 17, 2014

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looking good.

 

rusty428cj

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Jan 17, 2014

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This was damaged beyond repair so we got one off of my convertible.

 

rusty428cj

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Feb 1, 2014

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Brian had the floor in and out a few times getting it to fit and drilled the holes for the plug welds



Floor in for the last time and welded



Sanded to bare metal



I sprayed two coats of SPI black epoxy





Starting to line up the sheetmetal

 

rusty428cj

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Apr 11, 2014

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The last time fitting the panels before taking apart and welding the inner structure





Brian welding an inner support





Before Brian could install the outer wheelhouse he had to modify the opening. This was taken before he ground the welds



One piece outer wheelhouse installed

 

rusty428cj

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Apr 30, 2014

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The piece from the donor car had a little rust





Brian replaced the only new part we could get



He fabricated the rest and epoxy primed

 

rusty428cj

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May 2, 2014

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Brian has the taillight panel installed



He modified the fastback trunk corners to fit the convertible

 

rusty428cj

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May 2, 2014

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Brian finished welding and grinding the taillight panel