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NEED HELP WITH 65 CONV.FLOOR AND SUB FRAME RESTORATION

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TRYING TO RESTORE 65 CONV.THAT IS COMPLETELY ROTTED.CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERES A BOOK THAT WILL HELP
 
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not that im aware of... ive done a few of them, and i have to tell you, its not a job for an amateur. i can, however, walk you through it. first of all, is the car collapsing in on itself? (door gaps wider at the bottom than the top?) since it probibly is, you need to raise the car up on jack stands,(i like to use at least 6, but 8 is better)2 each under the rear torque boxes, rear frame rails, front frame rails under the front footwells, and the last 2 at the front frame horns.with the interior gutted, you need to realign the unibody before you start cutting. i use 2 pieces of 3/4" allthread that screws into a nut welded to the end of a piece of 1" pipe. this fixture needs to reach from the lower door hinge, to the back window regulator. you are just getting started, should i continue? for tools, you will need, a 4 1/2" right angle grinder, a cutoff wheel, welder, tinsnips, jackstands, drill motor with a good set of bits, die grinder (comes in handy)spotweld cutters are also recommended, a welding blanket is almost a necessity,unless you like looking through a pockmarked windshield! like i said, i can walk you through this, just drop me an email, and ill fire off a chapter os so every few days as you progress.
 
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chromedog said:
not that im aware of... ive done a few of them, and i have to tell you, its not a job for an amateur. i can, however, walk you through it. first of all, is the car collapsing in on itself? (door gaps wider at the bottom than the top?) since it probibly is, you need to raise the car up on jack stands,(i like to use at least 6, but 8 is better)2 each under the rear torque boxes, rear frame rails, front frame rails under the front footwells, and the last 2 at the front frame horns.with the interior gutted, you need to realign the unibody before you start cutting. i use 2 pieces of 3/4" allthread that screws into a nut welded to the end of a piece of 1" pipe. this fixture needs to reach from the lower door hinge, to the back window regulator. you are just getting started, should i continue? for tools, you will need, a 4 1/2" right angle grinder, a cutoff wheel, welder, tinsnips, jackstands, drill motor with a good set of bits, die grinder (comes in handy)spotweld cutters are also recommended, a welding blanket is almost a necessity,unless you like looking through a pockmarked windshield! like i said, i can walk you through this, just drop me an email, and ill fire off a chapter os so every few days as you progress.
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Thanks for doing this.
If you do keep helping him, please do it on stangnet where you can help us all. :SNSign:

I might end up doing something similar one day and this could put me a couple of steps ahead. I've already learnt a bunch.

Thanks.
 
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it would be a pleasure! the folks on stangnet have helped me out from time to time, and i guess its time to pay up!!!
 
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MUSTANG ALMOST UNREPAIRABLE

I AM NOT GOOD AT REPAIRING THIS CAR . WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR [ FROM A FRIEND ] I WAS TOLD ALL IT NEEDED WAS FRONT SUBFRAME EASY TO FIX. WRONG. I TOOK ALL THE SEATS AND CARPET [ THEN THE TRUTH SHOWED ITSELF EVERYTHING GONE. I,VE BOUGHT PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING TO REBIULD IT. 2 YEARS AGO I MADE THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OF MY LIFE I CUT EVERYTHING OUT THAT WAS BAD MOST OF THE UNDERSIDE OF CAR FLOOR FRONT AND BACK SUBFRAME EVEN REAREND IS OUT ALL OF THE SUB THAT HOLDS IT IN IS GONE I ALSO CUT PART OF FIREWALL .THE ONLY REASON THE CAR HASN,T BROKE IN HALF IS THRE ARE 2 1-1/4
ROUND STEEL BARS IN DOOR WAY NO DOORS ARE ON CAR. THIS CAR IS JACKED MY WIFE WANTS TO KILL ME IF THE WORD MUSTANG IS SPOKEN I WANT TO REBUILD THE CAR FOR MY GRANDSON I,M IN ABOUT 5500.00 NOW THE CAR IS WORTH 200.00 THE WAY IT SITS RIGHT NOW.
 
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