Author Topic: 65 Fastback A code Nut & bolt resto (Read 71158 times)

67fasty.sm · « **Reply #100 on:** September 27, 2015, 07:37:37 pm »

Quote from: 65 GT HIPO on September 26, 2015, 05:14:16 am

I notice you have sand blasted the oil pump, Be careful, this could cost you a second rebuilt on the engine,For the price of a new pump, i would buy one...

i second that

65FastbackAcodeRestoration · « **Reply #101 on:** September 28, 2015, 08:22:55 am »

I was thinking that myself ! I don't know a whole lot about engines to be honest and I'm learning as I go...I also accidentally had the inside of the sump sand blasted and then I painted that too so a few mistakes along the way! I'll be sure to buy a new oil pump, considering my engine is practically brand new.

All machine work has been done on the 289 and is assembled, ready to paint, I've taped it up and will paint shortly.

Can anyone recommend a nice engine enamel in a spray can? ..and is there the need to use a heat resistant primer ?

Cheers for all the tips guys!...

swiftyjjj@gmail.com · « **Reply #102 on:** October 22, 2015, 04:39:27 pm »

this is the most detail iv seen as fare as pictures go for a resto!, great work mate!, the feeling you will get once you turn the key for the first time on the road is going to be somthing you will never forget!

65FastbackAcodeRestoration · « **Reply #103 on:** November 22, 2015, 05:36:26 pm »

Things have been going a bit more slowly recently... I've restored my heater box, had already painted it a few years back, but finished it off by taking the metal internal flap doors to bare metal, painting those up, then applying new foam seals with spray adhesive. Was a pretty satisfying little task !

65FastbackAcodeRestoration · « **Reply #104 on:** November 22, 2015, 05:37:40 pm »

I gave the engine 3 coats of VHT gloss black engine enamel came up a treat really happy with the result and can't wait to see it all finished off with the gold air cleaner and rocker covers! I will paint these gold soon using an oem spray can from the states that I found at Eastcoast mustangs in Vic.

65FastbackAcodeRestoration · « **Reply #105 on:** November 22, 2015, 05:50:00 pm »

Finally I have taken the last remaining 1 inch thick bog off the roof that the previous owner so thoughtfully left for me to deal with!
The roof was not as nice as I would have hoped, it's hard to tell in the pics but there was, rust pits scattered throughout the area, which I presume was caused by moisture sitting underneath the bog that shouldn't have been there. So after taking it all back to bare metal with an orbital sander, I applied a solution called rust blast and scrubbed the steel for about 2 hours straight letting it penetrate the little pits, It literally eats the rust away. then I purple strip wheeled the whole roof to bare metal again, then another 2 hours of rust blast solution, and surprisingly the roof came up quite nice !

My panel beater is now in the process of knocking out any dents, and giving it a thorough metal filing. My car will have very little filler and will be metal file finished where possible.
I will then spray the roof with Epoxy like the rest of the car.
I also used rust blast solution on the RH door skin. The LH door is being re-skinned.

65FastbackAcodeRestoration · « **Reply #106 on:** November 22, 2015, 05:51:27 pm »

65FastbackAcodeRestoration · « **Reply #107 on:** December 05, 2015, 11:47:35 am »

All up about 22 hours went into the roof between myself and the beater... applied the rust blast 2 times, then hours of metal file finishing and dent pulling followed by another rinse in rust blast solution and finally we've got the main roof panel in epoxy. Now the same treatment around the quarter vents, deck lid and rear tail light panel.

I also took the repro panels in the boot area back to bare metal and epoxy'd accordingly as some forum members have suggested the factory black coating is not all that lasting.

unilec5544 · « **Reply #108 on:** December 05, 2015, 08:39:47 pm »

Roof has come up like new, hats off to you and your beater.

If you can get the underside of the roof panel in epoxy as well, even if you just use a paint brush, it will never have rust issues again.

65FastbackAcodeRestoration · « **Reply #109 on:** December 09, 2015, 08:51:22 pm »

sanded the rear seat area and behind quarter vent windows etc, and got them painted up at the same time as the boot, also got a coat of EP on the new front RH engine bay panel.

The only section that needs epoxy now to prevent the car from further rusting is the rear of the roof, but I will sand both sides of the new floor panel, the underside of the roof and the dash and coat them in epoxy too as it gives me peace of mind :)

65FastbackAcodeRestoration · « **Reply #110 on:** December 09, 2015, 08:52:21 pm »

mk1_oz · « **Reply #111 on:** December 10, 2015, 01:41:26 pm »

Top effort

66 Hertz · « **Reply #112 on:** December 10, 2015, 01:52:13 pm »

Looking forward to seeing this car hit the streets

65FastbackAcodeRestoration · « **Reply #113 on:** January 21, 2016, 10:18:02 pm »

Not a lot got done of the christmas period, but have made a start on the Rh quarter/outer wheel house/ rocker panel.

The front rocker extension is welded in place.

Many hours have gone into aligning the new sheet metal up with the added variable of the new rocker panel which needed some tweaking.

Have made sure the door gaps etc are all nice and even, and today we made the cut thru the new quarter and remaining old quarter.

The reproduction boot drop off panel is not long enough and does not meet up with the bottom of the new quarter panel so will need to make up a section accordingly.

Pretty exciting stage seeing the quarter's going back on !

65FastbackAcodeRestoration · « **Reply #114 on:** January 21, 2016, 10:22:14 pm »

Also, when choosing the new quarter panels I opted for the more expensive two piece full quarters because at the bottom they included more detailing close to the originals, but there was no need to use the gill surround pieces on my car, and it turned out that the lip at the top of the panel was no where near close to what it should have been so the call was made to cut below the style line and retain that original detailing...

65FastbackAcodeRestoration · « **Reply #115 on:** January 30, 2016, 04:25:08 pm »

Got the rocker panel all plugged in today and made a start on the quarter panel...

The rocker will be spot welded too at a later date but is well and truly fixed until then.
Lots of time went in to lining up the style lines with the door and although not 100% perfect we found a happy medium and will complete some of the detail with lead wiping.

The rear of the rocker panel did not meet up with the wheel arch or quarter and therefore needed a slit cut to meet the arch line and was the welded shut again and ground down...this will receive lead wiping too.

The rear of the quarter is not plugged for now, as we will get the LH wheel house and quarter to the same point and then build up the bumper/valance/quarter extensions to make sure everything will line up before permanently welding up the rear of the panels.

Great to finally see the car looking like a car again!