Unreal 1967 Mustang

[rusty428cj]

In this build I will show the good and bad features of building a Dynacorn body.

My customer has wanted a Fastback Mustang for a long time but could not find a good body that did not require a lot of rust repair so he decided to buy a 1967 Dynacorn body. He started calling around and could not find a body back in January. He called Dynacorn and they told him they had no idea when they would get one in. He was getting discouraged and had to go back to work where he works 10 weeks and than is off 10 weeks. When he got back in town he started checking around and still nobody had one. He found a project that was never started that came with a lot of extra parts so he bought it.





Some of the good points are the shock tower braces, extra welding in the engine compartment and a lot more spot welds and the export brace





Another good feature is the one piece seat riser.



I have never seen an after market valance fit this good but it is bolted together instead of screws.

[SkinsandJrfan]

What does a new body like that cost?

[rusty428cj]

What does a new body like that cost?

$16,000 plus shipping

[cobragt]

The one piece seat riser is a convertible piece. Using that in a coupe or fastback is a great way to stiffen the car up.

[rusty428cj]

We have not had the time to work on this yet but have an issue with the door gaps. This is what we found so far:

The hood bumper brackets are not straight





Dynacorn does not spot weld the quarters they are plug welded and than they ground the welds to much.

[rusty428cj]

The door and trunk bolts are metric



We thought at first they had metric threads but they are the same as all Mustangs so I changed them. Notice there is no ecoat under the fender brace. We will be sanding the complete body and spraying 2 coats of SPI epoxy.

[rusty428cj]

The owner sanded and I epoxy primed the narrowed Fab 9 rear end that came with the car

[HotRod47]

This should be an interesting build to follow. I love watching your threads!

[rusty428cj]

Installing the TCP subframe connectors. The minimum clearance between the factory frame rail where the subframe connectors attach in the front is 27 1/8" the Dynacorn body was 27 1/2" so were were okay.









Once we had them welded in place we went to test fit the center brace and it would not fit in the back. Dynacorn welded the frame rails in the wrong place. The distance between the frame rails is 1/2" narrower than stock spec in the front and 1/4" in the rear behind the shackle mounts. We will have to modify the TCP center brace.

[boostedtorino]

you would think they would be closer than that for the money...... but still way better than starting with what you can find around this part of the country lol. looks like it will be an awesome build though either way.

[1fststang]

I have always heard it is best to install the subframe connectors with the engine and tran installed and weight of car on the suspension. Have you installed them on while the car is on the rotissiere without any problems? I plan to install the same tcp connectors and i have no engine or trans in the car and will be putting it on the rotissiere soon. It would make welding them in easier for sure. Also do you mount the rotissiere to the front bumper bracket holes in the fram and also the rear leaf spring hole in the frame?

[rusty428cj]

I have always heard it is best to install the subframe connectors with the engine and tran installed and weight of car on the suspension. Have you installed them on while the car is on the rotissiere without any problems? I plan to install the same tcp connectors and i have no engine or trans in the car and will be putting it on the rotissiere soon. It would make welding them in easier for sure. Also do you mount the rotissiere to the front bumper bracket holes in the fram and also the rear leaf spring hole in the frame?

We have done it in the past with no problems.
Yes it is mounted at the bumper bracket holes and leaf spring holes

[rusty428cj]

The snubber brackets are not mounted in the same place on the frame rail so Brian removed them so we could install the cradle for the TCP rear suspension.





Cradle bolted and welded in place

[Rols574]

excuse me if you already mentioned it but are you running TCP front as well? i want to know the lowest ride height you can get with TCP

[rusty428cj]

The cradle is supposed to bolt to the pinnon snubber mount but there was no holes and it was off center a little.



Brian welded a bracket



Brian decided to improving the welding a little







They welded the other side

[rusty428cj]

Test fitting the TCP front and rear suspension with Wilwood brakes

[number98]

I will have to follow along on this build....

[rusty428cj]

If only the doors, fenders & hood fit like this.

[Z06killinSBF]

Very interesting to see this build. You always do good work.

[rusty428cj]

The deck lid fit great but the doors, fenders and hood are another story.

Once the fender apron holes were modified to get the fender back so there was not a large gap at the windshield and front of the hood there was not enough gap at the door.



The hood is to wide at the back and will need to be trimmed