Author Topic: Tingle's 65 fastback (Read 6910 times)

tingle · « **on:** January 29, 2012, 06:40:49 pm »

Hello guys.

Names Tingle, Im 23, live on the gold coast and i bought my first mustang a 1965 fastback.

I plan on creating a GT 350 R cone or close to it.

i have no real experience with mustang or cars in general so any feed back would be great.

Some photos to show what i started with.

tingle · « **Reply #1 on:** January 29, 2012, 06:49:39 pm »

Found a damp spot on the passenger side floor.... heater core leak.

Ash · « **Reply #2 on:** January 29, 2012, 06:53:49 pm »

You should replace it with a kit like this

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Air-Kit-64-68-Mustang-Falcon-65-66-67-A-C-/150743499984?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item23190344d0

tingle · « **Reply #3 on:** January 29, 2012, 07:23:53 pm »

i will go with out one for now but eventually ill put a new air kit in.. although i don't think the R models had them in at all to reduce weight.

tingle · « **Reply #4 on:** January 29, 2012, 07:40:36 pm »

today my dad came over and we removed the seats and started taking up the carpet.

this is what we found.

as you can see the leaky heater did a bit of damage to the floor pans over the years

tingle · « **Reply #5 on:** January 29, 2012, 07:45:08 pm »

if it was a real hot day i could probably go for a swim in here.

Gone65 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 29, 2012, 09:03:39 pm »

Hi Tingle

Mmm looks like you have a case of rust mites,,, how far are you going on this resto??
Do you have a dollar value on total resto or are you adding the bill up as you find stuff?

tingle · « **Reply #7 on:** January 29, 2012, 09:30:45 pm »

I'm just going with the flow. The rest of the car looks pretty good from what i can tell but new floor pans is definitely the next thing on the to do list.

jimyd · « **Reply #8 on:** January 29, 2012, 10:18:10 pm »

Hey Tingle,
Check your cowel panel for leaks as it may be contributing to your rusty floors.

IGALOP · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2012, 08:23:36 am »

Front cowls need to be looked at too as they may have started the rust problem before your heater began leaking.

gt350 coupe clone · « **Reply #10 on:** January 30, 2012, 05:45:29 pm »

Awesome to hear someone else interested in the gt350r

How close of a replica do you want to build

I have a 65 coupe that I am giving the gt350 r treatment to now

Happy to help

tingle · « **Reply #11 on:** January 30, 2012, 07:50:18 pm »

yea i think my cowl is rooted by the way the rust is looking, another thing to add to the list.... is it a big job to fix?

tingle · « **Reply #12 on:** January 30, 2012, 07:57:16 pm »

Quote from: gt350 coupe clone link=topic=16988.msg169728#msg169728

Awesome to hear someone else interested in the gt350r

How close of a replica do you want to build

I have a 65 coupe that I am giving the gt350 r treatment to now

Happy to help

yea i have been following your thread, car is looking sweet.

i plan to get it as close as i can to the original gt350r with a touch of my own style thrown in under the hood.

Blown66Mustang · « **Reply #13 on:** March 23, 2012, 08:23:27 pm »

This guy makes good sense

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKHn7fFPZoc

mwizz · « **Reply #14 on:** March 23, 2012, 11:13:28 pm »

Will be a great car when you are finished. What colour combo is the r

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