Author Topic: Mustang Sally - Silver Blue 65 Coupe (Read 86944 times)

66 Hertz · « **Reply #1 on:** July 08, 2011, 02:46:14 pm »

Chris

.........mate, you got some work to do.

Sally · « **Reply #2 on:** July 08, 2011, 04:40:51 pm »

yeah mate once you start you just cant stop.......just need to find a money tree to help it along

pone65 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 08, 2011, 06:58:38 pm »

Hi Chris, money tree would be nice for all of us. when you find some seeds let us know.
Love the dice from the mirror.
Good luck with the resto.

ozford · « **Reply #4 on:** July 08, 2011, 08:05:42 pm »

Mate i luv your typical Aussie modesty.

when you start a full resto on a coup complete with dolly, room to move ANd a telly , you know you have money to burn, even tho its hard earnt. please keep us updated. All the best.

JT_1994 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 08, 2011, 09:13:51 pm »

Quote from: Sally link=topic=15031.msg151502#msg151502

yeah mate once you start you just cant stop.......just need to find a money tree to help it along

Yeah, i know how that goes...LOL...

chopmgw · « **Reply #6 on:** July 09, 2011, 02:05:19 am »

Welcome to a select band of Northen Adelaide restorers !

Looks like ur making good progress.
Watching with interest.

And we love pics :smile02:

rocket · « **Reply #7 on:** July 09, 2011, 11:22:39 am »

Oh yeah - we love pics.

How far are you going with the restoration?

From the photos above, the rear looks pretty good. Are you just replacing the radiator support panel and cleaning up the engine bay?

Will be good to see another Mustang getting around out this way.

By the way, are you familiar with SA registration requirements? Those rocker covers will have to go b4 inspection. Remember, the car has to look absolutely stock. Their favourite saying is "Did it come out of the factory like that?"

Rocket.

Sally · « **Reply #8 on:** July 09, 2011, 03:22:03 pm »

Sally · « **Reply #9 on:** July 09, 2011, 03:41:36 pm »

ha ha ha guys you gave me a good laugh
I had to make up a dolly as I realised this was going to take some time and I wasnt prepared to keep crawling under the car when it was only on jacks.....as you can see from the above pics this is going to be a full restoration once you start peeling back the layers you only find more rust hidden, chassis rail is cracked and bent both sides, check out the boot we are going to have to replace the whole rear end, trunk floor both sides
rear quaters r & l, rear tail light panel, rebuild brakes, master cylinder, floor pans, battery tray, radiator support panel, lh front fender, shockers, steering wheel, upholstery, coil spring perch, seat tracks and springs
I put one of the doors into get sandblasted just to see what it turned out like and we are really happy with the results so we will put the other door in this week and then the unibody will go in in August...I can recommend them to anyone who is looking for sandblasting only costs approx $50 per door and it didnt damage the embossed metal on the inside of the door so really happy with that. Things are progressing slowly as money permits dont think it will be on the road this year but you never know we may just win the lotto next week with $30 mill I could order one of everything from the catalogue ......lol

rocket · « **Reply #10 on:** July 09, 2011, 04:04:43 pm »

hmmmm..... You have a bit of work to do. Guess we will not be seeing you in the pub any time soon.

The end result should justify the means. Are you a panel man or just very handy?

Rocket.

Sally · « **Reply #11 on:** July 09, 2011, 04:37:59 pm »

ha none of the above.... I am trying to do most of the work myself to cut down costs but there are some things I will have to outsource.... will be interesting to see after the unibody gets sandblasted, I guess that will show any rust I havent already noticed

ozford · « **Reply #12 on:** July 09, 2011, 07:33:53 pm »

umm wasnt trying to be nasty, sarcastic or anything. just admiring a fellow mussy enthusiast who has the balls to do a full and admitedly expensive resto. there was no bad feelings intended. sorry if i offended

unilec5544 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 09, 2011, 07:40:25 pm »

You certainly have your work cut out for you and the dolly is a good idea to move the car around.
But you may find it a lot easier if you had the body on a rotisserie, especially if you are replacing floor panels and rails.
Also if you are new to welding it will give you a good project to practice welding techniques, before you tackle car panels.

rocket · « **Reply #14 on:** July 09, 2011, 09:34:22 pm »

Chris, You may find the following site very useful

http://www.autobody101.com/forums/

Rocket.

Sally · « **Reply #15 on:** July 10, 2011, 11:32:06 am »

Hi Oxford
no worries mate no offence was taken,

It is going to be a lot more expensive and more extensive than what we thought when we first bought the car.....oh well we do it for the love of it
I cant wait to see the car on the road again hopefully before I go bankrupt lol

cheers Chris

Sally · « **Reply #16 on:** July 10, 2011, 11:35:45 am »

Quote from: rocket link=topic=15031.msg151599#msg151599

Chris, You may find the following site very useful

http://www.autobody101.com/forums/

Rocket.

Thanks Rocket for the tip will be looking it up
Chris

Sally · « **Reply #17 on:** July 10, 2011, 11:41:39 am »

Quote from: unilec5544 link=topic=15031.msg151591#msg151591

You certainly have your work cut out for you and the dolly is a good idea to move the car around.
But you may find it a lot easier if you had the body on a rotisserie, especially if you are replacing floor panels and rails.
Also if you are new to welding it will give you a good project to practice welding techniques, before you tackle car panels.

Thanks but I think it will be well outside my skills to do the welding so I am dismantling the car and cutting of the bad parts and I have a restorer lined up to weld in the new panels ...the rego requirements in Sth Ast are really anal about LH drive vehicles:thumb:

Sally · « **Reply #18 on:** September 10, 2011, 03:17:57 pm »

hi
just to let you know where we are with the resto
have been buying parts, spending heaps but doesnt seem to be really getting anywhere
new fuel tank
new door hinges
new trunk panel
new rear frame rails
new deluxe splash shields
new tail light lenses & bezels
new taillight housings
short front floor pans
new gold painted rocker covers
new trunk floor
new shackle kit
new taillight panel
new rear quarter skins lh & rh
new trunk floor drop off
new rear cross member
new taillight panel
new brake pads & drums machined
plus assorted grommets, hoses and other parts
just took a couple of photos so you can see where we are at

cheers Chris

Sally · « **Reply #19 on:** September 10, 2011, 03:20:29 pm »

new floor pans welded in

Sally · « **Reply #20 on:** September 10, 2011, 03:22:06 pm »

rear quarters ready to be cut off and new skins welded on

TimR67 · « **Reply #21 on:** September 10, 2011, 03:40:16 pm »

Good work, I also love how you have "re-purposed" the family pergola/bbq area.

rocket · « **Reply #22 on:** September 10, 2011, 03:45:08 pm »

Good work Chris.

You need a warehouse for all those new parts!

Gets a bit tedious at this stage doesn`t it, but well worth it for the end result.

Rocket.

mwizz · « **Reply #23 on:** September 10, 2011, 03:54:20 pm »

Dale may have a spare bedroom for the parts seeing as he has put them onto his Hertz now

unilec5544 · « **Reply #24 on:** September 10, 2011, 05:53:11 pm »

It may pay you in the long run to get full quarters rather than skins, a lot easier to fit and less welding.
I only fitted skins to my car because it's a fastback and full 1/4 were around the $800 mark, so went for skins.

Cheers Neil.

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