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I started on the 1965 Mustang that I inherited from a previous employee. Stan thought the Blue Chevelle was too much of a project....laughing

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We removed what was left of the firewall/floor and front frame/uni-body.

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New floor and trunk pans and tail panel.

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Clamped the new firewall and upper cowl in place to check fit.

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-- Edited by Lost in the 60s on Wednesday 16th of May 2012 10:08:55 PM

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Mitch D.   River Falls, WI

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Other than the totally obvious conundrum of "Why do men climb mountains"...

Why??

I really can't tell for sure, but it looks like a 1st Gen, but could be a '67/8..., the 4-lug drums mean it's a 6-banger... so unless it's an early 64-1/2 or a car that Carroll Shelby, Henry II, or Iacocca lost a load in... WHY?

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John D wrote:

Other than the totally obvious conundrum of "Why do men climb mountains"...

Why??

I really can't tell for sure, but it looks like a 1st Gen, but could be a '67/8..., the 4-lug drums mean it's a 6-banger... so unless it's an early 64-1/2 or a car that Carroll Shelby, Henry II, or Iacocca lost a load in... WHY?

 I added  the year to the original post. Yep it was a 6 banger that now has a performance 289. Centerline has had the car for 8 YEARS and I think the owner wants it built just to make them finish it. It should run about 12k before paint and interior for a car that's worth around 8-10k...headscratch



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Was it a fastback? I cant tell.



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You’re the guy to do it, keep posting pix's as you go. Nothing wrong with some Mustang pix's on the form, we could call it diversity training.

No wonder the other guy left.



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That would be a fun but certainly challenging project.

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Tim H wrote:

That would be a fun but certainly challenging project.

It's nothing I would attempt at home. Having it clamped down and square on the frame rack should make the outcome very nice. All the major pieces will be fit and clamped before any welding begins.

 



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Wow, and here I spend a month working on a transmission tunnel...

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Spent all morning fitting the floor and trunk pans. Once I had them "good", I screwed the floor pan in to keep it in place. Removed the firewall/toe pan and prepped it for install.

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After lunch, I started welding. Firewall was plumbed and squared and made a part of the body. Then the front half of the floor pan.

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I left the rear half of the floor loose to make sure the torque box/frame rail assemblies will line up. I started fitting the left frame rail and will fit the right side next week.

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