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Offline Dwayne

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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #50 on: October 19, 2021, 11:20:49 am »
Are you planning to fill the vent on the upper section as well to stop leaves etc for getting in there, or leave it to look stock?

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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #51 on: October 19, 2021, 12:34:02 pm »
Hey Dwayne, just marked out the upper section to cut out the Louvre's and convert it for the right hand drive wiper holes

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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #52 on: October 20, 2021, 12:14:37 pm »
Cut out the Louvre's in the upper cowl and made a patch panel from one of the old rear quarter panels.
Tack weld in place using Tig, I HATE Tig.












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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #53 on: October 20, 2021, 12:22:51 pm »
Perfect, looks great  :thumb:

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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #54 on: October 20, 2021, 12:39:14 pm »
Thanks Dwayne.

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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #55 on: October 20, 2021, 03:44:27 pm »
What Dwayne said.

I read this after coming in from welding up a broken fitting on my son in law's lawnmower and while it will stay together my welding is horrible. You guys who can do this sort of work really rub it in.

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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #56 on: October 20, 2021, 04:33:48 pm »
Thanks Geoff289.
Finished welding for the day, 90% done but still have to move wiper holes.
Lots of hammering to go yet, have to bring the welds up a bit.




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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #57 on: October 20, 2021, 05:08:50 pm »
If you have access to a 3d printer, here's the panel gap tool I designed for lining up panels & doors etc with a 3/16" gap:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4767938

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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #58 on: October 20, 2021, 05:36:35 pm »
Looks good Dwayne, unfortunately I don't have access to one.
I compared the holes for the wipers, original Ford and aftermarket, will try and use the Ford ones.


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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #59 on: October 21, 2021, 05:32:19 pm »
As the quarters are coming off have you thought about making it a fastback?

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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #60 on: October 21, 2021, 07:52:59 pm »
Hey Brett, not really mate.

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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #61 on: October 22, 2021, 02:37:50 pm »
The progress looks amazing, seems like you're having fun with this build.  :cheers:
You may want to check out 4wheelonline if you're planning to install a new set of tires on your stang.
« Last Edit: October 29, 2021, 03:26:46 pm by justdrive4 »

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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #62 on: October 22, 2021, 07:27:58 pm »
Thanks Belle

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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #63 on: October 23, 2021, 11:48:35 am »
Mostly finished except for some shrinking (ran out of Gas) and I need to find some suitable washer nozzles to fit into the cowl


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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #64 on: October 26, 2021, 10:33:29 am »
Moved onto the shock towers, I am using 69 Mustang towers due to the better inner locating point for the lower control arm, also the 69 strut rod braces allow for caster adjustment.
When fitting RRS struts the instructions say to drill 3 holes in the original spring locating plates and to fit spacers under the plates to prevent them being crushed.
This has worked on many installations and is perfectly adequate but I decided to make some plates to weld in to replace the spring locators, this eliminates the need for the crush washers and helps spread the load over a larger area. The plates were made on my Milling machine and welded in place.






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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #65 on: October 26, 2021, 08:17:46 pm »
Nice work Ray.  Looks far superior to the measly spacers provided in the kit! 

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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #66 on: October 27, 2021, 03:59:32 pm »
A bit of epoxy today




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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #67 on: October 29, 2021, 05:56:22 am »
Hey Ray,
Beautiful work!
Your “SUBJECT” shouldn’t be “ Rusty 66 Coupe, it should be “ Rusty 66 Coupe gets a second life”
Your photos give us a great insight into what is behind the panels, the skeleton if you like!
Love to see your machining and welding skills!
It gives you great satisfaction turning a lump of metal or aluminium into a component!
Cheers Phil.
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But if you've buggered a lot maybe you're not very good at it!

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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #68 on: October 29, 2021, 07:51:12 am »
Hey Phil, thanks for the positive feedback mate. I have been enjoying the process and some aspects have been a bit daunting because this really is my first attempt at a car this bad.
I am NOT looking forward to the right hand drive conversion on the dash.

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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #69 on: October 29, 2021, 08:15:04 am »
I'm making my dash removable to make life easier down the track. There's a few pics on my build page on the other forum.

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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #70 on: October 29, 2021, 09:49:15 am »
Hey Dwayne, just started checking out your build thread and so far it looks great, where did you get the hood and front valance from mate???

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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #71 on: October 29, 2021, 10:39:01 am »
Just found them on gumtree.

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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #72 on: October 29, 2021, 03:42:53 pm »
Needed some motivation so temp installed some bling








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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #73 on: October 30, 2021, 01:26:56 pm »
Preparation underway for transmission tunnel and firewall modifications and install.













Also noticed the transmission is tilted a few degrees towards the drivers position if it was left hand drive, that was a surprise, checked block and it is level and the bell housing and transmission can only go on 1 way

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Re: Rusty 66 Coupe
« Reply #74 on: October 31, 2021, 12:42:49 pm »
Checked the transmission drive line angle today and found it was almost down 6 degrees which is too much,
decided to make some adjustable motor mounts to lower the engine by half an inch which still wont be enough but I will raise the gearbox up until I get 2 and a half to 3 degrees.