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PsyCHoXXX · Dec 14, 2005

i have a 65 mustang fastback and when i removed both left and right front quarter pannels the front chassis is just so rusted im suprised the car hasent fallen apart
anyways i want to restore this 65 fastback im wondering if i should buy a new one or remove the front and re weld the sucker

DarkoStoj · Dec 14, 2005

I'd rather have a car thats has all the original sheet metal then one pieced together, but thats me

I busted my ASS looking for a 67/68 rust free fastback that I didn't have to pay an arm and a leg for(recently), but the odds of that happening are definately very slim.

or you could always SN95 it

NasaGT · Dec 14, 2005

Is it light surface rust or is it chunks of metal-falling-off-the-car rust? The light stuff can be fixed fairly easily.

jerry S · Dec 14, 2005

DarkoStoj said:
I'd rather have a car thats has all the original sheet metal then one pieced together, but thats me

I busted my ASS looking for a 67/68 rust free fastback that I didn't have to pay an arm and a leg for(recently), but the odds of that happening are definately very slim.

or you could always SN95 it

I looked for a 67-68 FB for two years before calling it quits and "settling" on a 69 FB. Cars would go on sale at www.cars-on-line.com on a monday and be sold on a tuesday.

DarkoStoj · Dec 14, 2005

jerry S said:
I looked for a 67-68 FB for two years before calling it quits and "settling" on a 69 FB. Cars would go on sale at www.cars-on-line.com on a monday and be sold on a tuesday.

I looked for a 67-68 FB for a solid 2 years....then I bought 3 of them last summer, but not one of them was advertised.

gzminiz · Dec 14, 2005

I got my 67 (coupe though) that was virtually rust free. A hole in the radiator support and minor rust on the front floor pans. It is and was an Arizona car so that probably helped.

jerry S · Dec 14, 2005

DarkoStoj said:
I looked for a 67-68 FB for a solid 2 years....then I bought 3 of them last summer, but not one of them was advertised.

Much easier to do when you are in America and not Europe. BTW, I am originally from Farmington Hills. My brother went to OU. Small world, huh?

HistoricMustang · Dec 14, 2005

They can be brought back from the dead!

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Edbert · Dec 14, 2005

Take some pictures, many from all angles and let us see it. Even if it is cancerous it might not be terminal.

I'd love to see another early fastback rescued from the reaper.

danny clemens · Dec 14, 2005

If you can do it yourself I'd say go for it. It won't be that expensive but very time consuming. If you have to hire it done I'd get some estimates and then make a decision based on cost versus finished value. Having someone else replace rusty panels can get very expensive very quick. Save a fastback anytime you can. Heck as far as that goes save any Mustang anytime you can.

BB1966 · Dec 14, 2005

Pics!!!!!!

t_chelle16 · Dec 14, 2005

I bought a 67 coupe about 3 years ago with high hopes and not realizing what I was getting into (I've learned a TON since then). Every time I turned around I found more rust (plus some bent things too). Pretty much the only things salvagable were the roof, trunk lid, hood, and amazingly the cowl (not the collars, though). It got to the point where I was completely overwhelmed and didn't even enjoy working on it any more. I basically would be building almost a whole new body from a catalog if I wanted to salvage it.

I recently decided to cut my losses and get another 67 (about 90% rust free Hawaii car ) and I'm in the process of combining the 2 into one really good car (and some spare parts that I can sell and get some of my investment back). For me, that was a much better route to go. I'm considering this the body transplant the first mustang needed but with a lot less blood, sweat, & tears and probably a lot cheaper in the long run.

Not that I'm trying to be really discouraging, but you have to really evaluate the car and decide how far you're willing to go to be able to salvage it. If replacing x% of the body/structure that needs replacing is going to be cheaper/easier/more worthwhile than getting one that's in better shape and combining the 2 or just junking the existing car and starting over with another one.

-Chelle

DarkoStoj · Dec 15, 2005

jerry S said:
Much easier to do when you are in America and not Europe. BTW, I am originally from Farmington Hills. My brother went to OU. Small world, huh?

ah no way, I went to OU for a year and transfered to michigan state where i'm a junior now.

where in europe are you at?

jerry S · Dec 15, 2005

DarkoStoj said:
ah no way, I went to OU for a year and transfered to michigan state where i'm a junior now.

where in europe are you at?

Amsterdam

68RCodeConv · Dec 15, 2005

Most people that try to tackle the job of restoring a badly rusted car get discouraged and give up. Of the ones that do finish the job, I would say that 75% of them swear that they will never do it again.

It is just not worthwhile to restore a badly rusted car unless (1) it has a lot of sentimental value, or (2) it is an extremely rare and valuable model. I don’t mean rare like “it’s the only one with green paint and a red interior” but rare like a Shelby.

I’m all for bringing one back from the dead (I’m doing it with my 68 R-code convertible) but on the other hand I don’t like to see people suffer needlessly.

PsyCHoXXX · Dec 15, 2005

sorry havent loged on in awhile
anys the rust is preaty bad about fingernail sizes thick and wide i blew on into it . the cavitie goes through the other side
this weekend ill try to get picture im totaly block up during weekdays . till then ill get the pictures and thanks for the help

DarkoStoj · Dec 15, 2005

PsyCHoXXX said:
sorry havent loged on in awhile
anys the rust is preaty bad about fingernail sizes thick and wide i blew on into it . the cavitie goes through the other side
this weekend ill try to get picture im totaly block up during weekdays . till then ill get the pictures and thanks for the help

haha...sounds like its rust free almost

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