I bought a new wheel housing for the really bad side and got this, what year had this pushed in part, for a spare tire by the looks of it, a fastback maybe? I have a 65 vert so it isn't right.
I figured you'd know, I know the covertible one is beaten pretty flat on top like it was an after thought. Why wouldn't the convertible have the recessed part for the spare? The trunk is the same as a coupe in every other way?
Mostly it depends when the car was made. The dent for the spare was not done from the beginning. Different factories would use the newer version when supplies of the older ones were exhausted, and of course since the convertible wheelhouse was different, they were no doubt not not switch over the same day as the coupes.
The flat spot on the convertible house was to allow the folding top to be stowed. Often the house was still not low enough, and the guys on the line would give it a bash to get more room. This is very common.
Interestingly, the convertible wheelhouse is now available new. The wheelhouse had thin, D-shaped pads glued on the top, these are available new too.
If I can get the original type I will, the question I now have is, if I can't, should I use this one as is or work out the recessed part? Basically it's just fixing a dent. While this is a restomod I still like the idea of keeping it original enough that a future owner could return it to original if they wanted to. Would someone look at that recessed part and go, no that's wrong.
If I can get the original type I will, the question I now have is, if I can't, should I use this one as is or work out the recessed part? Basically it's just fixing a dent. While this is a restomod I still like the idea of keeping it original enough that a future owner could return it to original if they wanted to. Would someone look at that recessed part and go, no that's wrong.
The convertible house is so new I haven't seen it yet, they don't even have a photo on their site yet. I'd get the convertible house, and if it has the spare dent in it, smooth it out, an both you and the next owner will both be happy.
Don't forget the D shaped pads for the top, when the time comes.
Thanks again, sounds like I'll have to work with this one, if the convertible house is that new odds are I won't be able to get one where I am. I'm not replacing the entire wheel house unless it really needs it, I think it's mostly solid so I will graft as much as needed onto the existing one after smoothing out the dent. The top is definitely fine so I won't need to go through the pounding it flat bit.
Check the build date of your '65 stang.. You must have a real early '65 stang. Only really early '65 stangs such as '64 1/2 stangs do not have the depression in the wheelhouse. My 1966 Convertible has the depression in the wheelhouse, so it has nothing to do with it being a convertible. It has to do with when the car was built. TRUE STORY- When Ford started putting the wheel depressions in the sheetmetal, They were actually banged out by hand!!! There are plenty of early '65 stangs that have right side inner wheelhouses that look like the car was hit at one time...when it was it actually a Ford employee on the assembly line beating the crap out of the wheelhouse with a BFH!!!!!!!! So, Obviously, If your car isn't a '64 1/2, The new sheetmetal with the depression would be an improvement!!! - and also correct. If the car is a '64 1/2 generator car, I would try and create a wheelhouse WITHOUT the crease, But you'd have to do some fabricating from a left side wheelhouse in order to do it.. +1