1965 Fastback Mustang Project

[rrrcustom]

The door jambs in my '68 were rusted out like that. That's when I decided it wasn't worth keeping. At the time I was just a 20 yeard old kid, and knew it would take more than it would cost to get a nice, used 5.0, so it made no financial sense for me.

Good to see your keeping it alive!

[Kennedy]

rrrcustom,

Rusty and Brian are doing a great job of bringing her back to life. I joke that she spent the 70s and 80s stored upside down in a salt water pond with the engine bay and frame rails sticking out above the waterline.

I didn't do the best job in picking this car up, the previous owners patched a lot with fiberglass that didn't show up until it came back from media blasting.

This is quite a commitment, but I really trust the shop and even though this is going to cost quite a bit, they are really fair with their rates. Considering all the ugly stories on here about paint jail and deals gone bad, I can suck up some rust repair.

Take Care,
Chris

[rusty428cj]

Brian has the windshield posts and front door jamb finished. Today he sanded and epoxy primed the next step is to install the new dash.

[1969CamaroRS]

Looking good

[Rebstew]

WOW! Some really nice metal work going on here. Thanks for saving one. I use to love cruising around in a 68 fastback GT when I was 17 years old. Seems like these poor cars have just rusted away to nothing in the last 15 years. One of my favorite muscle cars of all time.

[rusty428cj]

The new dash was installed

[rusty428cj]

The major bodywork is finished on the cowl. I just need to prime and block sand a couple of times. We are waiting for the apron to cowl extensions to come in than I will epoxy prime.

[slocobra]

Wow, My hats off to you guys for saving this one, most would have scrapped it. most people dont understand what it takes, but I have done alot of this and it is just plain and simple hard work, and very time consuming.

[BulldawgMusclecars]

Very nice work! I have done lots of Mustangs (have 3 in my shop right now), and can appreciate how much time and effort has gone into this. I once did a '65 coupe for my cousin, and it got every piece of exterior sheetmetal that was available replaced, except the cowl and rear deck panel. This is the more extensive rust than I have had to deal with on a Mustang, but with the workmanship going in, and epoxy priming areas that never would have been accessible otherwise, this car will last much longer than even a cherry original.

[fordrule]

wow this thread is more updated than the thread on stangfix.com awesome build. I myself got home in dec from the box also

[Scarelane]

Looking good man!!

[rusty428cj]

We had stopped working on this for a little while because we had to work on a couple of other long term projects. Here are the before and after pictures of the other cars we were working on that needed a lot of rust repair.

[Motown 454]

Wow that Galixe looks killer is it a real 427 car ?

[Crestronwizard]

Looking great.........I have to replace both my quarters and the rear panels........the trunk floor is fine though. How do you plan to make sure everything is the back ends up adjusted correctly? Is there a jig?

[rusty428cj]

Wow that Galixe looks killer is it a real 427 car ?

Yes it is an R code 427

[rusty428cj]

Looking great.........I have to replace both my quarters and the rear panels........the trunk floor is fine though. How do you plan to make sure everything is the back ends up adjusted correctly? Is there a jig?

You have to put it together to test fit everything before the final welding

[Crestronwizard]

You have to put it together to test fit everything before the final welding

Thanks Rusty.....I guess I will make good use of some sheet metal screws :-)

[rusty428cj]

It may not look like it but Brian plug welded the fender apron extensions to the cowl and than I epoxy primed.

[rusty428cj]

We have a new rear panel so Brian removed the old one. This will save a lot of time.



After the panel was removed he had to make a patch for the front trunk floor





After Brian cleaned up the plug welds

[cobragt]

And I thought my brothers 66 convertible was bad when he started on it. Nice job!