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[68_stanger]

In order to clean up the look of my old stang im considering welding/brazing the quarter extentions and headlight buckets to the quarters/fenders, amongst other things. Whats everyones thought on doing this? I assume it would have to be brazed or leaded in there as the extention peices are "pop" metal, am I correct in this assumption. Has anyone done this and are you happy with the results?

 

[rbohm]

yes they are pot metal so lead or bondo would be the best way to go. personally i would use lead. just remember that if you are going to lead in the headlight doors, you will need to modify them to allow changing the headlights when they burn out. the ones i have seen done the people cut the doors out around the mounting screws but inside the the lip of the door itself.

 

[68rustang]

In order to clean up the look of my old stang im considering welding/brazing the quarter extentions and headlight buckets to the quarters/fenders, amongst other things. Whats everyones thought on doing this? I assume it would have to be brazed or leaded in there as the extention peices are "pop" metal, am I correct in this assumption. Has anyone done this and are you happy with the results?

The front and rear pieces are made of "pot" not "pop" metal, minor but anyway on to your question. The problem with potmetal is it is very hard to weld. It doesn't take much heat before it melts. The is a product out there that can be used to repair it but I don't know if it would work to attach it to the steel unibody. Check out www.muggyweld.com. Another idea could be to use an autobody adhesive to glue the pieces onto the car and then use a high quality filler to fill in the joints. Some of the aluminized or metal impregnated fillers would be great for this. All that being said, I almost think the car would look funny without the seams at the front and rear.

 

[68rustang]

...you will need to modify them to allow changing the headlights when they burn out...

I was too slow, you responded while I was typing. The 67 and 68's do not require you to remove the headlight "door" to change the lamps.