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Offline Stu67

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« on: February 08, 2010, 04:12:02 am »
Howdy all,

Well, thought it about time i start to intro my car and what I am doing to it. Many years ago, a good friend of mine let me drive his 65 coupe. From that moment on i was hooked and going to get myself a Mustang, the 67 Fastback being my drug of choice. Recently things have been good on the work front so i thought, lets do it. Good thing the wife agreed...

Contacted Matt at Shermatt and asked him to import a car i had already spoken to someone about. Matt warned me to let him check it out first but in the heat of the moment i jumped the gun and bought a lemon.... you may remember this thread about "Scam a Scammer"

The car arrived last december with many thanks to Matt and work started immediately and boy was there alot of work to do. Shermatt were great and stacked the vehicle full of parts, both new and old for me so i could save some $$ on buying them here.

Plan is :
Fairly plain looking exterior, keep the sexy stock fastback lines.
Lowered, nice but not outrageous wheels with large disks and updated suspension.
Worked late model injected V8, late model auto, lsd rear,
RHD converted.
To do everything myself with help of my father and enjoy the building process just as much as the finished product. Dads getting on a bit and its nice to spend some time working on something together again. Wont ever be a concourse car but thats not what i want, nor have the money to achieve.

This my first project car, will be a daily driver or used at least a few times per week and therefore needs to be reliable. I plan to keep it for a long long time.

Below are pics of what i thought i was getting....







AND this is what i got......





Well, work has begun as you will see in the next bunch of pics.....

TBC
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« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2010, 04:24:21 am »
The engine was described to me as "Running when parked" at the time of purchase. Upon getting the car it was noted this was a very broad term, perhaps the seller meant "running before i parked it, stripped the heads, exhaust, radiator, all electrics" Engine looks to have sat for a long time with the bores open to the elements and water sitting in them.

[IMG=700x525]http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w219/jarvegimite/30-Jan-2010/23012010413.jpg[/IMG]

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Note the missing core plug....

Sump was full of corrosion.
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Pistons rusted solid to the bores, looks like water has sat in the sump until the sump rusted through and it drained out.
[IMG=700x525]http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w219/jarvegimite/30-Jan-2010/23012010422.jpg[/IMG]

Engine is pretty much ruined, not worth the time to chisel out the pistons, resleeve and repair everything, so the donor vehicle we need has to have a good, solid engine. Note that when the prop shaft dropped out the back of the c4, a lovely, red milky sludge drained out, so looks like water has been sitting in the gearbox for some time too.

The recent purchase of the following donor car will make a big difference...

[IMG=700x525]http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w219/jarvegimite/06-Feb-2010/06022010444.jpg[/IMG]

Purchased an entire EF fairmont for $1k, its a wreck but the engine starts and sounds great, its been modified and dyno'd at 300 rear wheel HP. Gbox is good too with a LSD rear end, only problem with it is that a small Japanese vehicle tried to get into the front passenger seat and by the look of the damage, nearly got the seatbelt clicked in too. Structurally its a write off but mechanically its in top condition.
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« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2010, 07:13:11 am »
Welcome to the world of Mustang ownership. ;_ Now that's one mighty good looking floor repair. ;w A cut n polsh will fix it.:+

You've got some work to do. What's the remainder of the body like?
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« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2010, 10:10:27 am »
Good luck with the build Stu67. Looking forward to watching the transformation mate. This will be one special car seeing that you are building it with your old man.
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« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2010, 01:19:40 am »
First day of work.....
[IMG=700x525]http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w219/jarvegimite/20-Dec-2010/15122009381.jpg[/IMG]
Unloading the beast...

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Fred Flinstone floors...
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Cutting begins, alot of metalwork to do but no time like the present...
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« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2010, 01:24:28 am »
Second day of work.....
Floors cut out for the cabin, had to fabricate new leaf spring mount boxes and weld in.
[IMG=700x525]http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w219/jarvegimite/2010-01-09/09012010404.jpg[/IMG]
Floor Cut outs done and new left and right floor pans located and tack welded in.

[IMG=700x525]http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w219/jarvegimite/2010-01-09/09012010407.jpg[/IMG]
My 2 favourite tools, a hammer and a mallet.

[IMG=700x525]http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w219/jarvegimite/2010-01-09/09012010402.jpg[/IMG]
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« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2010, 01:44:11 am »
Day 5.
Looks like my dad got bored during the week while i was at work (He is recently retired) and he decided to weld the floor pans in completely. His welding is alot better than my amateur attempts so probably a good thing, he cants keep his dirty mitts off ;2
[IMG=700x525]http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w219/jarvegimite/30-Jan-2010/23012010410.jpg[/IMG]
The seat risers are still loose, will keep them this way and modify them to handle the front bucket seats out of the Fairmont donor car.
[IMG=700x525]http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w219/jarvegimite/30-Jan-2010/23012010409.jpg[/IMG]
Locating the rear panels after removing the previous rusted mess..
[IMG=700x525]http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w219/jarvegimite/20-Dec-2010/20122009391.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG=700x525]http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w219/jarvegimite/30-Jan-2010/23012010411.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG=700x525]http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w219/jarvegimite/15-Feb-2010/06022010430.jpg[/IMG]
Welded in and looking better, new rear panel support ties everything together nicer.
[IMG=700x525]http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w219/jarvegimite/15-Feb-2010/06022010432.jpg[/IMG]
New tank makes it look even better, though we have had to use the magnabender to fabricate a rear backside for the diff tunnel.

