1965 Mustang rust repair

[rusty428cj]

Yesterday we removed the engine and transmission and set it up on jack stands.

Today the suspension was removed along with a lot of other parts. We need to start out fresh to get the bolt out of the front of the leaf springs.

 

[Deleted member 7]

Yet another saved!!!

 

[rusty428cj]

Brian finished stripping the wiring, steering column, gas tank, and other parts today

Brian cut off the drip rail on the right side today.

The first thing he did was cut it off with a cutoff wheel.

Next step is to grind the spot welds and remove that piece from the windshield post.

That's all for today

 

[rusty428cj]

We modified a cart we had and welded it to the frame rails, sub frame and rockers

 

[rusty428cj]

The next step was to remove the roof by melting the lead and than drilling out the spot welds

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

I just went back to the first pictures on this thread and man what a rust filled surprise this car turned out to be. Thanks for posting the pictures Rusty I love to watch your progress and methods on these restorations.

 

[Max]

Rusty has definitely found his calling in life... (sorry, bad pun).

Amazing to see what is hidden inside those layers...

 

[rusty428cj]

 

[cjetmech]

Wow, I think that makes the 65 fastback look like a minor job. How do you determine when and where to add extra bracing when you take one apart like this? I'm curious because I need to do torque boxes and some work on the firewall, and I was considering doing something. Is it really required?

 

[Senile Old Fart]

shows the true meaning of the word Rustang

 

[Chad.S]

What a project!!!

 

[rusty428cj]

Brian removed the firewall and floor boards yesterday

 

[cjetmech]

Thats incredidble that you can rebuild something like that. I hope you post lots of pictures of this one going back together. I really like seeing your work, thanks for sharing.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Thats incredidble that you can rebuild something like that. I hope you post lots of pictures of this one going back together. I really like seeing your work, thanks for sharing.

I second that.

 

[Deleted member 7]

Ill 3rd that lol.. Awesome threads Rusty puts up for everyone to learn from!!

 

[rusty428cj]

Today Brian started working on the left sail panel.

This is what he started with

He removed the rusted out section

Cleaned it with a wire wheel

Brushed a thick coat of SPI epoxy

 

[rusty428cj]

Brian removed the outer A pillar sheetmetal than sanded and epoxy primed

The first new metal welded to the A pillar

 

[rusty428cj]

Brian finished making patches on the windshield post

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Truly fantastic work. Does Brian fabricate all the patches in shop?

 

[rusty428cj]

[QUOTE='68 Coronet R/T;7967]Truly fantastic work. Does Brian fabricate all the patches in shop?[/QUOTE]

The inner A pillar where the hinges are is a replacement but he had to make the outer piece that covers the hinge area and the windshield pillar patches.