Have some new lower quarter panel extensions that we are going to have to install to tie up the new trunk panels to, so cant complete them yet.... A job for a little later on.

Next up is stripping the Fairmont, going to be doing something a little different, using the entire set of Fairmont running gear, drive line, suspension and brakes. Rebuilding all of the mounting points on the mustang to accommodate everything so its going to be a major job, but it will turn into something very different. Will have to work out alot of things along the way and get some wheels with different offsets, but as price is a bit of a factor I can do alot of things with the donor car to save myself money and make my car the way i want to. Cant wait, getting excited!!

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« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2010, 02:06:38 am »
Geez nice progress mate
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« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2010, 06:41:19 am »
Great progress. Can't wait to see the suspension go in..
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« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2010, 08:11:10 am »
Good stuff, Go the resto-mods.  It would be handy having your old man on the job as well
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« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2010, 11:34:16 am »
Going very well , looks good. That was nice of you to supply your dad with a retirement hobby. :+
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« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2010, 11:46:34 am »
What a nasty surprise Stu, you're tackling it head on though, hats off to you. What a great thing you can look back on doing this with your dad, priceless.

Im intrigued by the old bike in the background in one shot, can only see the front wheel - BSA maybe? or am I way off.
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« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2010, 04:08:20 pm »
Working on it with my Dad has been great so far, hes getting on a bit (70yrs) but the knowledge stored up i could only hope to know half of.

Your right about the bike in the background Ponyride, its a BSA A10. Dad loves his british bikes and is an avid collector and restorer. There is a Bonneville under the towel tucked up next to it and another couple of Bonnevilles hidden around the shed.
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« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2010, 04:16:15 pm »
Ahhh the Triumph Bonneville, best sounding bike ever...:(

There is a British bike collector down my street, a few properties from me, he fires them up every weekend & rides one past every few minutes. Hard to get any work done when there is so much nice scenery rolling by..
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« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2010, 04:25:08 pm »
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 There is a Bonneville under the towel tucked up next to it and another couple of Bonnevilles hidden around the shed.


Love those Bonnevilles. Them and the Norton Commandos, they were the bikes of choice for cred. back in the 70s - not many Harleys around here then!

Good post, good times, enjoy mate.
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« Reply #15 on: February 24, 2010, 07:34:11 pm »
I thought he was talking about the Pontiac Bonneville. 3 of those big boys would take up some room.
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« Reply #16 on: February 24, 2010, 08:50:10 pm »
3 of those Cage and i would have nowhere to put my car!

Once dad has finished all 3 Bonnevilles my brother and I plan to go riding with him on the Vintage Motorcycle club runs, good fun, though power to weight wise i will be left in the dust!
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« Reply #17 on: February 24, 2010, 09:13:57 pm »
Great work so far.

You're a braver man than me. Hopefully karma credit will payback the mug who sold it to you !

Cheers,
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« Reply #18 on: March 03, 2010, 01:33:03 pm »
Brings back memories of my recent work on the '67 fastback. The difference was mine still had most of the metal in the floors, although it's amazing/disappointing when you sandblast away the paint and find kilos of bog and rust in lots of other places!
I found it great working with my son on this project (he's a qualified motor body builder so most of the welding work was left to him).
Anyway, keep going and don't be disheartened by all the challenges, the finished project will be worth all the pain.
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« Reply #19 on: March 03, 2010, 02:41:56 pm »
PT that's a nice looking fastback, do you have some photos of the car/resto to share?
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« Reply #20 on: March 03, 2010, 09:37:10 pm »
Stu,
Keep posting up pics.
Doing a great job  :(
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« Reply #21 on: March 03, 2010, 09:45:59 pm »
Yes, we all want to see the completed story.:(
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« Reply #22 on: March 03, 2010, 11:34:09 pm »
Stuey....I would also like to see more pics of your resto mate.....That car was a basket case, so the work you have done so far is amazing

Anyone that gets in and has a crack at this sort of stuff really has a true understanding of how much work goes into repairing/restoring a mustang

Hats of to ya brother

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« Reply #23 on: March 06, 2010, 01:50:05 am »
Thanks guys,

Matt inspired me by saying "Every Mustang needs saving", This one just needs more saving than most! Nothing like a challenge to overcome, just cant wait to go for a cruise to Hungry Jacks with my dad in the passenger seat once its done :) Seeing him grip the handrail when i plant it will make everything worth while!

Still on track to have it over the pits by Xmas this year, lots to do!
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« Reply #24 on: May 10, 2010, 07:36:41 pm »
any updates?  :(
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